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The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland. | The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland. The Poland research websites are also listed as "Favorites" at the Family History Library: | ||
[[Poland|'''Back to Poland Wiki page''']] | [[Poland|'''Back to Poland Wiki page''']] | ||
===Archives & Libraries=== | === Archives & Libraries === | ||
*[http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl/ Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw] | *[http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl/ Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Poland.html Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Poland] | ||
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy] | |||
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy | *[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=43 State Archives of Poland] | ||
*[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.eng.php PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration] | |||
*[http://www. | *[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/index.eng.php SEZAM Archive Inventories] | ||
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_Archives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland] | |||
*[http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives of Katowice] | |||
*[http://www.ap.wroc.pl/ State Archives of Wrocław] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.leszno.pl/nowa/ State Archives in Leszno] | |||
*[http://www.diecezja.opole.pl/archiwum State Archives in Opole] | |||
*[http://www.lublin.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Lublin] | |||
*[http://adt.sl.pl/ State Archives in Tarnόw] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.krakow.pl/ State Archives in Krakόw] | |||
*[http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives of Katowice] | *[http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Poznań] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Warsaw] | ||
*[http://www.archiwum.leszno.pl State Archives in Leszno] | *[http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/ State Archives in Zamośc] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl/zbiory/akta.php?akta=genealogiczne State Archives Gdańsk] | ||
*[http://www.lublin.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Lublin] | *[http://www.archiwum.bydgoszcz.pl/ State Archives in Bydgoszcz] | ||
*[http://adt.sl.pl/ State Archives in Tarnόw] | *[http://www.archiwumpanstwowe.siedlce.com/ State Archives in Siedlce] | ||
*[http://www.archiwum.krakow.pl/ State Archives in Krakόw] | *[http://www.archiwum.zgora.pl/ State Archives in Zielona Gora] | ||
*[http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Poznań] | *[http://www.archiwum.plock.com/ State Archives in Płock] | ||
*[http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Warsaw] | *[http://www.workjoy.com.pl/pmap_gos/archiwum/ State Archives in Przemyśl] | ||
*[http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/ State Archives in Zamośc] | |||
*[http://www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives Gdańsk] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.bydgoszcz.pl/ State Archives in Bydgoszcz] | |||
*[http://www.siedlce. | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.zgora.pl/ State Archives in Zielona Gora] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.plock.com/ State Archives in Płock] | |||
*[http://www. | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.czestochowa.um.gov.pl/ State Archives in Czestochowa] | *[http://www.archiwum.czestochowa.um.gov.pl/ State Archives in Czestochowa] | ||
*[http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Staatsarchiv Breslau] Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels. | *[http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Staatsarchiv Breslau] Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels. | ||
=== | === Church Records === | ||
*[ | *[http://www.genpol.com/htmlpages-display-pid-21.html Church Inventory Genealogia Polska] | ||
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/ Lutheran Church in Poland] | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/lutheran.html Poland's Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses] | |||
*[http://www.amen.pl/katalog/diecezje.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Amen)] | |||
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)] | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/dioceses.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)] | |||
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/ | |||
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*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)] | |||
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*[http://www.katolik.pl/parafie/ Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK] | *[http://www.katolik.pl/parafie/ Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_ArcUNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland] | ||
*[http://archiwum.archidiecezja.katowice.pl/hives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice webpage] | |||
=== | === Civil Registration === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php Civil Record Office Addresses] | ||
=== Directories === | |||
===Directories=== | |||
*[http://www.ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php?language=de Poland white pages] | *[http://www.ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php?language=de Poland white pages] | ||
===Emigration and Immigration=== | === Emigration and Immigration === | ||
*[[Hamburg Passenger Lists] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850–1934 Resource Guide] | ||
*[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland. | *[http://www.linktoyourroots.hamburg.de/ Hamburg Passenger Lists 1890-1914 online index] | ||
*[[Hamburg Passenger Lists|Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article]] | |||
*[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] Wiki page discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland. | |||
=== | === Genealogy === | ||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet] | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet] | ||
*[http://www.halgal.com Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia] | *[http://www.halgal.com Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia] | ||
*[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka Database] | *[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka Database] | ||
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html German Polish place names in Polish Russia] | *[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html German Polish place names in Polish Russia] | ||
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/poland/index.html Poland Genealogy links] | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html PolandGenWeb] | |||
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1538/Polishpg.html Polish Genealogy Links] | |||
*[http://polishancestry.com/ Polish Genealogy Research in Detroit, Michigan] | |||
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/poland/index.html Poland Genealogy | |||
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*[http://www.polishroots.com/ PolishRoots] | *[http://www.polishroots.com/ PolishRoots] | ||
===General Information=== | === General Information === | ||
*[http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html History Of Poland] | |||
*[http://www.polishmission.com/ For Poles in America] | *[http://www.polishmission.com/ For Poles in America] | ||
=== | === Heraldry === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.szlachta.org/heraldry.htm http://www.szlachta.org/heraldry.htm] This site contains information about Polish heraldry. | ||
===Jewish Records=== | === Jewish Records === | ||
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim] | |||
