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*A collection of images of church books containing baptisms, births, marriages, burials, and deaths for Evangelical congregations around Poland can be found on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2564996 familysearch.org] | *A collection of images of church books containing baptisms, births, marriages, burials, and deaths for Evangelical congregations around Poland can be found on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2564996 familysearch.org] | ||
==Writing for Records == | ===Writing for Records === | ||
===Locating Records=== | ====Locating Records==== | ||
Although the Family History Library is a convenient way to access records, sometimes the records you need are not available. You can often obtain needed information in other ways. Poland has no single repository of church records. The present location of records depends on nationality, religion, and local history.<br>Church records are available at:<br> | Although the Family History Library is a convenient way to access records, sometimes the records you need are not available. You can often obtain needed information in other ways. Poland has no single repository of church records. The present location of records depends on nationality, religion, and local history.<br>Church records are available at:<br> | ||
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*'''Civil registration offices.''' Transcripts (copies) and sometimes originals of church records or Jewish records may be deposited in local civil registration offices. These are generally sent to state archives after 100 years. See [[Poland Civil Registration- Vital Records]]. The Family History Library has microfilmed records at state archives and in the diocesan archives of several dioceses. The library is continuing to acquire film copies of additional records. This is a major ongoing project. Baptism, marriage, and burial records may be found by contacting or visiting local parishes or archives in Poland. | *'''Civil registration offices.''' Transcripts (copies) and sometimes originals of church records or Jewish records may be deposited in local civil registration offices. These are generally sent to state archives after 100 years. See [[Poland Civil Registration- Vital Records]]. The Family History Library has microfilmed records at state archives and in the diocesan archives of several dioceses. The library is continuing to acquire film copies of additional records. This is a major ongoing project. Baptism, marriage, and burial records may be found by contacting or visiting local parishes or archives in Poland. | ||
===Addresses for Local Parishes=== | ====Addresses for Local Parishes==== | ||
*Here is a link to find the addresses of Catholic parishes in Poland. [http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=PL The Catholic Directory]. Click on the name of the town where the parish was located in the search field and your parish name and address will appear. If your locality's records have not been filmed you can write to the local Catholic parish using the address found through the above site. | *Here is a link to find the addresses of Catholic parishes in Poland. [http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=PL The Catholic Directory]. Click on the name of the town where the parish was located in the search field and your parish name and address will appear. If your locality's records have not been filmed you can write to the local Catholic parish using the address found through the above site. | ||
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