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


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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe bordered by [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], the [[Czech Republic Genealogy|Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia Genealogy|Slovakia]], [[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]], [[Belarus Genealogy|Belarus]], and [[Lithuania Genealogy|Lithuania]]. 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> <br>
 
The establishment of the Polish state can be traced back to A.D. 966. Go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland Wikipedia] for more information on Poland.
 
 
 
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==Getting Started ==
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<h3>Getting Started with Poland Research</h3>
Links to articles on getting started with Poland research.
*[[Poland Genealogy Research Using the_Wiki--Video_Series|'''Poland Genealogy Research Using the Wiki – Video Series''']]: Eighteen five-minute instructional videos training you in how to use this Wiki to find civil registration and church records for Poland.
*[[Poland How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]
*[[Poland Locating Town of Origin]]
*[[Poland Beginning Research|Beginning Polish Research]]  
*[[Poland Research Tips and Strategies|Research Strategies]]
*[[Poland Finding Aids]]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/712 Poland Historical Geography]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/36 Research in Poland] - Parts 1 and 2
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/418 Research in Prussian Poland]
:[[Poland Genealogy#More Poland Research Strategies|''See More Research Strategies'']]
 
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<h3>Poland Research Tools</h3>
Links to articles and websites that assist in Poland research.
*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]  
*[[Polish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Poland Websites|Websites]]
*[http://Kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister - German/Polish Place Name Conversion]
*[http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/applet?mimetype=image%2Fx.djvu&sec=false&handler=djvu_html5&content_url=%2FContent%2F12786%2Fdirectory.djvu Skorowidz Gazetteer Online] to find the parishes of various religions. 
**[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/7/71/1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction.pdf Instructions]
*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9541645 Spis Gazetteer, Volume 1]
*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13546665 Spis Gazetteer, Volume 2]
*[http://www.meyersgaz.org Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer Online]
*[http://mapa.szukacz.pl Mapa.Szukacz.pl] with jurisdictions, population, postal codes
:[[Poland Genealogy#More Poland Research Tools|''See More Research Tools'']]
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{{Click|Image:Poland_ORP.png|Poland Online Genealogy Records}} [[File:Ask the Community Button New Version.jpg|link=https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Genealogy_Research_Groups]]
==Poland Map==
 
==Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Poland==
*Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the '''local level.''' Duplicates were sometimes sent to higher jurisdictions such as a '''diocese or voivodeship (province).'''  Efforts to collect, preserve, and publish records online are generally carried out at a diocese or voivodeship level, or by '''archive jurisdiction level.'''
* If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article [[Poland Locating Town of Origin|'''Poland Locating Town of Origin''']] to search a variety of records that might provide that information.
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==Town Details Needed for Finding Records:==
Once you know the town where your ancestors lived, there are some important details you need to find to get into the records.  Your town may not have its own parish church because of its small size. So you need to find out the town name where the Catholic, Lutheran, Greek Catholic, or Jewish synagogue your ancestor attended would have been. Likewise, your town or village might have been too small to have its own civil registration office, so you need to find where people in that village would have registered their births, marriages, and deaths.<br>
 
*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 [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.
*If the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Russia or Austria, look it up in [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=publication '''Skorowidz Gazetteer Online'''] to find the parishes of various religions. Here are the [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/7/71/1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction.pdf '''instructions'''.] Use the second option, "Viewing anywhere via the Digital Library of Wielkopolska".<br>
 
== Poland Map ==
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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>
<center>'''B.  1967 Voivodeships:''' Use these for FamilySearch <br>Catalog and Historical Records.</center>
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<center>'''C. Poland 1815-1918:''' Poland was <br>
<center>'''C. Poland 1815-1918: Poland was <br>
divided among Prussia, Russia, and Austria.<br></center>
'''divided among Prussia,'''
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'''Russia, and Austria.'''<br></center>
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{{Poland partition|525px}}
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'''D.''' Polish Archival Jurisdictions:  [https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/pl/42-zasi%C4%99g-terytorialny-archiw%C3%B3w-pa%C5%84stwowych '''Click here'''] for a more detailed map of archive territories and voivodeship coverage. Use the [http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''PRADZIAD'''] tool to discover which archive has the parish records you need.<br>
'''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)==
==Provinces (Voivodeships)==
 
