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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Poland, go to the [[Poland Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Poland, go to the [[Poland Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
==Definition == | ==Definition == | ||
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*Use [http://Kartenmeister.com '''Kartenmeister'''] to find the Polish and German province, county, Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and Standesamt (civil registration office), if the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Prussia. | *Use [http://Kartenmeister.com '''Kartenmeister'''] to find the Polish and German province, county, Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and Standesamt (civil registration office), if the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Prussia. | ||
*Use [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer Online'''] to find information on towns in the area of Poland once controlled by Prussia. Click on the "Map" option to see the 1871 map of the town inits region with parishes indicated, and the current Google map. | *Use [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer Online'''] to find information on towns in the area of Poland once controlled by Prussia. Click on the "Map" option to see the 1871 map of the town inits region with parishes indicated, and the current Google map. | ||
*If the town was in the area of Poland once controlled by Russia or Austria, look it up in [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=publication '''Skorowidz Gazetteer Online'''] to find the parishes of various religions. Here are the [[Media:1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction.pdf|'''instructions'''.]] Use the second option, "Viewing anywhere via the Digital Library of Wielkopolska".<br> | |||
===Finding Aids === | ===Finding Aids === | ||
Poland finding aids have been created by a variety of state, church, society, and private organizations. Their goal is to inform what records exist and the repositories that hold them. Each finding aid has a different focus--a particular religion or geographical area or archive or collection. Be sure to search all that apply to your ancestors. Remember that churches often produced civil registration records. The church records might have been destroyed, but copies had been sent to the government and still exist. So we search for both church records and civil registration records. | Poland finding aids have been created by a variety of state, church, society, and private organizations. Their goal is to inform what records exist and the repositories that hold them. Each finding aid has a different focus--a particular religion or geographical area or archive or collection. Be sure to search all that apply to your ancestors. Remember that churches often produced civil registration records. The church records might have been destroyed, but copies had been sent to the government and still exist. So we search for both church records and civil registration records. | ||
*[http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ '''Szukaj w Archiwach''' ] Search page for church records and civil registration at the National Archives. Links directly to scans. | *[http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ '''Szukaj w Archiwach''' ] Search page for church records and civil registration at the National Archives. Links directly to scans. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1927187&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Poland%22 '''FamilySearch Catalog for Poland'''] Microfilms (all will eventually be digitized, many are now) of the FamilySearch records. | ||
*[https://www.sggee.org/research/parishes/church_parishes/LutheransInRusPoland.html '''Lutheran Records in Russian Poland'''] Church records inventory with links to scans held at various repositories. | *[https://www.sggee.org/research/parishes/church_parishes/LutheransInRusPoland.html '''Lutheran Records in Russian Poland'''] Church records inventory with links to scans held at various repositories. | ||
*[[Baptist Church Records in Poland|'''Baptist Church Records in Poland''']] | *[[Baptist Church Records in Poland|'''Baptist Church Records in Poland''']] | ||
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*[https://agoff.de/?p=714 '''AGOFF,'''] an organization dedicated to finding missing records of Prussia. | *[https://agoff.de/?p=714 '''AGOFF,'''] an organization dedicated to finding missing records of Prussia. | ||
*[http://www.christoph-www.de/kbsilesia2.html '''Silesia Findbuch,'''] Comprehensive list of Silesian church records by parish, their location, and links to online records | *[http://www.christoph-www.de/kbsilesia2.html '''Silesia Findbuch,'''] Comprehensive list of Silesian church records by parish, their location, and links to online records | ||
*[http:// | *[http://westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/kirchenbuecher.php '''Family Research in West Prussia, Inventory of Church Records,'''] listed by county (kreis), find the kreis for your town in Meyers 1871 Gazetteer. | ||
* [http:// | *[http://westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/standesamtsregister.php '''Family Research in West Prussia, Inventory of Civil Registration Records,'''] organized by county (kreis). Find the kreis in Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer. | ||
