Researchers For Hire
The following firms and individuals can be hired for research of Czech records. (Caveat: this is potentially old data. I will update, add or remove as I receive word from each.) Some will also photograph houses, churches, etc. for you. Their rates vary as well as their expertise. The SMALL TOWNS website does not recommend nor endorse any researcher, nor do we bear any responsibility for your satisfaction with search results. We will appreciate learning of your experience with Czech researchers, and will accept additions to this list. Contact via the TAG email.
Postage rates change, In the USA you can checkthe USPS website for current postage rates from USA to Europe.
Things to know before you start.
You must know the town or county or parish of your ancestor before you order from archives or hire a researcher. There are methods of determining unknown origins.
The main Czech Archives in Prague will not do genealogical research, nor will any of the state archives. You must hire a research firm or use the online archives, or go to the archive yourself. The June ’02 issue of Nase rodina gives good instructions for preparing to go if you must:
- Archivni Sprava, Horakove 133, 166 21 Praha 6, (verify address before you go) Czech Republic
- The regional archive at Trebon (includes Suchdol area), has records from year 1602, and oldest land deed, 1134. Do not order directly as they no longer research for us. See Archivni Sprava (main Cz.Archives in Prague) above. Trebon Archiv: Statni Oblastni Archiv V Treboni , Zamek , 379 11 Trebon, CzechRep. archive web page (click on EN for English), then usually Parish Registers on the left, then usually Roman Catholic Church, then the parish you want.
Rev. Jan Dus
Rev. Jan Dus, full service firm for genealogical research and travel assistance. Genealogical research in the Czech Republic. Travel services in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland. They can provide testimonials from satisfied clients. Speaks 5 languages. Learn about them on their website. JN http://www.revjan.com e-mail: rev.jan.services@gmail.com (updated 4/22/2023)
Jan Ebert
Jan Ebert from central Czech Republic will work anywhere in the country and can report in Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, and Russian! He has delivered more than 100 genealogical reports and is highly recommended. czechancestors@gmail.com His website http://www.czechancestors.com (updated 4/25/2023)
PATH Finders Int’l.
PATH Finders Int’l., owned by Thomas and Marie Zahn does good work. They will do research and provide trips to ancestral places. They offer Local Contact services to try to find relatives and Transfer services (eg pickup from arrival point, travel through local villages, return to departure point). They also provide tours of Prague. http://www.pathfinders.cz e-mail: info@pathfinders.cz (updated 4/24/2023)
Martin Pytr
Martin Pytr does excellent work in Moravia and eastern Bohemia (Czech Republic). Martin is doing this as a side job and is available for tour guide work on weekends only at this time. Genealogy work can be done after shift on weekdays. http://www.czechkin.com e-mail: mikulagen@gmail.com (updated 4/23/2023)
Helena Svedova
Helena Svedova lives in Brno, Moravia. She assists tourists with tailor made tours that can include Punkva Cave, Macocha Abyss, the UNESCO towns Trebic & Telc, castles and chateax, wine cellars, and the Austerlitz Battlefield where Napoleon’s army killed thousands in 1805. Helena can book your hotel, translate, get you inside ancestral homes and churches, etc. She doesn’t do archive research. http://www.BRNOguide.webs.com e-mail: svedova.helena@volny.cz (updated 4/25/2023)
David Kohout
David Kohout from Prague works all over the Czech Republic , doing genealogical research since 1993. His specialty is finding Czech origins for genealogists. A TAG used Kohout and was very pleased. Kohout’s website is https://www.czechgenealogyresearch.com His e mail is d.kohout@centrum.cz (updated 4/25/2023)
Family Lines Professional Genealogical Researchers
Family Lines Professional Genealogical Researchers will search anywhere in the Czech Republic. Eduard Kovalda will assist you and quote rates. Ask for results in English. http://www.family-lines.cz e-mail family-lines@family-lines.cz
Pavla Kulisova & Joseph Rek
Pavla Kulisova & Joseph Rek, sister and brother, grew up in Suchdol, Pavla still there and will work in Trebon Archive, photo houses, talk to residents, has list of Smelcovna old and new house numbers, etc. Translation to English included. Contact: josephrek@yahoo.ca
Barbora Mekotova
Barbora Mekotova will do light research, photos, etc. as well as assist tourists in planning and in touring in the Cz.Rep. While she no longer offers accomodations in her home near Prague she can provide recommendations for nice places to stay. Barbora speaks Czech & English and loves to help Americans with their trips. Her prices depend on your needs. Contact her well in advance at b.mekotova@gmail.com (updated 5/6/2023)