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==How to | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1874-1937''' {{RecordSearch|2207717|Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Czech Republic Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records. | |||
===Records Online=== | |||
'''To check whether specific civil records are already online:''' | |||
*Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], search for your town. | |||
*Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions]] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň: | |||
**Click on the [http://www.portafontium.de/searching/register Pilsen (Plzeň) archival link]. | |||
**In the first search box on the left (Titel/Nadpis), type the name of your town. In the year boxes (on the right), type the year range of interest and click OK. | |||
**Click on a book of interest and browse (* = births, oo = marriages, + = deaths, i = index); those labeled '''Standesamt''' or '''Okresní úřad''' as part of the linked blue book title are civil records, whereas those without such a designation are church records. | |||
*Alternatively: | |||
**On the [http://www.portafontium.eu Plzeň archival site], click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content). | |||
**Select the Matriky/Matriken icon. | |||
**Select both of the last two options: | |||
***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records | |||
***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records | |||
**Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to. | |||
**On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings. | |||
**Click on a book to browse the digital images. | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
*''' | Municipal and sub-district vital records offices (matriční úřady)<br> | ||
*''' | [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/d0054 See '''List of matriční úřady''']. <br> | ||
Instructions: | |||
*On the list of [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/d0054'''matriční úřady''' (registry offices) page], click on the tab labeled [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/katalog.nsf/vyhledavani?openform&hledanityp=pv "'''Potřebujete vyřídit...'''"] | |||
*Type your town name into the search box at the top of the page and hit Enter. | |||
*Click on the search result that includes the words '''Obecní úřad''' (municipal office). | |||
*The contact information will be located on the office page. | |||
To view a list of offices within your district: | |||
*Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to. | |||
*Search the [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/d0054 list of registry offices (''matriční úřady'')] for your district using CTRL+F or Command+F. Click on the district name to see a list of the offices in that district. | |||
*Click on an office to view contact information.<br><br> | |||
Some information can be obtained by correspondence or by visiting the vital records offices in person.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> <br> | |||
== | Use the [[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|'''Czechia Letter Writing Guide''']] for help with writing for records. | ||
==Background== | |||
*During the time of Austrian rule there were a few civil registers started in 1870 to record those of dissident faiths or to record the baptisms of children of mixed marriages but these are still categorized as church registers. | *During the time of Austrian rule there were a few civil registers started in 1870 to record those of dissident faiths or to record the baptisms of children of mixed marriages but these are still categorized as church registers. | ||
*Another law in 1885 allowed for the recording of mixed marriages and children of mixed marriages to be recorded in quasi civil registers by local civil officials. | *Another law in 1885 allowed for the recording of mixed marriages and children of mixed marriages to be recorded in quasi civil registers by local civil officials. | ||
*In 1921 registration by civil authorities was enacted into law throughout the new Czechoslovak Republic. | *In 1921 registration by civil authorities was enacted into law throughout the new Czechoslovak Republic. | ||
Civil Registration [Civilní matriky] | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
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