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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 [[Media:1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction.pdf|'''instructions'''.]] Use the second option, "Viewing anywhere via the Digital Library of Wielkopolska".<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 [[Media: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==== | ||
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=== Records at the FamilySearch Library === | === Records at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The Family History Library has microfilmed | The Family History Library has microfilmed records of many towns in Poland. The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog 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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POLAND, (COUNTY), (CITY) - CIVIL REGISTRATION | POLAND, (COUNTY), (CITY) - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
The library’s collection continues to grow. Do not give up if records are not available yet | The library’s collection continues to grow. Do not give up if records are not available yet. | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||