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| }} | | }}This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps: |
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| == Record Finder Table for Czechia ==
| | Step 1. '''In column 1''' find your goal. |
| The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
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| === Order of Records ===
| | Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. |
| The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
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| | Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional records that may be useful. |
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| == List of Topics ==
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| This Record Finder table links to the Czechia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
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| ===Vital Events ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| | align="left" | Birth date and place
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| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Census|Census]]
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| *[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
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| | align="left" | Marriage place and date
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| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
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| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Czechia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| ===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:''' |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:''' |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:''' |
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| | align="left" | Maiden name | | | align="left" | Age |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Census|Census]] |
| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members | | | align="left" | Birth date |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Census|Census]]
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| *[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
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| | align="left" | Living relatives | | | align="left" | Death |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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| *[[Czechia Directories|Directories]]
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| *[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
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| === Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | align="left" | Emigration information |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]] |
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| | align="left" | Immigration date | | | align="left" | Historical background |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic History|History]] |
| *[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]] |
| *See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| *[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
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| | align="left" | Country and town of origin | | | align="left" | Language helps |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] |
| *[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]] |
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| *[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
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| === Residences and Locations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | align="left" | Living relatives |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | align="left" | — |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]] |
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| | align="left" | Residence | | | align="left" | Marriage |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Czechia Census|Census]]
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| *[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
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| === Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | align="left" | Naming customs |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Names, Personal|Names, Personal]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]] |
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| | align="left" | Nobility | | | align="left" | Noble families |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Nobility|Nobility]] |
| *[[Czechia Nobility|Nobility]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]], [[Czech Republic Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
| *[[Czechia Heraldry|Heraldry]]
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| *[[Czechia Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Czechia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| | align="left" | Occupation | | | align="left" | Occupation |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Census|Census]] |
| *[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Czechia Census|Census]],
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| *[[Czechia Occupations|Occupations]]
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| *[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| | align="left" | Religion | | | align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Census|Census]] |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |
| *[[Czechia History|History]]
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| | align="left" | Social activities | | | align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]] |
| *Social Life and Customs
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] |
| *[[Czechia History|History]]
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| | align="left" | Physical description | | | align="left" | Physical description |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Military Records|Military Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]] |
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| ===Reading the Records===
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| | align="left" |Vocabulary | | | align="left" | Place-finding aids |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] |
| *[[Czech Genealogical Word List]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]], [[Czech Republic Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]] |
| *[[German Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[Polish Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[Czechia Reading Aids]]
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| *[[Czechia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
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| *Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
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| | align="left" |Handwriting | | | align="left" | Places of residence |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Handwriting|Handwriting]]
| | | align="left" | [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Land and Property|Land and Property]] |
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| | align="left" | Naming patterns | | | align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy) |
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| *[[Czechia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
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| *Social Life and Customs
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| | align="left" |Writing for records | |
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| *[[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|Czech Letter Writing Guide]]
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| ==Archival Regions==
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| |The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each Archival Region, including links to actual records.'''
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| First use [http://www.genteam.at/ '''GenTeam Free Gazetteer'''] to find out which archive holds the records that you need. [[Media:1-Genteam_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|'''GenTeam Instructions''']]. Click on the archival region covering the location of your parish, either on the map or from the list.<br>
| | [[Category:Czech Republic Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]] |
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| *[[Brno Moravian Provincial Archives, Czech Republic|'''Brno Moravian Provincial Archives''']]
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| *[[Litoměřice Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Litoměřice Regional Archives''']]
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| *[[Opava Provincial Archives, Czech Rebublic|'''Opava (Olomouc) Land Archives''']]
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| *[[Plzeň Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Plzeň Regional Archives''']]
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| *[[Prague (Praha) City Archives, Czech Republic|'''Prague (Praha) City Archives''']]
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| *[[Prague (Praha) Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Prague (Praha) Regional Archives''']]
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| *[[Třeboň Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Třeboň Regional Archives''']]
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| *[[Zámrsk Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Zámrsk Regional Archives''']]
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| [[Category:Czechia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
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