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=== 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://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra Digital Library of Wielkopolska] Books for the Poznan province.  
*[http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra Digital Library of Wielkopolska] Books for the Poznan province.
*[https://www.lib-web.org/europe/baltic-states/poland/ Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Poland]  
*[https://www.lib-web.org/europe/baltic-states/poland/ Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Poland]
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy]  
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy]
*[http://fbc.pionier.net.pl/owoc Polish Digital Library Collection]  
*[http://fbc.pionier.net.pl/owoc Polish Digital Library Collection]
*[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra Silesian Digital Library] Books in German and Polish can be downloaded to your computer.  
*[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra Silesian Digital Library] Books in German and Polish can be downloaded to your computer.
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/lang-en/news.html State Archives of Poland]  
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/lang-en/news.html State Archives of Poland]
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/en/data-bases.html State Archives of Poland Databases]  
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/en/data-bases.html State Archives of Poland Databases]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/ela.php?l=en ELA Population Registers]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/ela.php?l=en ELA Population Registers]
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/iza.php?l=en IZA Archival Fonds]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/iza.php?l=en IZA Archival Fonds]
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration]
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/sezam.php?l=en SEZAM Archive Inventories]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/sezam.php?l=en SEZAM Archive Inventories]
*[http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives of Katowice]  
*[http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives of Katowice]
*[http://www.ap.wroc.pl/ State Archives of Wrocław]  
*[http://www.ap.wroc.pl/ State Archives of Wrocław]
*[http://www.archiwum.leszno.pl State Archives in Leszno]  
*[http://www.archiwum.leszno.pl State Archives in Leszno]
*[http://www.archiwum.opole.pl/ State Archives in Opole]  
*[http://www.archiwum.opole.pl/ State Archives in Opole]
*[http://www.lublin.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Lublin]  
*[http://www.lublin.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Lublin]
*[http://adt.sl.pl/ State Archives in Tarnόw]  
*[http://adt.sl.pl/ State Archives in Tarnόw]
*[http://www.archiwum.krakow.pl/ State Archives in Krakόw]  
*[http://www.archiwum.krakow.pl/ State Archives in Krakόw]
*[http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Poznań]  
*[http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Poznań]
*[http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Warsaw]  
*[http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Warsaw]
*[http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/ State Archives in Zamośc]  
*[http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/ State Archives in Zamośc]
*[http://www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives Gdańsk]  
*[http://www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives Gdańsk]
*[http://www.archiwum.bydgoszcz.pl/ State Archives in Bydgoszcz]  
*[http://www.archiwum.bydgoszcz.pl/ State Archives in Bydgoszcz]
*[http://www.siedlce.ap.gov.pl/zasoby.html State Archives in Siedlce]  
*[http://www.siedlce.ap.gov.pl/zasoby.html State Archives in Siedlce]
*[http://www.archiwum.zgora.pl/ State Archives in Zielona Gora]  
*[http://www.archiwum.zgora.pl/ State Archives in Zielona Gora]
*[http://www.archiwum.plock.com/ State Archives in Płock]  
*[http://www.archiwum.plock.com/ State Archives in Płock]
*[http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Przemyśl]  
*[http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Przemyśl]
*[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.
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_Archives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland]
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_Archives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland]


=== Cemeteries ===
===Cemeteries===


*[http://www.pjcrp.org/menu_eng.html Poland Jewish Cemeteries Restoration Project]  
*[http://www.pjcrp.org/menu_eng.html Poland Jewish Cemeteries Restoration Project]
*[http://cemetery.jewish.org.pl/ Foundation for Documentation of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland]
*[http://cemetery.jewish.org.pl/ Foundation for Documentation of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland]


=== Church Records ===
===Church Records===


*[http://www.genealodzy.pl/katalog.phtml Church Inventory Genealogia Polska]  
*[http://www.genealodzy.pl/katalog.phtml Church Inventory Genealogia Polska]
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/www/diecezje/index.htm Lutheran Church in Poland]  
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/www/diecezje/index.htm Lutheran Church in Poland]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/lutheran.html Poland's Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses]  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/lutheran.html Poland's Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses]
*[http://archiwum.archidiecezja.katowice.pl/en/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice]  
*[http://archiwum.archidiecezja.katowice.pl/en/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice]
*[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryki.php Roman Catholic Church Registers Online]  
*[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryki.php Roman Catholic Church Registers Online]
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/dpl.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland]  
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/dpl.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland]
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)]  
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/dioceses.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)]  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/dioceses.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)]
*[http://www.katolik.pl/parafie/ Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK]  
*[http://www.katolik.pl/parafie/ Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK]
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6 Polish Parish Address Finder] This site will help you find addresses to Catholic parishes, and when available their email or web address.
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6 Polish Parish Address Finder] This site will help you find addresses to Catholic parishes, and when available their email or web address.


