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Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office (Urzad Stanu Cywilnego) in each town or city. You must therefore determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. Your ancestor may have lived in a village that was part of the civil district of a nearby larger town. In large cities there may be many civil districts. | Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office (Urzad Stanu Cywilnego) in each town or city. You must therefore determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. Your ancestor may have lived in a village that was part of the civil district of a nearby larger town. In large cities there may be many civil districts. | ||
===To find the town for the civil registration office:=== | ===To find the town for the civil registration office:=== | ||
*Use [https://mapa.szukacz.pl/ mapa.szukacz] to find the province, area, commune, and postal code of the town. Enter the town name in the "place" field in the right sidebar and click "Show". All information will appear at the bottom of the right sidebar. <br> | *Use [https://mapa.szukacz.pl/ '''mapa.szukacz'''] to find the province, area, commune, and postal code of the town. Enter the town name in the "place" field in the right sidebar and click "Show". All information will appear at the bottom of the right sidebar. <br> | ||
*If the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Russia or Austria, look it up in [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=publication '''Skorowidz Gazetteer Online'''] to find the parishes of various religions. Here are the [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/7/71/1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction.pdf '''instructions'''.] Use the second option, "Viewing anywhere via the Digital Library of Wielkopolska".<br> | |||
=== Online Indexes to Civil Registration Records === | === Online Indexes to Civil Registration Records === | ||
====Jewish Record Indexes==== | ====Jewish Record Indexes==== | ||
If searching for a Jewish ancestor, select the database [http://jri-poland.org/ "Jewish Records Indexing - Poland"] which is a good starting point. The database has approximately four million records and can be searched in several ways, such as entering a surname and a town name. Due to spelling errors, a "Sounds Like" search is usually more productive than an "is Exactly" search. The results are sorted by the location of the event and by the source of the data. "LDS" indicates that the records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. For these records, the database frequently contains the record number and film number, so the records can be found easily. "PSA" indicates that the records are available from a branch of the Polish State Archives. | If searching for a Jewish ancestor, select the database [http://jri-poland.org/ "Jewish Records Indexing - Poland"] which is a good starting point. The database has approximately four million records and can be searched in several ways, such as entering a surname and a town name. Due to spelling errors, a "Sounds Like" search is usually more productive than an "is Exactly" search. The results are sorted by the location of the event and by the source of the data. "LDS" indicates that the records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. For these records, the database frequently contains the record number and film number, so the records can be found easily. "PSA" indicates that the records are available from a branch of the Polish State Archives. | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
====Finding Aids==== | ====Finding Aids==== | ||
Poland finding aids have been created by a variety of state, church, society, and private organizations. Their goal is to inform what records exist and the repositories that hold them. Each finding aid has a different focus--a particular religion or geographical area or archive or collection. Be sure to search all that apply to your ancestors. Remember that churches often produced civil registration records. The church records might have been destroyed, but copies had been sent to the government and still exist. So we search for both church records and civil registration records. | Poland finding aids have been created by a variety of state, church, society, and private organizations. Their goal is to inform what records exist and the repositories that hold them. Each finding aid has a different focus--a particular religion or geographical area or archive or collection. Be sure to search all that apply to your ancestors. Remember that churches often produced civil registration records. The church records might have been destroyed, but copies had been sent to the government and still exist. So we search for both church records and civil registration records. | ||
*[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka] | *[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ '''Geneteka'''] [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database Instructions] | ||
*[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en The PRADZIAD Database] | *[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en '''The PRADZIAD Database'''] A database that comprises information on parish and civil registration registers preserved in all branches of the Polish State Archives and some Roman Catholic diocesan and archdiocesan archives. Gives location of specific records and address of archives. | ||
*[http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ Szukaj w Archiwach] | *[http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ '''Szukaj w Archiwach''' ] Search page for church records and civil registration at the National Archives. Links directly to scans. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=92&query=%2Bplace%3APoland '''FamilySearch Catalog for Poland'''] Microfilms (all will eventually be digitized, many are now) of the FamilySearch records. | ||
*[https://www.parafie.genealodzy.pl/ Parafie.genealodzy.pl], Parish inventory, address list of current parishes. | *[https://www.parafie.genealodzy.pl/ '''Parafie.genealodzy.pl'''], Parish inventory, address list of current parishes. | ||
*[https://agoff.de/?p=714 AGOFF] | *[https://agoff.de/?p=714 '''AGOFF,'''] an organization dedicated to finding missing records of Prussia. | ||
*[http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/ Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu] | *[http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/ '''Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu''',] for the Przemyśl region of Subcarpathia, searchable by name and localities, with links to scans. | ||
*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/testy.html AGAD (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie)] | *[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/testy.html '''AGAD (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie)''',] parish inventory for Warsaw, Lublin and Subcarpathian. | ||
=== Records at the FamilySearch Library === | === Records at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The Family History Library has microfilmed the civil registration records of many towns in the former Prussian areas of Poland. They are rarely available more recently than about 1890 because the microfilming of records less than 110 years old is restricted. The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records in the Family History Library, search in the Place section under: | The Family History Library has microfilmed the civil registration records of many towns in the former Prussian areas of Poland. They are rarely available more recently than about 1890 because the microfilming of records less than 110 years old is restricted. The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records in the Family History Library, search in the Place section under: | ||
POLAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION | POLAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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Write your request in Polish whenever possible. Information about how to write to local civil registration offices in Poland is given in [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]. | Write your request in Polish whenever possible. Information about how to write to local civil registration offices in Poland is given in [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]. | ||
====Writing to Archives==== | ====Writing to Archives==== | ||
*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 Language of the Records== | ==Reading the Language of the Records== | ||
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*Reading Polish Death Records - [[Media:1-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]] | *Reading Polish Death Records - [[Media:1-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]] | ||
*[[Polish Civil Registration Reading Aid]] | *[[Polish Civil Registration Reading Aid]] | ||
*[ | *[https://s3.amazonaws.com/service-s3bucket-community-wiki-beta-wiki-s3-s3-1d3a2p6g6453i/images/b/bf/Catholic_Vital_Records_of_Galicia-Halychyna_by_Matthew_R._Bielawa.pdf '''Catholic Vital Records of Galicia/Halychyna''']<br> | ||
*For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin birth record, see [http://www.halgal.com/birthrecord.html Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Baptismal/Birth Record] | *For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin birth record, see [http://www.halgal.com/birthrecord.html '''Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Baptismal/Birth Record'''.] | ||
*For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin marriage record, see [http://www.halgal.com/marriagerecord.html Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Marriage Record] | *For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin marriage record, see [http://www.halgal.com/marriagerecord.html '''Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Marriage Record'''.] | ||
*For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin death record, see [http://www.halgal.com/deathrecord.html Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Death Record] | *For detailed description and translation of a Galician Latin death record, see [http://www.halgal.com/deathrecord.html '''Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, Death Record'''.] | ||
===How-to Guides=== | ===How-to Guides=== | ||
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===Lessons=== | ===Lessons=== | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/90 Reading Polish Handwritten Records] | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/90 '''Reading Polish Handwritten Records'''] | ||
**Lesson 1: Polish Letters | **Lesson 1: Polish Letters | ||
**Lesson 2: Polish Words and Dates | **Lesson 2: Polish Words and Dates | ||
**Lesson 3: Reading Polish Records | **Lesson 3: Reading Polish Records | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/374 Latin for Genealogists] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/374 '''Latin for Genealogists] | ||
===Other Translation Resources === | ===Other Translation Resources === | ||