What is our Purpose?
“Polish Genealogical Societies Involved in
Digitizing Church Records”
This directory is a first step to build awareness and
mobilize local researchers to volunteer in the effort to
transcribe and or digitize Polish vital records before they fall
victim to the ravages of time and are lost forever.
We have developed this initial listing of sites which
contains (transcribed or digital) records to inform you of who is
currently involved in the transcription / digitization process,
where the current records are and how you as individuals can
access these records in your personal research.
In addition we intend to identify and encourage you to
join the “efforts” of those with “feet on the
ground” in Poland who are requesting “volunteer
participation” to progress this national project to
transcribe or digitize the records of specific archival or
religious sites.
We will use this as page as our primary means to
communicate with you, our visitors and the visitors / members of
the sites that we have jointly linked.
How Can You Help
In your individual research you may have identified
sites which (not here in listed) that contain transcribed or
digitized records. Please be our eyes and ears and bring them to
our attention. We will seek permission to link and add them to
our collection.
“Volunteer” as we identify opportunities with
our website partners. Our visitor’s have always reached out
to help as asked. I have listed two opportunities below, one
which may be familiar to all and one which is relatively new. We
promise to keep this fresh and up to date.
Poznan Marriage Indexing Project …. Many of
you including myself have donated time and effort here. Here is
one of the best examples of how to do a project with worldwide
volunteer participation Join the Project
Project Basia
http://www.basia.famula.pl/en/ Go To Site
The indexing of records scanned by the National Archive,
an effort similar to the “Posen Marriage DB” …
They are seeking volunteers to index Join the Project.
For additional information, help or to comment please
contact:
Jim Piechorowski
Polish Researcher
[email protected]
Recent Activity or Comment
We will use this area to post your comments or
contributions as they are received.
Polish Sites of National Scope
“Many Polish pages will have
limited or no English translation buttons … Consider using
Google Chrome automatic translation bars to make your experience
more productive …
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/173424?hl=en”
PTG – Polskie
Towarzystwo Genealogiczne
PTG- Polish
Genealogical Society in Poland NAT
http://genealodzy.pl/ Go
To Site
This web site is available in
Polish and English versions
Geneteka
Geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Go To Site
Geneteka is a database created by the Polish
Genealogical Society in Poland. It is the largest database on
Polish genealogy, containing over 10 million indexes from
many regions of Poland For how to use instructions see:
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Geneteka_database
Metryki
http://metryki.
genealodzy.pl Go To Site
Metryki -
“Metrics” is a database created by Polish
Genealogical Society in Poland. It contains number of vital
record indexes. The link above will bring you to a schedule
of locations and specific churches that have been filmed. The
locations and churches showing “0” will not have
records those with a numeric reference will. (click) on the
church name. You may also access records via the opracowane
indesky – developed Index tab in the top navigation bar
(it looks like a step ladder) follow the same access
procedure described above. You may also access the developed
index of digitized documents at
http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/rejestry.php
Katalog Zasobów
Metrykalnych
Catalog of Vital
Records
http://parafie.genealodzy.pl Go To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English aids, however it is easy to navigate and provides the
user with valuable information on Parishes across Poland.
Polish National
Archives NAT
http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ Go To Site
This site is in Polish with
some English aids. “it is intimidating”, but here
is a guide to find what’s digitized. Thank You to Paul
Rakow of www.polishorigins.com
HOW DO I FIND THINGS
Go
to the web-site http://www.szukajwarchiwach.pl/
Close
the white pop-up with the title "Bazy danych w
archiwach panstwowych"; or "Databases in state
archives" by clicking on the grey X in the top right corner.
Click
the Union Jack (or the German or Polish flag if you
prefer)
Click
the box "only with scans / tylko ze skanami"
below the search box
Select
the tab "Everything / Wszystko" above the
search box
Type
the place name (Kutno-Lublin-Szubin) that you are
interested in … into the search box
Click
"Search/Szukaj" … See what comes up -
there are lots of places that still have nothing on line, it will
probably take years for the online material to catch up with the
LDS microfilms, and even longer for the online material to get
anywhere close to what is available if you visit an archive in
Poland. But, you might get lucky, especially if you have several
places to try.
