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##[http://www.baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''The PRADZIAD Database''']
##[http://www.baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''The PRADZIAD Database''']
##[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl '''Szukaj w Archiwach''']
##[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl '''Szukaj w Archiwach''']
##[http://www.lostshoebox.com '''The Lost Shoe Box'''], with links to:
##[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database '''Geneteka''']
###[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database '''Geneteka''']
##[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/File:GENBAZA.pdf '''Metryki GenBaza''']
###[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/File:GENBAZA.pdf '''Metryki GenBaza''']
##[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl '''Szukaj w Archiwach''']
###[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl '''Szukaj w Archiwach''']
##[http://www.archion.de '''Archion'''], Cooperative of protestant archives ($)
##[http://www.archion.de '''Archion'''], Cooperative of protestant archives ($)
##[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ '''Archives Portal Europe''']
##[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ '''Archives Portal Europe''']
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To determine which archives hold your records, use this program.
To determine which archives hold your records, use this program.
*[http://www.pommerndatenbank.de '''Pommerndatenbank:The Database for Genealogy in Pomerania'''].  This program will tell you which archives holds the records for you locality.  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190216054333/http://pommerndatenbank.de/ '''Pommerndatenbank:The Database for Genealogy in Pomerania'''] at Pommerndatenbank - archived page; this program will tell you which archives holds the records for you locality.  
::1.Adreβuch Pommern: Go to Suche. Enter surname.
::1.Adreβuch Pommern: Go to Suche. Enter surname.
::2. Kirchenbücher und Standesregister: Go to Suche. > Enter locality name. > Click Suche. > Find your Kreis. >  Find your Parish > Click on the archive link to get contact information for the archive.
::2. Kirchenbücher und Standesregister: Go to Suche. > Enter locality name. > Click Suche. > Find your Kreis. >  Find your Parish > Click on the archive link to get contact information for the archive.

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Online Class on Archives[edit | edit source]

  1. Watch the Specific Geography portion to learn how to use MeyersGaz.org and Kartenmeister.com to get the details of the German and Polish names of your town and its higher jurisdictions.
  2. Watch the General Resources portion to learn how to check for parish registers using
    1. The PRADZIAD Database
    2. Szukaj w Archiwach
    3. Geneteka
    4. Metryki GenBaza
    5. Szukaj w Archiwach
    6. Archion, Cooperative of protestant archives ($)
    7. Archives Portal Europe
  3. Watch the Pomerania portion, which begins at 28:52 minutes.

Polish Archives Online[edit | edit source]

Pomerania Websites[edit | edit source]

Go to Forschung > Famillienforschung > Standesamt online or Kirchenbuch online > Find your Kreis >Parish
Go to "PomGenBase". > Search "PomGenBase". > Select "Christenings", "Marriages", or "Deaths”" > Use drop-down menu to see list of locations. > Select a locality or search in all localities. > Restrict your search using "Years". > Enter at least a "Surname". > Change "Search Method" to "similar". > Click "Search".

To determine which archives hold your records, use this program.

1.Adreβuch Pommern: Go to Suche. Enter surname.
2. Kirchenbücher und Standesregister: Go to Suche. > Enter locality name. > Click Suche. > Find your Kreis. > Find your Parish > Click on the archive link to get contact information for the archive.


State Archives Köslin
Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie
ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2
PL-75-950 Koszalin
Poland

State Archives Stettin
Archiwum Państwowe w Szczecinie
ul. Św. Wojciecha 13
PL-70-410 Szczecin
Poland