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 | ==How to Find the Records==  |  | ==Resources==  | 
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 | *'''1874-1937''' {{RecordSearch|2207717|Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Czech Republic Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records.  |  | *'''1874-1937''' {{RecordSearch|2207717|Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Czech Republic Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records.  | 
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 | ===Records Online===  |  | ===Records Online===  | 
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 | To check whether specific civil records are already online:  |  | '''To check whether specific civil records are already online:'''  | 
 | *Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to.  |  | *Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], search for your town.  | 
 | *Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions]] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň:  |  | *Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions]] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň:  | 
 |  | **Click on the [http://www.portafontium.de/searching/register Pilsen (Plzeň) archival link].  | 
 |  | **In the first search box on the left (Titel/Nadpis), type the name of your town. In the year boxes (on the right), type the year range of interest and click OK.  | 
 |  | **Click on a book of interest and browse (* = births, oo = marriages, + = deaths, i = index); those labeled '''Standesamt''' or '''Okresní úřad''' as part of the linked blue book title are civil records, whereas those without such a designation are church records.  | 
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 | **On the [http://www.portafontium.eu Plzeň archival site], click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content).  |  | **On the [http://www.portafontium.eu Plzeň archival site], click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content).  | 
 | **Select the Matriky/Matriken icon.  |  | **Select the Matriky/Matriken icon.  | 
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 | ***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records  |  | ***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records  | 
 | ***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records    |  | ***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records    | 
 |  | **Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to.  | 
 | **On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings.  |  | **On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings.  | 
 | **Click on a book to browse the digital images.  |  | **Click on a book to browse the digital images.  | 
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 | Use the [[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|'''Czechia Letter Writing Guide''']] for help with writing for records.  |  | Use the [[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|'''Czechia Letter Writing Guide''']] for help with writing for records.  | 
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 | ==Historical Background==  |  | ==Background==  | 
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 | *During the time of Austrian rule there were a few civil registers started in 1870 to record those of dissident faiths or to record the baptisms of children of mixed marriages but these are still categorized as church registers.  |  | *During the time of Austrian rule there were a few civil registers started in 1870 to record those of dissident faiths or to record the baptisms of children of mixed marriages but these are still categorized as church registers.  |