Genealogia Polska
– GENPOL
Polish Genealogy
– GENPOL NAT
http://www.genpol.com/ Go
To Site
Webmaster
[email protected]
The general site is in Polish
and some English, you must log in (free) to use the message
board or search functions available.
Project: –
GenBaza
http://metryki.genbaza.com
Go To Site
Here you will find here
digitized vitals for Kielce - RPL , Grodzisk - GPL, Koszalin
- GPL, Pultusk - RPL, Sandomierz - RPL, Lodz - RPL in
Southeastern Poland.
Ksiegi Parafialne
Books of the Parish
NAT
http://www.ksiegi-parafialne.pl/ Go To Site
The general site is in Polish
with English help, although there is a log and register I
could not get it to function. No need you can access
everything. This site is an index of transcribed records
organized by administrative unit. At the top of the page
click Woj. And select Lodzkie you will find a table organized
by Parish, vital record and the site where it may be
accessed. Play with it a while and you will find it quite
friendly
Jewish Records
Indexing – Poland NAT
http://jri-poland.org/
Go To Site
This site is in English and
very user friendly. You will need to register and log in to
access the database and /or use a number of other tools in
the site. It contains predominately Jewish families but you
may find help if your ancestor was living in a Jewish Shtetl
(Town or viliage with a large Jewish population)
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/. This site is
worth a look for its many tools
The Partitions of Poland
The
Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth were a series of three partitions which took place
in the second half of the 18th century and ultimately ended the
existence of a sovereign Poland and Lithuania, its partner in the
Commonwealth, for 123 years. The partitions were conducted by the
Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and Hapsburg Austria,
which divided up the Commonwealth lands among themselves
progressively in the process of territorial seizures.
The
First Partition was decided on August 5, 1772. Two decades later,
Russian and Prussian troops entered the Commonwealth again and
the Second Partition was signed on January 23, 1793. Austria did
not participate in the Second Partition. The Third Partition took
place on October 24, 1795, in reaction to the unsuccessful Polish
Kosciuszko Uprising the previous year. With this partition, the
Commonwealth ceased to exist.
In
Polish historiography, the term “Fourth Partition” has
also been used, in reference to any subsequent annexation of
Polish lands by foreign invaders. Depending on source and
historical period, this could mean the events of 1815 through
1939, bringing the total number of Poland's names for acts of
enslavement to neighboring empires up to seven. The term
"Fourth Partition" in a temporal sense can also mean
the diaspora communities that played important political role in
reestablishing the Polish sovereign state after 1918.
Polish Sites in the German Partition
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Towarzystwo Genealogiczne
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Genealogical Society GPL
http://kptg.pl/ Go To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English aids. I did not find any digitized vitals in the tab
area Nekropolis you will find an excellent transcription of
the cemetery in Torun. In addition
http://www.nasze.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl/o-portalu.html is an
excellent description of the Kujawsko - Pomorskie Province.
Ahnenforschunf in Schlesien
Genealogy in Silesia
http/:ahneforschung.pl/?page_id42 Go To Site
This site is in German with no
english aids. It contains the digitized records for the
Wroclaw-Breslau. You will need to download DjVue to see the
records.
Szpejankowskich i
Szepejenkowskich Rodziny (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship)
Szpejankowski and
Szepejenkowski Family GPL
http://szpejankowski.eu/index.php/en/metryki-wykazy-osob/102.html Go To Site
The Szpejankowski family has
its roots in the village of Strzygi in the administrative
district of Gmina Osiek within Brodnicka County,
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship , in north-central Poland. It
lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Osiek, 15 km
(9 mi) south of Brodnica, and 53 km (33 mi) east of Torun.
This beautiful site family site contains indexes for nearly
every church in the region and is a excellent resource for
those with family in this area. Very easy to navigate and
well laid out.
Lubuskie Towarzystwo
Genealogiczne
Lubusz Genealogical
Society GPL
http://www.ltg.zg.pl/ Go
To Site
This site in Polish with no
English aids .... I did not find any digitized vitals here
but it the tab areas"Pliki" or files you will find
a transcription of 5000 Polish officers interned at
Woldenberg Camp.
