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Bohemian Parish Registers

Entry from a parish register St. Gallus Prague 1652-1704 (please click to enlarge)

Parish registers or church records are chronological lists of all baptisms, marriages and deaths in a parish. The Prague City Archives (archive hlavního města Prahy), has already digitized a part  of its collection (Sbírka matrik) and provides access online.
The entry  above can be found on p. 371 of the liber baptizatorum for the years 1652-1704 (sign. HV N1) of the Church of St. Gallus in Prague. Please send the name, biographical data and the later occupation of the famous baptized person to buero@archivauskunft.de until January, 1rd 2012,  24.00 CET.
The winners could choose between the following prizes:
  • Prag: Mit Melnik, Karlstein und Böhmischem Bäderdreieck (Prague: Melnik, Karlštejn Castle and the Bohemian Spa Triangle), Berlin,Trescher-Verlag, 1 Edition 2011, ISBN 978-3897941991 (guide)
  • Jakub Jan Ryba (1765-1815): Bohemian Shepherd Mass / Hamburg Boys’ Choir & Chamber Orchestra St. Nikolai under the direction of Ekkehard Richter (Audio CD)
  • Zdeněk Miler: Mole / Ravensburger Memory (game from 4 years, 72 cards)
  • On the recommendation of Tuzex Berlin: Stará myslivecká (Old Huntsmen’s) Premium / 0.5 liter bottle

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