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Guide to '''Poland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Country 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>


For a Polish language version of this page see also [[Polska]]. <br><br>  
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== Getting started with Poland research  ==
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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 [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
<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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== Research Tools  ==
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<center>'''B.  1967 Voivodeships:''' Use these for FamilySearch <br>Catalog and Historical Records.</center>
[[Image:Poland Schweidnitz.jpg|thumb|200px]]
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*[[Poland Beginning Research|Beginning Polish Research]]
*[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php?akcja=info1&id=2405074 Civil Registration Office Finder]
*[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/0/0f/Finding_records_of_your_ancestors_Poland.pdf Finding records of your ancestors, Poland 1808 to 1900]
*Join the&nbsp;[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poland-Genealogy-Research-Community/288167854541247 Facebook] or [[Join a Skype Research Community|Skype]] Poland Genealogy Research Community
*[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://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Poland%22 Online Tutorials]
*[http://www.poczta-polska.pl/kody/ Postal Codes Finder]
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6%7CCatholic Parish Finder] Use correct Polish diacritical marks.
*[[Poland Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library|Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/b/b0/Research_Outline_Poland.pdf Research Outline]
*[[Poland Websites|Websites]]
*[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
*[http://www.ksiegi-parafialne.pl/ Source for latest digitized parish registers] This is a great source for finding those online records!
 
== Online Databases and Digitized Records ==
 
*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/testy.html AGAD] Digitized records from the Eastern areas of Poland now in Ukraine. Click [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/7/7e/AGAD.pdf here] for instructions.
*[http://regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php Church Registers Indexing - Lublin region]
*[http://metryki.genbaza.com/ GenBaza] Digitized records from the various archives in Poland. Click [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/af/GENBAZA.pdf here] for instructions.
*[[Geneteka database]] Church Registers Indexing Project.
*[http://www.szukajwarchiwach.pl/ Polish State Archives] Digitized records from the Polish State Archives. Click [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/af/Polish_State_Archives.pdf here] for instructions.
*[http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/main/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association] Pomeranian church books
*[http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/cemetery/action/mainCem/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association] Pomeranian cemeteries
*[http://bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/project.php Poznan Marriage Indexing Project]
*[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryki.php Roman Catholic Church Registers Online]
*[http://www.olsztyn.ap.gov.pl/apnet/wybierz.php State Archive in Olsztyn] Digitized records for an area in West Prussia.
*[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/showDocuments?show_on_page=50 Szczecin State Archives online records in Pommerania, civil and church records included]
*[http://ahnenforscher.pl/?page_id=42 Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1]
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Breslau#Standesamturkunden Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1] (Another jumping off point)
*[http://archeion.net/atom/index.php/ksiega-urodzen-wroclaw-iii-1891-t-06;isad Link to Breslau Standesamt III] This covers 1891-1911. This Standesamt (civil registration office) existed from 1891-1945.
*[http://www.matricula.findbuch.net/php/main.php?ar_id=3670#2 A new addition to the Matricula site] for the Breslau archives which is&nbsp;starting to digitize.
 
For a list of additional online databases and digitized records click [[Poland Online Databases|here.]]
 
<span style="font-weight: bold">Wiki articles describing some online collections at FamilySearch can be found at:</span>
 
*[[Poland, Gliwice Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Poland, Gliwice Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
== Featured Content  ==
 
[[Image:Polish church.jpg|thumb|200px|Polish church.jpg]]
 
Polish vital records are becoming available online. However, there is no central online repository for these records. Use [http://www.ksiegi-parafialne.pl/ Księgi parafialne] (Polish for “Church Books”) Portal to check availability of Polish records online. This Polish site lists, by province, every town that has vital records and/or indexes available online and links are included to get you there. As such, this site is only helpful once you’ve discovered the name of the town from which your ancestors came. Most of the websites are in Polish.
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
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== Did you know?  ==
 
=== Extraction Projects  ===
 
Extensive extraction of Catholic Church records for the parishes of Medrzechow, Kupienin and Samocice, Poland have been completed and are available. For more information see the [[Polish Parish Extraction Project|Polish Parish Extraction Project]] page.
 
=== Facebook Page  ===
 
Because the Research forums are no longer available for help, be aware that FamilySearch has Facebook pages for this country that you should consider when doing your research:  
 
[https://www.facebook.com/PolandGenealogy?ref=ts&fref=ts Poland]
 
Here you can help others, post your questions and look for answers and helpful links, as well.
 
== News and Events  ==
 
[[Image:Poland Toszek.jpg|thumb|200px|Poland Toszek.jpg]]
 
'''''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/0/0f/Finding_records_of_your_ancestors_Poland.pdf Finding records of your ancestors, Poland 1808 to 1900]''''' is a color publication showing 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.  
 
== Polish Partitions  ==
 
*[[Austrian Poland]]
*[[Prussian Poland|Prussian Poland]]
*[[Russian Poland|Russian Poland]]
 
== Help Wanted  ==
 
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
 
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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>
    <li>[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie)]]</li>
    <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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Guide to Poland ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe bordered by Baltic Sea, Germany, the Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Polish is the official language.[1]

Online
Research Help

Poland Map

A. Modern Voivodeships: Click on a province to find a detailed article on
research for that area.

Pomerania VoivodeshipWarmia-Masuria VoivodeshipWarmia-Masuria VoivodeshipPodlaskie VoivodeshipWestern Pomerania VoivodeshipMasovia VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomerania VoivodeshipGreater Poland VoivodeshipGreater Poland VoivodeshipŁódź VoivodeshipLubusz VoivodeshipLower Silesia VoivodeshipSilesia VoivodeshipSubcarpathia or Podkarpackie VoivodeshipLesser Poland VoivodeshipSilesia VoivodeshipLublin VoivodeshipMasovia VoivodeshipLower Silesia VoivodeshipGreater Poland VoivodeshipŁódź VoivodeshipŁódź VoivodeshipMasovia VoivodeshipOpole VoivodeshipOpole VoivodeshipSubcarpathia or Podkarpackie Voivodeship|Świętokrzyskie VoivodeshipWestern Pomerania VoivodeshipPodlaskie VoivodeshipMasovia VoivodeshipPoland map with English.png
B. 1967 Voivodeships: Use these for FamilySearch
Catalog and Historical Records.
SzczecinKoszalinGdańskBydgoszczPoznańZielona GóraWrocławOpoleKatowiceKrakówRzeszówKielceLublinWarszawaLódźBiałystokOlsztynPoland 1967 map.png
C. Poland 1815-1918: Poland was
divided among Prussia, Russia, and Austria.
West Prussia (Westpreussen)Pomerania (Pommern)East Prussia (Oustpreussen)BrandenburgPosenGalicia (Austrian PolandSilesia (Schlesien)Russian PolandPoland 1815-1918.png

D. Polish Archival Jurisdictions: Click here for a more detailed map of archive territories and voivodeship coverage. Use the metrical records search tool to discover which archive has the records you need.
Poland Archives.jpg

Provinces (Voivodeships)

Poland is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: województwa, singular województwo).
Click on the link below for a Wiki article specific to the province.

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Poland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland, accessed 23 March 2016.