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*Use [http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''PRADZIAD'''] to see which archive might have copies of the civil registers or parish registers. Archive addresses are given by clicking on "More" under '''AKCJA'''. | *Use [http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''PRADZIAD'''] to see which archive might have copies of the civil registers or parish registers. Archive addresses are given by clicking on "More" under '''AKCJA'''. | ||
==Reading the Records== | ==Reading the Language of the Records== | ||
===Word Lists=== | ===Word Lists=== | ||
The language of the records depends on the controlling government. Most of Poland was part of Austria until 1918, and church records are in Latin. The parts of Poland which belonged to Prussia (Germany) used German until they were ceded back to Poland (after World War I or II). Records in parts of Poland controlled by Russia can be in either Russian or Polish. | The language of the records depends on the controlling government. Most of Poland was part of Austria until 1918, and church records are in Latin. The parts of Poland which belonged to Prussia (Germany) used German until they were ceded back to Poland (after World War I or II). Records in parts of Poland controlled by Russia can be in either Russian or Polish. | ||