I’m participating in a genealogy panel on Dear Myrtle’s blog. Here’s what I wrote this week: In this chapter, Rose describes some specific points that researchers must consider when dealing with certain common record sets. It makes sense that these examples are North America-centric, since the GPS is a standard created by the Board for Certification…
Church Record Sunday: Rozstání 1873
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In which I prove that Watson is valuable to Sherlock
I’m partipating in a fun genealogy panel on Dear Myrtle’s blog. I want to polish the first piece I wrote before sharing it on my blog, but here’s what I wrote this week. You can watch it here. My part is from 46:34-1:04 Rose’s Casebuilding Scenarios In this chapter, Rose describes two scenarios: 1. After a…
Church Record Sunday: Frenštát 1806 “posthumous”
Loading… I shall be continuing this series throughout 2017, due to popular request. I hope that you are able to see the embedded images. If not, please write a comment, or send me an email. I think this has the potential to be an extremely valuable tool for those just beginning their journey in Czech…
Czech Jurisdictions in Familysearch: Part One
How do you document a Czech place name in Familysearch? This is a constant source of frustration for Czech genealogists. Have you ever used Familysearch as a cloud-based lineage linking platform before? When you add a person in the tree, you have the option to select a location from a list of standardized places. This…
Christmas Carols in Czech Land Records
This post was co-authored by Lukáš Svoboda and Kate Challis Štědrej večer nastal, Štědrej večer nastal, koledy přichystal, koledy přichystal. Štědrej večer nastal, koledy přichystal, koledy přichystal. Štědrej večer nastal, koledy přichystal, koledy přichystal. Štědrej večer nastal, koledy přichystal, koledy přichystal. Panímámo vstantě, panímámo vstantě, koledy nám dejte, koledy nám dejte. Panímámo vstantě, koledy nám…
Czechs never use the same given name for their children…except when they do.
Indexes are awesome, but they are always a crutch, and as such, are only as good as the stuff they are made out of. If you were to use a crutch made out of glass, it might very easily break. Ouch. All I’m saying is just be careful to also use your brain when you…
Church Record Sunday: Frenštát 1762 birth
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Travel Tuesday: A Walk through Příbor
A Walk Through Příbor My ancestors were from the Hukvaldy Estate (Velkostatek Hukvaldy). An interesting and important city in this estate was Příbor (this also means silverware in Czech). According to Czech Wikipedia, Příbor is the oldest town in the Nový Jičín district, dating back to 1251. It was an important administrative center. It burned…
Church Record Sunday: 1760 Brno sv. Jakub
Another really short quiz today: What kind of record is it?What language is this record written in?What are the names of the main people?What are the names of the witnesses?What does “heb:” stand for ? Who is this person?