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The strategies for using civil registration records are essentially the same as for church records. Since civil registration began quite late in Poland, research in civil records will usually lead back to church registers within one or two generations.
The strategies for using civil registration records are essentially the same as for church records. Since civil registration began quite late in Poland, research in civil records will usually lead back to church registers within one or two generations.


== Websites  ==
Internet sites for Poland Civil Registration:
*[http://genealogyindexer.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5161 Warsaw 1808-1825 Vital Records]
*[http://donhoward.net/genpoland/cro.htm Polish Roots.org]
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/polandv.html Jewish Gen.org]
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/poland/index.html Genealogy links.net]
*[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php?akcja=info1&id=2405074 Addresses of Civil Registration offices in Poland.]
== Translation Resources  ==
== Translation Resources  ==
Translating Napoleonic style Polish records (typically in Polish before 1867 but also Russian Cyrillic between 1867 and WW I) can be daunting for the average person. A number of resources are available to help with this, both on line and in books.  
Translating Napoleonic style Polish records (typically in Polish before 1867 but also Russian Cyrillic between 1867 and WW I) can be daunting for the average person. A number of resources are available to help with this, both on line and in books.  
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