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| | This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br> |
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| == Record Finder Table for Slovakia ==
| | Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br> |
| 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 ===
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| 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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| == List of Topics ==
| | Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br> |
| This Record Finder table links to the Slovakia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
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| ===Vital Events ===
| | Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br> |
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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" | Birth date and place | | | Age |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] |
| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Slovakia Census|Census]] |
| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
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| *[[Slovakia Military Records|Military Records]]
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| | align="left" | Marriage place and date | | | Birth date and birthplace |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] |
| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Slovakia Census|Census]], [[Slovakia Military Records|Military Records]] |
| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
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| | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial | | | Boundaries (parish, district, or county) |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Slovakia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] |
| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Slovakia Maps|Maps]], [[Slovakia History|History]] |
| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| ===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Death information |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Slovakia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] |
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| | align="left" | Maiden name | | | Emigration information |
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| | | [[Slovakia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]] |
| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
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| | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members | | | Historical background |
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| | | [[Slovakia History|History]] |
| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]], Social Life and Customs |
| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
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| *[[Slovakia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
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| | | Language helps |
| | | [[Slovakia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] |
| | | Handwriting |
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| | align="left" | Living relatives
| | | Living relatives |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | Directories |
| *[[Slovakia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| | | [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]] |
| *Directories
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| *[[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
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| === Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Maiden name |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | |
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| | align="left" | Immigration date | | | Marriage information |
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| *[[Slovakia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| *[[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
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| | align="left" | Country and town of origin | | | Naming customs |
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| *[[Slovakia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
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| === Residences and Locations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Noble families |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | |
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| | align="left" | Residence | | | Occupations |
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| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
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| *Directories
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| === Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Parents, children, and other family members |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | |
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| | align="left" | Nobility | | | Physical description |
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| *Nobility
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| *[[Slovakia Heraldry|Heraldry]]
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| *[[Slovakia Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Slovakia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| | align="left" | Occupation | | | Place-finding aids |
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| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
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| | align="left" | Religion | | | Places of residence |
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| *[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Slovakia History|History]]
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| | align="left" | Social activities
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| *Social Life and Customs
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| *[[Slovakia History|History]]
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| | align="left" | Physical description
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| *[[Slovakia Military Records|Military records]]
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| ===Reading the Records===
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| | align="left" |Vocabulary | | | Previous research (compiled genealogy) |
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| *[[Slovak Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[Slovakia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
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| | align="left" | Naming patterns | | | Record-finding aids |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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| *[[Slovakia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
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| | align="left" |Online classes | | | Religion |
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| | align="left" |Writing for records | | | Social activities |
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| *[[Slovakia Letter Writing Guide]]
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| | | [[Category:Slovakia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]] |
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