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CGSI Research Collection

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The CGSI Research Collection contains materials on Czech and Slovak history, genealogy, and culture. Assistance is available to help you access information from the collection.

If you are planning an in-person visit please check the Hoffman Research Library website for the most up-to-date information on operating hours.

Sections

About the Collection

CGSI maintains a research library of more than 1,200 items.

This collection includes items on:

Family histories (view a list of those that have been digitized)
Village histories
Census data (including the 1654 Berní rula, 1651 Soupis, and 1793 Soupis)
Maps and gazetteers
Dictionaries and language aids
Fraternal organizations
History
Folk arts and crafts
Telephone directories

The collection does not circulate and is only available for in-person research. For members who are unable to visit the collection, CGSI volunteers can assist with lookup requests.

Many of the books are in the Czech or Slovak language. Listings of the collection contents (sorted by either title or author) are available below.

The Research Collection is different than the CGSI Digital Library or the CGSI Traveling Library.

Location of the Collection

Research Assistance

In order to make library resources more accessible to all members, research of some of the collection's materials are available to CGSI members via request.

Free Research Services

CGSI members can receive assistance help on:

deciphering town names in documents
locating towns or villages
postal codes of ancestral locations

Paid Research Services

A CGSI volunteer can research selected books and reference materials from the collection. These selected resources include:

Leo Baca’s Czech Immigration Passenger Lists
ZČBJ's Fraternal Herald death index
Nebraska / Kansas Czech Settlers
Telephone directories of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Historical maps and atlases are a possible resource, but due to their varied nature and condition, results may be mixed.

Making A Research Request

For members who are unable to visit the Research Collection in person, some assistance is available. Requests need to be as specific as possible and indicate which resources should be searched. We cannot accept open-ended research requests such as “tell me what you have on the Jan Dvorak family of Omaha, Nebraska”. Research is conducted by CGSI volunteers who will not be able to translate any information for you found in a foreign language.

When submitting requests, a minimum charge of $10 for members or $20 for non-members must accompany the initial request for information along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Requests should be sent to the CGSI office at:

Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International
P.O. Box 16225
St. Paul, MN 55116-0225
USA

An alternative is to email your research request. You will be notified of the cost estimate and how to arrange payment.

**Research Fees**
Source	Member Fees	Non-member Fees	Additional Fees / Notes
Books Family Histories Maps Microfiche	$10.00 per 1/2 hour of research	$20.00 per 1/2 hour of research	Expenses for photocopies and additional postage will be billed
Telephone Directories Czech Republic and Slovakia	$5.00 for each surname per directory	$10.00 for each surname per directory	Plus $.25 for each entry found
Copies of St. Paul Archdiocesan Church records (from the online database, up to 1934)	$5.00 for the first copy $2.00 for each additional copy on the same roll of microfilm	$10.00 for the first copy $3.00 for each additional copy on the same roll of microfilm	Required information: church name microfilm number page number surname
Copies of St. Paul Archdiocesan Church records (after 1934)	$10.00 per 1/2 hour of research	$20.00 per 1/2 hour of research	Required information: church name subject’s full name type of record (baptism, marriage, death) date (or approximate time frame +/- five years)
Copies of Leo Baca’s Czech Immigration Passenger Lists (from the online database)	$5.00 for the first page of results $2.00 for each additional page of results	$10.00 for the first page of results $3.00 for each additional page of results	Required information: surname Optional information: the volume number (if known) Note: up to 17 passenger records are included in a page of search results
Copies of Leo Baca’s Czech Immigration Passenger Lists (not from the online database)	$10.00 per 1/2 hour of research	$20.00 per 1/2 hour of research	Required information: full name of passenger approximate year of arrival +/- five years Optional information: port of arrival (if known)