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Polish vital records are becoming available online. However, there is no central online repository for these records. Use [http://www.ksiegi-parafialne.pl/ Księgi parafialne] (Polish for “Church Books”) Portal to check availability of Polish records online. This Polish site lists, by province, every town that has vital records and/or indexes available online and links are included to get you there. As such, this site is only helpful once you’ve discovered the name of the town from which your ancestors came. Most of the websites are in Polish.  
Polish vital records are becoming available online. However, there is no central online repository for these records. Use [http://www.ksiegi-parafialne.pl/ Księgi parafialne] (Polish for “Church Books”) Portal to check availability of Polish records online. This Polish site lists, by province, every town that has vital records and/or indexes available online and links are included to get you there. As such, this site is only helpful once you’ve discovered the name of the town from which your ancestors came. Most of the websites are in Polish.  


== Jurisdictions  ==
== Provinces ==


[[Image:Counties of poland.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Counties of poland.jpg]]  
*Greater Poland  - Wielkopolskie
*Kuyavian-Pomeranian -  Kujawsko-Pomorskie
*Lesser Poland  - Małopolskie Kraków
*Łódź  -   Łódzkie
*Lower Silesian  - Dolnośląskie
*Lublin   -  Lubelskie
*Lubusz  -   Lubuskie
*Masovian -  Mazowieckie
*Opole -  Opolskie
*Podlaskie  - Podlaskie
*Pomeranian  -  Pomorskie
*Silesian   -   Śląskie
*Subcarpathian   - Podkarpackie
*Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross)  -  Świętokrzyskie
*Warmian-Masurian  -  Warmińsko-Mazurskie
*West Pomeranian
 
 
 
[[Image:Counties of poland.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]  


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