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Next, decide what you want to learn about your ancestor, such as where and when he was married, or the names of his parents. You may want to ask an experienced researcher to help you select a goal that you can achieve. | Next, decide what you want to learn about your ancestor, such as where and when he was married, or the names of his parents. You may want to ask an experienced researcher to help you select a goal that you can achieve. | ||
==Before You Start== | |||
Before doing Czech family history research, you will need to find: | Before doing Czech family history research, you will need to find: | ||
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Changed to a similar sounding name: William, Wesley, Wendel, James | Changed to a similar sounding name: William, Wesley, Wendel, James | ||
===Czech Surnames=== | |||
Translation: | Translation: | ||
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Jelínek = Yellineck<br> | Jelínek = Yellineck<br> | ||
==Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death== | |||
==Determine the place of origin== | |||
You need to know the name of a village, town, or parish in the Czech Republic. | You need to know the name of a village, town, or parish in the Czech Republic. | ||
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===Determine the religion of an ancestor=== | ===Determine the religion of an ancestor=== | ||
==Strategy== | |||
The Family History Library has microfilms of vital records from only a few German-speaking communities and a limited number of published census returns (which represents only about 2% of the records of genealogical value). | The Family History Library has microfilms of vital records from only a few German-speaking communities and a limited number of published census returns (which represents only about 2% of the records of genealogical value). | ||
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Presently, some Czech vital records are being digitized and being made available on the Internet. However, most of the Czech family history research still requires that you write to the Czech Republic for genealogical records. Please refer to the Czech and Slovak Letter-Writing Guide (36340) for detailed information. | Presently, some Czech vital records are being digitized and being made available on the Internet. However, most of the Czech family history research still requires that you write to the Czech Republic for genealogical records. Please refer to the Czech and Slovak Letter-Writing Guide (36340) for detailed information. | ||
==Church Records== | |||
To find out which regional archive holds the records that you need go to http://www.ihff.at/indexstarte.htm. Click the ''gazetter and picture cards'' link on the left and then click ''continue'' link at the bottom of the page. | To find out which regional archive holds the records that you need go to http://www.ihff.at/indexstarte.htm. Click the ''gazetter and picture cards'' link on the left and then click ''continue'' link at the bottom of the page. | ||
==Census Records== | |||
==You Need to Know:== | |||
==What's Next?== | |||
==For Further Information== | |||
[[Category: Czech Republic]] | [[Category: Czech Republic]] | ||