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==Find your ancestor in the records== | ==Find your ancestor in the records== | ||
The best sources of genealogical information in the Czech Republic are the church records kept by the local parishes. The Family History Library has microfilms of vital records from only a few German-speaking communities and a limited number of published census returns. Use the Family History Library Catalog to determine what records are available that may be helpful to you in your research. | The best sources of genealogical information in the Czech Republic are the church records kept by the local parishes. The Family History Library has microfilms of vital records from only a few German-speaking communities and a limited number of published census returns. Use the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] to determine what records are available that may be helpful to you in your research. | ||
If the records you want are not available through the Family History Library | Presently, some Czech vital records are being digitized and being made available on the Internet. If the records you want are not available through the Family History Library they may be available through the individual Czech regional archives. | ||
However, most of the Czech family history research still requires that you write to the Czech Republic for genealogical records. Please refer to the [[Czech Republic Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]] for detailed information. | |||
==Church Records== | ==Church Records== | ||