* [http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/main/ '''PTG (Pomorskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne)'''] Online indexes to birth, marriage and death records for the Pomeranian area. | * [http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/main/ '''PTG (Pomorskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne)'''] Online indexes to birth, marriage and death records for the Pomeranian area. | ||
* '''Pommerscher Greif e. V.,''' Association for Pomeranian Family and Local History. | * '''Pommerscher Greif e. V.,''' Association for Pomeranian Family and Local History. | ||
**[https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/kirchenbuch-online-qdb.html '''Finding aid tool for church records'''] | **[https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/kirchenbuch-online-qdb.html '''Finding aid tool for church records'''] | ||
**[https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/ | **[https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/standesamt-online-qdb.html '''Finding aid tool for civil registration'''] | ||
*[http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/ '''Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu''',] for the Przemyśl region of Subcarpathia, searchable by name and localities, with links to scans. | *[http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/ '''Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu''',] for the Przemyśl region of Subcarpathia, searchable by name and localities, with links to scans. | ||
*[https://www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl/ '''Genealogia w Archiwach''',] Torun and Bydgoszcz State Archives, mostly in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian area. | *[https://www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl/ '''Genealogia w Archiwach''',] Torun and Bydgoszcz State Archives, mostly in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian area. | ||
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*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/testy.html '''AGAD (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie)''',] parish inventory for Warsaw, Lublin and Subcarpathian. | *[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/testy.html '''AGAD (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie)''',] parish inventory for Warsaw, Lublin and Subcarpathian. | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database '''Geneteka'''] | *[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Geneteka_database '''Geneteka'''] | ||
====Catholic Diocese Parish Inventories==== | ====Catholic Diocese Parish Inventories==== | ||
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8. [http://www.aacz.czestochowa.pl/art.php?id=1477330253,1477330290&langu=pl '''Częstochowa Archdiocese''']<br> | 8. [http://www.aacz.czestochowa.pl/art.php?id=1477330253,1477330290&langu=pl '''Częstochowa Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
9. {{RecordSearch|1407440|'''Radom Diocese'''}}<br> | 9. {{RecordSearch|1407440|'''Radom Diocese'''}}<br> | ||
11. [http:// | 11. [http://westpreussen.de/pages/westpreussen/katholische-kirche.php '''Gdańsk Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
12. [http://www.diecezja-pelplin.pl/instytucje/archiwum-diecezjalne '''Pelplin Diocese'''] [http:// | 12. [http://www.diecezja-pelplin.pl/instytucje/archiwum-diecezjalne '''Pelplin Diocese'''] [http://westpreussen.de/pages/westpreussen/katholische-kirche.php '''Another list''']<br> | ||
15. [http:// | 15. [http://westpreussen.de/pages/westpreussen/katholische-kirche.php '''Bydgoszcz Diocese''']<br> | ||
16. [http://serwer1766985.home.pl/strona/index.html '''Włocławek Diocese'''] <br> | 16. [http://serwer1766985.home.pl/strona/index.html '''Włocławek Diocese'''] <br> | ||
:Click on "Katalog". <br> | :Click on "Katalog". <br> | ||
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:Click on "Księgi metrykalne".<br> | :Click on "Księgi metrykalne".<br> | ||
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17. [ | 17. [https://archiwum.archidiecezjakatowicka.pl/en/index '''Katowice Archdiocese'''] | ||
[ | [https://archiwum.archidiecezjakatowicka.pl/en/metrics '''Clickable map''' ]<br> | ||
18. | 18. {{FSC|2114433|item|disp='''Gliwice Diocese'''}}<br> | ||
21. [http://adlowicz.wixsite.com/archiwum/lista-zdigitalizowanych-parafii '''Łowicz Diocese''']<br> | 21. [http://adlowicz.wixsite.com/archiwum/lista-zdigitalizowanych-parafii '''Łowicz Diocese''']<br> | ||
22. [http://regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php '''Lublin Archdiocese''']<br> | 22. [http://regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php '''Lublin Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
23. [[Media:Sandomierz Diocese Parish Registers at Tarnow Diocese Archives.pdf|'''Sandomierz Diocese''']]<br> | 23. [[Media:Sandomierz Diocese Parish Registers at Tarnow Diocese Archives.pdf|'''Sandomierz Diocese''']]<br> | ||
25. [ | 25. [https://aap.poznan.pl/en/archive/ '''Poznań Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
28.[[Media:Parish Registers of Rzeszow Diocese at Tarnow Diocese Archives .pdf|'''Rzeszów Diocese''']]<br> | 28.[[Media:Parish Registers of Rzeszow Diocese at Tarnow Diocese Archives .pdf|'''Rzeszów Diocese''']]<br> | ||
30. [http://www.archiwum.szczecin.pl/?id=28 '''Szczecin-Kamień Archdiocese''']<br> | 30. [http://www.archiwum.szczecin.pl/?id=28 '''Szczecin-Kamień Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
