I recently returned home from my first trip to the Czech Republic with my husband. It was a perfect trip. I would not change anything. Me with my 5th cousin Roman in front of our ancestor’s church in Vratimov If I could sum up the most important thing that I learned from this trip it…
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Mappy Monday: Finding House Numbers on Mapy.cz
I found an interesting article about House Numbering on wikipedia, with a whole section for Czech House Numbers. There are currently at least three kinds of house numbering in the Czech Republic: Popisné číslo – This is the “old” or “descriptive number.” Maria Theresa ordered the first descriptive numbering in 1770-1771. According to the article, “The…
Czech Privacy Laws
Every locality has variations in privacy laws that affect which genealogical records you can access and which remain forbidden. My 5th cousin in Řepiště was kind enough to help me understand Czech privacy laws. I thought I would share what I learned. Keep in mind that I am not a legal authority or expert, etc….
Illegitimacy in Catholic Czech Records: Different Types
If someone is born out of wedlock, they are illegitimate. But what does this mean? What is the process of legitimizing the child? And why would it be important to do so? What I have learned mostly comes from the New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia on their pages about legitimation and illegitimacy. Basically, if a child is born out…