Welcome to the family site!

Dear friends,

      In December 2003, when we opened this website, we said:

            "Our goal is to provide the descendants as well as the friends of the GHIKA family of Romania with all the data that, in all modesty, we have gathered regarding our ancestors, those people who, for centuries, have forged this great family and are part of our Country's History ..."  (dec. 2003)

     And after 4 years, with your help, we (nearly) reached our objective: create and make available for all, a full and up-to-date genealogical family Tree - to our knowledge, the only complete and printable Ghika's Tree existing nowadays.
   We are aware that, due to the quantity of data it contains, improvements are always possible and that ongoing maintenance is needed (corrections, complements, etc.). We of course commit to do so with all our possible means.

       We also commit to enrich our website with pages introducing to the Family's history and to its most renowned members and their main achievements. That's the reason why, and you may have noticed it, the header website has been changed.

     At the same time, the website is at disposal to all of those - amateur or professional - who want, with their contributions, help us in our new ambition, as well as to the descendants of the other Families who want to present, amend or update their own family tree.

     All contributions will only be accepted through the Inscription page, which will enable us to both identify the contributor and check the reliability of the sources.

      As stated in the website's Regulation, this site is a family affair, it is not for profit, and we cannot and do not wish to stand in for the historians, writers or researchers who have worked at it (and who, moreover, are not always in agreement over their findings and conclusions).

Mona and Florian Budu-Ghyka