=== Church Directories ===
===Church Directories===


*[http://www.kuria.gliwice.pl/ Roman Catholic Diocese in Gliwice]  
*[http://www.kuria.gliwice.pl/ Roman Catholic Diocese in Gliwice]
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/pl/?D=2 Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses] Polish Evangelical website with all diocese addresses and individual parishes and email addresses.  
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/pl/?D=2 Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses] Polish Evangelical website with all diocese addresses and individual parishes and email addresses.
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/diec.wroclawska/ Evangelical Diocese in Wrocław]  
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/diec.wroclawska/ Evangelical Diocese in Wrocław]
*[http://www.diecezja.legnica.pl/ Roman Catholic Diocese in Legnica]  
*[http://www.diecezja.legnica.pl/ Roman Catholic Diocese in Legnica]
*[http://www.vogel-soya.de/Kirchspiele_OS.html Parishes in Upper Silesia] Catholic and Lutheran parish designations for Oberschlesien. This list includes a list of all villages in the parish boundaries. The site also gives starting dates of church books available for parishes in Oberschlesien.  
*[http://www.vogel-soya.de/Kirchspiele_OS.html Parishes in Upper Silesia] Catholic and Lutheran parish designations for Oberschlesien. This list includes a list of all villages in the parish boundaries. The site also gives starting dates of church books available for parishes in Oberschlesien.
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses Directory]  
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses Directory]
*[http://www.upstreamvistula.org/Parishes/Parishes.htm Lutheran parishes of the Vistula region]  
*[http://www.upstreamvistula.org/Parishes/Parishes.htm Lutheran parishes of the Vistula region]
*[http://www.archidiecezja.lodz.pl/dekanaty.html Roman Catholic Diocese in Łodz]  
*[http://www.archidiecezja.lodz.pl/dekanaty.html Roman Catholic Diocese in Łodz]
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6 Polish Parish Address Finder] This site will help you find addresses to Catholic parishes, and when available their email or web address.
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6 Polish Parish Address Finder] This site will help you find addresses to Catholic parishes, and when available their email or web address.


=== Civil Registration ===
===Civil Registration===


*[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php Civil Record Office Addresses] This site gives the civil registration office addresses, and when available,  email and website information.
*[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php Civil Record Office Addresses] This site gives the civil registration office addresses, and when available,  email and website information.


=== 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]
*[http://nasza-klasa.pl/ Classmates Site]
*[http://nasza-klasa.pl/ Classmates Site]


=== Emigration and Immigration ===
===Emigration and Immigration===


*[[Hamburg Passenger Lists]] FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.  
*[[Hamburg Passenger Lists]] FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.
*[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland.
*[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland.


=== Gazetteers ===
===Gazetteers===


*[http://www.halgal.com/skorowidz.html Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej]  
*[http://www.halgal.com/skorowidz.html Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej]
*[http://www.pgsa.org/Towns/townindex.php Slownik Geograficzny Translation Guide PGSA]  
*[http://www.pgsa.org/Towns/townindex.php Slownik Geograficzny Translation Guide PGSA]
*[http://www.polishroots.com/GeographyMaps/S%C5%82ownikGeograficzny/tabid/61/Default.aspx Slownik Geograficzny Translation Guide PolishRoots]
*[http://www.polishroots.com/GeographyMaps/S%C5%82ownikGeograficzny/tabid/61/Default.aspx Slownik Geograficzny Translation Guide PolishRoots]


