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== Court Records  ==
== Court Records  ==


*Mainly documented the lives of the nobility-predated existing vital records
*Mainly documented the lives of the nobility-predated existing vital records  
*Include registers of the local tribunals for nobles (from the 15th-18th century)
*Include registers of the local tribunals for nobles (from the 15th-18th century)  
*Books are not indexed and must be searched page by page
*Books are not indexed and must be searched page by page  
*Most records are written in Latin, but some are written in Polish. Frequently, there will be mixture of Latin and Polish in the same record.
*Most records are written in Latin, but some are written in Polish. Frequently, there will be mixture of Latin and Polish in the same record.


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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>  
*AGAD Division 2: Records from 1795-1918<br>
*AGAD Division 2: Records from 1795-1918<br>  
*AGAD Division 3: Genealogy Archives and Private Collections<br>
*AGAD Division 3: Genealogy Archives and Private Collections<br>  
*AGAD Division 4: Map Collections<br>
*AGAD Division 4: Map Collections<br>  
*AGAD Division 5: Information, Records, and Public Resources
*AGAD Division 5: Information, Records, and Public Resources


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*Search for locality names  
*Search for locality names  
*Search for księgi ziemskie or księgi grodzkie  
*Search for księgi ziemskie or księgi grodzkie  
*[http://www.przodkowie.com/agad/ Marek Minakowski's website] includes a searchable database of many court records from the Ciechanów, Maków, and Przasnysz areas north of Warsaw. Unfortunately, there is no English interface.  
*[http://www.przodkowie.com/agad/ Marek Minakowski's website] includes a searchable database of many court records from the Ciechanów, Maków, and Przasnysz areas north of Warsaw. Unfortunately, there is no English interface.


=== Conducting Research at AGAD  ===
=== Conducting Research at AGAD  ===
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*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 payment made by bank transfer. Photocopies are about $2 per page. Photocopies of genealogical or personal records are about $5 per page.  
*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.
 
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