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*'''1874-1937''' {{RecordSearch|2207717|Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Czech Republic Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records.
*'''1874-1937''' {{RecordSearch|2207717|Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Czech Republic Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records.
===Records Online===
To check whether specific civil records are already online:
*Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to.
*Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions]] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň:
**On the [http://www.portafontium.eu Plzeň archival site], click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content).
**Select the Matriky/Matriken icon.
**Select both of the last two options:
***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records
***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records
**On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings.
**Click on a book to browse the digital images.


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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*Search the [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/d0054 list of registry offices (''matriční úřady'')] for your district using CTRL+F or Command+F. Click on the district name to see a list of the offices in that district.  
*Search the [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/d0054 list of registry offices (''matriční úřady'')] for your district using CTRL+F or Command+F. Click on the district name to see a list of the offices in that district.  
*Click on an office to view contact information.<br><br>
*Click on an office to view contact information.<br><br>
To check whether specific civil records are already online:
*Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to.
*Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň:
**On the [http://www.portafontium.eu Plzeň archival site], click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content).
**Select the Matriky/Matriken icon.
**Select both of the last two options:
***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records
***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records
**On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings.
**Click on a book to browse the digital images.


Some information can be obtained by correspondence or by visiting the vital records offices in person.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> <br>
Some information can be obtained by correspondence or by visiting the vital records offices in person.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> <br>
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