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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
== 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.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Czechia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.  
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Czechia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Czech Republic Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]], Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Czechia Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| Language helps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Czech Republic Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Immigration date
| —
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Societies|Societies]]
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
|Maiden Name
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Czech Republic Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Czechia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Czechia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Land and Property|Land & Property]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Noble families
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Czech Republic Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]], [[Czech Republic Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Occupation
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]]
*[[Czechia Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Czechia Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia Biography|Biography]]
*[[Czechia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]]
*[[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]]
 
|-
|-
| Parish, district, and county boundaries
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Czechia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Czechia History|History]]
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Czech Republic Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Biography|Biography]]
*Social Life and Customs
*[[Czechia History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Czech Republic Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Maps|Maps]], Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
*[[Czechia Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Czech Republic Census|Census]], [[Czech Republic Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[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
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Handwriting
| —
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Czechia Handwriting|Handwriting]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids 
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Czech Republic Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], Church Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Periodicals
*[[Czechia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
*Social Life and Customs
|-
|-
| Religion 
| align="left" |Online classes
| [[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Church History
 
|-
|-
| Social activities 
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social Life and Customs
|
| [[Czech Republic History|History]]
*[[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|Czech Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
 
==Archival Regions==
{|
|
|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.'''
|}
|}


[[Category:Czech Republic Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
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]]

Latest revision as of 20:35, 11 August 2025

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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

This Record Finder table links to the Czechia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading the Records

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records

Archival Regions

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.

First use GenTeam Free Gazetteer to find out which archive holds the records that you need. GenTeam Instructions. Click on the archival region covering the location of your parish, either on the map or from the list.

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