Czechia Genealogy

Europe Czech Republic Guide to Czech Republic ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Country Information
The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe bordering Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovakia. It includes the three historical territories of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia. From 1918 to 1993, it was the Western part of Czechoslovakia. The official language is Czech.

Czech Republic Map
The Czech Republic became an independent state on January 1, 1993 when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The area had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the first world war when, in October 1918, the Czech provinces of Austria (Bohemia, Moravia, and Austrian Silesia) joined with the Slovak and Ruthenian (Ukrainian) counties of Hungary to create the Republic of Czechoslovakia. The Ruthenian region had been taken into Ukraine in 1945.

More Czech Republic Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for the Czech Republic.
 * "How to" Guides
 * Getting started
 * What's the next step?
 * Finding your ancestor in the records
 * Tips for beginners
 * Introduction Using Online Czech Records - Most of the Czech Republic records are now available online. Using Online Czech Records series will teach you how to use the Czech digitized records.
 * Determining Place of Origin
 * If You Are Czech Citizen...
 * Beginning Czech Republic Research
 * Records Overview

More Czech Republic Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in the Czech Republic.
 * Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library
 * Websites
 * GenTeam Free Gazetteer Find out which archive holds the records that you need
 * Church Books from the Brno Moravian Land Archives
 * Church Books from the Litoměřice Regional Archives
 * Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archives
 * Church Books from the Plzeň Regional Archives
 * Church Books from the Prague (Praha) City Archives
 * Church Books from the Prague (Praha) Regional Archives
 * Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archives
 * Church Books from the Zámrsk Regional Archives
 * Prague Conscriptions (1850-1914)
 * Jewish Registers
 * American Friends of the Czech Republic website gives a brief how to and where to find your Czech Ancestors with links to sites.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * FamilySearch Historical Record Collections
 * Family History Center locator map