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.
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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*[[Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Greater Poland Voivodeship (wielkopolskie)''']]
*[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie''')]]
*[[Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lesser Poland Voivodeship (małopolskie)''']]
*[[Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Łódź Voivodeship (łódzkie)''']]
*[[Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lower Silesian Voivodeship (dolnośląskie)''']]
*[[Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lublin Voivodeship (lubelskie)''']]
*[[Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lubusz Voivodeship (lubuskie)''']]
*[[Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Masovian Voivodeship (mazowieckie)''']]
*[[Opole Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Opole Voivodeship (opolskie)''']]
*[[Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)''']]
*[[Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Pomeranian Voivodeship (pomorskie)''']]
*[[Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Silesian Voivodeship (śląskie)''']]
*[[Subcarpathian or Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Subcarpathian Voivodeship (podkarpackie)''']]
*[[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (świętokrzyskie)''']]
*[[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (warmińsko-mazurskie)''']]
*[[West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''West Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)''']]
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==More Poland Research Strategies==
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first.  Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for the Poland.
*[[Media:Finding_records_of_your_ancestors_Poland.pdf|Finding records of your ancestors, Poland 1808 to 1900]]
*[[Poland Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library|Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library]]
*[https://ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252.s3.amazonaws.com/s3%2Fcommunity-learningcenter-prod-storage%2F2016%2F09%2F16%2F37c996e2-72f0-4e1e-b85d-7d0293a281fd%2FResearch+in+Poland+Handout+2.pdf Advancing Your Polish Research Using Polish Websites]
 
==More Poland Research Tools==
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in.  Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in the Poland.
*[http://www.usc.pl/nasze-oddzia%C5%82y Civil Registration Office Finder]
*[[Media:Polish_Gazetteers_and_Maps_Online.pdf|Gazetteers and Maps Online]]
*[[Poland Poznan Marriage Indexing Project]]
*[https://www.parafie.genealodzy.pl/ Poland Parish links]
*[http://www.lostshoebox.com/poland/online-records/ Lost Shoebox], listings and links of online records
*[[Geneteka Database]]
 
==FamilySearch Resources==
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity Central Europe Genealogy Research Community]]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927187?region=Poland FamilySearch Historical Records]
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Poland Family History Center locator map]
 
==Research Tutorials==
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/363 '''Kartenmeister.com Finding Places in the Former German Area of Poland''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/401 '''Finding Places in the Former German Areas of Poland Using the Online Gazetteer Kartenmeister.com''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/90 '''Reading Polish Handwritten Records''']
**Lesson 1: Polish Letters
**Lesson 2: Polish Words and Dates
**Lesson 3: Reading Polish Records
*'''Reading Russian Handwriting'''
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/76 Lesson 1: The Russian Alphabet]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/77 Lesson 2: Russian Words and Dates]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/78 Lesson 3: Reading Russian Records]
 
*'''Reading German Handwritten Records'''
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/39 Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/40 Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents]
*'''Old German Script'''
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 Part 1]
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 Part 2]
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426  Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records)]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/374 '''Latin for Genealogists]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/775 '''Polish Community Newspapers in North America and Poland''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/412 '''Poland and Galicia Jewish Research: A Template for East European Research'''] - Parts 1 and 2
===Russian and Polish Transliteration Tools===
*[https://stevemorse.org/russian/rus2eng.html Transliterating Russian to English in One Step], or English to Russian
*[https://lingojam.com/PolishCyrillic Polish Cyrillic] Transliterate the Polish language to a Cyrillic
*[https://stevemorse.org/russian/cyrprintcurs.html?style=names&casing=lower&font=print&type=normal&leftposition=1&rightposition=1&maxLines=3&imagesPerLine=15&russian=%u0421 Converting between Russian Print and Cursive in One Step ]
*[http://www.russianforeveryone.com/RufeA/Lessons/Introduction/Alphabet/Alphabet.htm '''Russian for Everyone: The Russian Alphabet''']
*[https://www.sggee.org/research/rus_translate/Cyrillic_Handouts.pdf '''SGGEE Cyrillic Handout.pdf'''] for months and numbers in Russian cursive.
 
