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Record Finder Table for Poland

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Poland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

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Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies Newspapers
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Cemeteries Newspapers Obituaries

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration	Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Census Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies Probate Records Land & Property
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories Societies	Social networking

Immigration and Country of Origin

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration Emigration and Immigration Jewish Records Military Records Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies	Population Census Directories Biography Land & Property

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Nobility	Nobility Heraldry Biography	Compiled Genealogies Town Genealogies Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Jewish Records
Religion	Church Records	History Church History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records

Vocabulary	Language and Languages Polish Genealogical Word List German Genealogical Word List Russian Genealogical Word List Latin Genealogical Word List
Handwriting	German Paleography Seminar - 10 classes German Paleography Seminar - Lessons on German Handwriting Old German Script Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records) Reading Russian Handwriting Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1 Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2 Additional Russian Paleography Classes Russian for Everyone: The Russian Alphabet SGGEE Cyrillic Handout.pdf for months and numbers in Russian cursive.
Naming patterns	Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records	Poland Letter Writing Guide

Provinces (Vovoideships)

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.

• Greater Poland Voivodeship (wielkopolskie)
• Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie)
• Lesser Poland Voivodeship (małopolskie)
• Łódź Voivodeship (łódzkie)
• Lower Silesian Voivodeship (dolnośląskie)
• Lublin Voivodeship (lubelskie)
• Lubusz Voivodeship (lubuskie)
• Masovian Voivodeship (mazowieckie)
• Opole Voivodeship (opolskie)
• Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)
• Pomeranian Voivodeship (pomorskie)
• Silesian Voivodeship (śląskie)
• Subcarpathian Voivodeship (podkarpackie)
• Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (świętokrzyskie)
• Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (warmińsko-mazurskie)
• Western Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)