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== Record Finder Table for Czechia ==
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 ==
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This Record Finder table links to the Czechia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Birth date and birthplace
| 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 Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Death 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 Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Czech Republic Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
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*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| 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]]
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|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Handwriting|Handwriting]], Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
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*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Czechia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| 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" | Maiden name
|Maiden Name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]], [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Jewish Records|Jewish Records]], [[Czech Republic Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[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
| 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 Church Records|Church Records]]
|
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
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*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[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:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
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=== 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]]  
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*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[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:'''
| 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]], [[Czech Republic Land and Property|Land & Property]]
*[[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]]
| —
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Census|Census]],
*[[Czechia Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| 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]]  
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Land and Property|Land & Property]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
*Social Life and Customs
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
*[[Czechia History|History]]
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|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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===Reading the Records===
[[Category:Czech Republic Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
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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
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| align="left" |Handwriting
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*[[Czechia Handwriting|Handwriting]]
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
*Social Life and Customs
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| align="left" |Online classes
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|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
*[[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>
 
*[[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 14:40, 23 January 2021

Czechia Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Czechia Background
Local Research Resources


Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census, Military Records
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Obituaries, Cemeteries
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies
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 Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census, Land & Property
Physical description Military Records —
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records Census, Land & Property
Religion Church Records History
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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