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**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/iza.php?l=en IZA Archival Fonds]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/iza.php?l=en IZA Archival Fonds]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/sezam.php?l=en SEZAM Archive Inventories]  
**[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/sezam.php?l=en SEZAM Archive Inventories]
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy]  
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy]  
*[http://fbc.pionier.net.pl/owoc Polish Digital Library Collection]  
*[http://fbc.pionier.net.pl/owoc Polish Digital Library Collection]  
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*[http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Staatsarchiv Breslau] Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels.  
*[http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Staatsarchiv Breslau] Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels.  
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_Archives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland]
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_Archives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland]
=== Cemeteries  ===
*[http://www.pjcrp.org/menu_eng.html Poland Jewish Cemeteries Restoration Project]


=== Church Records  ===
=== Church Records  ===
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*[http://archiwum.archidiecezja.katowice.pl/en/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice]  
*[http://archiwum.archidiecezja.katowice.pl/en/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice]  
*[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryki.php Roman Catholic Church Registers Online]  
*[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryki.php Roman Catholic Church Registers Online]  
*[http://www.amen.pl/katalog/diecezje.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Amen)] {{dead link}}
*[http://www.amen.pl/katalog/diecezje.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Amen)] {{dead link}}  
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)]  
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/dioceses.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/dioceses.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)]  
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=== Jewish Records  ===
=== Jewish Records  ===


*[http://www.amhazikaron.org/ Am haZikaron - the Institute of Science and Heritage of the Jewish People]
*[http://www.amhazikaron.org/ Am haZikaron - the Institute of Science and Heritage of the Jewish People]  
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim]  
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim]  
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps]  
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps]  
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*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Polish Map]  
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Polish Map]  
*[http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/ Polish Map]  
*[http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/ Polish Map]  
*[http://english.mapywig.org/news.php Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919-1939)]
*[http://english.mapywig.org/news.php Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919-1939)]  
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni]  
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni]  
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.<br>
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.<br>
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=== Military Records  ===
=== Military Records  ===


*[http://www.polegli.tgcp.pl/index.php?lng=en Fallen Soldiers in WWI]
*[http://www.polegli.tgcp.pl/index.php?lng=en Fallen Soldiers in WWI]  
*[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]
*[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]


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=== Regional Research  ===
=== Regional Research  ===


[http://www.mittelpolen.de/irm/ Research in Middle Poland] <br>[http://www.antiquar-einhorn.de/links/li0108.htm Oberschlesien research]This is a lengthy list of many sites to help with research in this region. Address books of several cities are also available for download.
[http://www.mittelpolen.de/irm/ Research in Middle Poland] <br>[http://www.antiquar-einhorn.de/links/li0108.htm Oberschlesien research]This is a lengthy list of many sites to help with research in this region. Address books of several cities are also available for download.  


=== Societies  ===
=== Societies  ===
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*[http://tpgs02.org/ Toledo Polish Genealogical Society]  
*[http://tpgs02.org/ Toledo Polish Genealogical Society]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Poland_Societies List of Genealogical Societies in Poland]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Poland_Societies List of Genealogical Societies in Poland]  
*[http://wurst.worsten.org/en.htm Worsten Genealogical Society]
*[http://wurst.worsten.org/en.htm Worsten Genealogical Society]  
*[http://www.archiv-lauban.de The former German Kreis of Lauban and information regarding parish locations and finding records].
*[http://www.archiv-lauban.de The former German Kreis of Lauban and information regarding parish locations and finding records].
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The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland.

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Archives & Libraries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Church Directories[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

  • Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.
  • Germans from Russia discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland.

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

General Information[edit | edit source]

Heraldry[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Historical Geography[edit | edit source]

Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

Language and Languages[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

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Regional Research[edit | edit source]

Research in Middle Poland
Oberschlesien researchThis is a lengthy list of many sites to help with research in this region. Address books of several cities are also available for download.

Societies[edit | edit source]


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