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== Before You Write == | == Before You Write == | ||
Before You write to Poland for family history records, you should do | Before You write to Poland for family history records, you should do following things: | ||
*'''Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, was married, lived, or died. <br>'''Because most genealogical sources were recorded locally, you will need to know the specific locality where your ancestor was born, married, lived or died. | *'''Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, was married, lived, or died. <br>'''Because most genealogical sources were recorded locally, you will need to know the specific locality where your ancestor was born, married, lived or died. | ||
*'''Determine your ancestor's religion.<br>'''Because most early records were kept by churches or synagogues rather than civil registraiton offices, you may need to write to the church your ancestor attended in his or her hometown. If you are not sure what your ancestor's religion was in | *'''Determine your ancestor's religion.<br>'''Because most early records were kept by churches or synagogues rather than civil registraiton offices, you may need to write to the church your ancestor attended in his or her hometown. If you are not sure what your ancestor's religion was in Poland, determine what religion he or she practiced after immigrating. People usually did not change religions when they moved frm Europe to their new home. Remember that in Poland three main religions were: Roman Catholic, Protestant (Lutheran) nad Jewish. | ||
*'''Determine where records from your ancestor's home parish are stored today.''' <br>When you have a locality name, use a gazetteer to determine which parish or civil jurisdiction served your ancestor's locality. | *'''Determine where records from your ancestor's home parish are stored today.''' <br>When you have a locality name, use a gazetteer to determine which parish or civil jurisdiction served your ancestor's locality. | ||
*Check if records are available on-line.<br>There is | *'''Check if records are available on-line.<br>'''There is a great amount of records available online. Main pages are:<br>[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927187 FamilySearch] - Catholic records from 4 dioceses (Radom, Częstochowa, Lublin and Gliwice)<br>[http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ Szukaj w Archiwach] - instructions [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/af/Polish_State_Archives.pdf here]<br>[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/ Metryki] | ||
== Research (by institution) == | == Research (by institution) == | ||