2011/11/27
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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 … Continue reading
2010/08/19
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Published annually from 1785 onwards until 1944 by Justus Perthes Publishing House in Gotha the Almanach de Gotha (Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender) was regarded as an authority in the classification of monarchies, ducal houses, families of former rulers, and royalty. The serial was … Continue reading
2010/01/21
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The “Biographical Portal” is a cooperative project of the Bavarian State Library, the Historical Committee at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the Foundation Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. A joint index makes available … Continue reading