Not all archives have website translated into English. I've prepared a dictionary of words used on the websites so it's easier for you to search for the village, parish, record and so on. Please be aware that this dictionary is only for the archival websites, not registries and records themselves. The dictionary has two parts - dictionary itself and list of abbreviations used in archives and this blog (both Czech and English).
Dictionary
Please let me know if you miss here some words from Czech archival websites. Thanks!
| archiv | archives |
| archiválie | archival fund |
| civilní | civil |
| časový rozsah | timespan |
| čeština | Czech |
| číslo | number |
| digitální | digital |
| evangelický | evangelical / protestant |
| fara | parish |
| farní | parish |
| hledat | search |
| index | index |
| inventární | inventory |
| jazyk | language |
| jiný | other |
| katolický | catholic |
| kopie | copy |
| kostel | church |
| latina | Latin |
| matrika | registry |
| město | town |
| mikrofilm | microfilm |
| místo uložení | stored at |
| narození | birth |
| nekatolický | non-catholic |
| němčina | German |
| obce | municipalities |
| obec | municipality |
| obsah | content |
| oddaní | marriage |
| okres | district |
| poznámka | note |
| původce | author |
| římskokatolický | roman-catholic |
| seznam | list |
| signatura | call-number |
| strana | page |
| strany | pages |
| typ | type |
| úřad | office |
| ves, vesnice | village |
| vyhledávání | search |
| zemřelí | death |
| zobrazit | show |
List of abbreviations
Here are included both abbreviations used in archives and also this blog. If you think there is any abbreviation missing, please let me know.
| abbrev. | Czech meaning | English meaning |
| B | birth | |
| č. | číslo | number |
| D | death | |
| IN (I-N) | index narozených | birth index |
| IO (I-O) | index oddaných | marriage index |
| IZ (I-Z) | index zemřelých | death index |
| inv.č. | inventární číslo | inventory number |
| M | marriage | |
| MZA | Moravský zemský archiv | Moravian Land Archives |
| N | narození | birth |
| NA | Národní archiv | National Archives |
| O | oddaní | marriage |
| SOA | státní oblastní archiv | state regional archives |
| SRA | state regional archives | |
| sv. | svazek | volume |
| VHA | Vojenský historický archiv | Military Historical Archives |
| Z | zemřelí | death |
| ZA | Zemský archiv | Land Archives |
Blanka, thank you for posting. I will be researching my husbands Bohemian relatives. They were from Rosshaupt (Rozdov) which is close to the German border.
ReplyDeleteThey emigrated in 1869 to Pittsburgh PA USA, his great grandparents and children. Then Anton married in 1884 and in the Catholic Church records they had written the name of Rosshaupt.
The original record on the ship listed their home as St. Catherina. Was that also a town as well as the parish in the area.
I am enjoying your blog.
Claudia, Rozvadov parish books are available online. :o) They were published few days ago!
DeleteClaudia, thanks for your comment!
ReplyDeleteRosshaupt, correctly Rozvadov in Czech, is in Tachov district - and Svatá Kateřina (St. Catherina) is its part today. You can see the distance between the villages here: http://mapy.cz/#x=12.577015&y=49.668204&z=12
Rozvadov is covered by the SRA in Pilsen, but this parish (Rozvadov is also a parish) is unfortunately not yet online.
Thank you Blanka, now I see that they were close communitites. It appears that Rosshaupt was larger.
ReplyDeleteI had been looking for the records but was unable to find them. I thought it was something I was doing wrong but that is not the case. Was farming the main occupation there at the time?
Great list - thank you!!
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Theresa (Tangled Trees)
Claudia, farming or glass-making in this area. Glass-making was very common here in 18th and 19th century.
ReplyDeleteTheresa, thanks! Preparing registries dictionary, hope to have the first part finished today.
I'm curious. In some records I find what I first thought was a "plus" sign (+); then I realized it was a "cross" and I assume it denotes a death, especially when a date appears with it. Am I correct? Thanks for your work on preparing the dictionaries; really useful.
ReplyDeleteHi Blanka, just had another thought. Could you provide a list of words for occupations and family relationships? Just some basic ones? I just cannot figure out the occupation in most cases in the records. I know "syn" and "dcera" but most other words just baffle me! Thanks. More work for you, I realize. (If only I'd learned Czech when I was a child...my sister did.)
ReplyDeleteHi, this is dictionary just for websites themselves - I'm preparing another dictionary for registries. However it's taking longer than I have expected, because I'm spending most of time on finishing clients' projects right now. Anyway I hope to publish the dictionary soon!
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