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== Record Finder Table for Czechia ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
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.


== List of Topics ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
This Record Finder table links to the Czechia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.  
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| 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:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| 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]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Czechia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Birth date
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | —
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | —
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Czechia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
*[[Czechia Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]], Social Life and Customs
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| 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" | Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | —
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Noble families
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Nobility|Nobility]]  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]], [[Czech Republic Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Czechia Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Biography|Biography]]
*[[Czechia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| 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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Census|Census]],
*[[Czechia Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
|-
|-
| 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]]
|-
|-
| 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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| 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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
 
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
|-  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
|}
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]], Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Czech Genealogical Word List]]
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Polish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Czechia Reading Aids]]
*[[Czechia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
|-
|-
| align="left" |Handwriting
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | —
*[[Czechia Handwriting|Handwriting]]
| align="left" | —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| align="left" | Record-finding aids 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], Church Directories
*[[Czechia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
*Social Life and Customs
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| align="left" | Religion 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| align="left" | Church History
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" | Social activities 
|
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|Czech Letter Writing Guide]]
| align="left" | [[Czech Republic History|History]]
|}
 
==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.'''
|}
|}


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]]
 
*[[Brno Moravian Provincial Archives, Czech Republic|'''Brno Moravian Provincial Archives''']]
*[[Litoměřice Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Litoměřice Regional Archives''']]
*[[Opava Provincial Archives, Czech Rebublic|'''Opava (Olomouc) Land Archives''']]
*[[Plzeň Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Plzeň Regional Archives''']]
*[[Prague (Praha) City Archives, Czech Republic|'''Prague (Praha) City Archives''']]
*[[Prague (Praha) Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Prague (Praha) Regional Archives''']]
*[[Třeboň Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Třeboň Regional Archives''']]
*[[Zámrsk Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Zámrsk Regional Archives''']]
 
[[Category:Czechia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 15:40, 10 April 2017

Czechia Topics
Czech Republic Flag.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Czechia Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Census Church Records
Birth date Church Records —
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazetteers, Maps —
Death Church Records —
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies
Historical background History Societies, Social Life and Customs
Language helps Language and Languages Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives — Societies
Marriage Church Records —
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals
Occupation Church Records Census
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records Census
Parish, district, and county boundaries Maps Gazetteers
Physical description Military Records Biography
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence Church Records Census, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy) — —
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church Directories Societies, Periodicals
Religion Church Records Church History
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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