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 The best sources of genealogical informaiton in Poland are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by churches and civil registraiton offices. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records for many, but not all, localities. use the Family History Library Catalog to determine what records are available through the library and the Family History Centers. If records are available from the library, it is usually faster and more productive to search these records first. if the records you want are not available through the library, you can use this guide to help you write to Poland for information.
-=== Before You Write ===
+=== Before You Write  ===
 Before You write to Poland for family history information, you should do three things:
-* '''Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, was married, lived, or died.'''''''''Because most genealogical sources were recorded locally, you will need to know the specific locality where your ancestor was born, was married, lived, or died. See the library's publication Tracing Immigrant Origins for help in finding hometowns.''
+*'''Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, was married, lived, or died. '''''Because most genealogical sources were recorded locally, you will need to know the specific locality where your ancestor was born, was married, lived, or died. See the library's publication Tracing Immigrant Origins for help in finding hometowns.''
-* '''Determine your ancestor's religion.''' Because most early records were kept by churches or synagogues rather than civil registraiton offices, you may need to write to the church your ancestor attended in his or her hometown. If you are not sure what your ancestor's religion was in Europe, determine what religion he or she practiced after immigrating. people usually did not change religions when they moved frm Europe to their new home.
+*'''Determine your ancestor's religion.''' Because most early records were kept by churches or synagogues rather than civil registraiton offices, you may need to write to the church your ancestor attended in his or her hometown. If you are not sure what your ancestor's religion was in Europe, determine what religion he or she practiced after immigrating. People usually did not change religions when they moved frm Europe to their new home.
-* '''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 locality name, use a gazetteer to determine which parish or civil jurisdiction served your ancestor's locality.
 === Research by Mail  ===