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===Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page | {|style="float:right; margin-right:030px; background-color:#acd9f9" " width="25%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" | ||
The Poland Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Poland. It also contains general tips and other resources for | | | ||
<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | |||
<center>''The Poland Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Poland. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | |||
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[[ | ==Poland Research Strategies== | ||
*[[Poland Getting Started|Getting Started]] | |||
[[ | *[[Poland How to Guides|"How to" Guides]] | ||
*[[Poland Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] | |||
*[[Poland Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video classes | |||
*[[Poland Record Finder|Record Finder]] | |||
*[[Poland Finding Aids|Finding Aids]] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/e/eb/Polish_websites_templated_updated_JMR.pdf Advancing Your Polish Research Using Polish Websites] | |||
===Jewish Research=== | |||
*[[Finding Poland Jewish Ancestors|Finding Poland Jewish Ancestors]] | |||
==Poland Research Tips== | |||
===Find the Voivodeship (Province)=== | ===Find the Voivodeship (Province)=== | ||
*[[Poland Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] | |||
[[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Use maps and gazetteers to locate the town in Poland.'''<br> | [[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Use maps and gazetteers to locate the town in Poland.'''<br> | ||
At this point, you need to find out the general location of the town. Genealogical records are organized and maintained by geographical jurisdictions. To proceed further you need to find out the '''voivodeship''' (Polish:województwo) or '''province''' of the town. Later, you will find more details. But to use the gazetteers that will give you those details, you need to know the province. Here are some options for quickly finding the province: | At this point, you need to find out the general location of the town. Genealogical records are organized and maintained by geographical jurisdictions. To proceed further you need to find out the '''voivodeship''' (Polish:województwo) or '''province''' of the town. Later, you will find more details. But to use the gazetteers that will give you those details, you need to know the province. Here are some options for quickly finding the province: | ||
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*'''Spis Gazetteer''' | *'''Spis Gazetteer''' | ||
This gazetteer is simple to search. It is alphabetical. It lists jurisdictions and location of civil registration offices. At this point you need it most to find the Województwo/Province, marked with [[File:X mark.png|25px]]. This will give you the 1968 province. Provinces changed in 1999. However, this is the province you need to use when looking for records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Just below this gazetteer links, you will find maps that show the two sets of provinces for comparison. There you can convert the 1967 province to the modern province. The [[Spis Gazetteer of Poland|Spis Gazetteer of Poland Wiki Article]] gives abbreviations. | This gazetteer is simple to search. It is alphabetical. It lists jurisdictions and location of civil registration offices. At this point you need it most to find the Województwo/Province, marked with [[File:X mark.png|25px]]. This will give you the 1968 province. Provinces changed in 1999. However, this is the province you need to use when looking for records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Just below this gazetteer links, you will find maps that show the two sets of provinces for comparison. There you can convert the 1967 province to the modern province. The [[Spis Gazetteer of Poland|Spis Gazetteer of Poland Wiki Article]] gives abbreviations. | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/397509-spis-miejscowoci-polskiej-rzeczypospolitej-ludowej-vol-01?offset=1 '''Spis Gazetteer, Volume 1'''] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/401238-spis-miejscowoci-polskiej-rzeczypospolitej-ludowej-vol-02?offset=1 '''Spis Gazetteer, Volume 2'''] | ||
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<center>'''Translated Headings for Spis Gazetteer'''</center> | <center>'''Translated Headings for Spis Gazetteer'''</center> | ||
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Earlier, you used *[http://mapa.szukacz.pl '''Mapa.Szukacz.pl'''] to find the voivodeship of your town. It also lists the '''"commune".''' Usually the civil registration office will be in the commune.<br> | Earlier, you used *[http://mapa.szukacz.pl '''Mapa.Szukacz.pl'''] to find the voivodeship of your town. It also lists the '''"commune".''' Usually the civil registration office will be in the commune.<br> | ||
Watch the online course, [https://familysearch.org/ | Watch the online course, [https://familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/712 '''Poland Historical Geography'''] '''The second half of this lesson will demonstrate several gazetteers.'''<br> | ||
Links to those gazetteers, and more instructions, can be found in the article [[Poland Gazetteers|'''Poland Gazetteers'''.]]<br> | Links to those gazetteers, and more instructions, can be found in the article [[Poland Gazetteers|'''Poland Gazetteers'''.]]<br> | ||
You might just locate the parish churches which appear to be closest to your town of village. This is not foolproof, as they may have been built more recently, or had boundaries to the parish that stretched in a different direction excluding your town. However, if you write to the wrong parish, they will forward your request to the correct parish. Here are two directories for parish address:<br> | You might just locate the parish churches which appear to be closest to your town of village. This is not foolproof, as they may have been built more recently, or had boundaries to the parish that stretched in a different direction excluding your town. However, if you write to the wrong parish, they will forward your request to the correct parish. Here are two directories for parish address:<br> | ||
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*If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. | *If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. | ||
==Reading the Records== | ==Reading the Records== | ||
[[File:Blue check.png|25px]] '''Use language lessons, vocabulary lists, and reading aids to learn how to read the records.''' You do not have to be fluent in a language to read church records or civil registration records. Only a few words are necessary, such as mother, father, baptized, married, boy, girl, bride, groom. | [[File:Blue check.png|25px]] '''Use language lessons, vocabulary lists, and reading aids to learn how to read the records.''' You do not have to be fluent in a language to read church records or civil registration records. Only a few words are necessary, such as mother, father, baptized, married, boy, girl, bride, groom. | ||
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===Research Tutorials=== | ===Research Tutorials=== | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ | '''Handwriting Lessons on FamilySearch Learning Center:'''<br> | ||
** | *'''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar - 10 classes]''' | ||
** | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar] - Lessons on German Handwriting | ||
** | *Old German Script | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Part 1] | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 Part 2] | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records)] | |||
*'''Reading Russian Handwriting''' | *'''Reading Russian Handwriting''' | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ | **[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-russian-documents-the-russian-alphabet Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet] | ||
*'''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. | ||
**[ | *'''Latin in German Church Records''' | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/latin-for-genealogists Latin for Genealogists] | |||
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===How-to Guides=== | ===How-to Guides=== | ||
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[[Category:Poland Research Strategies]] | [[Category:Poland Research Strategies]] | ||
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