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+*'''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.
-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.
+== Regional Archives  ==
+*Czech vital records are kept at the regional archives and most are available online.
-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.
+*There are eight regional archives.
+*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 the Czech Republic there are several types of genealogical repositories:
+*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house an enormous amount of important material '''including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc.'''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. 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>
-*National archives and libraries
-*Regional archives
-*Military archives
-*Church parish offices
-*University and public libraries
-*Historical and genealogical
-*Societies
-Most of the Czech Republic records are now available online. Click [http://www.actapublica.eu/userdata/matriky_na_internetu_cr.pdf here] for the archive map showing their jurisdiction boundaries and the links to the online databases.
-Church records from the Litoměřice Regional Archive are now available for indexing on the FamilySearch website. Click [https://www.familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing here] to start indexing.
-=== Regional Archives  ===
-Czech vital records are kept at the regional archives and most are available online. 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.<br>
-You must know the village, city or parish to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors. 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>
 *[[Brno Moravian Provincial Archives, Czechia|Brno Moravian Provincial Archives]]