|
|
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{Poland-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb | | {{CountrySidebar |
| | |Country=Poland |
| | |Name=Poland |
| | |Type=Topic |
| | |Topic Type=Background |
| | |Background=Social Life and Customs |
| | |Rating=Acceptable |
| | }}{{breadcrumb |
| | link1=[[Poland Genealogy|Poland]] | | | link1=[[Poland Genealogy|Poland]] |
| | link2= | | | link2= |
| Line 15: |
Line 22: |
| Knowing about the society your ancestor lived in can help you in your research. Learning about everyday life, religious practices, customs, and traditions is particularly helpful if you choose to write a history of your family. Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each area and time period and are affected by the local customs and traditions. | | Knowing about the society your ancestor lived in can help you in your research. Learning about everyday life, religious practices, customs, and traditions is particularly helpful if you choose to write a history of your family. Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each area and time period and are affected by the local customs and traditions. |
|
| |
|
| The Family History Library does not have many books related to the social life and customs in Poland. You will probably find more books of this sort through a public or university library. The sources that are available at the Family History Library are listed in the catalog under: | | The FamilySearch Library does not have many books related to the social life and customs in Poland. You will probably find more books of this sort through a public or university library. The sources that are available at the FamilySearch Library are listed in the catalog under: |
|
| |
|
| POLAND - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS | | POLAND - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS |
| Line 51: |
Line 58: |
| Loose people were people from all social classes and had no possession. Some were thieves, others prostitutes, or runaway serfs. Romanian gypsies who lived in nomadic camps in Poland – Lithuania after 1501 were also called loose people. Remnants of the old feudal system can be seen in Poland. Rural areas still have manor houses and peasant cottages used as residences. Some have been in the same family for many generations. | | Loose people were people from all social classes and had no possession. Some were thieves, others prostitutes, or runaway serfs. Romanian gypsies who lived in nomadic camps in Poland – Lithuania after 1501 were also called loose people. Remnants of the old feudal system can be seen in Poland. Rural areas still have manor houses and peasant cottages used as residences. Some have been in the same family for many generations. |
|
| |
|
| Source: Chorzempa, Rosemary A. ''Polish Roots = Korzenie Polskie''. Pages 58 - 62. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. (Family History Library INTL Book 943.8 D27c). | | Source: Chorzempa, Rosemary A. ''Polish Roots = Korzenie Polskie''. Pages 58 - 62. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. (FamilySearch Library INTL Book 943.8 D27c). |
| ==Publications== | | ==Publications== |
| {| class="wikitable sortable" | | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
| ! Topic !! Time period !! Resource !! Locations Covered | | ! Topic !! Time period !! Resource !! Locations Covered |
| |- | | |- |
| | Social life and customs||||Bazielich, Barbara. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2303533?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Atlas polskich strojów ludowych'']. Warsaw, Poland : Państw. Wydawn. Naukowe, 1961||Poland | | | Social life and customs||||Bazielich, Barbara. ''{{FSC|2303533|item|disp=polskich strojów ludowych''}}. Warsaw, Poland : Państw. Wydawn. Naukowe, 1961||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2807978?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Christmas in Poland'']. Chicago, Illinois : World Book, 1989||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||''{{FSC|2807978|item|disp=in Poland''}}. Chicago, Illinois : World Book, 1989||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2306033?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library The Imagination of Poland in the arts, philosophy, politics, science, and religion'']. Orchard Lake, Michigan : Orchard Lake Center for Polish Studies and Culture, 1971||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||''{{FSC|2306033|item|disp=Imagination of Poland in the arts, philosophy, politics, science, and religion''}}. Orchard Lake, Michigan : Orchard Lake Center for Polish Studies and Culture, 1971||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Barnett, Clifford R. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2515819?availability=Idaho%20Falls%20Idaho%20FamilySearch%20Library Poland, its people, its society, its culture'']. New Haven, Connecticut : HRAF Press, 1958||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Barnett, Clifford R. ''{{FSC|2515819|item|disp=its people, its society, its culture''}}. New Haven, Connecticut : HRAF Press, 1958||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Bagnowska, Anna. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/46326?availability=Family%20History%20Library Poland. Little Library for Youth'']. Warsaw, Poland : Interpress Publishers, 1970||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Bagnowska, Anna. ''{{FSC|46326|item|disp=Little Library for Youth''}}. Warsaw, Poland : Interpress Publishers, 1970||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |customs, traditions and folklore||||Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1373347?availability=Family%20History%20Library Polish customs, traditions and folklore'']. New York, New York : Hippocrene Books, 1996||Poland | | |customs, traditions and folklore||||Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz. ''{{FSC|1373347|item|disp=customs, traditions and folklore''}}. New York, New York : Hippocrene Books, 1996||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Folk costumes||||Majka, Christopher. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2303555?