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


== 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.  
=== 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 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.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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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:'''
|-
|-
| 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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
*[[Slovakia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| 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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| 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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===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]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
*[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia History|History]]
*[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]], Social Life and Customs
*[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
*[[Slovakia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|-
|-
| Language helps
| [[Slovakia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| Handwriting
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Living relatives  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Directories
*[[Slovakia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|}
 
=== 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:'''
| [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Slovakia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Slovakia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Slovakia Census|Census]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Slovakia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Noble families
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Slovakia Heraldry|Heraldry]], Nobility
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Slovakia Biography|Biography]], [[Slovakia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Slovakia Census|Census]], Occupations
*[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Parents, children, and other family members
| 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 Census|Census]], [[Slovakia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Military Records|Military Records]]
*Nobility
| —
*[[Slovakia Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Biography|Biography]]
*[[Slovakia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Slovakia Maps|Maps]]
*[[Slovakia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Slovakia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Places of residence
| 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 Land and Property|Land & Property]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Slovakia History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Slovakia Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*Social Life and Customs
| [[Slovakia Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Slovakia History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Slovakia Military Records|Military records]]
| [[Slovakia Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Slovakia Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Slovak Genealogical Word List]]
| [[Slovakia History|History]]
*[[Slovakia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Social Life and Customs
*[[Slovakia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| [[Slovakia History|History]]
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
*[[Slovakia Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
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[[Category:Slovakia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]
[[Category:Slovakia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Revision as of 13:49, 7 November 2017

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