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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.
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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
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Schools|School 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
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]], [[Czech Republic History|History]]
*[[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:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Czech Republic Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Czech Republic Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
*[[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
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]], 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]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Czechia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Czech Republic Handwriting|Handwriting]], Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
*[[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:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Czech Republic Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
|Maiden Name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]], [[Czech Republic Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*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
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| —
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Czech Republic Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Social Life and Customs
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Nobility|Nobility]], [[Czech Republic Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]], [[Czech Republic Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[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:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Occupations|Occupations]], [[Czech Republic Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*[[Czechia Nobility|Nobility]]
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Biography|Biography]]
*[[Czechia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Census|Census]],
*[[Czechia Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*Social Life and Customs
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Czechia History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czech Genealogical Word List]]
*[[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
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Czech Republic Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Czechia Handwriting|Handwriting]]
| [[Czech Republic Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Record-finding aids 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Czech Republic Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Czechia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| [[ Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
*Social Life and Customs
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| Religion 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social activities 
|
| Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|Czech Letter Writing Guide]]
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
|}
 
==Archival Regions==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|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 15:05, 10 May 2017

Czechia Topics
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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 Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census, School Records
Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census, Military Records
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazetteers Maps, History
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Obituaries, Cemeteries
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies
Historical background History Societies, Social Life and Customs
Language helps Language and Languages Handwriting, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives Directories Societies
Maiden Name Church Records, Civil Registration Jewish Records, Obituaries
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records —
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility, Heraldry Biography, Periodicals
Occupations Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Occupations, Obituaries
Parents, children, and other family members [[[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census
Physical description Military Records Biography
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy Periodicals
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries Societies
Religion Church Records History
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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