Polish State Archives,
Olsztyn branch, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship GPL
http://olsztyn.ap.gov.pl/baza/wynik.php
Go To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English assistance. Olsztyn is the capital of the
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in North Eastern Poland. The
digitized records are primarily from the German era and you
may have to determine the German name for your Polish village
to be successful. The link will bring you to the dialog
search table. The tab zespo?u will give you groups of records
and Nazwa oryginalna - Original Name will give you a defined
area. Just play with it for a bit. There is a wealth of
records but the naming is mixed German - Polish. It's not
friendly, but it is worth the look.
Genealogia Kresowa
Genealogy Kresy
(Borderlands-Poland and Lithuania) GPL
http://genealogia.kresowa.info/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Go To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English aids. The Kresy (Borderlands) library includes
scanned vital records of State Archives in Lithuania. You
must register to use the site. Then see: Akta Parafiiane -
parish records, the site is rich in digitized documents,
books and records.
Pomorskie Towarzystwo
Genealogiczne
Pomeranian Genealogy
Society GPL
http://www.ptg.gda.pl/ Go
To Site
This site is in Polish and
English, easy to navigate and dedicated to indexing vital
records in Pomerania. They work with the Diocesan Archives in
Pelplin to index / transcribe vitals and photograph grave
markers in the region. For a geographic definition of
Pomerania see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Pomerania_%281815%E2%80%931945%29
Poznan Marriage
Indexing Project GPL
http://bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/project.php Go To Site
This
site is the work of Lukasz Bielecki in Poland and a host of
volunteers around the world (myself included). The site
allows one to search for marriage data primarily in the
German Partition. The URL above will take you to the Polish
version, but an English version is available upon request at
the very top of the page. It's really not necessary as the
site is very user friendly. Go to the dialog box Pan m?ody
– Groom and the input box Imie – name, use the drop
down to select the given name if listed. If not select
Dowolne – Any. Next move to the dialog box
Nazwisko-Surname and enter it ... if you are unsure of
spelling you can wildcard the entry. If you know the same
information for the Bride - Panna m?oda enter it and press
Szukaj-Search or if finished Wyczysc-Clear. You may search
for bride, groom or both to receive information. If you know
the Region your family lived in you can speed the search by
selecting it in the drop down dialog box. Now the downside,
this is a very busy site and sometimes you just can't get in
... go back ...it's worth it ... This site is a prime example
of a job well done!
Wielkopolskie
Towarzystwo Genealogiczne „Gniazdo"
Genealogical Society
of Great Poland "Gniazdo" meaning Nest. GPL
http://www.wtg-gniazdo.org/
Go To Site
This site is in Polish (some
English assistance) dedicated to indexing the vital records
in Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska
Province, or Województwo Wielkopolskie). You must register
to use the site.
Project
http://www.basia.famula.pl/en/
Go To Site The
indexing of records scanned by the National Archive an effort
similar to the "Posen Marriage DB" ... To access
available scans go to http://www.basia.famula.pl/en/rezerwacja .
If you would like to participate in the transcription effort,
please contact the administrator at
www.basia.famula.pl/en/kontakt Go To Site
Polish Sites in the Russian Partition
Eastern Borderlands
(Ukraine, Russia Jewish Pale, etc.) RPL
http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/testy.html Go To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English translation tabs but it's not that difficult to
navigate and contains a wealth of digitized information. It
concentrates in the areas of eastern Poland, Ukraine and
Russia once a part of the greater Polish – Lithuanian
empire. The home page will give you a list of selections
(click) and you will go to an archive header page, scroll
down to Inwentarz – Inventory and (click) galleria ze
skanami ... Gallery of Scans .... ENJOY!!!
Slupca Genealogy RPL
www.slupcagenealogy.com Go To Site
This English language site
maintained by Alisa Loeper has transcribed vital records for
11 parishes in Slupca County (with more in process). This
area was under German or Russian governance over the years.
It is very user friendly and must see for any with family in
this region. There are no digitized records as of yet.
