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===Records Online=== | ===Records Online=== | ||
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]], | *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. | |||
*Alternatively: | |||
**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. | ||