=== Genealogy ===
===Genealogy===


*[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet]  
*[https://sites.google.com/view/polishgenealogygroup/internet-tools?authuser=0 FB Polish Genealogy Group Aid website]
*[http://www.semanchuk.com/gen/ Galician Genealogy]  
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet]
*[http://www.galiziengermandescendants.org/ Galizien German Descendants]  
*[http://www.semanchuk.com/gen/ Galician Genealogy]
*[http://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer]  
*[http://www.galiziengermandescendants.org/ Galizien German Descendants]
*[http://www.halgal.com Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia]  
*[http://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer]
*[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka Database]  
*[http://www.halgal.com Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia]
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html German Polish place names in Polish Russia]  
*[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka Database]
*[http://www.langline.com/Wilno.htm Guide to Parishes and Villages in the Former Archdiocese of Wilno]  
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html German Polish place names in Polish Russia]
*[http://www.langline.com/Wilno.htm Guide to Parishes and Villages in the Former Archdiocese of Wilno]
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland & Russia]
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland & Russia]
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister] Polish-German and German-Polish place name changes.
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister] Polish-German and German-Polish place name changes.
*[http://www.republika.pl/modraglina/kaszlink.html Kashubian Links]
*[http://www.republika.pl/modraglina/kaszlink.html Kashubian Links]
*[http://www.klub-beskid.com/phorum/ Klub-Beskid] Forum for French people with Polish ancestry.
*[http://www.klub-beskid.com/phorum/ Klub-Beskid] Forum for French people with Polish ancestry.
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/poland/index.html Poland Genealogy Links]  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/poland/index.html Poland Genealogy Links]
*[https://feefhs.org/resource/poland Poland Genealogy Resources by FEEFHS]  
*[https://feefhs.org/resource/poland Poland Genealogy Resources by FEEFHS]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html PolandGenWeb]  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html PolandGenWeb]
*[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/genealogy/Poland.html Poland Information & Resources]  
*[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/genealogy/Poland.html Poland Information & Resources]
*[[Polish Parish Extraction Project]] Extensive extraction of Catholic Church records for the parishes of Medrzechow, Kupienin and Samocice.  
*[[Polish Parish Extraction Project]] Extensive extraction of Catholic Church records for the parishes of Medrzechow, Kupienin and Samocice.
*[http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page PolishOrigins]  
*[http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page PolishOrigins]
*[http://www.polishroots.com/ PolishRoots]  
*[http://www.polishroots.com/ PolishRoots]
*[http://pommernkontakte.de/index.html Pommernkontakte] Pommern researcher contacts, data sharing, and guidelines for researchers.  
*[http://pommernkontakte.de/index.html Pommernkontakte] Pommern researcher contacts, data sharing, and guidelines for researchers.
*[http://www.schlawe.de/ Research group for the Schlawe district]  
*[http://www.schlawe.de/ Research group for the Schlawe district]
*[http://www.rummelsburg.de/literatur/index.htm Rummelsburg] Genealogy and history of the Rummelsburg (now Miastka, Poland), county.  
*[http://www.rummelsburg.de/literatur/index.htm Rummelsburg] Genealogy and history of the Rummelsburg (now Miastka, Poland), county.
*[http://www.mikeburger.com/rzeszow.html Search Rzeszów Vital Records]
*[http://www.mikeburger.com/rzeszow.html Search Rzeszów Vital Records]
*[https://mikeeliasz.wordpress.com/ Stanczyk - Internet Muse] Russian-Poland, in particular the Kielce Gubernia.
*[https://mikeeliasz.wordpress.com/ Stanczyk - Internet Muse] Russian-Poland, in particular the Kielce Gubernia.
*[http://www.deutsch-krone.com/kb-zippnow.htm Zippnow Catholic Church Parish Records]
*[http://www.deutsch-krone.com/kb-zippnow.htm Zippnow Catholic Church Parish Records]


=== General Information ===
===General Information===


*[http://www.polishmission.com/ For Poles in America]  
*[http://www.polishmission.com/ For Poles in America]
*[http://www.poltran.com/ Polish Translator]  
*[http://www.poltran.com/ Polish Translator]
*[http://www.ipgs.us/ Links and information for Polish Genealogists]
*[http://www.ipgs.us/ Links and information for Polish Genealogists]


=== Heraldry ===
===Heraldry===


*[http://www.szlachta.org.pl/en/ Confederation of the Polish Nobility]  
*[http://www.szlachta.org.pl/en/ Confederation of the Polish Nobility]
*[http://wielcy.pl The Minakowski's Great Genealogy Site]
*[http://wielcy.pl The Minakowski's Great Genealogy Site]


=== History ===
===History===


*[http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html History of Poland]  
*[http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html History of Poland]
*[http://indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]  
*[http://indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/history.html Timeline of Polish History]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/history.html Timeline of Polish History]