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcamps/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps] | |||
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim] | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/ Gesher Galicia] The Special Interest Group for Galicia | ||
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/rg/guide/JewishGenealogy.asp Jewish Genealogy Research Outline] | ||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/JRI-PL/ Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Home Page] | |||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/ Gesher Galicia] The Special Interest Group for Galicia | *[http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ The Routes to Roots Foundation] Archive Database | ||
*[http:// | *[http://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer] Historical directories (business, address, telephone, etc.), yizkor books (memorials to Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust), and lists of Polish military officers. Most of the directories are from Poland, Galicia, or Romania. | ||
*[http://www.zchor.org/rozan/rozan.htm We Remember Jewish Rozhan!] Example of a Jewish town history (Yitzkor book translations). | |||
*[http://www. | |||
*[http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ Routes to Roots Foundation] Archive Database | |||
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*[http://www.zchor.org/rozan/rozan.htm We Remember Jewish Rozhan!] | |||
*[http://www.yadvashem.org.il/ Yad Vashem] Site for Jewish Holocaust-Shoah victim's names with pages of testimony. | *[http://www.yadvashem.org.il/ Yad Vashem] Site for Jewish Holocaust-Shoah victim's names with pages of testimony. | ||
===Language and Languages=== | === Language and Languages === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=WLGerman.ASP German Genealogical Word List] | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/German_Gothic99-36316.ASP Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide] | |||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/WLLatin.ASP Latin Genealogical Word List] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/WLPolish.ASP Polish Genealogical Word List] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/36339_LWGPolish.pdf Polish Letter Writing Guide] | ||
*[http://www.herby.com.pl/herby/indexslo.html Slownik Nazwisk Database] | |||
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===Maps=== | === Maps === | ||
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Mapa Polski] | |||
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool] | |||
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ | |||
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool | |||
=== Societies === | |||
===Societies=== | |||
*[http://www.eegsociety.org/Home.aspx East European Genealogical Society] | *[http://www.eegsociety.org/Home.aspx East European Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http://www.feefhs.org Federation of East European Family History Societies] | *[http://www.feefhs.org Federation of East European Family History Societies] | ||
*[http://www.ka-na.org/ Kashubian | *[http://www.ka-na.org/2003.html Kashubian Institute] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/polandgen.html Poland Genweb] with links and lots of transcribed parish records. | ||
*[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] | *[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] | ||
*[http://www.pgsctne.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.] | *[http://www.pgsctne.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.] | ||
*[http://www.pgst.org Polish Genealogical Society of Texas] | *[http://www.pgst.org Polish Genealogical Society of Texas] | ||
*[http://pommerscher-greif.de/index.htm Pommeranian Society] with tips, links and some books to purchase] | |||
*[http://pommerscher-greif.de/index.htm Pommeranian Society] with tips, links and some books to purchase | *[http://www.sggee.org Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe] (ethnic Germans living in Russian Poland and Volhynia (the northwestern part of the Ukraine)) | ||
*[http://www.sggee.org Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe] (ethnic Germans living in Russian Poland and Volhynia (the northwestern part of the Ukraine)) | |||
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Revision as of 10:11, 16 November 2009
The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland. The Poland research websites are also listed as "Favorites" at the Family History Library:
Archives & Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw
- Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Poland
- Polish Embassy
- State Archives of Poland
- PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration
- SEZAM Archive Inventories
- UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland
- State Archives of Katowice
- State Archives of Wrocław
- State Archives in Leszno
- State Archives in Opole
- State Archives in Lublin
- State Archives in Tarnόw
- State Archives in Krakόw
- State Archives in Poznań
- State Archives in Warsaw
- State Archives in Zamośc
- State Archives Gdańsk
- State Archives in Bydgoszcz
- State Archives in Siedlce
- State Archives in Zielona Gora
- State Archives in Płock
- State Archives in Przemyśl
- State Archives in Czestochowa
- Staatsarchiv Breslau Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- Church Inventory Genealogia Polska
- Lutheran Church in Poland
- Poland's Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Amen)
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)
- Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK
- Directory of Religious Archives - Poland
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice webpage
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850–1934 Resource Guide
- Hamburg Passenger Lists 1890-1914 online index
- Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article
- Germans from Russia Wiki page discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia
- Geneteka Database
- German Polish place names in Polish Russia
- Poland Genealogy links
- PolandGenWeb
- Polish Genealogy Links
- Polish Genealogy Research in Detroit, Michigan
- PolishRoots
General Information[edit | edit source]
Heraldry[edit | edit source]
- http://www.szlachta.org/heraldry.htm This site contains information about Polish heraldry.
Jewish Records[edit | edit source]
- Concentration Camp Oswiecim
- Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps
- Gesher Galicia The Special Interest Group for Galicia
- Jewish Genealogy Research Outline
- Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Home Page
- The Routes to Roots Foundation Archive Database
- Genealogy Indexer Historical directories (business, address, telephone, etc.), yizkor books (memorials to Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust), and lists of Polish military officers. Most of the directories are from Poland, Galicia, or Romania.
- We Remember Jewish Rozhan! Example of a Jewish town history (Yitzkor book translations).
- Yad Vashem Site for Jewish Holocaust-Shoah victim's names with pages of testimony.
Language and Languages[edit | edit source]
- German Genealogical Word List
- Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide
- Latin Genealogical Word List
- Polish Genealogical Word List
- Polish Letter Writing Guide
- Slownik Nazwisk Database
Maps[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
- East European Genealogical Society
- Federation of East European Family History Societies
- Kashubian Institute
- Poland Genweb with links and lots of transcribed parish records.
- Polish Genealogical Society of America
- Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.
- Polish Genealogical Society of Texas
- Pommeranian Society with tips, links and some books to purchase]
- Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (ethnic Germans living in Russian Poland and Volhynia (the northwestern part of the Ukraine))