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Effective family research requires a knowledge of major historical events that may have affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land and military documents that mention your family. Your ancestors will become more interesting to you if you also use histories to learn about the events they may have participated in. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married.The following are some key dates and events in the history of Poland: | Effective family research requires a knowledge of major historical events that may have affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land and military documents that mention your family. Your ancestors will become more interesting to you if you also use histories to learn about the events they may have participated in. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married.The following are some key dates and events in the history of Poland: | ||
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Topolski, Jerzy. ''An Outline History of Poland.'' Warszawa: Interpress Publishers, 1986. (FHL book 943.8 H2tj.) | Topolski, Jerzy. ''An Outline History of Poland.'' Warszawa: Interpress Publishers, 1986. (FHL book 943.8 H2tj.) | ||
Wandycz, Piotr S. ''The Lands of Partitioned Poland, 1795–1918.'' Vol. 7 in series: ''A History of East Central Europe''. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1974. (FHL book 940 H2ho.) Includes maps. | Wandycz, Piotr S. ''The Lands of Partitioned Poland, 1795–1918.'' Vol. 7 in series: ''A History of East Central Europe''. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1974. (FHL book 940 H2ho.) Includes maps. | ||
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