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


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[[Category:Slovakia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 22:05, 11 August 2025

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Record Finder Table for Slovakia

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 Slovakia 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
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records
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