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An outstanding publication '''Finding records of your ancestors, Poland 1808 to 1900''' is now available. Click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/0/0f/Finding_records_of_your_ancestors_Poland.pdf here]to download.  
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Guide to '''Poland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe bordered by Baltic Sea, [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], the [[Czechia Genealogy|Czechia]], [[Slovakia Genealogy|Slovakia]], [[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]], [[Belarus Genealogy|Belarus]], [[Lithuania Genealogy|Lithuania]] and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Polish is the official language.<ref name="poland">Wikipedia contributors, "Poland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


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This color publication shows how to find records of a family who lived in Poland from 1808 to 1900. It tells you which records to use and how to search them. It also introduces you to the research tools you will need. A case study illustrates each step of the research process.


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<center>'''A. Modern Voivodeships:'''  Click on a province to find a detailed article on<br>research for that area.'''</center><br>
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<center>'''B. 1967 Voivodeships:''' Use these for FamilySearch <br>Catalog and Historical Records.</center>
 
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[[Image:Animated-Flag-Poland.gif|thumb|left]]Welcome to the Poland page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Poland page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Polish records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Poland Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
 
== Getting started with Poland research ==
 
[[Image:Polish church.jpg|thumb]] There is a site for digitized books of Silesia. These books are mostly in German and Polish and you can download them to your computer. To use this site, click here [http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra digitized books].
 
For digitized books of Poznan click [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra here].
 
For Poznan Marriage Indexing Project click [[Poland Poznan Marriage Indexing Project|here]].
 
== Research Tools  ==
 
*[[Poland Beginning Research|Beginning Polish Research]]
*[[Boundary Changes|Boundary Changes]]
*[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php?akcja=info1&id=2405074 Civil Registration Office Address Finder]
*[[Counties of Poland 1999|Counties of Poland 1999]]
*[[Emigration Records of Europe|Emigration Records of Europe]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/f/f0/Polish_Gazetteers_and_Maps_Online.pdf Gazetteers and Maps Online]
*[[Poland Holdings of the Polish State Archives|Holdings of the Polish State Archives]]
*[http://Kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister - German/Polish Place Name Conversion]
*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/b/b0/Research_Outline_Poland.pdf Polish Research Outline]
*[http://www.poczta-polska.pl/kody/ Postal codes]
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6|Catholic Parish Finding aid] <br>(Search only works with correct Polish diacritical marks)
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Poland.pdf Research Outline for Poland by BYU]
*[[Poland Websites|Websites]]
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<center>'''C. Poland 1815-1918:''' Poland was <br>
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'''D.''' '''Polish Archival Jurisdictions:'''  [https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/o-nas/mapa-archiwow-panstwowych/ '''Click here'''] for a more detailed map of archive territories and voivodeship coverage. Use the [https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/wyszukiwanie-akt-metrykalnych '''metrical records search'''] tool to discover which archive has the records you need.<br>
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==Provinces (Voivodeships)==
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Poland is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: ''województwa,'' singular ''województwo''). <br>Click on the link below for a Wiki article specific to the province.
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    <li>[[Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Greater Poland Voivodeship (wielkopolskie)]]</li>
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    <li>[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie)]]</li>
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    <li>[[Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Lesser Poland Voivodeship (małopolskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Łódź Voivodeship (łódzkie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Lower Silesian Voivodeship (dolnośląskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Lublin Voivodeship (lubelskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Lubusz Voivodeship (lubuskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Masovian Voivodeship (mazowieckie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Opole Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Opole Voivodeship (opolskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Pomeranian Voivodeship (pomorskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Silesian Voivodeship (śląskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Subcarpathian or Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Subcarpathian Voivodeship (podkarpackie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (świętokrzyskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (warmińsko-mazurskie)]]</li>
    <li>[[Western Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Western Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)]]</li>
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An outstanding publication Finding records of your ancestors, Poland 1808 to 1900 is now available. Click hereto download.

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Welcome to the Poland page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Poland page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Polish records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Poland Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

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There is a site for digitized books of Silesia. These books are mostly in German and Polish and you can download them to your computer. To use this site, click here digitized books.

For digitized books of Poznan click here.

For Poznan Marriage Indexing Project click here.

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