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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]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

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]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies Newspapers
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Cemeteries Newspapers Obituaries

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration	Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Census Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies Probate Records Land & Property
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories Societies	Social networking

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration Emigration and Immigration Jewish Records Military Records Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies	Population Census Directories Biography Land & Property

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Nobility	Nobility Heraldry Biography	Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Jewish Records
Religion	Church Records	History Church History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary	Language and Languages Polish Genealogical Word List German Genealogical Word List Russian Genealogical Word List Latin Genealogical Word List
Handwriting	German Paleography Seminar - 10 classes Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents Old German Script Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records) Reading Russian Handwriting Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1 Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2 Additional Russian Paleography Classes Russian for Everyone: The Russian Alphabet SGGEE Cyrillic Handout.pdf for months and numbers in Russian cursive.
Naming patterns	Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records	Poland Letter Writing Guide

Provinces (Vovoideships)[edit | edit source]

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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+*[[Prussian Poland Ortssippenbücher|Town Genealogies]]
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 *[[Poland Census|Census]]
+*[[Poland Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]]
+*[[Prussian Poland Ortssippenbücher|Town Genealogies]]
+*[[Poland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Poland Land and Property|Land & Property]]
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+*[[Poland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Poland Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
+*[[Poland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Poland Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]]
+*[[Prussian Poland Ortssippenbücher|Town Genealogies]]
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+*[[Poland Population|Population]]
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+*[[Poland Biography|Biography]]
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+*[[Poland Biography|Biography]]
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+*[[Poland Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]]
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      <li>[[Western Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Western Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)''']]</li>
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