Swietokrzyskie
towarzystwo genealogiczne
Swietokrzyskie
Genealogical Society (Located in Kielce) RPL
http://www.genealodzy-kielce.pl/cms/index.php
Go To Site
Kielce is a city in central
Poland of 204,891 inhabitants (June 2009). It is also the
capital city of the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross
Voivodeship) since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship
(1919–1939, 1945–1998). The city is located in the
middle of the Swietokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross
Mountains), at the banks of Silnica river, in northern part
of the historical Polish province of Lesser Poland. This is a
one page site in Polish with one project site of the Old
Kielce Cemetery in addition to a forum. It is included as a
contact for those with ancestors in the area. We will monitor
the site for expansion in the future.
Archiwum Panstwowe
m.st. Warszawy (Pultusk) RPL
State Archive the
Capital City of Warsaw (Pultusk Branch)
http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl
Go To Site
This site is in Polish with
some English aids. To search the transcribed files go
tohttp://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/indeksy.html simply enter the
name you are searching or a wild card version. Within the tab
wyszukiwarki – search you will be directed to a number
of addition records.
Grajewskiej Izby
Historycznej
Grajewski Historical
Chamber (Podlaskie Voivodeship) RPL
http://gih.grajewo.pl/pradziad1.html Go To Site
Grajewo, is a town in
north-eastern Poland with 23,302 inhabitants. It is situated
in the Podlaskie Voivodeship; previously, it was in ?om?a
Voivodeship. It is the capital of Grajewo County. In this
site you will find the vital records of Holy Trinity Parish
(1826 to 1870). This site is the effort of the local
government.
Stankiewicz z Przyjaciolmi
Stankiewicz and
Friends (Masovian Voivodeship) RPL
http://stankiewicze.com
Go To Site
This site in Polish with no
English aids, however it is easy to navigate and rich in
data, maps and documentation for those with family in
north-central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship
Janusz Stankiewicz is the
webmaster of this privately owned site.
Parafia Sw.
Bartlomieja w Opoczno
Parish of St.
Bartholmew in Opoczno (Lodz Voivodeship) RPL
http://www.fara.opoczno.pl/metryki/metryki.php Go To Site
Opoczno is a town in
south-central Poland, in eastern part of Lodz Voivodeship
(since 1999), previously in Piotrkow Trybunalski Voivodeship
(since 1975–1998). It has a long and rich history, and
in the past it used to be one of the most important urban
centers of northwestern Lesser Poland. The site is an example
of the Catholic Church extending its metrics to the world
community.
Lubelskie Towarzystwo
Genealogiczne
Lublin Genealogy
Society RPL
http://www.ltg.pl/ Go
To Site
This site is in Polish (no
English assistance) and dedicated to indexing the vital
records of the Diocese of Lublin. See:
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlubl.htmlFor
Lublin online records see:
http://regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php
Polish Sites in the Austrian Partition
Towarzystwo
Genealogiczne Ziemi Cz?stochowskiej
Genealogical Society
of Czestochowa APL
http://www.genealodzy.czestochowa.pl/
Go To Site
This site in Polish with no
English aids, however the sidebar is in English which is
helpful. In the sidebar go to "Digital Library" to
find a number of links to other resources or go to
"Family Search" to be taken to the LDS
transcription and digitized images for this area .... Easy to
navigate but you will need a little Polish to get by.
Ma?opolskie
Towarzystwo Genealogiczne
The Lesser Poland
Genealogical Society (Ma?opolskie Province) APL
http://www.mtg-malopolska.org.pl/ Go To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English aids .... I did not find any digitized vitals here
but in the tab area KSI?GI METRYKALNE-Registry Books and
CMENTARZE WOJENNE – War Cemeteries you will find
transcribed church vitals, grave marker photo's and comment
that are worth a look for those with family in Malposkie. You
may need a DJVU viewer for some of these files. For
geographic definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Poland_Voivodeship
Archiwum Narodowe w
Krakowie
National Archives in
Krakow APL
http://www.ank.gov.pl/
Go To Site
This site has been recently
upgraded and contains an abundance of material. For starters
click > Zasob I Udostepnianie (Our archives and how to use
them)>Informacja o archiwliach(Information about
archives)> Zbiory online (Stock online) and from this
point on it will be evident that there are digital copies to
be opened, etc. Also click the tab titled Dla
Genealoga---click 1890-----this will take you to a digital
library and another malopolska digital library that appears
to have some cadastral maps and many, many other hot
spots-links. Thanks to PGSA member Harry Kurek, for comments
on this Archive.
