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*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] - at Ancestry ($), index and images. (in German) | *'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] - at Ancestry ($), index and images. (in German) | ||
== Immigration into Poland == | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Poland== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Poland, see [[Poland Finding Town of Origin|'''Poland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==PolandEmigration and Immigration== | |||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | |||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | |||
=== Immigration into Poland === | |||
*Significant numbers of immigrants moved to Poland from 1770–1850. | *Significant numbers of immigrants moved to Poland from 1770–1850. | ||
*Most of these came from '''Germany''', but others came from the '''Netherlands, France, and even Scotland''''. This wave of immigration was caused by offers to settle new lands in Russia. Many of these immigrants had suffered economic losses or religious persecution in their homelands. | *Most of these came from '''Germany''', but others came from the '''Netherlands, France, and even Scotland''''. This wave of immigration was caused by offers to settle new lands in Russia. Many of these immigrants had suffered economic losses or religious persecution in their homelands. | ||