Understanding the historical geography of Poland plays a vital role in successfully locating family history records. Study maps that are crucial to genealogy in Poland.

Learn how to use Poland gazetteers to determine the church parish and civil registrar's office that had jurisdiction over your ancestors' home in Poland.

Learn about important databases for genealogy research about your Jewish ancestors from Poland.

Learn to use the Poland Letter Writing Guide to request church records and civil registration.

Learn how to locate and use compiled town genealogies (Ortsfamilienbücher) commonly available for Prussian Poland.

Learn how to use finding aids developed by Poland archives and other organizations to find church and civil registration records, the archives where they are stored, and possible online databases.

This lesson demonstrates using an organized strategy for compiling a Poland family group from church records/civil registration.

Learn how to find Poland church records and civil registration in Catholic church archives. Learn how to use Archion and Lutheran finding aids for Lutheran church records.

Learn how to use the PRADZIAD database index of the Poland National Archives and some church archives. Learn how to navigate through the Poland National Archives to find online church records and civil registration.

Learn how to use the many finding aids for Poland records developed by many interested groups. A finding aid will show you which church and civil records are available and the archive or online location of the record.