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Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927187?region=Poland Historical Records]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927187?region=Poland Historical Records]
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Poland Family History Center locator map]
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Poland Family History Center locator map]
===Research Tutorials===
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true '''Search page''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/712 '''Poland Historical Geography''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/418 '''Research in Prussian Poland''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/36 '''Research in Poland'''] - Parts 1 and 2
*[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
*[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


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 18:33, 19 July 2017

Poland Wiki Topics
Koszecin
Beginning Research
Record Types
Poland Background
Local Research Resources

Guide to Poland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Poland is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania. Polish is the official language.[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Poland Research

Links to articles on getting started with Poland research.

See More Research Strategies

Poland Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Poland research.

See More Research Tools


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Poland Map[edit | edit source]

Division of Poland into Voivodeships (2007)

Provinces[edit | edit source]

Poland is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: województwa, singular województwo).

  • Greater Poland Voivodeship (wielkopolskie)
  • Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie)
  • Lesser Poland Voivodeship (małopolskie)
  • Łódź Voivodeship (łódzkie)
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship (dolnośląskie)
  • Lublin Voivodeship (lubelskie)
  • Lubusz Voivodeship (lubuskie)
  • Masovian Voivodeship (mazowieckie)
  • Opole Voivodeship (opolskie)
  • Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)
  • Pomeranian Voivodeship (pomorskie)
  • Silesian Voivodeship (śląskie)
  • Subcarpathian Voivodeship (podkarpackie)
  • Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (świętokrzyskie)
  • Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (warmińsko-mazurskie)
  • West Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)[1]

More Poland Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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.

More Poland Research Tools[edit | edit source]

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.

See More Research Tools

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

Research Tutorials[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia contributors, "Poland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland, accessed 23 March 2016.


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