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| ==Accessing the Records== | | ==Accessing the Records== |
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| | *[[Slovakia Church and Synagogue Records Aid|Church and Synagogue Records Aid]] |
| | *[[Slovakia Church Records Reading Aids]] |
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| In December of 1949, all church vital records were declared state property. In 1952 the state began centralizing all these records into state archives (''štátné archívy''). In many cases records as late as the 1940s have been placed in state regional archives. Registers more recent than those in the state archives are still at l'''ocal city or subdistrict registration''' offices (''matričné úrady''). | | In December of 1949, all church vital records were declared state property. In 1952 the state began centralizing all these records into state archives (''štátné archívy''). In many cases records as late as the 1940s have been placed in state regional archives. Registers more recent than those in the state archives are still at l'''ocal city or subdistrict registration''' offices (''matričné úrady''). |
| ===Finding the Name of the Town Where Your Ancestors Worshipped=== | | ===Finding the Name of the Town Where Your Ancestors Worshipped=== |