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To receive a record, you need to be a direct descendant of the person you are interested in. For example, you will get a death certificate of your great grandfather but it can be a problem to get a record of your grandmothe'rs sister's second husband. You can apply for that, but the result is determined by the officer's goodwill.  
To receive a record, you need to be a direct descendant of the person you are interested in. For example, you will get a death certificate of your great grandfather but it can be a problem to get a record of your grandmothe'rs sister's second husband. You can apply for that, but the result is determined by the officer's goodwill.  


[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/ae/Letter_to_Polish_civ_reg.pdf '''This universal form'''] can be used to apply for full or shortened transcript of a civil registration record.  
[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/ae/Letter_to_Polish_civ_reg.pdf '''This universal form'''] can be used to apply for full or shortened transcript of a civil registration record.  


====Payments====
====Payments====
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=== Church archives  ===
=== Church archives  ===


A great number of records kept in Catholic Church archives in Poland are microfilmed and records can be ordered to your nearest Family History Center. Before you write to church archives, please try to determine if records are kept in other places.  
A great number of records kept in Catholic Church archives in Poland are microfilmed by FamilySearch and may be digitized. Eventually all of them will be digitized.  


Each church archive has its own rules:  
Each church archive has its own rules:  
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POLAND
POLAND


In Poland approximately 134 protestant parishes exist. Some records formerly found in such parishes may now be archived in local Catholic parishes. For a list of the Protestant parishes in Poland, and their addresses, you can visit the [http://www.luteranie.pl Lutheran Church in Poland] for a listing of Lutheran parishes which are in existence today.
In Poland approximately 134 protestant parishes exist. Some records formerly found in such parishes may now be archived in local Catholic parishes. Additionally if there was not a local protestant church, many baptisms would be performed by local Catholic churches.
 
Additionally if there was not a local protestant church, many baptisms would be performed by local Catholic churches.


For an '''Orthodox Parish '''<br>
For an '''Orthodox Parish '''<br>
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== Other Forms and French Translation  ==
== Other Forms and French Translation  ==


Other [http://www.pgsa.org/EducationalCenter/letterwriting.php letter writing forms] that may meet your needs are available from:  
Other letter writing forms that may meet your needs are available from:  
*[http://www.pgsa.org/index.php Polish Genealogical Society of America] website.  
*[http://www.pgsa.org/index.php Polish Genealogical Society of America] website.  
*[http://szlachta.projektpodlasie.pl/ Polish language guide in Polish]
*[http://szlachta.projektpodlasie.pl/ Polish language guide in Polish]


For the French translation of the Polish Letter Writing Guide click [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Poland_Letter_Writing_Guide_in_French here].  
For the French translation of the Polish Letter Writing Guide click [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Letter_Writing_Guide_in_French here].  


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