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Here is a link to find the addresses of Catholic parishes in Poland. [http://www.genpol.com/Katalog-main.html http://www.genpol.com/Katalog-main.html]. Type in the name of the town where the parish was located in the search field and your parish name and address will appear. If your locality's records have not been filmed you can write to the local Catholic parish using the address found through the above site. | Here is a link to find the addresses of Catholic parishes in Poland. [http://www.genpol.com/Katalog-main.html http://www.genpol.com/Katalog-main.html]. Type in the name of the town where the parish was located in the search field and your parish name and address will appear. If your locality's records have not been filmed you can write to the local Catholic parish using the address found through the above site. | ||
A useful website for Lutheran church information can be found at [http://www.luteranie.pl http://www.luteranie.pl]. This site will help you locate Lutheran churches which still exist today and the diocese information for the different Polish regions. A list of pre WW I Lutheran Parishes (in Russian Poland only), along with links to those with microfilmed records, can be found on the [http://www.sggee.org/church_parishes/LutheransInRusPoland SGGEE] site. Civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until after 1874 in the former German areas and not until after 1918 in the rest of Poland. Another helpful site for Evangelical records in the Silesian region of Poland can be found here [http://www.christoph-www.de/evg_kb1.html Evangelische Kirchenbücher] | A useful website for Lutheran church information can be found at [http://www.luteranie.pl http://www.luteranie.pl]. This site will help you locate Lutheran churches which still exist today and the diocese information for the different Polish regions. A list of pre WW I Lutheran Parishes (in Russian Poland only), along with links to those with microfilmed records, can be found on the [http://www.sggee.org/church_parishes/LutheransInRusPoland SGGEE] site. Civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until after 1874 in the former German areas and not until after 1918 in the rest of Poland. Another helpful site for Evangelical records in the Silesian region of Poland can be found here [http://www.christoph-www.de/evg_kb1.html Evangelische Kirchenbücher] Here is a fast link to [http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en&miejscowosc=&gmina=&wojewodztwo_id=0&wyznanie_id=8&rodzajaktu_id=0&search=search all Evangelical Augsburg] church records that are available at the Polish State Archives. | ||
For these later records, see [[Poland Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | For these later records, see [[Poland Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | ||
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=== Records of Deaths and Burials === | === Records of Deaths and Burials === | ||
(akta zgonów i pogrzebów) Burials were recorded in the church record of the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of the death. Burial registers give the name of the deceased person and the date and place of death or burial. Often the age, place of residence, cause of death, and names of survivors are given. Occasionally the date and place of birth and the parents’ names are included. Early death registers usually do not indicate the date and place of birth. The birth date and place of the deceased person and information about parents in a burial record may not be accurate. Burial records may exist for individuals who were born before birth and marriage records were kept. Burial records often start later than christening and marriage records of the same parish. | (akta zgonów i pogrzebów) Burials were recorded in the church record of the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of the death. Burial registers give the name of the deceased person and the date and place of death or burial. Often the age, place of residence, cause of death, and names of survivors are given. Occasionally the date and place of birth and the parents’ names are included. Early death registers usually do not indicate the date and place of birth. The birth date and place of the deceased person and information about parents in a burial record may not be accurate. Burial records may exist for individuals who were born before birth and marriage records were kept. Burial records often start later than christening and marriage records of the same parish. | ||
=== Locating Church Records === | === Locating Church Records === | ||
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Original Catholic records are usually found in individual parish or diocesan archives. Protestant records are often in state archives; some are in the possession of Evangelical Church archives or officials. Civil transcripts are generally kept in the local civil registration offices (Urząd Stanu Ciwilnego) for 100 years; then they are transferred to state archives. To use church records, you must know the town and religion of your ancestor. You must also determine the parish that your ancestor’s town belonged to so that you will know which parish registers to search. Your ancestor may have lived in village that was part of a parish located in a nearby larger town. Over time, some villages may have belonged to more than one parish as jurisdictions changed. Some gazetteers indicate parish jurisdictions. For help identifying parish boundaries, see the [[Poland Gazetteers]] and [[Poland Maps]] and the following information on church record inventories. The town where the church building was located is considered the parish headquarters. Although the church building was often named for a saint, the Family History Library Catalog refers to a parish by the name of the town where the parish church was located. In large cities where there may be many parishes for each religion, the catalog uses the parish name (such as St. John) to distinguish records of different parishes. | Original Catholic records are usually found in individual parish or diocesan archives. Protestant records are often in state archives; some are in the possession of Evangelical Church archives or officials. Civil transcripts are generally kept in the local civil registration offices (Urząd Stanu Ciwilnego) for 100 years; then they are transferred to state archives. To use church records, you must know the town and religion of your ancestor. You must also determine the parish that your ancestor’s town belonged to so that you will know which parish registers to search. Your ancestor may have lived in village that was part of a parish located in a nearby larger town. Over time, some villages may have belonged to more than one parish as jurisdictions changed. Some gazetteers indicate parish jurisdictions. For help identifying parish boundaries, see the [[Poland Gazetteers]] and [[Poland Maps]] and the following information on church record inventories. The town where the church building was located is considered the parish headquarters. Although the church building was often named for a saint, the Family History Library Catalog refers to a parish by the name of the town where the parish church was located. In large cities where there may be many parishes for each religion, the catalog uses the parish name (such as St. John) to distinguish records of different parishes. | ||
Click here to find information regarding [[Baptist church records in Poland]]. | Click here to find information regarding [[Baptist church records in Poland]]. | ||
== Church Record Inventories == | == Church Record Inventories == | ||
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The project run by the Pomeranian Genealogical Society (based in Gdansk) devoted to the Kashubia region is available online at http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/databases/ | The project run by the Pomeranian Genealogical Society (based in Gdansk) devoted to the Kashubia region is available online at http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/databases/ | ||
<span>Project that focuses on Russian Poland and the city of Cracow and has accumulated almost 70,000 marriages is available at [http://www.przodkowie.com/metryki/en.php http://www.przodkowie.com/metryki/en.php] </span> | <span>Project that focuses on Russian Poland and the city of Cracow and has accumulated almost 70,000 marriages is available at [http://www.przodkowie.com/metryki/en.php http://www.przodkowie.com/metryki/en.php] </span> | ||
=== <span />FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | === <span />FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1867931 FamilySearch.org.] | An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1867931 FamilySearch.org.] | ||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | ||
*[[Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||