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First bookmark or print out these FHL guides: Polish Genealogical Word List and Polish Letter Writing Guide
Use the catalog at the FHL to find out what has been filmed covering Poland ; Click View Related Places in the upper right to find sources that have been filmed for the area you are researching and once there click View Related Places in the upper right to find sources that have been filmed for the smaller subdivisions in that area. Areas no longer a part of Poland and not found under Poland may be under Germany, Preussan, Austria, Hungary or Poland.
You will want to check for resources in all three jurisdictions. Civil records in Poland (including civil transcriptions of church records) are kept at the local level for about 100 years, then turned over to the Polish State Archives, where most are filmed and acquired by the FHL. Thus most such available records are those created previous to the 20th century. The availablity and span of church records varies greatly, but some have been filmed well into the 20th century. It can be more difficult to locate records of protestant churches, few of which still function in present day Poland.
Maps Between 1795 and 1918 the country of Poland didn't exist as such on a map. The country was divied among Austria, Prussia and Russia.
Book mark or print out these helpful maps Map of Poland borders * Historical Regions of Poland * Administrative Divisions of Poland * and Topographic map of Poland.
Historical Georgrapy of Poland contains good description of boundary changes, with illustrative maps.
There are several maps on the Poand GenWeb site.
Comprehensive websites:These sites contains a wealth of information. You will want to spend time exploring each to see what information is available there.
Look for information at the World Gen Web: Poland (it's in the Central European Gen Web)
Polish Roots.Org is another volunteer driven site, whose goal " is to make maps, gazetteers, obituary indexes, cemetery listings, headstone listings, etc. available through online access for individuals conducting Polish research."
Ancestry: The Polish Connection has a lot of information, including a translation tool. You may want to take a few minutes to read the Guide to Features page.
The Polish Geneaology Project -- a blog featuring a combination of advice, links and recipes. Contains a substantial amount of information.
Guides to Polish Research
Societies, Libraries and Archives
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Polish Genealogical Society of America
* Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
Resources
Vital Records:
Poznan Marriage Record Indexing Project 1835-1884 (ongoing, but a substantial amount online. Indexing is for the entire province, not just the city.
Message Boards
* Poland Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
* Poland Message Boards (Ancestry.com)
More Links
* Polish Research
* More Polish Research
* Polish Genealogy Lists
* CyndisList Poland
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