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FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions)
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What is the
meaning of the coat of arms
graphic in the website
header? |
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The coat of arms
graphics depicts the
modern coat of arms for
Moravia, a part of the Czech
Republic. For now, Moravia is
assumed to be the ancestral
homeland for the Matulka
family. Frank Matulka, Sr., his
wife and both of their parents
were born in Moravia. There
are, however, other Matulka
family members from Bohemia and
Slovakia so it is possible that
Moravia is not the original
ancestral homeland. If further
information is found to confirm
an orginal homeland other than
Moravia, the graphic may
have to be updated as
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Where does this
family tree information
come from? |
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The simple answer is any
where it can be found. That
includes previous work
completed by other researchers
into the Matulka family tree,
other related family trees,
information provided or
submitted by relatives, public
records and genealogy databases
both free and commercial. The
information on
this website is a
combination of information from
all those sources. Sometimes
different sources may have
conflicting information. In
that case, both pieces of
information will be included
and so noted unless one
source can be conclusively
verified.
All family members and
visitors to this website can
greatly help this project by
correcting any errors,
submitting pictures, suggesting
leads, conducting their own
research into unknown parts of
the family tree, providing
feedback or creating
original material (such as
writing stories about family
members, creating slideshows,
audios, videos, etc.). Contact
the webmaster by sending an
email to Bob @
MatulkaFamilyTree.org
(leave out the space before and
after the "@").
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| Q. |
Why aren't there
any "cool" family pictures on
the home page? |
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The graphics contained on
the home page are being kept to
a minimum (just a website
header) in order that the page
loads reasonably fast for
anyone with a slow
Internet connection. So the
plan is for home page to be
like a directory and contain a
long list of links to other
pages within the website
where pictures, graphics and
other slower-loading content
will be placed.
TIP: You'll find links to
the pictures we have in the
family tree charts. The
pictures linked in each family
tree chart are relevant to that
family tree. So, for
example, if you want to
see pictures from a different
branch of the family tree, you
can go to the appropriate
family tree chart for the
links. Some pictures, of
course, are repeated across
different family trees as
relevant.
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| Q. |
How come there is
no or little information
included about me or my
relative? |
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The simple answer
is because this is all we
have. If you have additional or
corrected information about
someone who should be included
in the Matulka family tree,
PLEASE send us
an email with that information
to the webmaster. The
completeness and accuracy of
this Family Tree depends on the
participation and collaboration
of all family members.
The same answer applies to
why there is more information
for some individuals and less
information for others. The
family members who have
information need to submit it
for us to be able to include
it on this website.
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| Q. |
What does the
number in the family tree
charts mean? (e.g. Frank
Matulka Sr. is number
00001) |
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There is NO
special meaning for
the number other than it is
being used as a unique
identifier for each individual
in the family tree. Because
many relatives have the same
first names across
the generations (e.g.,
Frank and Mary), it can be
very hard to keep track of
which Frank is which
individual. So Frank Sr. and
Frank Jr., for example, have
been given different
identifying numbers. The
initial number assignment
itself was random and is only
being used by this website.
Tip: If you want to
correspond about a particular
individual or submit more
information, including the
unique identifying number (if
one is shown in the family tree
charts) will help avoid
errors.
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