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34. [http://diecezja.elblag.pl/instytucje/archiwum-diecezji-elblaskiej/ '''Elbląg Diocese''']<br> | 34. [http://diecezja.elblag.pl/instytucje/archiwum-diecezji-elblaskiej/ '''Elbląg Diocese''']<br> | ||
35. [http://diecezjaelk.pl/parafie/ '''Ełk Diocese''']<br> | 35. [http://diecezjaelk.pl/parafie/ '''Ełk Diocese''']<br> | ||
36. [http://archiwum.mkw.pl/zasoby/Ad.2%20(12).pdf '''Warsaw Archdiocese''']<br> | 36. [https://web.archive.org/web/20191029095305/http://archiwum.mkw.pl/zasoby/Ad.2%20(12).pdf '''Warsaw Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
37. | 37. {{FSC|713285|item|disp='''Płock Diocese'''}}<br> | ||
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==Online Searchable Databases == | ==Online Searchable Databases == | ||
*[http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ '''Geneteka'''] | *[http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ '''Geneteka'''] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60132 '''Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books Index, 1742-1964'''], index | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60132 '''Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books Index, 1742-1964'''], index($) | ||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/ '''JewishGen Poland Database''']
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*[http://jri-poland.org/ '''Jewish Records Indexing-Poland'''] | *[http://jri-poland.org/ '''Jewish Records Indexing-Poland'''] | ||
====Ancestry.com==== | ====Ancestry.com==== | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60749&geo_a=r&o_iid=41022&o_lid=41022&o_sch=Web+Property '''Eastern Prussian Provinces, Germany (Poland), Selected Civil Vitals, 1874-1945,'''] index | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60749&geo_a=r&o_iid=41022&o_lid=41022&o_sch=Web+Property '''Eastern Prussian Provinces, Germany (Poland), Selected Civil Vitals, 1874-1945,'''] index & images, incomplete. ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9950 '''Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg and Posen, Select Church Book Duplicates, 1794-1874,'''] index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9950 '''Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg and Posen, Select Church Book Duplicates, 1794-1874,'''] index($).
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2116 '''Brandenburg, Germany, Transcripts of Church Records, 1700-1874,'''] index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2116 '''Brandenburg, Germany, Transcripts of Church Records, 1700-1874,'''] index & images ($). | ||
===Online Indexed Records=== | ===Online Indexed Records=== | ||
====FamilySearch Historical Records==== | ====FamilySearch Historical Records==== | ||
*'''1784-1964''' | *'''1568-1990''' {{RecordSearch|4135958|'''Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990'''}} at FamilySearch - [[Poland, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1587-1966''' | *'''1784-1964''' {{RecordSearch|1867931|'''Poland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books, 1784-1964,'''}} images and index. | ||
*'''1612-1900''' | *'''1587-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1407440|'''Poland, Radom Roman Catholic Church Books, 1587-1966'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images | ||
*'''1794-1874''' | *'''1612-1900''' {{RecordSearch|1985025|'''Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books, 1612-1900,'''}} images and index. | ||
*'''1544-1945''' | *'''1794-1874''' {{RecordSearch|1491272|'''Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg and Posen, Church Book Duplicates, 1794-1874,'''}} index & images. | ||
*'''1544-1945''' {{RecordSearch|1874205|'''Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1945,'''}} index & images | |||
====Regional Databases==== | ====Regional Databases==== | ||
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**[https://www.archion.de/de/browse/#https://www.archion.de/de/browse/&path=3 '''Browse'''] | **[https://www.archion.de/de/browse/#https://www.archion.de/de/browse/&path=3 '''Browse'''] | ||
**[https://www.archion.de/de/suche/ '''Search'''] | **[https://www.archion.de/de/suche/ '''Search'''] | ||
* | *'''1700-2005''' - {{RecordSearch|2564996|'''Poland, Evangelical Church Books, 1700-2005,'''}} images, no index. | ||
*[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/ '''National Archives in Stettin'''] [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/84/Stettin_tutorial_update2.pdf Tutorial] | *[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/ '''National Archives in Stettin'''] [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/84/Stettin_tutorial_update2.pdf Tutorial] | ||
*[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/ '''Metryki Genealodzy Roman Catholic Records'''] | *[http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/ '''Metryki Genealodzy Roman Catholic Records'''] | ||
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=== Records at the FamilySearch Library === | === Records at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has church records on microfilm from many parishes throughout Poland, some to 1875, some to the 1880s, and some as late as the 1960s. Look in the catalog under the name of the town where the parish was, not necessarily the town where your ancestor lived: POLAND, (COUNTY), (TOWN) - CHURCH RECORDS New records are continually added to the library’s collection from several sources. Do not give up if records are not available yet. Check the FamilySearch Catalog every two or three years for the records you need. | ||
