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Records can be requested through the mail from the archives. If records for your parish and time period of interest are not in the FamilySearch collections, next contact the archives. | Records can be requested through the mail from the archives. If records for your parish and time period of interest are not in the FamilySearch collections, next contact the archives. | ||
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*Using the Slovakian version of your town's name | *Using the Slovakian version of your town's name, click on the Wikipedia page for that town from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_and_towns_in_Slovakia '''Wikipedia list of municipalities and towns in Slovakia.'''] Study the '''"Genealogical resources"''' section for a description on records available in the district archives. | ||
*Or, use the email address for the archives, found on [[Slovakia Genealogy#Jurisdictions|''' the Wiki page for that Region.''']], and ask (in English) whether they hold the records for the town, religion, and time period you need. | |||
*The [[Slovakia Letter Writing Guide|'''Slovak Letter Writing Guide''']] will help with wording requests in Slovakian, including a [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/b/bf/LWGCzechSlo.pdf '''PDF form'''] you can use for your request. Do not use the general archive address shown on the form. That is for use when you don't know which archives has the records. Use the address for the correct archive, which is found on [[Slovakia Genealogy#Jurisdictions|''' the Wiki page for that Region.''']] | *The [[Slovakia Letter Writing Guide|'''Slovak Letter Writing Guide''']] will help with wording requests in Slovakian, including a [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/b/bf/LWGCzechSlo.pdf '''PDF form'''] you can use for your request. Do not use the general archive address shown on the form. That is for use when you don't know which archives has the records. Use the address for the correct archive, which is found on [[Slovakia Genealogy#Jurisdictions|''' the Wiki page for that Region.''']] | ||