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This information is current as of September 1988.
INFORMATION ON GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
The Embassy of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic has the honor
to inform you about genealogical research made by the Czechoslovak
State District Archives.
This research is based on vital statistics registers (registers of
birth, marriage, and death) and can provide you about names of the
searched persons, dates and names of their parents and usually
their occupations (only in certificates of birth), names of their
wives and husbands and names of the witnesses of their marriage
(only in certificates of marriage), cause of death (only in
certificates of death), etc.
Research can be made either:
1. In the form of a running account
2. In the form of individual vital statistics records
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE FORM OF A RUNNING ACCOUNT
This research is based on information about one ancestor (usually
on the date and place of his or her birth). From this record of
birth it is possible to trace the parents of the searched person
and under certain circumstances his or her brothers or sisters (if
they were born at the same locality), etc.
In order to commence genealogical research about descendants of a
known ancestor, it is, however, important to know the date and
place of his or her marriage or the date and place of birth of
children.
It is advisable to enclose to your application a deposit of not
less than $50.00. The extent of the research, however, depends on
your limit, up to which you are willing to finance it. According
to my best knowledge the adequate limit for the beginning research
is $100.00.
The research fee corresponds with the number of working hours
spent for this research by professional archivists plus postage.
The administrative processing of your application(s) is free of
charge.
Owing to the fact that research always depends on the accuracy of
information indicated at the application, in certain exceptional
cases it is possible that the report will be very limited or
completely negative. For this reason, please let us know
everything, which could help us identify the searched person
(numbers 4 and 5 of the application). The most appreciated
assistance will be, however, if you enclose to your application
copies of documents issued in Czechoslovakia.
VITAL STATISTICS RECORD
This research is a step-by-step procedure, from the applicants
point of view more time consuming, but less expensive.
The deposit for certificate of birth, marriage or death is $10.00
per document. It is possible, however, that because of inadequate
information or incomplete application, etc, special surplus will
have to be paid. This surplus depends on the number of hours spent
for this research by professional archivists.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Please pay appropriate attention to the localization of the
place of birth, marriage or death. If this information is
incorrect, it will be impossible to receive positive report.
2. Certain localities (small villages or settlements) can have
exactly the same or very similar name. These names have been
changed over the last centuries after Germanization or
Hungarization of geographic expressions and subsequent change
could have occurred after the independent Czechoslovakia came into
being. The misspelling of geographic expressions could happen in
the United States too. For these reasons it is highly recommended
to try to find the name of the county, parish, post office, bigger
town or other identifiable element. It is not sufficient, however,
to advise only Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Austria-Hungary, etc.
3. It is not necessary to know the exact date of birth, marriage
or death and the research can be made in vital statistics
registers for a certain period of time (several years). A more
precise date of event can make, however, research faster and from
the financial point of view more inexpensive.
4. Vital statistics records were administered over the last
centuries by several churches and that's why a locality can have
several registers. Although the registers of the Roman Catholic
Church were dominant, in certain areas other churches were more or
less important too. Because of this fact the religion of the
researched person is very important too and this information can
save much money to the applicant.
5. the current capital of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Prague was divided among many subdivisions having their own
parishes till the beginning of the 20th century. If your research
concerns Prague, it is necessary to know the locality where the
searched person was born, married, or died. The most important
localities are Stare, Mesto, Nove Mesto, Vinohrady, Vysehrad,
Smichov, Karlin, etc.
6. The Embassy will confirm the receipt of your application in
about 14 days. In this confirmation you will be advised the
reference number of your file. If you wish to contact the Embassy
in this case, it is necessary to know this number.
7. If you do not have the above confirmation in a reasonable
period of time, please make sure the Embassy had received your
application. It is advisable to send the application by certified
or registered mail.
8. The research can be made in about 6 months. Your inquiry before
this period cannot expedite the procedure.
9. As soon as the Embassy receives your report (vital statistic
Record) from Czechoslovakia, it will be immediately sent to you.
Providing your deposit does not cover the fee, you will be
notified about the unpaid balance. As soon as this balance is
paid, the Embassy will send the report (vital statistic record) to
you by certified mail.
10. The Embassy would appreciate, if you could send your
application in two duplicates.
Dr. Gabriel Brenka
Czechoslovak Consul
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The above information was received from the Czechoslovak Embassy.
To start your inquiry, get a set of applications for research from
Embassy of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
3900 Linnean Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
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If you have any information on the following surnames from the
Koterbachy/Porac area of Slovakia, leave EasyPlex mail to Greg
Kopchak 70357,2312:
Kopchak Macala Cebula Stanislav Galayda Smik Baluch Varmega
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Gregory Joseph Kopchak
2233 Keeven Lane
Florissant, MO 63031
September 24, 1988
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