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Civil authorities in the German territories of Poland began registering births, marriages, and deaths | Civil authorities in the German territories of Poland began registering births, marriages, and deaths on [https://www.lwl.org/westfaelische-geschichte/que/normal/que897.pdf 1 October 1874]. The people were required to report all births, marriages, and deaths to a civil registrar at a civil registration office (Standesamt). | ||
==Language of the Records == | ==Language of the Records == | ||
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=== Prussian Marriage Records (Heiraten, akta małżeństw)=== | === Prussian Marriage Records (Heiraten, akta małżeństw)=== | ||
Marriages were often recorded in the parish where the bride lived. After 1874 Prussian law required a civil marriage ceremony in addition to a church ceremony. There may be records for both. Civil marriage records may include more information than | Marriages were often recorded in the parish where the bride lived. After 1874 Prussian law required a civil marriage ceremony in addition to a church ceremony. There may be records for both. Civil marriage records may include more information than the church records. When church and civil records are available, search both. | ||
Marriage registers give: | Marriage registers give: | ||
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Often a record of divorce was inserted later as a marginal note in the marriage register. | Often a record of divorce was inserted later as a marginal note in the marriage register. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has almost no divorce records in its Polish collection. You may be able to obtain information from divorce records by contacting the courthouse of the town where the divorce took place or the archives serving the area. | ||
=== Prussian Death Records (Tote, akta zgonów) === | === Prussian Death Records (Tote, akta zgonów) === | ||
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Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office (Urzd stanu Cywilnego) in each town or city. You must therefore determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. Your ancestor may have lived in a village that was part of the civil district of a nearby larger town. In large cities there may be many civil districts. | Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office (Urzd stanu Cywilnego) in each town or city. You must therefore determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. Your ancestor may have lived in a village that was part of the civil district of a nearby larger town. In large cities there may be many civil districts. | ||
===To find the town for the civil registration office:=== | ===To find the town for the civil registration office:=== | ||
*Use [https://mapa.szukacz.pl/ '''mapa.szukacz'''] to find the province, area, commune, and postal code of the town. Enter the town name in the "place" field in the right sidebar and click "Show". All information will appear at the bottom of the right sidebar. <br> | *Use [https://mapa.szukacz.pl/ '''mapa.szukacz.pl'''] to find the province, area, commune, and postal code of the town. Enter the town name in the "place" field in the right sidebar and click "Show". All information will appear at the bottom of the right sidebar. <br> | ||
*Use [http://Kartenmeister.com '''Kartenmeister'''] to find the Polish and German province, county, Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and Standesamt (civil registration office), if the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Prussia | *Use [http://Kartenmeister.com '''Kartenmeister'''] to find the Polish and German province, county, Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and Standesamt (civil registration office), if the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Prussia | ||
=== Online Indexes to Civil Registration Records === | === Online Indexes to Civil Registration Records === | ||
====Jewish Record Indexes==== | ====Jewish Record Indexes==== | ||
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If searching for a Jewish ancestor, select | If searching for a Jewish ancestor, select the database [http://jri-poland.org/ "Jewish Records Indexing - Poland"] which is a good starting point. The database has approximately four million records and can be searched in several ways, such as entering a surname and a town name. Due to spelling errors, a "Sounds Like" search is usually more productive than an "is Exactly" search. The results are sorted by the location of the event and by the source of the data. "LDS" indicates that the records have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library. For these records, the database frequently contains the record number and film number, so the records can be found easily. "PSA" indicates that the records are available from a branch of the Polish State Archives. | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
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This course will demonstrate how to use these sources. | |||
====Finding Aids==== | ====Finding Aids==== | ||
Poland finding aids have been created by a variety of state, church, society, and private organizations. Their goal is to inform what records exist and the repositories that hold them. Each finding aid has a different focus--a particular religion or geographical area or archive or collection. Be sure to search all that apply to your ancestors. Remember that churches often produced civil registration records. The church records might have been destroyed, but copies had been sent to the government and still exist. So we search for both church records and civil registration records. | Poland finding aids have been created by a variety of state, church, society, and private organizations. Their goal is to inform what records exist and the repositories that hold them. Each finding aid has a different focus--a particular religion or geographical area or archive or collection. Be sure to search all that apply to your ancestors. Remember that churches often produced civil registration records. The church records might have been destroyed, but copies had been sent to the government and still exist. So we search for both church records and civil registration records. | ||