==Writing for Records== | ==Writing for Records== | ||
===Local Parishes=== | ===Local Parishes=== | ||
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Some parish registers are collected in diocesan archives. Generally the very old records (before 1800) are in diocesan archives. Some dioceses have parishes archive their records after 100 years. Protestants also maintain church archives, although their records are likely to be in a state archive. Church archives are often unable to handle genealogical requests, but they can tell you if specific records are available. | Some parish registers are collected in diocesan archives. Generally the very old records (before 1800) are in diocesan archives. Some dioceses have parishes archive their records after 100 years. Protestants also maintain church archives, although their records are likely to be in a state archive. Church archives are often unable to handle genealogical requests, but they can tell you if specific records are available. | ||
*See [[Media:Catholic_Vital_Records_of_Galicia-Halychyna_by_Matthew_R._Bielawa.pdf|Catholic Vital Records of Galicia/Halychyna]] | *See [[Media:Catholic_Vital_Records_of_Galicia-Halychyna_by_Matthew_R._Bielawa.pdf|Catholic Vital Records of Galicia/Halychyna]] | ||
====Major Religious Dioceses==== | ====Major Religious Dioceses==== | ||
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9. {{RecordSearch|1407440|'''Radom Diocese'''}}<br> | 9. {{RecordSearch|1407440|'''Radom Diocese'''}}<br> | ||
10. Sosnowiec Diocese<br> | 10. Sosnowiec Diocese<br> | ||
11. [http:// | 11. [http://westpreussen.de/pages/westpreussen/katholische-kirche.php '''Gdańsk Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
12. [http://www.diecezja-pelplin.pl/instytucje/archiwum-diecezjalne '''Pelplin Diocese'''] [http:// | 12. [http://www.diecezja-pelplin.pl/instytucje/archiwum-diecezjalne '''Pelplin Diocese'''] [http://westpreussen.de/pages/westpreussen/katholische-kirche.php '''Another list''']<br> | ||
13. Toruń Diocese<br> | 13. Toruń Diocese<br> | ||
14. Gniezno Archdiocese<br> | 14. Gniezno Archdiocese<br> | ||
15. [http:// | 15. [http://westpreussen.de/pages/westpreussen/katholische-kirche.php '''Bydgoszcz Diocese''']<br> | ||
16. [http://serwer1766985.home.pl/strona/index.html '''Włocławek Diocese'''] <br> | 16. [http://serwer1766985.home.pl/strona/index.html '''Włocławek Diocese'''] <br> | ||
:Click on "Katalog". <br> | :Click on "Katalog". <br> | ||
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:Click on "Księgi metrykalne". | :Click on "Księgi metrykalne". | ||
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17. [ | 17. [https://archiwum.archidiecezjakatowicka.pl/en/index '''Katowice Archdiocese'''] | ||
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18. | 18. {{FSC|2114433|item|disp='''Gliwice Diocese'''}}<br> | ||
19. Opole Diocese<br> | 19. Opole Diocese<br> | ||
20. Łódź Archdiocese<br> | 20. Łódź Archdiocese<br> | ||
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23. [[Media:Sandomierz Diocese Parish Registers at Tarnow Diocese Archives.pdf|'''Sandomierz Diocese''']]<br> | 23. [[Media:Sandomierz Diocese Parish Registers at Tarnow Diocese Archives.pdf|'''Sandomierz Diocese''']]<br> | ||
24. Siedlce Diocese<br> | 24. Siedlce Diocese<br> | ||
25. [ | 25. [https://aap.poznan.pl/en/archive/ '''Poznań Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
26. Kalisz Diocese<br> | 26. Kalisz Diocese<br> | ||
27. Przemyś Archdiocese<br> | 27. Przemyś Archdiocese<br> | ||
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35. [http://diecezjaelk.pl/parafie/ '''Ełk Diocese''']<br> | 35. [http://diecezjaelk.pl/parafie/ '''Ełk Diocese''']<br> | ||
36. [http://archiwum.mkw.pl/zasoby/Ad.2%20(12).pdf '''Warsaw Archdiocese''']<br> | 36. [http://archiwum.mkw.pl/zasoby/Ad.2%20(12).pdf '''Warsaw Archdiocese''']<br> | ||
37. | 37. {{FSC|713285|item|disp='''Płock Diocese'''}}<br> | ||
38. Warsaw-Praga Diocese<br> | 38. Warsaw-Praga Diocese<br> | ||
39. Wrocław Archdiocese<br> | 39. Wrocław Archdiocese<br> | ||
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Many parish records and transcripts are in state archives. | Many parish records and transcripts are in state archives. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/ Szukaj w Archiwach] This website can be searched by location (town or parish). It will then tell you which archives hold what records for the location. On the entry for the records you want, click on "More" at the far right, and it will give you the contact information for the archive. | ||
===Civil Registration Offices=== | ===Civil Registration Offices=== | ||
Transcripts (copies) and sometimes originals of church records or Jewish records may be deposited in local civil registration offices. These are generally sent to state archives after 100 years. See [[Poland Civil Registration | Transcripts (copies) and sometimes originals of church records or Jewish records may be deposited in local civil registration offices. These are generally sent to state archives after 100 years. See [[Poland Civil Registration]]. | ||
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