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== Locating Court Records at AGAD == | == Locating Court Records at AGAD == | ||
Various division of the AGAD or the Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw are in charge od the following records: | Various division of the AGAD or the Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw are in charge od the following records: | ||
*AGAD Division 1: Records prior to 1795<br> | *AGAD Division 1: Records prior to 1795<br> | ||
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e-mail: sekretariat@agad.gov.pl<br>http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl | e-mail: sekretariat@agad.gov.pl<br>http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl | ||
*Search the | *Search the [http://baza.archiwa.gov.pllsezamlsezam.php?l=en SEZAM], one of the databases for the Polish Archives. You do not need to use diacritics, but a search should either include all Polish characters or no Polish characters. | ||
http://baza.archiwa.gov.pllsezamlsezam.php?l=en. | |||
*Search for locality names | *Search for locality names | ||
*Search for księgi ziemskie or księgi grodzkie | *Search for księgi ziemskie or księgi grodzkie | ||
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*Registers may be examined by the general public. Some fragile registers are not | *Registers may be examined by the general public. Some fragile registers are not | ||
available for examination, but may be available on microfilm. | available for examination, but may be available on microfilm. | ||
*The Reading Room is open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Reading Room is closed in August and on about 6 holidays. Reading Room hours are reduced on about 4 other days during the year. | *The Reading Room is open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Reading Room is closed in August and on about 6 holidays. Reading Room hours are reduced on about 4 other days during the year. | ||
*Researchers do not need to request permission in advance in order to conduct | *Researchers do not need to request permission in advance in order to conduct | ||
research at AGAD. However, researchers must complete a form stating why they want to see the registers. | research at AGAD. However, researchers must complete a form stating why they want to see the registers. | ||
*Materials may be requested twice a day at 9:00 a.m. and 1 :00 p.m. Non-residents of Warsaw may order up to 10 archival units per day. Materials may be ordered in advance of a visit to ensure availability using [www.agad.archiwa.gov.plleng/order form.html a form]. Materials ordered at 9:00 a.m. will be available after 1:00 p.m. the same day. Materials ordered at 1:00 p.m. will be available the next day. | *Materials may be requested twice a day at 9:00 a.m. and 1 :00 p.m. Non-residents of Warsaw may order up to 10 archival units per day. Materials may be ordered in advance of a visit to ensure availability using [www.agad.archiwa.gov.plleng/order form.html a form]. Materials ordered at 9:00 a.m. will be available after 1:00 p.m. the same day. Materials ordered at 1:00 p.m. will be available the next day. | ||
*Reading Room has 31 seats; 17 for researchers who would like to inspect original records and 14 for the microfilm readers. There is also a special table for reading maps. Finding aids, dictionaries and some books are on the shelves around the work space. | *Reading Room has 31 seats; 17 for researchers who would like to inspect original records and 14 for the microfilm readers. There is also a special table for reading maps. Finding aids, dictionaries and some books are on the shelves around the work space. | ||
*Laptop computers may be brought into the Reading Room, but electrical connections are not available. Researchers should bring spare batteries for their laptops. | *Laptop computers may be brought into the Reading Room, but electrical connections are not available. Researchers should bring spare batteries for their laptops. | ||
*Twice a day, all researchers must leave the Reading Room for 15 minutes so that the staff can ventilate the room. | *Twice a day, all researchers must leave the Reading Room for 15 minutes so that the staff can ventilate the room. | ||
*Archivists may also be hired to conduct research at the rate of $15 per hour, with | *Archivists may also be hired to conduct research at the rate of $15 per hour, with | ||
payment made by bank transfer. Photocopies are about $2 per page. Photocopies of genealogical or personal records are about $5 per page. | payment made by bank transfer. Photocopies are about $2 per page. Photocopies of genealogical or personal records are about $5 per page. | ||
[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||