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*[[Poland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Poland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Poland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Poland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Poland Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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*[[Poland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Poland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Newspapers
*Obituaries
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*[[Poland Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Polish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar - 10 classes]
*Reading German Handwritten Records
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/39 Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/40 Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents]
*Old German Script
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 Part 1]
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 Part 2]
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426 Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records)]
*Reading Russian Handwriting
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-russian-documents-the-russian-alphabet Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/russian-alphabet-language-and-handwriting-part-1 Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/russian-alphabet-language-and-handwriting-part-2 Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2]
*Additional Russian Paleography Classes
**[http://www.russianforeveryone.com/RufeA/Lessons/Introduction/Alphabet/Alphabet.htm Russian for Everyone: The Russian Alphabet]
**[https://www.sggee.org/research/rus_translate/Cyrillic_Handouts.pdf SGGEE Cyrillic Handout.pdf] for months and numbers in Russian cursive.


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*Names, personal
*[[Poland Names, Personal|Names, personal]]
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*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]
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==Jurisdictions==
==Provinces (Vovoideships)==
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.'''
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.'''
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    <li>[[Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Greater Poland Voivodeship (wielkopolskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie''')]]</li>
    <li>[[Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lesser Poland Voivodeship (małopolskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Łódź Voivodeship (łódzkie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lower Silesian Voivodeship (dolnośląskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lublin Voivodeship (lubelskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lubusz Voivodeship (lubuskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Masovian Voivodeship (mazowieckie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Opole Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Opole Voivodeship (opolskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Pomeranian Voivodeship (pomorskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Silesian Voivodeship (śląskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Subcarpathian or Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Subcarpathian Voivodeship (podkarpackie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (świętokrzyskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (warmińsko-mazurskie)''']]</li>
    <li>[[Western Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Western Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)''']]</li>
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| Birth date and birthplace
| [[Poland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Poland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Poland Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| [[United States Census|Census]], [[United States Military Records|Military Records]]
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| Death information
|  [[Poland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Poland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Poland Jewish Records|Jewish Records]], Newspapers, Obituaries
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| [[Poland Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
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Revision as of 14:31, 25 January 2021

Poland Wiki Topics
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Poland Background
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Record Finder Table for Poland[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Poland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
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Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Nobility
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Occupation
Religion
Social activities
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Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records

Provinces (Vovoideships)[edit | edit source]

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.



|- | Language helps | | Handwriting |- | Living relatives | Directories, Social Networking | Societies |- | Maiden name | Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records | Genealogy |- | Marriage information | Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records | Newspapers |- | Naming customs | Names, Personal | Periodicals |- | Noble families | Nobility, Heraldry | Biography, Periodicals |- | Occupations | Church Records, Civil Registration, Obituaries, Jewish Records | — |- | Parents, children, and other family members | Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records | Probate Records, Land & Property |- | Physical description | Military Records | — |- | Places of residence | Population, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Jewish Records, Military Records | Biography, Genealogy, Land & Property |- | Religion | Church Records, Church History | History |- | Social activities | History, Social Life and Customs | — |}

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