PVH_GEKU Genealogy course

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Shared knowledge of genealogical sources with the aim of producing one’s own family tree. Of all the auxiliary sciences of history, the greatest popularity in the public sphere is undoubtedly enjoyed by a science which every person feels a special affinity with, a science which concerns their family – genealogy. The attempt to have an overview of family relationships has been inherent to human society since time immemorial. Entire passages of the Bible are devoted to who was the son and grandson of whom. Equally, the exceptional position of monarchs and aristocrats in the Middle Ages and modern age was validated by their noble family tree. Even now there is a desire to get to know our predecessors, of whom often nothing is left to us but a single retold memory or a yellowed photograph. The lives of those thanks to whom we are here today can be illuminated by genealogical research, not only in registers of births, marriages and deaths, but also in land registers and other archive materials.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students: - will understand genealogical sources (registers, land registers, urbaria, censuses, maps, stable cadastres) - will be familiar with regional historiography - will be able to use this experience in a seminar to begin or develop genealogical research into their own family
Syllabus
  • Family memory Available sources Reading Kurrent script Tools for creating a family tree Military sources Genetic genealogy Photographs and maps Occupations
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LEDNICKÁ, Blanka. Sestavte si rodokmen : pátráme po svých předcích. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2012, 171 s. ISBN 9788024740690. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, lectures and homework.
Assessment methods
Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Kurz CŽV pro veřejnost.
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