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| ==Poland Research Strategies== | | ==Poland Research Strategies== |
| *[[Poland Getting Started|Getting Started]] | | *[[Poland Getting Started|Getting Started]] |
| | *[[Poland How to Guides|"How to" Guides]] |
| *[[Poland Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] | | *[[Poland Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] |
| *[[Poland Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video classes | | *[[Poland Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video classes |
| *[[Poland Record Finder|Record Finder]] | | *[[Poland Record Finder|Record Finder]] |
| | | *[[Poland Finding Aids|Finding Aids]] |
| | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/e/eb/Polish_websites_templated_updated_JMR.pdf Advancing Your Polish Research Using Polish Websites] |
| ===Jewish Research=== | | ===Jewish Research=== |
| *[[Finding Poland Jewish Ancestors|Finding Poland Jewish Ancestors]] | | *[[Finding Poland Jewish Ancestors|Finding Poland Jewish Ancestors]] |
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| *If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. | | *If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. |
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| ==Writing for Records==
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| [[File:Blue check.png|25px]]'''Use the Poland Letter Writing Guide to write letters in Polish for the correspondence searches you need.'''
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| You can write or email offices and churches to request copies of their records. It is both courteous and more efficient if you write in Polish. The [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|'''Poland Letter Writing Guide''']] gives you Polish translations for all the sentences and questions you might want to use in your letter.
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| ==Reading the Records== | | ==Reading the Records== |
| [[File:Blue check.png|25px]] '''Use language lessons, vocabulary lists, and reading aids to learn how to read the records.''' You do not have to be fluent in a language to read church records or civil registration records. Only a few words are necessary, such as mother, father, baptized, married, boy, girl, bride, groom. | | [[File:Blue check.png|25px]] '''Use language lessons, vocabulary lists, and reading aids to learn how to read the records.''' You do not have to be fluent in a language to read church records or civil registration records. Only a few words are necessary, such as mother, father, baptized, married, boy, girl, bride, groom. |
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| [[Category:Poland Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:Poland Research Strategies]] |
| | [[Category:Poland]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] |