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This is a selection of Web sites that has been found most useful. It is not intended to be a complete bibliography since new information appears on the Internet every day.
Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Archive Map Archive map showing their jurisdiction boundaries and the links to the online databases.
- Czech Archival Database
- Czech Archives
- Czech Libraries (Libweb)
- Kramerius Information Portal Online collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Land Archives in Opava
- Moravian Land Archives in Brno
- Prague City Archives - Inventory
- State Regional Archives in Litoměřice
- State Regional Archives in Plzeň
- State Regional Archives in Prague
- State Regional Archives in Třeboň
- State Regional Archives in Zámrsk
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
- Czech Census Searchers
- History of population censuses in 1868-1940
- History of population censuses in 1950-2001
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- Archive Map Archive map showing their jurisdiction boundaries and the links to the online databases.
- FamilySearch Labs Digital images of the church records from the Litoměřice, Třeboň and Opava Regional archives are starting to come online.
- Church Books from the Brno Regional Archive
- Church Books from the Litoměřice Regional Archive
- Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archive
- Church Books from the Plzeň Regional Archive
- Church Books from the Praha City Archive
- Church Books from the Praha Regional Archive
- Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archive
- Church Books from the Zámrsk Regional Archive
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article.
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- 1900 Gazetteer of Bohemia
- 1900 Gazetteer of Moravia (text in Czech)
- 1900 Gazetteer of Moravia (text in German)
- Czech Vanished Localities
- Lexicon of Towns in North and Northwest Bohemia
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- Czech Common Genealogical Sources
- Czech Genealogy Forum Czech only.
- Czech Genealogy on the Internet
- Czech GenWeb
- Czech Republic, Bohemia, and Moravia Genealogy Research
- Czech Republic Genealogy Links
- Czech Republic Genealogy Resources by FEEFHS
- Czech Republic Letter Writing Guide
- Czech Research Outline (Shon Edwards)
- GENEA - Genealogical Pages
- Genealogie Sudetenland
- Genealogy Indexer
General Information[edit | edit source]
- Czech Info Center
- Czech Republic - The Official Website of the Czech Republic
- Czech Useful Contacts
- The World Factbook
- Weights and Measurements
- Wikipedia
History[edit | edit source]
Jewish Records[edit | edit source]
- Austria-Czech SIG
- Jewish Family History Research Guide
- Jewish Genealogy FamilySearch Wiki article
- Jewish Registers
- KEŠET - Database of Czech and Moravian Jewish Cemeteries
- TOLEDOT-Mapping of the Jewish Families of Bohemia and Moravia
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Language Helps and Guides[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
- 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary
- Old Maps of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from the Geoinformatics Laboratory of J.E.Purkyně University
- Detailed Map of the Czech Republic
- Detailed Maps of the Czech Republic Includes various types of maps, such as cadastral maps.
- Detailed Historical Map of the Czech Republic
- Regions of the Czech Republic
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918
- Czech Military Records
- Introduction to Austrian Military Records
- Sources for Genealogical Research at the Austrian War Archives in Vienna (Kriegsarchiv Wien)
Names Personal[edit | edit source]
- Name Mapping Tool Surname distribution site show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Nobility[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Population[edit | edit source]
- Prague Population Registration (1850-1914) Digital images of police registration forms (conscriptions).
Postal and Shipping Guides[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
- Association for Heraldry in Prague
- Czech Genealogy and Heraldry Society in Prague
- Czech Heraldry and Genealogy Club
- Czech & Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois (CSAGSI)
- Czech & Slovak Genealogical Society of Arizona
- Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International (CGSI)
- East European Genealogical Society
- Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS)
- German-Bohemian Heritage Society
- Moravian Genealogy & Heraldry Society in Brno
- Moravian Heritage Society