The Bukowsko Triangle
APL
http://www.semanchuk.com/gen/places/BukowskoTriangle.html
Go To Site
PGSA member Debbie Greenlee's
site is the product of 12 years of labor in southeastern
Poland near Sanok. This site is full of pictures and
transcriptions. In addition we recommend
http://www.polishfamily.com/p4e/ which is another of Debbie's
sites that details her many visits to the region. The site is
informative and very easy to navigate
Semanchuk Genealogy
APL
http://www.semanchuk.com/gen Go To Site
Webmaster Phillip Semanchuk
has developed this interesting site that provides a number of
interesting links to his family in the region around Sanok in
Poland and their eventual migrations to the USA. Be sure to
browse the many links. In addition you will find the Debbie
Greenlee library and a wealth of transcriptions from the
churches of the area. The site is informative and very easy
to navigate
Rzeszów Vital Records
APL
http://www.mikeburger.com/rzeszow.html Go To Site
This privately managed site
contains in excess of 14,000 birth death and marriage
transcription for the villages in the area around Rzeszow,
Subcarpathian Voivodeship in southeastern, Poland. The site
is very easy to navigate and worth a look if your family is
from this area.
Polish Informational Sites
Family Search Wiki
Poland Page INFO
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Poland Go To Site
Family Search Wiki is a
community website dedicated to helping people throughout the
world learn how to find their ancestors. It is easy to
navigate and contains a wealth of information on resources
available on line to research your Polish ancestors. Click on
the "Poland Online Records" dialog box to link to a
current listing of Polish vitals currently available. You
will also find links to various transcription sites and
learning opportunities available to researchers of all levels
of expertise
Poland Gen Web
Archives – Polish Records Transcription Project INFO
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html Go To Site
This English language site is
coordinated by Marie Dallas who is the
administrator:[email protected] and creative
consultant and co-founder: Donna Pointkouski. The link above
will take you directly to the transcription project, but it
is well worth your time start at the beginning
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/
and explore the many tools available to the researcher.
Al's Wierzba
Polish-American Genealogy Research blog INFO
http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/ Go To Site
PGSA Member Al (Brian)
Wierzba's blog and research site has been a helpful tool for
the novice or senior genealogist for a number of years. It is
easy to navigate and contains excellent instructional
information on how to navigate Polish Language Sites. Well
worth a Look!
Towarzystwo
Genealogiczne Centralnej Polski
Genealogy Society of
Central Poland (Russian Partition) INFO
http://www.tgcp.pl/ Go
To Site
This site is in Polish with no
English tabs, its focus is Central Poland (Russian
Partition). I found an interested aid to translate Polish
names to Russian and vice versa but no filmed or transcribed
records as of 8/18/2013. You will find in the navigation
sidebar under Projekty - Projects a listing of those killed
in WW1- Polegli e W1
PosenPoznan INFO
http://posenpoznan.com Go
To Site
This is an English language site, very easy to
navigate. Although it does not contain any digitized vital
records it does present a collection of photographs of the
Province Posen. The site deals with the province from the
German perspective.
?l?skie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne
Silesian Genealogical Society (located
in Wroc?aw) INFO
http://gento.wroclaw.pl/ Go To Site
Although I did not find filmed vitals
available on this site their multi lingual search site
http://eurogento.org/en.htm ... Is worth a look to anyone
with family from Silesia as it contains an extensive listing
of Polish family genealogies online.
Internet Polish Genealogical Source
http//:ipgs.us/index.html INFO> Go To Site
Pgsa members Stan Schmidt and Iwona
Dakiniewicz collaborate to bring you this distinctive site
filed with maps information and worthwhile advice. Go to Maps
> Illustrated Geographic Atlas for a complete
index of villages and towns in Kingdom Poland in addition to
Parishes and local web sites as available. Well worth a look
Saint
Joseph County, Indiana INGenWeb Site
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~instjose/index.html
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