Czechia Resource Links
· Brno Moravian Provincial Archives:
· https://www.mza.cz/actapublica/matrika/hledani
· Brno Moravian Provincial Archives Helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Brno_Moravian_Provincial_Archives,_Czechia
· Czechia National Archives: https://www.nacr.cz/en/
· Litoměřice Regional Archives: http://vademecum.soalitomerice.cz/vademecum/searchlink?fcDb=10041&modeView=LIST
· https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263
· Litoměřice Regional Archives Helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Litom%C4%9B%C5%99ice_Regional_Archives,_Czechia
· Opava Provincial Archives:
· https://digi.archives.cz/da/searchlink?fcAr=217000010-0&fcAr=217000010-1&fcDb=10041
· https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263
· Opava Provincial Archives helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Opava_Provincial_Archives,_Czechia
· Plzeň State Regional Archives:
· https://www.portafontium.eu/contents/register
· Plzeň State Regional Archives helps:
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Plze%C5%88_Regional_Archives,_Czechia
· Prague (Praha) City Archives: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Prague_(Praha)_City_Archives,_Czechiahttps://www.
· Prague City Archives helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Prague_(Praha)_City_Archives,_Czechia
· Prague State Archives:
· https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/pages/IndexPage?0
· Prague State Archives helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Prague_(Praha)_Regional_Archives,_Czechia
· Třeboň State Regional Archives :
· https://digi.ceskearchivy.cz/Introduction
· https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263
· Třeboň State Regional Archives helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/T%C5%99ebo%C5%88_Regional_Archives,_Czechia
· Zámrsk State Regional Archive:
· https://vychodoceskearchivy.cz/- soon to be online
· https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263
· Zámrsk State Regional Archive helps: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Z%C3%A1mrsk_Regional_Archives,_Czechia
Blogs:
· "Czech Genealogy for Beginners" http://czechgenealogy.nase-koreny.cz/
Czechia FamilySearch Wiki:
· Czechia Genealogy: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Genealogy
· Determining a place of origin in Czechia: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Determining_a_Place_of_Origin
· Finding the town of origin in US immigration records. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/U._S._Immigration_Records:_Finding_the_Town_of_Origin
Czechia Record Finder:
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Record_Finder
Czechia and German Given names :
· https://sites.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/names.html
· https://script.byu.edu/Plugins/FileManager/Files/Documents/List_of_Names_-_German.pdf
Czechia Surnames:
· https://zlimpkk.tripod.com/Genealogy/czechsurnames.html
· https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/browse-origin/surname/czech?page=1
Census:
· Moravian Census (1857-1921) https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1930345
Gazetteers:
· www.genteam.at
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Parish_Finder
Genealogical symbols and signs:
· (Translated by Translate.google.com) https://wiki--de-genealogy-net.translate.goog/Genealogische_Symbole_und_Zeichen?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US
German illnesses:
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/2/28/Illnesses_Vocabulary-Kurrent-german.pdf
German Occupations:
· https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/GermanOccs.htm
· http://www.oxfordjctgenealogy.com/main/?page_id=1281
· http://www.european-roots.com/german_prof.htm
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/0/0b/German_Occupations_Vocabulary.pdf
· German occupations: (Click on the link to spreadsheet) https://bohemiangenealogist.blogspot.com/2020/10/occupations.html
German Script:
· Webinar (three parts) : https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1
· Webinar: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction
· Article: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Handwriting
· BYU Script Tutorial: https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-german-documents-pages/the-german-documents(english)
· Handout: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/3/3a/Kurrent_Letters.pdf
· Handout: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/8/89/Kurrent_Font_Help_Wiki.pdf
· Kurrent Script converter and alphabet: http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben: (enter German genealogical word, click on "convert", view your word in Kurrentschrift (Gothic handwriting)
· Czechia Handwriting: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Handwriting
Historical Societies:
· The Moravian Heritage Society
Immigration and Emigration:
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Emigration_and_Immigration
Latin Helps:
· http://www.krumhermersdorf.de/literatur/latein.htm#Auswahl
· http://www.latein.at/elatein-neu/index.php (Use Translate.google.com to translate)
· https://www.albertmartin.de/latein/ (Use Translate.google.com to translate)
· https://www.albertmartin.de/latein/?q=bapti&con=0 (Latin Wordlist)
List of cities and towns in Czechia:
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_Czech_Republic
Maps:
· Maps for Czechia: https://en.mapy.cz/ (Current map, 19th-century map, and info on places.
· Maps in Europe: https://maps.arcanum.com/en/
Reading aids:
· https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czechia_Reading_Aids
Where surnames appear in Czechia today:
· https://www.kdejsme.cz/?fbclid=IwAR22gjeUjcKnFBCcJjJQBN3BkBzGBFLHfEeniXjD3zm2GewEzZe9FOqHx6Y
Word Lists:
· Czechia: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Czech_Genealogical_Word_List
· Czechia (downloadable pdf) https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/6/6f/WLCzech.pdf
· Germany https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/German_Genealogical_Word_List
· Latin: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Latin_Genealogical_Word_List