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Archives and Libraries

Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, most of the Czechia records are now available online.

Prague Regional Archives

Regional Archives

Czech vital records are kept at the regional archives and most are available online.
The regional archives are the repositories for most pre-1900 parish books and, therefore, are the archives of primary importance to Czech genealogical researchers.
In addition to early parish books, the regional archives house an enormous amount of important material including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc.
You must know the village, city or parish to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors.

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

If you know the village/town/parish, use the GenTeam Free Gazetteer to find out which archive holds the records that you need. GenTeam Instructions

Wiki Articles for Each Regional Archive

Each article provides the address, contact information, links to online records, and the link to the catalogue search engine.

Clickable Map of Archive Regions

Personal Visit to the Archives

The archives are accessible to the general public.
It is necessary to reserve a place in the study (or research) room in advance. You can call or write a letter/e-mail.
You are asked to fill out a questionnaire and to show your ID or passport when you arrive. Foreigners require no special permit.
There are special request forms on which to write the call numbers of the items requested. Material for research is retrieved only at certain times. *Laptops and digital cameras are allowed (you cannot use flash). Some restrictions may be imposed on picture taking depending on the content and physical condition of particular documents.
Archivists are available to answer questions about archival material. They will, however, not help with the research, read the text of the records or translate.
Please note that you may work with documents deposited for fewer than 30 years only exceptionally and only with the permission of the archive director.

District Archives

Since most ancestry research is done at the regional archives rather than the district archives, the inventories of the district archives are far from well known. For example, censuses before 1930 (1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1921) are housed at the district archives. Many census records are online

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-<br>Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations, such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for the Czech Republic. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this outline, return to this section to obtain the address.
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-If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about their hours, services, and fees. When writing to an archive in the Czech Republic, you may write in English.
+| link1=[[Czechia Genealogy|Czechia]]
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-In the Czech Republic there are several types of genealogical repositories:
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-*National archives and libraries
+| link5=[[Czechia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
-*Regional archives
+}}
-*Military archives
+{|
-*Church parish offices
+|-
-*University and public libraries
+|
-*Historical and genealogical
+*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
-*Societies
+*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
+*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, most of the Czechia records are now available online.
+|
+[[Image:Prague National and Regional Archive entry.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Prague Regional Archives]]
+|}
+== Regional Archives  ==
+*Czech vital records are kept at the regional archives and most are available online.
+*The regional archives are the repositories for '''most pre-1900 parish books''' and, therefore, are the archives of primary importance to Czech genealogical researchers.
+*In addition to early parish books, the regional archives house an enormous amount of important material '''including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc.'''
+*You must know the '''village, city or parish''' to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors.
+:*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
+:::[[Czechia Determining a Place of Origin|'''Czechia Determining a Place of Origin''']]
+:::[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|'''Czechia Emigration and Immigration''']]
+:*If you know the village/town/parish, use the [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''']]<br>
+===Wiki Articles for Each Regional Archive===
+Each article provides the '''address, contact information, links to online records, and the link to the catalogue search engine'''.<br>
 <br>
+*[[Brno Moravian Provincial Archives, Czechia|'''Brno Moravian Provincial Archives''']]
+*[[Litoměřice Regional Archives, Czech Republic|'''Litoměřice Regional Archives''']]
+*[[Opava Provincial Archives, Czechia|'''Opava (Olomouc) Provincial 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''']]
+====Clickable Map of Archive Regions====
+{{Czechia image map}}
-=== Regional Archives  ===
+== Personal Visit to the Archives  ==
+*The archives are accessible to the general public.
-[[Image:Czech archival regions.jpg|thumb|left|290px]]
+*It is necessary to '''reserve a place in the study (or research) room in advance'''. You can call or write a letter/e-mail.
+*You are asked to fill out a questionnaire and to show your ID or passport when you arrive. Foreigners require no special permit.
-In the Czech Republic there are seven regional archives. Former Bohemian Region is served by five regional archives in Litoměřice, Plzeň, Praha, Třeboň, and Zámrsk. Former Moravian Region is served by two regional archives in Opava and Brno. The seven regional archives are the repositories for most pre-1900 parish books and, therefore, are the archives of primary importance to Czech genealogical researchers. In addition to early parish books, the regional archives house an enormous amount of important material including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc. The archives maintain extensive catalogs of their holdings but, so far, these catalogs are not available online. The regional archives of the Czech Republic are open to the public.
+*There are special request forms on which to write the call numbers of the items requested. Material for research is retrieved only at certain times. *Laptops and digital cameras are allowed (you cannot use flash). Some restrictions may be imposed on picture taking depending on the content and physical condition of particular documents.
+*Archivists are available to answer questions about archival material. They will, however, not help with the research, read the text of the records or translate.
-For contact information please see [http://www.cesarch.cz/foreign.aspx?lang=en The Czech Archive Society] Web site and click on the ''Directory of archives in the Czech Republic'' link at the bottom of the page.
+*Please note that you may work with documents deposited for fewer than 30 years only exceptionally and only with the permission of the archive director.
-=== Personal Visit to the Archives  ===
-[[Image:Opava Regional Archive entry.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Opava Regional Archive]]
-It is necessary to reserve a place in the study (or research) room in advance. You can call or write a letter/e-mail. You are asked to fill out a questionnaire and to show your ID or passport when you arrive. Archival materials can be used free of charge. There are special request forms on which to write the call numbers of the items requested. Material for research is retrieved only at certain times. The number of registers one can borrow a day is limited (does not apply to number of microfilms). There are lockers outside of the research room for the storage of large bags and coats. Laptops and digital cameras are allowed (you cannot use flash). Archivists are available to answer questions about archival material. They will, however, not help with the research, read the text of the records or translate.
-=== Published Archival Directories  ===
-[[Image:Opava Regional Archive and church.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Opava Regional Archive]]
-Inventories of vital records in the Czech Regional Archives have been published and are available through the Family History Library:
-*Dictionary of Bohemian parishes in the Czech Republic, FHL INTL Book 943.71 E22g
-*Register of vital statistics in the Czech State Archives pertaining to Bohemia, FHL INTL Book 943.71 K23g vol. 1-2
-*Register of Jewish vital statistics in the Czech State Archives pertaining to Bohemia, FHL INTL Book 943.71 K33g
-*Dictionary of Moravian parishes in the Czech Republic, FHL INTL Book 943.72 E22g
-*Register of vital statistics in the Czech State Archives pertaining to Moravia, FHL INTL Book 943.72 K23g vol. 1-2
-*Register of Jewish vital statistics in the Czech State Archives pertaining to Moravia, FHL INTL Book 943.72 K33g vol. 1-2
-The above listed directories my be search on the Internet at http://www.ihff.at/indexstarte.htm. Click the ''gazetter and picture cards'' link on the left and then click ''continue'' link at the bottom of the page.
+== District Archives  ==
+Since most ancestry research is done at the regional archives rather than the district archives, the inventories of the district archives are far from well known. For example, '''censuses before 1930 (1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1921) are housed at the district archives.''' Many census records are online
+*{{RecordSearch|1930345|'''Search Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990'''}}
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1930345/waypoints '''Browse by Town''']
+*[[Czechia Censuses and Inhabitant Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|'''How to Use This Collection''']]
-[[Category:Czech_Republic]]
+[[Category:Czechia Archives and Libraries]]