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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Czech Republic Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for the Czech Republic. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Czech Republic Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are articles giving strategies for various methods of research:

Finding Town of Origin[edit | edit source]

Records are created and organized on the local level. If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see

Czechia Finding Town of Origin, using United States records
Czechia Determining a Place of Origin
Czechia Emigration and Immigration

Once you have determined the name of the town, look it up in the GenTeam Gazetteer or the Guided Research experience to locate records for that town.

Czech Republic Research Tips[edit | edit source]

Below are tips for genealogy research in the Czech Republic:

Census Records. The government of Austria which governed the Czech lands periodically took a census of the population for statistical purposes. The results of censuses were used to follow and regulate various aspects of society particularly taxation and conscription. Czech Republic Census Records

Civil Registrations. Civil Registration refers to records of births, marriages, and deaths maintained by civil authorities. Czech Republic Civil Registrations

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-== Czechia Research Strategies  ==
+=== Czech Republic Research Strategies  ===
 Below are articles giving strategies for various methods of research:
-*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|Guided Research]]
+*[[GuidedResearch:Czech Republic|Guided Research]]
-*[[Czechia Getting Started|Getting Started]]
+*[[Czech Republic How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]
-*[[Czechia Record Finder|Record Finder]]
+*[[Czech Republic Getting Started| Getting Started with Czech Republic Research]]
-*[[Czechia Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video Classes
+*[[Czech Republic Finding Birth Information|How to Find Birth Information]]
-*[[Czechia Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]]
+*[[Czech Republic Finding Marriage Information|How to Find Marriage Information]]
-*[[Czechia Beginning Research|Beginning Czechia Research]]
+*[[Czech Republic Finding Death Information|How to Find Death Information]]
-*[[Czechia How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]
+*[[Czech Republic#What_Are_You_Looking_For.3F|What Are You Looking For?]]
-*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|How to Find Birth Information]]
+*[[Czech_Republic_Determining_a_Place_of_Origin|Determining A Place of Origin]]
-*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|How to Find Marriage Information]]
+*[[Czech Republic Beginners Corner Finding Your Ancestor in the Records|Finding Your Ancestor in the Records]]
-*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|How to Find Death Information]]
-*[http://www.afocr.org/czech-culture/czech-genealogy American Friends of the Czech Republic website] gives a brief how to and where to find your Czech Ancestors with links to sites.
-==Finding Town of Origin==
+===Finding Town of Origin===
 Records are created and organized on the local level. If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see
-*[[Czechia Finding Town of Origin|Czechia Finding Town of Origin]], using United States records
+*[[Czech Republic Finding Town of Origin|Czechia Finding Town of Origin]], using United States records
-*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Czechia Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Czech Republic Determining a Place of Origin|Czechia Determining a Place of Origin]]
+*[[Czech Republic Emigration and Immigration|Czechia Emigration and Immigration]]
 Once you have determined the name of the town, look it up in the [[Media:1-Genteam Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|GenTeam Gazetteer]] or the [[GuidedResearch:Czech_Republic|Guided Research]] experience to locate records for that town.
-== Czechia Research Tips  ==
+=== Czech Republic Research Tips  ===
 Below are tips for genealogy research in the Czech Republic:
+*[[Czech Republic Beginners Corner Tips for Beginners|Tips for Beginners]]
 *[https://www.myczechroots.com/search-tools/territorial-administrative-units-of-czech-lands Territorial Administrative Units of Czech Lands]
-'''Census Records.'''    The government of Austria which governed the Czech lands periodically took a census of the population for statistical purposes. The results of censuses were used to follow and regulate various aspects of society particularly taxation and conscription.  [[Czechia Census|Czech Republic Census Records]]
+'''Census Records.'''    The government of Austria which governed the Czech lands periodically took a census of the population for statistical purposes. The results of censuses were used to follow and regulate various aspects of society particularly taxation and conscription.  [[Czech Republic Census|Czech Republic Census Records]]
-'''Civil Registrations.'''   Civil Registration refers to records of births, marriages, and deaths maintained by civil authorities.  [[Czechia Civil Registration|Czech Republic Civil Registrations]]
+'''Civil Registrations.'''   Civil Registration refers to records of births, marriages, and deaths maintained by civil authorities.  [[Czech Republic Civil Registration|Czech Republic Civil Registrations]]
-== Determine the Religion of an Ancestor  ==
+[[Category:Czech Republic Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
-Until the 1900s, vital records were kept by church parishes or Jewish congregations. The records of different religions were kept separately. If you are not sure of your ancestor's religion, start by searching Roman-Catholic records. Catholicism was the dominant religion in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Not every village in the Czech Republic had its own parish. Often, several smaller villages belonged to one parish. Use gazetteer to determine the proper record keeping jurisdiction.
-== Determine the Record Keeping Jurisdiction  ==
-Not every village in the Czech Republic had its own parish. Often, several smaller villages belonged to one parish. Use [[Czechia Gazetteers|gazetteer]] to determine the proper record keeping jurisdiction.
-== Find Your Ancestor in the Records  ==
-The best sources of genealogical information in the Czech Republic are the church records kept by the local parishes. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of vital records from only a few German-speaking communities and a limited number of published census returns. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to determine what records are available for the locality.
-Most of the Czech vital records were digitized and made available on the Internet. To find out which archive holds the records that you need click [http://www.genteam.at/ here]. You may use this gazetteer for free however you will have to register first. Please be sure to spell the locality name correctly. When you know the respective archive, locate [[Czech_Republic#Online_Databases|Online Databases]] section on the [[Czech_Republic |Czechia]] home page in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
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