*[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''The PRADZIAD Database'''] A database that comprises information on parish and civil registration registers preserved in all branches of the Polish State Archives and some Roman Catholic diocesan and archdiocesan archives. Gives location of specific records and address of archives. | *[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''The PRADZIAD Database'''] A database that comprises information on parish and civil registration registers preserved in all branches of the Polish State Archives and some Roman Catholic diocesan and archdiocesan archives. Gives location of specific records and address of archives. | ||
*[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/strona_glowna/ '''Szukaj w Archiwach''' ] Search page for church records and civil registration at the National Archives. Links directly to scans. | *[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/strona_glowna/ '''Szukaj w Archiwach''' ] Search page for church records and civil registration at the National Archives. Links directly to scans. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1927187&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Poland%22 '''FamilySearch Catalog for Poland'''] Microfilms (all will eventually be digitized, many are now) of the FamilySearch records. | ||
*[[Baptist Church Records in Poland|'''Baptist Church Records in Poland''']] | *[[Baptist Church Records in Poland|'''Baptist Church Records in Poland''']] | ||
*[https://www.parafie.genealodzy.pl/ '''Parafie.genealodzy.pl'''], Parish inventory, address list of current parishes. | *[https://www.parafie.genealodzy.pl/ '''Parafie.genealodzy.pl'''], Parish inventory, address list of current parishes. | ||
*[https://agoff.de/?p=714 '''AGOFF,'''] an organization dedicated to finding missing records of Prussia. | *[https://agoff.de/?p=714 '''AGOFF,'''] an organization dedicated to finding missing records of Prussia. | ||
*[http://www.christoph-www.de/kbsilesia2.html '''Silesia Findbuch,'''] Comprehensive list of Silesian church records by parish, their location, and links to online records | *[http://www.christoph-www.de/kbsilesia2.html '''Silesia Findbuch,'''] Comprehensive list of Silesian church records by parish, their location, and links to online records | ||
*[http:// | *[http://westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/kirchenbuecher.php '''Family Research in West Prussia, Inventory of Church Records,'''] listed by county (kreis), find the kreis for your town in Meyers 1871 Gazetteer. | ||
* [http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/Standesamtsregister/bestandsverzeichnis.php? '''Family Research in West Prussia, Inventory of Civil Registration Records,'''] organized by county (kreis). Find the kreis in Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer. | * [http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/Standesamtsregister/bestandsverzeichnis.php? '''Family Research in West Prussia, Inventory of Civil Registration Records,'''] organized by county (kreis). Find the kreis in Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer. | ||
* [http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/main/ '''PTG (Pomorskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne)'''] Online indexes to birth, marriage and death records for the Pomeranian area. | * [http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/main/ '''PTG (Pomorskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne)'''] Online indexes to birth, marriage and death records for the Pomeranian area. | ||
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*[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ '''Geneteka'''] [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database Instructions] | *[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ '''Geneteka'''] [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database Instructions] | ||
=== Records at the | === Records at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed the civil registration records of many towns in the former Prussian areas of Poland. The specific holdings of the FamilySearch Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records in the FamilySearch Library, search in the Place section under: | ||
POLAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION | POLAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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The present location of records depends on the age of the record book. Records more recent than 100 years are generally in local civil registration offices, and older ones are in state archives. | The present location of records depends on the age of the record book. Records more recent than 100 years are generally in local civil registration offices, and older ones are in state archives. | ||
====To find the address of the civil registration office:==== | ====To find the address of the civil registration office:==== | ||
Addresses and contact information for Polish Civil Registry Offices can be found [https://archiwum.mswia.gov.pl/pl/form/148,Adresy-USC-w-Polsce-Addresses-of-Civil-Registry-Offices.html here]. | |||
Enter the name of the '''commune''' or filter by the województwo and powiat to see a list of all the civil registry offices in the area. | |||
Another option is to do a google search: | |||
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====How to Write the | ====How to Write the Email==== | ||
Write your request in Polish whenever possible. Information about how to write to local civil registration offices in Poland is given in [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]. | Write your request in Polish whenever possible. Information about how to write to local civil registration offices in Poland is given in [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]. | ||
====Writing to Archives==== | ====Writing to Archives==== | ||
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===Lessons=== | ===Lessons=== | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ | *'''[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/ | **[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records)] | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *'''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:// | **[https://www.sggee.org/research/rus_translate/Cyrillic_Handouts.pdf SGGEE Cyrillic Handout.pdf] for months and numbers in Russian cursive. | ||
**[https://familysearch.org/ | *'''Latin in German Church Records''' | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/latin-for-genealogists Latin for Genealogists] | |||
===Other Translation Resources === | ===Other Translation Resources === | ||
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