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Polish folk costumes'']. Halifax, Nova Scotia : Empty Mirrors Press, 1991 ||Poland | | |Folk costumes||||Majka, Christopher. ''{{FSC|2303555|item|disp=folk costumes''}}. Halifax, Nova Scotia : Empty Mirrors Press, 1991 ||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Thomas, William I. and Florian Znaniecki. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1003896?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Polish peasant in Europe and America : a classic work in immigration history'']. Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 1996||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Thomas, William I. and Florian Znaniecki. ''{{FSC|1003896|item|disp=Polish peasant in Europe and America : a classic work in immigration history''}}. Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 1996||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2240802?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Polish Research Information'']. [S.l. : s.n.]||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||''{{FSC|2240802|item|disp=Research Information''}}. [S.l. : s.n.]||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Wedel, Janine. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2306041?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library The private Poland : [an anthropologist's look at everyday life]'']. New York, New York : Facts on File, 1986||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Wedel, Janine. ''{{FSC|2306041|item|disp=private Poland : [an anthropologist's look at everyday life}}'']. New York, New York : Facts on File, 1986||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||redakcją Andrzeja Wyczańskiego. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/220842?availability=Family%20History%20Library Społesczeństwo staropolskie : studia i szkice'']. Warsaw, Poland : Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1979||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||redakcją Andrzeja Wyczańskiego. ''{{FSC|220842|item|disp=staropolskie : studia i szkice''}}. Warsaw, Poland : Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1979||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Bogucka, Maria. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2304073?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Staropolskie obyczaje w XVI-XVII wieku'']. Warsaw, Poland : Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1994||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Bogucka, Maria. ''{{FSC|2304073|item|disp=obyczaje w XVI-XVII wieku''}}. Warsaw, Poland : Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1994||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Nir, Roman. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/560430?availability=Family%20History%20Library Szkice z dziejów Polonii = Historical sketches of the Polonia'']. Orchard Lake, Michigan : The Central Archives of American Polonia in Orchard Lake, 1990 ||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Nir, Roman. ''{{FSC|560430|item|disp=z dziejów Polonii = Historical sketches of the Polonia''}}. Orchard Lake, Michigan : The Central Archives of American Polonia in Orchard Lake, 1990 ||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Polanie Club. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2303553?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Treasured Polish Christmas customs and traditions : carols, decorations and a Christmas play'']. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Polanie Pub. Co., 1984||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Polanie Club. ''{{FSC|2303553|item|disp=Polish Christmas customs and traditions : carols, decorations and a Christmas play''}}. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Polanie Pub. Co., 1984||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||redakcja naukowa: Andrzej Radzimiński, Anna Supruniuk, Jan Wroniszewski. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1011442?availability=Family%20History%20Library Venerabiles nobiles et honesti. Studia z dziejów społeczeństwa Polski średniowiecznej : prace ofiarowane Profesorowi Januszowi Bieniakowi w siedemadziesiątą rocznicę urodzin i czterdziestopięciolecie pracy naukowej'']. Toruń, Poland : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, 1997||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||redakcja naukowa: Andrzej Radzimiński, Anna Supruniuk, Jan Wroniszewski. ''{{FSC|1011442|item|disp=nobiles et honesti. Studia z dziejów społeczeństwa Polski średniowiecznej : prace ofiarowane Profesorowi Januszowi Bieniakowi w siedemadziesiątą rocznicę urodzin i czterdziestopięciolecie pracy naukowej''}}. Toruń, Poland : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, 1997||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/578406?availability=Family%20History%20Library Żydzi w Małopolsce : studia z dziejów osadnictwa i życia społecznego'']. Przemyśl, Poland : Południowo-Wschodni instytut naukowy, 1991||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||''{{FSC|578406|item|disp=w Małopolsce : studia z dziejów osadnictwa i życia społecznego''}}. Przemyśl, Poland : Południowo-Wschodni instytut naukowy, 1991||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Keefe, Eugene K. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/439244?availability=Family%20History%20Library Area handbook for Poland'']. [Washington, D.C.] : GPO, 1973||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Keefe, Eugene K. ''{{FSC|439244|item|disp=handbook for Poland''}}. [Washington, D.C.] : GPO, 1973||Poland |
| |- | | |- |
| |Social life and customs||||Kitowicz, Je̜drzej. ''[https://ixtheo.de/Record/1030699658 Customs and culture in Poland under the last Saxon King: the major texts of Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III : description of customs during the reign of August III by Jedrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804'']. Budapest New York Central European University Press, 2019||Poland | | |Social life and customs||||Kitowicz, Je̜drzej. ''[https://ixtheo.de/Record/1030699658 Customs and culture in Poland under the last Saxon King: the major texts of Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III : description of customs during the reign of August III by Jedrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804'']. Budapest New York Central European University Press, 2019||Poland |