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===Online Resources=== | |||
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*'''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. | *'''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. | ||
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===Records Online=== | ===Records Online=== | ||
To check whether specific civil records are already online: | '''To check whether specific civil records are already online:''' | ||
*Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], | *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 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). | **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 the Matriky/Matriken icon. | ||
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***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records | ***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records | ||
***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are 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. | **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. | **Click on a book to browse the digital images. | ||
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Use the [[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|'''Czechia Letter Writing Guide''']] for help with writing for records. | 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. | ||
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