– research in the field of family history and elaboration of a family genealogy with an original or hand-painted family tree
– genealogical researches and transcripts of historical texts
– the history of your family house
– preserving the memories of your grandparents and the unique memory of the family in the family chronicle kronice
– look for birth, marriage and death certificates or other registration documents at home or with relatives
– compile a simple diagram in the form of a family tree with your known ancestors, add information without documentation as well
– think out what form of genealogy research you would like to order, what information and which ancestors you are interested in
– if you decide to use our services, you can meet us in person in Prague or send the information and documentation photographed or scanned by e-mail or by post
– registry records younger than 100 years (but also older, if they are written in a book containing younger records) are protected by law and are accessible only to direct descendants or authorized representatives – we can find them only on the basis of an official power of attorney and a certified copy of the document proving kinship (birth or marriage certificate)
We will advise you on everything, you can only start with your birth certificate.
Basic types of research
– paternal or maternal line: there are sought individual generations of fathers, bearers of family surnames or mothers, bearers of family memory and customs
– genealogy: a complex form of research based on one ancestor and all his descendants
– tree: contains all the ancestors of the starting person, for three generations 14 people, for six 126 people
– list of house owners
– family chronicle: talks with witnesses, stories
Resources
Most of the documents are stored in seven State Regional Archives or in one of the district archives, or in the National or Military Historical Archives in Prague.
– church funds: registry records of births, confessions, deaths, exams of fiancés, parish chronicles
– lordship funds: land books and registers, lists of subjects
– population censuses: tax registers, Teresian and Joseph cadastres, censuses
– funds of municipalities and guilds: chronicles and various personal documents of the inhabitants, house lists, work books, wedding contracts, police applications
– school funds: certificates and school registers
– real estate cadastres: cadastral contracts, land registers, construction plans
– military funds: service documentation of professional soldiers
– one paternal or maternal line with min. 20 records: CZK 7000
– individual archival or cadastral researches: CZK 500 for 1 hour of research
– transcripts of historical texts: CZK 50 for 1 registry record and CZK 300 for 1 page of historical text
– use of the personal car for transport to archives and offices outside Prague: CZK 5 per 1 km
František Fortin, Svépomoci 261, Prague 5, 15600 Czech Republic
Czech ancestors, rodokmeny, genealogie
frantisek.fortin@gmail.com