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Do you have a Czech or Slovak ancestor who came to Argentina? Tell us what you know and we will help you search for records and traces of their story.

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Tell us what you knowFill in the form with what you know about the person. You do not need to know everything: every detail helps.
We searchThe Proyecto Blaník team looks through immigration records, community archives and the memories of its families.
We get back to youWe will email you with whatever we find and, if needed, ask you for more details.

This is volunteer work: it can take time and traces are not always found, but every search adds to the history of the community.

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Your relationship to the person *For example: my great-grandfather, my grandmother, my great-uncle. Country you live in *For example: Argentina, Czechia, Slovakia.

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First name * Surname *

Similar surnamesOn arrival, many surnames were misspelled or Hispanicised: Novák may appear as Novak, Nowak or Nobak.

Date of birth *If you do not know it exactly, give an approximation: "12/3/1898", "around 1905", "between 1890 and 1900". Place of birth *Village, town or region. If you do not know it exactly, the region or country is enough: Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia…

Date of deathEven if approximate: "1960", "after the war". Place of deathTown or province, if you know it.

Other detailsOccupation, religion, education, military service, who they came with…

Leaving Czechoslovakia and arriving in Argentina

Last address in CzechoslovakiaThe village or town where they lived before emigrating.

Date of arrival in Argentina *The year, even if approximate: "1923", "around 1925", "between the wars". Ship or portIf you know it: the ship's name or where it sailed from.

Where they lived in ArgentinaTowns, settlements or provinces where they lived or worked.

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