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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
*Civil registration is the vital records (records of births, marriages, and deaths) made by the government. Civil registration records (zapisy cywilne) are an excellent source for information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths.<br> | *Civil registration is the vital records (records of births, marriages, and deaths) made by the government. Civil registration records (zapisy cywilne) are an excellent source for information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. These records are kept at the civil registration office, called urząd stanu cywilnego, or USC.<br> | ||
*Legally, civil records were to be kept by state officials. Because there were not enough state officials, the clergy were frequently appointed as civil registrars. The clergy were required to make '''civil copies''' of birth, marriage, and death records. These are known as '''"civil transcripts of church records"''' (see [[Poland Church Records]]). | *Legally, civil records were to be kept by state officials. Because there were not enough state officials, the clergy were frequently appointed as civil registrars. The clergy were required to make '''civil copies''' of birth, marriage, and death records. These are known as '''"civil transcripts of church records"''' (see [[Poland Church Records]]). | ||
*Because the church was involved in early civil registration, it is difficult to clearly distinguish between civil registration and church records. | *Because the church was involved in early civil registration, it is difficult to clearly distinguish between civil registration and church records. | ||
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*[[Prussian Poland Civil Registration|'''Prussian Poland Civil Registration''']] | *[[Prussian Poland Civil Registration|'''Prussian Poland Civil Registration''']] | ||
*[[Russian Poland Civil Registration|'''Russian Poland Civil Registration''']] | *[[Russian Poland Civil Registration|'''Russian Poland Civil Registration''']] | ||
Modern civil registration records are still kept at the gmina (community) level. Records older than 100 years are supposed to be transferred from the USC office to the state archives. Poland's privacy laws restrict access to births up to 100 years, and marriages and deaths up to 80 years. | |||
[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||