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===Find the Voivodeship (Province)=== | ===Find the Voivodeship (Province)=== | ||
[[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Use maps and gazetteers to locate the town in Poland.'''<br> | [[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Use maps and gazetteers to locate the town in Poland.'''<br> | ||
At this point, you need to find out the general location of the town. Genealogical records are organized and maintained by geographical jurisdictions. To proceed further you need to find out the '''voivodeship''' (Polish:województwo) or '''province''' of the town. Later, you will find more details. But to use the gazetteers that will give you those details, you need to know the province. | At this point, you need to find out the general location of the town. Genealogical records are organized and maintained by geographical jurisdictions. To proceed further you need to find out the '''voivodeship''' (Polish:województwo) or '''province''' of the town. Later, you will find more details. But to use the gazetteers that will give you those details, you need to know the province. Here are some options for quickly finding the province: | ||
*[https://www.wikipedia.org/ '''Wikipedia''']<br> | *[https://www.wikipedia.org/ '''Wikipedia''']<br> | ||
If the town is large enough, it will show up in [https://www.wikipedia.org/ '''Wikipedia!'''] A Wikipedia article should name the current province and might give the history of former provinces the town belonged to. | If the town is large enough, it will show up in [https://www.wikipedia.org/ '''Wikipedia!'''] A Wikipedia article should name the current province and might give the history of former provinces the town belonged to. | ||
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===Austria, Prussia, or Russia=== | ===Austria, Prussia, or Russia=== | ||
[[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Determine whether the town was in Austrian, Russian, or Prussian Poland.'''<br> | [[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Determine whether the town was in Austrian, Russian, or Prussian Poland.'''<br> | ||