Tracing an ancestor's origin can be one of the hardest parts of family history research. Once the village or town is identified, it's very important to determine which administrative units (i.e.

The recruitment locality index specifies when & where military units were recruiting in different areas of the Austrian monarchy. The following table was

Military units to which Czech recruits would typically be assigned. Data provided reflects situation for mid-1914.

The k.u.k.

This page lists where Austrian military units were garrisoned within Bohemia, Moravia & Silesia. The list was compiled from the 320-page manuscript Dislokations-Verzeichnis des k. u. k.

Over the years a fair number of the census records have been lost or destroyed. Using this table, you can verify which census records are available based on the place name, former judicial