Clients often contact us to confirm their Czech origin and obtain the necessary documentation for repatriation, citizenship applications, long-term residence, or other official legal procedures. We conduct detailed searches in national, regional, and church archives throughout Czechia, covering both urban and rural areas, and access a wide range of archival collections preserved by state institutions, municipalities, and religious communities. Our team recovers lost records, obtains certified documents, and compiles professionally designed family history books that include not only archival materials but also historical notes, photographs (if available), and family narratives. Our specialists carefully take into account shifting historical borders, administrative changes, variations in place names, and regional particularities — all of which are especially important when tracing ancestors in areas that underwent multiple changes in governance, political regimes, or jurisdiction.

Genealogical research in Czechia offers a unique opportunity to reconstruct your family history, confirm Czech ancestry, and discover the social, cultural, and historical background of the region where your ancestors lived. The history of the Czech lands — Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia — is deeply intertwined with Austria-Hungary, the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Poland, and other neighboring countries, shaping a complex and multilayered historical landscape. As a result, genealogical searches in Czechia often lead to remarkable discoveries connected with a rich variety of ethnicities, languages, and religious traditions. The European Genealogical Center provides a full range of professional services, including ancestral research, archival document analysis, family tree construction, and biographical studies based on authentic historical records. Czech archives hold an extensive and diverse collection of genealogical sources dating from the 16th century to the present day, making it possible to conduct thorough, precise, and in-depth genealogical investigations with a high level of historical accuracy.

In addition to the primary sources, we examine a variety of valuable supplementary archival materials: school and university records, employment histories, military service files, property and tax registers, electoral lists, household enumerations, and historical censuses. These sources not only help to reconstruct a basic timeline, but also shed light on the everyday life of the family and its role within local social, economic, and religious structures. We approach each research project individually, with deep attention to regional specifics, historical context, and the original language of the sources, aiming to create a complete, accurate, and meaningful portrait of your family’s past.

Time inexorably races forward, carrying away the pages of history and the mysterious destinies of ancestors left in the past. It's challenging to comprehend, but behind each person in the genealogical tree lies an entire lived life. These individuals left their mark in time, filling their lives with events, joy, sorrow, happiness, and sadness. Despite having long faded into oblivion, their legacy, like an invisible thread, connects us to the past. The importance of preserving this history is undeniable. The European Genealogical Center provides an opportunity to dive into family history. Remembering, cherishing, and respecting it not only allows us to delve into our past but also strengthens our connection to what makes us a unique part of this world.

To reconstruct a family tree and trace ancestry in Czechia, we work with a wide variety of archival sources: parish registers, church books, census records, property inventories, legal cases, school documents, personnel files, guild registries, and institutional archives. Each source is examined with precision and contextual understanding to extract all available genealogical information. Special attention is given to records preserved in Czech, German, Latin, and Hebrew — depending on the time period, geographic region, and religious affiliation of the family. Church books of Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Jewish communities remain one of the most valuable sources for tracing vital life events. These documents allow us to establish essential biographical data, such as dates and places of birth, baptism, marriage, and death, as well as occupation, property ownership, social status, and patterns of geographic mobility and settlement over generations.