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* '''Determine where records from your ancestor's home parish are stored today.''' When you have a localigy name, use a gazetteer to determine which parish or civil jurisdiction served your ancestor's locality. | * '''Determine where records from your ancestor's home parish are stored today.''' When you have a localigy name, use a gazetteer to determine which parish or civil jurisdiction served your ancestor's locality. | ||
=== Research by Mail === | === Research by Mail === | ||
Church records are obtained from parishes, and civil records are obtained from civil registration offices. Both kinds of records may be stored in archives. In 1874 civil registration became mandatory in Poland, yet it started at different times throughout the country. If the dates you need precede 1874, you will need to write for church records. | Church records are obtained from parishes, and civil records are obtained from civil registration offices. Both kinds of records may be stored in archives. In 1874 civil registration became mandatory in Poland, yet it started at different times throughout the country. If the dates you need precede 1874, you will need to write for church records. | ||
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 the State Archives. | ||
=== How To Address the Envelope === | === How To Address the Envelope === | ||