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Online Records
- Search in the National Archives on-line archival collections (Szukajwarchiwach.pl) Tutorial - The Polish Archives
- Archion: Evangelical Central Archives in Berlin ($), records for former Prussian localities, browsable image
- National Archives in Stettin Tutorial
- Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu, for the Przemyśl region of Subcarpathia, searchable by name and localities, with links to scans.
- Archiwum Państwowe w Olsztynie
- Matricula Breslau is now Wrocław
- Pommerscher Greif e. V., Association for Pomeranian Family and Local History.
- Go to Forschung > Famillienforschung > Standesamt online or Kirchenbuch online > Find your Kreis >Parish
- ‘’’1226-1950’’’ - Poland, Częstochowa Roman Catholic Church Books, 1226-1950 images, no index.
- ’’’1700-2005’’’ - Poland, Evangelical Church Books, 1700-2005, images, no index.
Archives
In genealogical research, you can use many types of archival materials, e.g. record files, marital status records, church records, censuses, court and notary records, records of universities, schools and various educational institutions, as well as records of parties and associations.[1]
Polish Roots
- Polish Roots: comprehensive archive address listScroll down to "Poland Archives.
National Archives
Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Panstwowych ul. Dluga 6
00-950 Warszawa skr.poczt. 1005
Poland
Fax: 48 22 831-75-63
E-mail: ndap@archiwa.gov.pl
Website]
Central Archives of Historical Records (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych--AGAD)
Central Archives of Historical Records
ul. Długa 7, 00-263 Warsaw, Poland
Tel. (+ 48) (22) 831-54-91 to 831-54-93
E-mail: sekretariat@agad.gov.pl
Website
Genealogical service of the Central Archives of Historical Records Lists vital records held in this archive.
Regional State Archives
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List of address, information, and digital link for each regional state archive.
Microfilm copies of many records at the Polish State Archives are available at the FamilySearch Library, but the State Archives have several records that have not yet been filmed. |
Church Archives
Church archives collect records generated by the church, such as parish registers. Each diocese has its own policies regarding gathering records into the archive of the diocese. Generally, older records are found in the diocesan archives; more recent records are found at the local parish.
Catholic Archives
Some Catholic dioceses have gathered older records into a diocesan archive. You can write to these archives and request brief searches of their records. See Poland Church Records.
- Genealogical service of the Central Archives of Historical Records List of Catholic vital records held in this archive (see address above).
- BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING POLISH (Catholic) CHURCH ARCHIVES Basic information on Polish Church Archives including postal and email addresses, prices for vital records and research services and bank details. Please note that this page will be updated often.[2]
Protestant Archives
- Protestant church records can be difficult to locate in Poland. Many have been lost due to wars and boundary changes, especially so in former Pomerania regions.
- Many other records have been filmed and are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.
- Some Lutheran records for former Prussian regions are held in Lutheran Church Archives in Berlin.
- In a few cases, records still exist in the local church, but have not been microfilmed (e.g. Lublin Lutheran). For a complete listing of Protestant Church archives and repositories, see references in Poland Church Directories.
- For Protestants ancestors, look into Catholic records for their information. If no Lutheran or other Protestant church existed in a particular area, the residents would have been civilly obligated to register their births, marriages, and deaths at the nearest Catholic Church.
Evangelical Central Archive
Bethaniendamm 29
10997 Berlin
Tel.: (030) 22 50 45 - 20
Fax: (030) 22 50 45 - 40
Email: archiv@ezab.de
- Archion: Evangelical Central Archives in Berlin ($), records for former Prussian localities, browsable image
Libraries
The National Library of Poland (Biblioteka Narodowa)
Aleja Niepodległości 213
02-086 Warszawa
Poland
E-mail: kontakt@bn.org.pl
Phone: (+48 22) 608 29 99
Website
Polona: Digital Library
Polish Cemeteries
Some useful sources, such as local histories, city directories, maps, newspapers, and genealogies, are available in major and smaller, local libraries in Poland. Look for libraries near your ancestors' home and ask them about their collection, hours, services, and fees.
Museums
Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (The Warsaw Rising Museum)
st. Grzybowska 79
00-844 Warsaw
Poland
Phone: 22 539 79 05, 22 539 79 06
Fax: 22 539 79 24
E-mail: kontakt@1944.pl
Website
Roots of Memory: interviews with descendants of insurgents
Oral History Archive: Accounts of several thousand Home Army soldiers - participants of the Warsaw Uprising, living today in Poland and abroad.
The National Museum in Warsaw
Al. Jerozolimskie 3, Warsaw 00-495
E-mail: muzeum@mnw.art.pl
Phone: +48 22 621 10 31
Fax: +48 22 622 85 59
E-mail: muzeum@mnw.art.pl
COLLECTION ENQUIRIES E-mail: kwerendy@mnw.art.pl
Website
- The National Museum in Warsaw boasts a collection numbering around 830,000 works of art from Poland and abroad, from ancient times to the present including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, coins, as well as utilitarian objects and design.
Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom
Branch of the Museum of Pawiak Prison
Branch of the Museum of Independence
aleja Jana Chrystiana Szucha 25
00-580 Warszawa
Poland
Rhone: (0-22) 629 49 19
E-mail: szucha@muzeumniepodleglosci.art.pl
Website
Oral History Archive
Katyn Museum
Martyrology Department of the Polish Army Museum
ul. Jana Jeziorańskiego 4 (Cytadela Warszawska)
01-521 Warsaw, Poland
Telephone: +48 261 878 342
Fax: +48 261 877 231
Email: sekretariat@muzeumkatynskie.pl
Website
- The Katyn Museum is the world's first martyrological, museum and research institution documenting the Katyn massacre, committed against 22,000 POWs and prisoners detained in the years 1939-1940 in Soviet camps and prisons. There are two digital databases dedicated to the profiles of people murdered in extermination camps. Each of these resources has separate presentation and search mechanisms, the description of which can be found on individual subpages of the website.
Jewish Historical Institute Emanuel Ringelblum
ul. Tłomackie 3/5
00–090 Warsaw, Poland
Telephone: (22) 827 92 21
Fax: (22) 827 83 72
E-mail: secretary@jhi.pl
- Genealogy Department
Anna Przybyszewska-Drozd — manager
Phone: +48 602 472 557E-mail: familyheritage@jhi.pl
THE UNDERGROUND ARCHIVE OF THE WARSAW GHETTO (The Ringelblum Archive)
Record Offices
In Poland, records created by the local government less than 100 years ago—including birth, death, and marriage records—are kept in local offices. These records are not available to the public.
For earlier records, it is important to understand that in 1795, the old Kingdom of Poland was conquered and divided among Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Civil registration coverage varied for each part of Poland controlled by Russia, Prussia, or Austria. Because the time coverage, record content, and methods for accessing records are different for each part of the country three separate articles cover this topic. Select the article for the region where your ancestors lived.
- Austrian Poland Civil Registration
- Prussian Poland Civil Registration
- Russian Poland Civil Registration
References
- ↑ "National Archives of Poland: Genealogy", https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/szukaj/genealogia/, accessed 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Polish Church Records", https://sites.google.com/view/polishgenealogygroup/polish-archives-in-a-nutshell/polish-church-archives, accessed 11 October 2022.