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| *Get ideas and help with the Facebook Polish Genealogy Research Community [https://www.facebook.com/PolandGenealogy here]. | | *Get ideas and help with the Facebook Polish Genealogy Research Community [https://www.facebook.com/PolandGenealogy here]. |
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| ===[http://jri-poland.org/kr-sig/krsig_town_records_in_all_issues.htm Kielce-Radom SIG Journal]===
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| A link to a list of indexed towns from the Kielce-Radom area. For many years, the Kielce-Radom Special Interest Group has been indexed Jewish vital records from that area of Poland, publishing the data in their printed Journal. These indexes have been now merged into the [http://jri-poland.org/jriplweb.htm JRI Poland database].
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| ==Record Sets and Indexes== | | ==Record Sets and Indexes== |
| ===Ancestry.com=== | | ===Ancestry.com=== |
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6584 Poland, Jewish Children Survivors of the Holocaust, 1945], index | | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6584 Poland, Jewish Children Survivors of the Holocaust, 1945], index |
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| ===[https://www.tracingthepast.org/mappingthelives#gmc The 1939 German "Minority Census" Database]===
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| Provided by [https://www.tracingthepast.org/ Tracing the Past]. Includes some parts of Poland that were under German administration in 1939. Microfilm of the actual census might be found in the Family History Library catalog and copies ordered to local family history centers.
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| ==[https://www.jri-poland.org/ JRI - Poland]== | | ==[https://www.jri-poland.org/ JRI - Poland]== |
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| ==[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees The Knowles Collection: Jews of Europe]== | | ==[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees The Knowles Collection: Jews of Europe]== |
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| Genealogies of many Jews who appear in the records of the countries of Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 380,000 for this database as of Jan 2015). Use the above link to search the collection. To view a description of the collection, click [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/The_Knowles_Collection:_Jews_of_Europe here]. | | Genealogies of many Jews who appear in the records of the countries of Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 380,000 for this database as of Jan 2015). Use the above link to search the collection. To view a description of the collection, click [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/The_Knowles_Collection:_Jews_of_Europe here] |
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| ==[http://www.online-ofb.de/juden_nw/ Familiendatenbank Juden im Deutschen Reich] (Jewish Families in the German Empire)==
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| Index only, almost 70,000 persons, compiled by Ingo Paul. The site is in German.
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| **Sachsen-Anhalt
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| **Thüringen
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| **'''Westpreußen'''
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| ==[http://yvng.yadvashem.org/advanced-search.html?language=en Yad Vashem Shoah Database]== | | ==[http://yvng.yadvashem.org/advanced-search.html?language=en Yad Vashem Shoah Database]== |
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| Select region and branch office to find contact information. | | Select region and branch office to find contact information. |
| ==[http://www.lostshoebox.com/poland/online-records/ Lost Shoebox Overview of Online Records for Poland]==
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| A map view of available scans and indexes arranged by Voivodeships (administrative districts). The numbers on the map refer to the items listed below.
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| ===[http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ Szukaj w Archiwach] (Search the Polish Archives)===
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| Contains information about Polish national archive resources kept at state archives in Lublin and Poznań and their branches. Digital copies of some of archive materials from these and other archives are also available in the service. Additional scans will become available as the website develops.
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| Its primary purpose is to provide online descriptions of archival material from state archives and other cultural institutions. Selected archival descriptions are presented in parallel with the scans, the number of which is steadily growing. Using the service is free and does not require a log in.
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| *The Polish word used on this site to identify Jewish records is "mojżeszowe."
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| *Each catalog entry includes the collection name. For vital records and civil registers, the catalog entry includes the locality (e.g., town) where the record was made.
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| **The Polish identifier for birth records is "urodzenia."
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| **The Polish identifier for marriage records is "małżeństwa."
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| **The Polish identifier for death records is "zgony."
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| **The Polish identifier for marriage banns records is "alegata."
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| *Search Example: To find Jewish marriages in the city of Radom, enter "mojżeszowe małżeństwa radom" in the search field at Szukaj w Archiwach.
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| *If scans of the records have been made, then the "Digital Copies" number will be greater than zero. After opening the catalog entry by clicking on it, look for "Digital Copies" to the right of the very red arrow towards the top, and click there. At that time, you will see the online viewer options.
