Czechia "How to" Guides

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Select a guide from the list below based on your interests. Please note that some guides need to be completed in sequence to ensure a successful experience. Build your research knowledge and confidence with each activity you complete.

Each guide comes with three parts - Instruction, which includes a guided activity, Assignment, to test what you've learned, and an Answer key, to check how you did on the assignment. The guides are also rated as either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. The majority are designed for beginners.

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PLEASE NOTE: Some guides are designed to be completed using resources found in the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. These are indicated by an * following the title of the guide. If you cannot visit the FamilySearch Library, check your local library or your local FamilySearch FamilySearch Center for availability of the resources described in the guide.

Available Guides
This is a work in progress. Please check back often for new and/or updated guides.


 * Inserting Special Characters - [[Media:1-Diacritics-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]]
 * Reading Catholic Parish Registers in Czech - [[Media:Reading_Czech_Parish_Registers_M_Cooper_Nov_2021_JMR.pdf|Instruction]]

Gazetteers and Maps
 * GenTeam Gazetteer Online - [[Media:1-Genteam Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Genteam Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Genteam Gazetteer-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Arcanum Maps - [[Media:Online_Maps_Arcanum_Maps_HTG_Instructions.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Online_Maps_Arcanum_Maps-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Online_Maps_Arcanum_Maps-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Mapy.cz - [[Media:Mapy.cz_Online_Czechia_Map_HTG_Instructions_G_Palmer_Nov_2021_JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Mapy.cz_Online_Czechia_Map-Activity_G_Palmer_Nov_2021_JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Mapy.cz_Online_Czechia_Map-Answer_Key_G_Palmer_Nov_2021_JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]

Archive Website Tutorials
 * Brno Moravian Provincial Archives Online - [[Media:Brno Moravian Provincial Archives Online - Instruction 2021.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Brno Archive Online-Activity 2021.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Brno Archive Online-Answer Key 2021.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Litoměřice Archives Online - [[Media:1-Litoměřice Archives Online.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2 - Litoměřice Archives Online.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3- Litoměřice Archives Online.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Opava Archive Online - [[Media:1-Opava Archive Online-Instruction E Vance Oct 2021 JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Opava Archive Online-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Opava Archives Online-Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Plzeň Archive Online - [[Media:1-Plzen_Archive_Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Plzen_Archive_Online-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Plzen_Archive_Online-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Prague Regional Archives Online - [[Media:1-Prague Regional Archives Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Prague Regional Archives Online-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Prague Regional Archives Online-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Třeboň Archive Online - [[Media:1-Trebon Archive Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Trebon Archive Online-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Trebon Archive Online-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]

Note the following, as archive locations in the GenTeam gazetteer are listed in German rather than in Czech:
 * Brno (Czech) = Brünn (German)
 * Litoměřice (Czech) = Leitmeritz (German)
 * Opava (Czech) = Troppau (German)
 * Plzeň (Czech) = Pilsen (German)
 * Prague (Czech) = Prag (German)
 * Třeboň (Czech) = Wittingau (German)

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