==How-to Guides==
 
*Inserting Special Characters - [[Media:1-Diacritics-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]]
 
For all areas of Poland:<br>
 
*Polish State Archives Online - [[Media:1-Polish_State_Archives-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Polish_State_Archives-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Polish_State_Archives-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]] <br>
*Reading Polish Birth Records - [[Media:1-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Reading Polish Marriage Records - [[Media:1-Poland_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Reading Polish Death Records - [[Media:1-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Skorowidz Gazetteer Online - [[Media:1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Skorowidz_Online-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Skorowidz_Online-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 
For areas of Poland that were once part of '''Prussia''' and '''Germany''':
 
*1905 Prussia ''Gemeindelexikon'' - [[Media:1-1905_Prussia_Gemeindelexikon-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-1905_Prussia_Gemeindelexikon-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-1905_Prussia_Gemeindelexikon-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Germany Map Guide'''<sup>*</sup>''' - [[Media:1-Map_Guide,_Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Map_Guide,_Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Map_Guide,_Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
*''Kartenmeister'' Gazetteer - [[Media:1-Kartenmeister-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Kartenmeister-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Kartenmeister-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Meyers Gazetteer'''<sup>*</sup>''' - [[Media:1-Meyers-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Meyers-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Meyers-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
*Meyers Abbreviations - [[Media:1-Meyers_Abbreviations-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Meyers_Abbreviations-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Meyers_Abbreviations-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
*Meyers Online - [[Media:1-Meyers_Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Meyers_Online-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Meyers_Online-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
*Meyers Online: <i>Meyersgaz.org</i> - [[Media:1-Meyers_Gazetteer_Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Meyers_Gazetteer_Online-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Meyers_Gazetteer_Online-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Poznan Marriage Project [[Media:1-Poznan_Marriage_Project,_Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poznan_Marriage_Project,_Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poznan_Marriage_Project,_Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 
For areas of Poland that were once part of '''Russia''':
 
*Cyrillic Alphabet - [[Media:1-Russian_Alphabet_Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russian_Alphabet_Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russian_Alphabet_Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
*Cyrillic Script - [[Media:1-Russian_Script-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russian_Script-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russian_Script-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
*Reading Polish Birth Records - [[Media:1-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Reading Polish Marriage Records - [[Media:1-Poland_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Reading Polish Death Records - [[Media:1-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
* Reading Russian Birth Records - [[Media:1-Russia_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Reading Russian Marriage Records - [[Media:1-Russia_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russia_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russia_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Reading Russian Death Records - [[Media:1-Russia_Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russia_Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russia_Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* RGN Gazetteer - [[Media:1-RGN_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-RGN_Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-RGN_Gazetteer-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Spiski Gazetteer - [[Media:1-Spiski_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Spiski_Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Spiski_Gazetteer-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 
===Word-by-Word Reading Aids===
*Reading Polish Birth Records - [[Media:1-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Reading Polish Marriage Records - [[Media:1-Poland_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*Reading Polish Death Records - [[Media:1-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*[[Polish Civil Registration Reading Aid]]
* Reading Russian Birth Records - [[Media:1-Russia_Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Reading Russian Marriage Records - [[Media:1-Russia_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russia_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russia_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Reading Russian Death Records - [[Media:1-Russia_Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russia_Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russia_Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
*[https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2016/06/03/civil-registrations-search-nearly-3-million-brand-new-german-records/ German Civil Registration]
*[https://s3.amazonaws.com/service-s3bucket-community-wiki-beta-wiki-s3-s3-1d3a2p6g6453i/images/b/bf/Catholic_Vital_Records_of_Galicia-Halychyna_by_Matthew_R._Bielawa.pdf '''Catholic Vital Records of Galicia/Halychyna''']<br>
*For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin birth record, see [http://www.halgal.com/birthrecord.html '''Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Baptismal/Birth Record'''.]
*For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin marriage record, see [http://www.halgal.com/marriagerecord.html '''Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Marriage Record'''.]
*For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin death record, see [http://www.halgal.com/deathrecord.html '''Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Death Record'''.]
 
== References ==
<references />
 
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{{H-langs|en=Poland Genealogy|pt=Polônia|fr=Pologne}} 
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <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.

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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]

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

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C. Poland 1815-1918: Poland was
divided among Prussia, Russia, and Austria.
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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.
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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.