Transcript L.D.S. Microfilming in the Czech and Slovak Republics

L.D.S. Microfilming in the
Czech and Slovak Republics
By Shon R. Edwards
A.G., M.A.
[email protected]
Slovak Republic
• Actual microfilm
• 7 projects: Prešov, Košice, Bratislava,
Levoča, Nitra, Banská Bystrica, Bytča, in
that order of priority.
• All projects are finished with microfilming
(but not with cataloging, and thus,
complete access) except no. 7, Bratislava,
which has been microfilmed alphabetically
through Veľký Grob.
1869 Census of Slovakia (then
Austria-Hungary)
1869 census of Austria-Hungary was
filmed for the following Slovak archives
only: Bratislava? (not yet known – still
in microfilming), Nitra, Bytča
Czech Republic
• Scanned images (no microfilm) and available only online.
• For the time being, check RecordSearch at
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http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.ht
ml?datestamp=1202707853437 periodically to see if and
which Czech records are yet available. Signup may be
necessary.
http://10.72.24.201:8080/recordsearch/start.html?datest
amp=1191339075046 is the site to check and
[email protected] is the e-mail to enter to look at
records before they are permanently on RecordSearch
(staging site).
Approximately 2.5 million images per project (archive)
will be available online for church records alone.
Třeboň archive on Internet
Using the following link, it is also
available (for Třeboň only) in greater
detail on the Internet at:
http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz/index.php?d
octree=1nr. The only drawback is that
it is only in Czech.
Volunteers Needed to Index
Czech and Slovak Records
Get in touch with me if you are interested in
volunteering to index Czech and Slovak
records from the parishes now being
microfilmed. Czech records are available
within a few months for indexing, Slovak ones
near the end of the year. Records are in
German, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, and Latin,
Shon Edwards, +1 (801) 240-4548,
[email protected].
Czech Republic (cont.)
• 3 current projects: Litoměřice, Opava, and
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Třeboň are now in the process of being digitally
microfilmed. Zamrsk possibly soon. Plzeň
archive not interested at this time. Praha and
Brno as yet unknown.
Priorities: Plzeň, Opava, Zamrsk, Třeboň, Brno,
Litoměřice, Praha, in that order.
Plzeň is currently targeted, but rights have not
yet been secured. It is still in the planning
stages. Eventually, we would like to acquire
church, Jewish, and possibly some other records
from all State Regional Archives.
Czech State Regional Archive
districts
What to do if your particular
records are not yet cataloged
If you need to get access to church or Jewish
records that are not yet available, e-mail me,
and I will catalog them for you: Shon
Edwards, +1 (801) 240-4548,
[email protected]. This is mainly
true of Slovak records at this time.
Check first
Check the Family History Library Catalog
first to see if your locality is in it. If it’s
not, feel free to e-mail me. The catalog is
at www.familysearch.org. Click on
“Library”, then “Library Catalog” and do a
“Place Search”.
Bratislava 7 Film Operator Reports
(ORs)
Slovak Films
All Slovak films need to be carefully analyzed.
Certain record types do not appear on the
Operator Reports, which catalogers catalog
from, specifically conversions (konvertiti) and
confirmations (birmovaní). This slows down
the record availability process considerably.
However, projects are now completed except
Banská Bystrica (last half) and Bratislava (all).
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Using a new system called ORBIT, which we
enter records into, we get them out to the
public in a quicker fashion, although they are
less detailed, initially. They are later
imported into OLIB (software for the Family
History Library Catalog)
ORBIT example
OLIB Cataloging System
Film Notes
Litoměřice Digital Operator Reports
(DORs)
Bad Operator Reports
• (Images get to you more slowly)
• Contain little information about locality or
record type.
• Little detail in general.
Třeboň Digital Operator Reports
(DORs)
Good Operator Reports
• Records get to you more quickly
• Contain a lot of information about locality
and record type.
• In general, the more information the
operator reports contain, the faster they
get to the patron.