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| *If scans are not available then contact the archive that holds the records.
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| *Begin searching at Szukaj w Archiwach by clicking [https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/ here] and closing the pop-up.
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| **Switch to English as necessary (unfortunately, not everything will be translated).
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| **Choose to search "Everything," "Files," or "Vital Records and Civil Registers."
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| ===[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]=== |
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| ====[http://olsztyn.ap.gov.pl/baza/szukaj.php Archiwum Państwowe w Olsztynie] (State Archive in Olsztyn)====
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| Includes images of civil registries (“Urząd Stanu Cywilnego”).
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| ====[http://e-kartoteka.net/ Akta Miasta Poznania - Kartoteka ewidencji ludności /1870-1931/] (Archiwum Państwowe w Poznaniu - State Archive in Poznan/Posen)====
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| ====[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/showDocuments/nrap/65 Archiwum Państwowe w Szczecinie] (State Archive in Szczecin)==== | | ====[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/showDocuments/nrap/65 Archiwum Państwowe w Szczecinie] (State Archive in Szczecin)==== |
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| Includes civil registry records by community, designated “Urząd Stanu Cywilnego” and linked from the left-hand sidebar. Browse images. | | Includes civil registry records by community, designated “Urząd Stanu Cywilnego” and linked from the left-hand sidebar. Browse images. |
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| ====[https://www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl/archiwum-front?locale=en Genealogia w Archiwach] (Genealogy in the Archives of Torun and Bydgoszcz}====
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| A joint genealogical project of the state archives in Torun and Bydgoszcz containing images of civil records starting in 1874 for Pomorski and Kujawsko-pomorski. Browse by community and date.
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| ====[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/Mojz300x.xml Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (AGAD)] (Central Archive of Historical Records in Warsaw, records of Galicia)==== | | ====[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/Mojz300x.xml Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (AGAD)] (Central Archive of Historical Records in Warsaw, records of Galicia)==== |
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| ===[http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl Geneteka]=== | | ===[http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl Geneteka]=== |
| Search indexed records by name, place, event, and date. | | Search indexed records by name, place, event, and date. |
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| ===[http://www.ptg.gda.pl Pomeranian Genealogical Association] German: Pommern, Polish: Pomorski===
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| Look for civil registry records with a “USC” (Urząd Stanu Cywilnego) designation.
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| ===[http://poznan-project.psnc.pl/ Poznan Project] German: Posen===
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| ===[http://www.basia.famula.pl/en/zawartosc National BaSIA Database] (Wielkopolska Genealogical Society)=== | | ===[http://www.basia.famula.pl/en/zawartosc National BaSIA Database] (Wielkopolska Genealogical Society)=== |
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| The foundation's primary mission is to protect and commemorate the surviving sites and monuments of Jewish cultural heritage in Poland. | | The foundation's primary mission is to protect and commemorate the surviving sites and monuments of Jewish cultural heritage in Poland. |
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| ===Maps of Poland===
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| *To view present-day Poland at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=poland&hl=en&ll=51.917168,19.160156&spn=12.211657,33.815918&sll=55.166319,23.884277&sspn=5.650241,16.907959&hnear=Poland&t=m&z=6 here].
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| *For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]].
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| *For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png here].
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| *To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false here].<br>Definition of "Pale of Settlement" from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement Wikipedia.org]:<br>"The Pale of Settlement (Russian: Черта́ осе́длости, chertá osédlosti, Yiddish: דער תּחום-המושבֿ, der tkhum-ha-moyshəv, Hebrew: תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, tḥùm ha-mosháv) was the term given to a region of Imperial Russia in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish permanent residency was generally prohibited. It extended from the eastern pale, or demarcation line, to the western Russian border with the Kingdom of Prussia (later the German Empire) and with Austria-Hungary. The English term 'pale' is derived from the Latin word 'palus,' a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary."
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| *To view historical maps of Poland, click [[Poland Maps#Historical_Maps_of_Poland|here]].
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| *For a map showing Poland's current voivodeships (provinces), click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland#Administrative_divisions here].
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| [[pt:Registros Judeus na Polônia]] | | [[pt:Registros Judeus na Polônia]] |