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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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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2233 Keeven Lane
Florissant, MO 63031
September 24, 1988

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