=== Historical Geography ===
===Historical Geography===


*[http://www.kami.net.pl/kresy/ Eastern Borderlands Places]  
*[http://www.kami.net.pl/kresy/ Eastern Borderlands Places]
*[http://www.territorial.de/ndschles/ndsl.htm Lower Silesia] Niederschlesien with Kreis (county) information for each county and town history (timelines, etc.).  
*[http://www.territorial.de/ndschles/ndsl.htm Lower Silesia] Niederschlesien with Kreis (county) information for each county and town history (timelines, etc.).
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/kujtowns.html Counties, Districts, Cities, and Towns in the Kujawsko-Pomorski Province]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/kujtowns.html Counties, Districts, Cities, and Towns in the Kujawsko-Pomorski Province]


=== Jewish Records ===
===Jewish Records===


*[http://www.amhazikaron.org/ Am haZikaron - the Institute of Science and Heritage of the Jewish People]  
*[http://www.amhazikaron.org/ Am haZikaron - the Institute of Science and Heritage of the Jewish People]
*[http://www.avotaynu.com/ Avotaynu]  
*[http://www.avotaynu.com/ Avotaynu]
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim]  
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim]
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps]  
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps]
*[http://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer] Historical directories  
*[http://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer] Historical directories
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/ Gesher Galicia] The Special Interest Group for Galicia  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/ Gesher Galicia] The Special Interest Group for Galicia
*[http://search.geshergalicia.org/ Gesher Galicia Database] The All Galicia Database  
*[http://search.geshergalicia.org/ Gesher Galicia Database] The All Galicia Database
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen]  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen]
*[[Jewish Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki article  
*[[Jewish Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki article
*[http://www.jewishgalicia.net/ Jewish History in Galicia and Bukovina]  
*[http://www.jewishgalicia.net/ Jewish History in Galicia and Bukovina]
*[http://www.jri-poland.org Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Home Page]  (the largest fully searchable database of indexes to Jewish vital records accessible online).  
*[http://www.jri-poland.org Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Home Page]  (the largest fully searchable database of indexes to Jewish vital records accessible online).
*[http://www.jewishwebindex.com/poland.htm Jewish Web Index]  
*[http://www.jewishwebindex.com/poland.htm Jewish Web Index]
*[http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/ce/ghetto/lodz-ghetto-cemetery.htm Łódź Ghetto Cemetery Burial Lists]  
*[http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/ce/ghetto/lodz-ghetto-cemetery.htm Łódź Ghetto Cemetery Burial Lists]
*[http://www.jewishlodzcemetery.org/EN/Home/Default.aspx Łódź Jewish Cemetery]  
*[http://www.jewishlodzcemetery.org/EN/Home/Default.aspx Łódź Jewish Cemetery]
*[http://www.jewishmuseum.org.pl/index.php?lang=en Museum of the History of Polish Jews]  
*[http://www.jewishmuseum.org.pl/index.php?lang=en Museum of the History of Polish Jews]
*[http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ Routes to Roots Foundation] Archive Database  
*[http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ Routes to Roots Foundation] Archive Database
*[http://www.shabbat-goy.com/ Shabbat Goy] Information about more than 200 concentration camps, Jewish synagogues and cemeteries in Poland  
*[http://www.shabbat-goy.com/ Shabbat Goy] Information about more than 200 concentration camps, Jewish synagogues and cemeteries in Poland
*[http://www.sztetl.org.pl/?lang=en_GB Virtual Shtetl]  
*[http://www.sztetl.org.pl/?lang=en_GB Virtual Shtetl]
*[http://www.getto.pl/ Warsaw Ghetto Database]  
*[http://www.getto.pl/ Warsaw Ghetto Database]
*[http://cemetery.jewish.org.pl/ Warsaw Jewish Cemetery at Okopowa Street and Jewish cemeteries in Mazovia]  
*[http://cemetery.jewish.org.pl/ Warsaw Jewish Cemetery at Okopowa Street and Jewish cemeteries in Mazovia]
*[http://www.zchor.org/rozan/rozan.htm We Remember Jewish Rozhan!]  
*[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.
*[http://www.straty.pl/index.php/en/szukaj-w-bazie Search for Victims of Oppression].
*[http://www.straty.pl/index.php/en/szukaj-w-bazie Search for Victims of Oppression].