Parishes available from Litoměřice
State Regional Archive (Státní
oblastní archiv)
• Arnoltice
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Bečov (Most)
Benešov nad Ploučnicí
Bilina
Bitozeves
Blatno u Chomutova
Blažim
Blíževedly
Bohosudov
Bohušovice nad Ohří
Boleboř
Bořislav
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Brandov
Brozany
Býčkovice
Čermná
České Chvojno (Velké)
České Zlatníky
Český Bukov
Cínovec
Církvice
Cítoliby
Čížkovice
Děčín
Dlažkovice
Vinařice
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Dolní Žleb
Dolní Ročov
Droužkovice
Duchov
Ervěnice
Fláje
Havraň
Holešice
Hora Svaté Kateřiny
Hora Svatého Šebestiána
Horní Habartice
Horní Jiřetín
Horní Litvínov
Horní Ročov
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Hořetice
Hoštka
Hradiště
Hrob
Hrušovany
Chomutov
Chotěšov
Chožov
Javory
Jedlka
Parishes available from Třeboň
State Regional Archive (Státní
oblastní archiv)
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Albrechtice
Bavorov
Bechnyce
Belčice
Benešov nad Černou
Bernartice
Besednice
Bíla Hůrka
Bilsko
Blansko
Blatná
Blažejov
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Bohumilice
Boletice
Borotin
Borovany
Boršov nad Vltavou
Bosilec
Božejov
Brloh
Budec
Budislav
Cetoraz
Cetviny
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Cizkrakov
Cakov
Castrov
Černa v Posumavi
Černice
Černvisko
Černovice
Červená nad Vltavou
Červená Řečice
České Budějovice
České Velenice
České Zleby
Cont.
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České Krumlov
Česky Rudolec
Čestice
Čimelice
Čimer
Čížová
Čkyňe
Člunek
Dacice
Desna
Destna
Dirna
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Dobrá Voda
Dobrá Voda nH
Dobrs
Dolní Bukovsko
Dolní Dvoriště
Dolní Slovenice
Dolní Vltavice
Doudleby
Drahov
Drachov
Dražice
Dub
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Dubne
Dvory nad Lužnici
Herman
Hamr
Hartvikov
Hlasivo
Hlavatce
Hluboka nad Vltavou
Hodnov
Hodusin
Hojná Voda
Horní Čerekev
Parishes available from Opava Regional Archive (Zemský
archiv) (In Moravia, the archives are different in name only
from other Czech archives, but are the same in function.).
To be available soon.
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Olomouc
Branna
Budišov
Čechy
Dub
Dvorce
Holešov
Kelc
Kroměriz
Cholina
Lipník
Odry
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Prerov
Mohelnice
Šternberk
Štity
Šumperk
Svabenice
Unicov
Velká Bystrive
Zabreh
Rymarov
Gundacker Czech Parish Gazetteer,
http://www.ihff.at/
Gundacker Czech Parish Inventory,
http://www.ihff.at/
Slovak Parish Register Inventory
(Example)
Gazetteers – Tools We Use to Find Localities For
Church Records (Used to isolate towns, especially
when one town in one district has the same name
as one in another.)
• Locality hierarchy for the Czech Republic: In
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each record in the Family History Library
Catalog, we use gazetteers from: Modern Czech
Republic, interbellum Czechoslovakia, and
Austria.
Locality hierarchy for the Slovak Republic:
Modern Slovakia, interbellum Czechoslovakia,
and Hungary.
Slovakia – Hungary
Slovakia – Interbellum
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia – Modern Slovakia
Czech Republic – Austria (Bohemia)
Czech Republic – Austria (Moravia)
Czech Republic – Austria (Silesia)
Czech Republic – Interbellum
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic – Modern Czech
Republic
Maps – Also a Great Help in
Isolating Localities – Use 1:200 000
or better
Czech State Regional Archive
Districts
Thank you for your time and good luck in your
research!!!
Again, let me know if you need help with a specific
locality, and I’ll be glad to help isolate the parish it
is in and, if possible, catalog it early for you. Just
be sure to check first.
Shon Edwards, [email protected].