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| == The Szlachta or Polish Nobility == | | ==The Szlachta or Polish Nobility== |
| | *Was established in the Middle Ages and persisted at some level until abolished by the March Constitution in 1921 |
| | *Probably originated as Slavic warriors and protectors of the state |
| | *Noble status could be granted for special services to the state |
| | *Noble status was hereditary, but was inherited only by those born in wedlock to |
| | parents who were both members of the nobility |
| | *Only members of the nobility could own land |
| | *At one point, 6.6-8.0% of the total population of Poland and 16% or more of all |
| | ethnic Poles were members of the nobility |
| | *Unlike other European nobility, Polish nobles sharing ancestry also shared a coat of arms |
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| *Was established in the Middle Ages and persisted at some level until abolished by the March Constitution in 1921 | | ==Polish Court Records== |
| *Probably originated as Slavic warriors and protectors of the state | | *Include registers of the local tribunals for nobles (from the 15th-18th century). |
| *Noble status could be granted for special services to the state
| | *Books are not indexed and must be searched page by page. |
| *Noble status was hereditary, but was inherited only by those born in wedlock to parents who were both members of the nobility | | *Most records are written in latin, but some are written in Polish. Frequently, there |
| *Only members of the nobility could own land
| | will be mixture of latin and Polish in the same record. |
| *At one point, 6.6-8.0% of the total population of Poland and 16% or more of all ethnic Poles were members of the nobility
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| *Unlike other European nobility, Polish nobles sharing ancestry also shared a coat of arms See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish_nobility_coats_of_arms_images Wikipedia] for information and images of Polish Nobility Coat of Arms
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| == Court Records ==
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| *Mainly documented the lives of the nobility-predated existing vital records
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| *Include registers of the local tribunals for nobles (from the 15th-18th century)
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| *Books are not indexed and must be searched page by page
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| *Most records are written in Latin, but some are written in Polish. Frequently, there will be mixture of Latin and Polish in the same record.
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| == Locating Court Records at AGAD ==
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| Various division of the AGAD (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych) or the Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw are in charge of the following records:
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| *AGAD Division 1: Records prior to 1795<br>
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| *AGAD Division 2: Records from 1795-1918<br>
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| *AGAD Division 3: Genealogy Archives and Private Collections<br>
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| *AGAD Division 4: Map Collections<br>
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| *AGAD Division 5: Information, Records, and Public Resources
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| Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie<br>ul. DJuga 7<br>00-263 Warsaw<br>POLAND<br>e-mail: sekretariat@agad.gov.pl<br>http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl
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| *Search the [http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/sezam.php?l=en SEZAM], one of the databases for the Polish Archives. You do not need to use diacritics, but a search should either include all Polish characters or no Polish characters.
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| *Search for locality names
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| *Search for księgi ziemskie or księgi grodzkie
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| === Conducting Research at AGAD ===
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| *Registers may be examined by the general public. Some fragile registers are not available for examination, but may be available on microfilm.
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| *The Reading Room is open Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. The Reading Room is closed in August and on about 6 holidays. Reading Room hours are reduced on about 4 other days during the year.
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| *Researchers do not need to request permission in advance in order to conduct research at AGAD. However, researchers must complete a form stating why they want to see the registers.
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| *Materials may be requested twice a day at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Non-residents of Warsaw may order up to 10 archival units per day. Materials may be ordered in advance to ensure availability using [http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl/eng/order_form.html an online form]. Materials ordered at 9:00 a.m. will be available after 1:00 p.m. the same day. Materials ordered at 1:00 p.m. will be available the next day.
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| *Reading Room has 31 seats; 17 for researchers who would like to inspect original records and 14 for the microfilm readers. There is also a special table for reading maps. Finding aids, dictionaries and some books are on the shelves around the work space.
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| *Laptop computers may be brought into the Reading Room, but electrical connections are not available. Researchers should bring spare batteries for their laptops.
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| *Twice a day, all researchers must leave the Reading Room for 15 minutes so that the staff can ventilate the room.
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| *Archivists may also be hired to conduct research at the rate of $15 per hour, with payment made by bank transfer. Photocopies are about $2 per page. Photocopies of genealogical or personal records are about $5 per page.
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