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An outstanding publication Finding records of your ancestors, Poland 1808 to 1900 is now available. Click hereto download.

This color publication shows how to find records of a family who lived in Poland from 1808 to 1900. It tells you which records to use and how to search them. It also introduces you to the research tools you will need. A case study illustrates each step of the research process.

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Key topics to get started:

Getting started with Poland research[edit | edit source]

There is a site for digitized books of Silesia. These books are mostly in German and Polish and you can download them to your computer. To use this site, click here digitized books.

For digitized books of Poznan click here.

For Poznan Marriage Indexing Project click here.

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Beginning Polish Research
Boundary Changes
Civil Registration Office Address Finder
Counties of Poland 1999
Emigration Records of Europe
Gazetteers and Maps Online
Holdings of the Polish State Archives
Kartenmeister - German/Polish Place Name Conversion
Letter Writing Guide
Polish Research Outline
Postal codes
Parish Finding aid
(Search only works with correct Polish diacritical marks)
Research Outline for Poland by BYU
Websites
Word List

Online Databases[edit | edit source]

Geneteka Database Church Registers Indexing Project
Pomeranian Genealogical Association Pomeranian church books
Pomeranian Genealogical Association Pomeranian cemeteries
Poznan Marriage Indexing Project
Roman Catholic Church Registers Online
regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php Church Registers Indexing - Region Lublin

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

Extensive extraction of Catholic Church records for the parishes of Medrzechow, Kupienin and Samocice, Poland have been completed and are available through the Family History Library. For more information regarding this project, click here Polish Parish Extraction Project.

Who are the Kashubians? Click here to read more about this ethnic group.

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 [[Image:Animated-Flag-Poland.gif|thumb|left]]Welcome to the Poland page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Poland page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Polish records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Poland Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
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 *[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryki.php Roman Catholic Church Registers Online]
 *[http://regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php]&nbsp; Church Registers Indexing - Region Lublin
+== Did you know?  ==
+[[Image:Poland Toszek.jpg|thumb]]<br>Extensive extraction of Catholic Church records for the parishes of Medrzechow, Kupienin and Samocice, Poland have been completed and are available through the Family History Library. For more information regarding this project, click here [[Polish Parish Extraction Project|Polish Parish Extraction Project]].<br><br>Who are the Kashubians? Click [[Kashubians|here]] to read more about this ethnic group.
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