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If you address your letter to a parish or local civil registration office, you must write the letter in Polish. Letters written in Polish have a greater chance of receiving a reply than those written in English. You may write in English to the Directorate of State Archives. | If you address your letter to a parish or local civil registration office, you must write the letter in Polish. Letters written in Polish have a greater chance of receiving a reply than those written in English. You may write in English to the Directorate of State Archives. | ||
=== How To Address the Envelope === | === How To Address the Envelope === | ||
For a '''Roman Catholic Parish'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | For a '''Roman Catholic Parish'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | ||
Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | ||
For a '''Protestant Parish'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | For a '''Protestant Parish'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | ||
Parafia Ewangelicka<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | Parafia Ewangelicka<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | ||
Very few Protestant parishes still exist in modern-day Poland. Some records formerly found in such parishes may be housed in local Catholic parishes. For a list of the Protestant parishes in Poland and their addresses, see: | Very few Protestant parishes still exist in modern-day Poland. Some records formerly found in such parishes may be housed in local Catholic parishes. For a list of the Protestant parishes in Poland and their addresses, see: | ||
''Kalendarz ewangelicki (Yearbook of the Augsburg Evangelical [Lutheran] church of Poland).'' (FHL book 943.8 K24ke; film 1183508 item 4.) | ''Kalendarz ewangelicki (Yearbook of the Augsburg Evangelical [Lutheran] church of Poland).'' (FHL book 943.8 K24ke; film 1183508 item 4.) | ||
For an '''Orthodox Parish'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | For an '''Orthodox Parish'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | ||
Parafia Prawoslawna<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | Parafia Prawoslawna<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | ||
For a '''Civil Registration Office'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | For a '''Civil Registration Office'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | ||
Urząd Stanu Cywilnego'<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | Urząd Stanu Cywilnego'<br>(postal code) (name of locality)<br>POLAND | ||
For the '''Directorate of State Archives'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | For the '''Directorate of State Archives'''<nowiki>:</nowiki> | ||
Naczelna Dyrekcja<br>Archiwów Parństwowych<br>us. Długa 6, skr. poczt. 1005<br>00-950 Warszawa<br>POLAND<br>Fax: 011-48-22-31-75-63 | Naczelna Dyrekcja<br>Archiwów Parństwowych<br>us. Długa 6, skr. poczt. 1005<br>00-950 Warszawa<br>POLAND<br>Fax: 011-48-22-31-75-63 | ||
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For help in locating Catholic parish addresses in Poland, please go to the following link: [http://www.genpol.com/Katalog-main.html http://www.genpol.com/Katalog-main.html] . In the box shown, type in the name of the town where the parish was located. | |||
=== Postal Codes === | === Postal Codes === | ||