=== Language and Languages ===
===Language and Languages===


*[http://www.poltran.com/ Free Polish-English-Polish Translator and online Polish Dictionary]  
*[http://www.poltran.com/ Free Polish-English-Polish Translator and online Polish Dictionary]
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]  
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Media:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf|Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide]]  
*[[Media:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf|Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]  
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]]  
*[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Polish Letter Writing Guide]]  
*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Polish Letter Writing Guide]]
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/frazin.htm Translation Guide to19th Century Polish-Language Civil-Registration Documents]
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/frazin.htm Translation Guide to19th Century Polish-Language Civil-Registration Documents]
*[http://szlachta.projektpodlasie.pl/ Szlanchta Project Language Guide]
*[http://szlachta.projektpodlasie.pl/ Szlanchta Project Language Guide]


=== Maps ===
===Maps===


*[http://www.mapy.eksploracja.pl/viewpage.php?page_id=32 Maps of Gdansk Pomerania]  
*[http://www.mapy.eksploracja.pl/viewpage.php?page_id=32 Maps of Gdansk Pomerania]
*[http://mapy.eholiday.pl/ Maps of Polish Localities]  
*[http://mapy.eholiday.pl/ Maps of Polish Localities]
*[http://mapy.amzp.pl/maps.shtml Maps of Western Poland]  
*[http://mapy.amzp.pl/maps.shtml Maps of Western Poland]
*[http://igrek.amzp.pl/index.php Old Maps of Poland]  
*[http://igrek.amzp.pl/index.php Old Maps of Poland]
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Polish Map]  
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Polish Map]
*[http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/ Polish Map]  
*[http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/ Polish Map]
*[http://english.mapywig.org/news.php Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919-1939)]  
*[http://english.mapywig.org/news.php Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919-1939)]
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni]  
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni]
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.<br>
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.<br>


=== Military Records ===
===Military Records===


*[http://www.polegli.tgcp.pl/index.php?lng=en Fallen Soldiers in WWI]  
*[http://www.polegli.tgcp.pl/index.php?lng=en Fallen Soldiers in WWI]
*[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]  
*[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]
*[http://www.genoroots.com/eng/pBrowUsEn.php Prussian Army Project]
*[http://www.genoroots.com/eng/pBrowUsEn.php Prussian Army Project]


=== Names Personal ===
===Names Personal===


*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni]  
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni]
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.  
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.
*[http://www.herby.com.pl/ Slownik Nazwisk Database]
*[http://www.herby.com.pl/ Slownik Nazwisk Database]


=== Regional Research ===
===Regional Research===


[http://www.mittelpolen.de/irm/ Research in Middle Poland] <br>[http://www.antiquar-einhorn.de/links/li0108.htm Oberschlesien research]This is a lengthy list of many sites to help with research in this region. Address books of several cities are also available for download.  
[http://www.mittelpolen.de/irm/ Research in Middle Poland] <br>[http://www.antiquar-einhorn.de/links/li0108.htm Oberschlesien research]This is a lengthy list of many sites to help with research in this region. Address books of several cities are also available for download.  


=== 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 Association of North America]  
*[http://www.ka-na.org/ Kashubian Association of North America]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/polandgen.html Poland Genweb] with links and lots of transcribed parish records.  
*[http://sites.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://www.ptg.gda.pl/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association]  
*[http://www.ptg.gda.pl/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association]
*[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))
*[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/system/welcome/welcome/index.html International Tracing Service] Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people, displaced people, and prisoners of war.  
*[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/system/welcome/welcome/index.html International Tracing Service] Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people, displaced people, and prisoners of war.
*[http://pgsca.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of California]  
*[http://pgsca.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of California]
*[http://www.pgsm.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan]  
*[http://www.pgsm.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan]
*[http://pgsmn.org/pgsmn/ Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota]  
*[http://pgsmn.org/pgsmn/ Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota]
*[http://tpgs02.org/ Toledo Polish Genealogical Society]  
*[http://tpgs02.org/ Toledo Polish Genealogical Society]
*[[Poland Societies|List of Genealogical Societies in Poland]]  
*[[Poland Societies|List of Genealogical Societies in Poland]]
*[http://wurst.worsten.org/en.htm Worsten Genealogical Society]  
*[http://wurst.worsten.org/en.htm Worsten Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.archiv-lauban.de The former German Kreis of Lauban and information regarding parish locations and finding records].
*[http://www.archiv-lauban.de The former German Kreis of Lauban and information regarding parish locations and finding records].


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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.

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Archives & Libraries[edit | edit source]

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Church Directories[edit | edit source]

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Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

  • Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.
  • Germans from Russia discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland.

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Language and Languages[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

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Research in Middle Poland
Oberschlesien researchThis is a lengthy list of many sites to help with research in this region. Address books of several cities are also available for download.

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