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====Importance of and Locating the Town==== | ====Importance of and Locating the Town==== | ||
In order to research your family in Poland, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. It is not enough to only know 'Poland;' you must know the shtetl, or town, they came from. It will also be useful to determine which partition of Poland your ancestors came from as genealogical research in each of these three areas or partitions of Poland is a bit different. This Wiki page includes general records that can be used for research in Poland as a whole, while the Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Jewish records pages contain resource and information specific to research in that area. Use the map and the links below to access the Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Jewish records pages. If you aren't sure which partition of Poland your ancestors came from, see the heading '''How do I know which partition of Poland my ancestors came from?''' below. {{Poland Regional Jewish Records}} | In order to research your family in Poland, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. It is not enough to only know 'Poland' or even 'Prussian Poland,' 'Russian Poland,' or 'Austrian Poland;' you must know the shtetl, or town, they came from. It will also be useful to determine which partition of Poland your ancestors came from as genealogical research in each of these three areas or partitions of Poland is a bit different. This Wiki page includes general records that can be used for research in Poland as a whole, while the Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Jewish records pages contain resource and information specific to research in that area. Use the map and the links below to access the Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Jewish records pages. If you aren't sure which partition of Poland your ancestors came from, see the heading '''How do I know which partition of Poland my ancestors came from?''' below. {{Poland Regional Jewish Records}} | ||
*[[Austrian Poland Jewish Records|'''Austrian Poland Jewish Records''']] | *[[Austrian Poland Jewish Records|'''Austrian Poland Jewish Records''']] | ||
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This database contains documents such as army/recruit lists, family lists and census records, Jewish vital records (birth, marriage, death, divorce), immigration documents, voter and tax lists, property and notary records, Holocaust documents, police files, and pogrom documents, school records, occupation lists, local government and hospital records. | This database contains documents such as army/recruit lists, family lists and census records, Jewish vital records (birth, marriage, death, divorce), immigration documents, voter and tax lists, property and notary records, Holocaust documents, police files, and pogrom documents, school records, occupation lists, local government and hospital records. | ||
*See [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ '''Routes to Roots Foundation'''] and '''hover over Poland''' for a Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe. | *See [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ '''Routes to Roots Foundation'''] and '''hover over Poland''' for a Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe. | ||
For information about the repositories referred to on Miriam Weiner's Archive Database, see the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/webs.shtml '''Archives in Eastern Europe'''] page which includes archival contact information. Contact/visit the respective repository for details on their holdings. For instructions on contacting archives and accessing records, see Q11 on [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archdta11.shtml#Q10 this Routes to Roots page.] | |||
==== Holocaust Lists Database ==== | ==== Holocaust Lists Database ==== | ||