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Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
Birth Records
- Bihale – near Lubaczów in the old province of Przemyśl
- Bukowsko – in old province. loom
- Bytoń – in the province of Kujawy-Pomorze
- Chorzele parish – in the Mazowieckie province
- Dębno [De ~ bno] – in the old province of Kraków
- Dębowa [De ~ bowa] – in the former Tarnów province
also contains records for Jodłowa [Jodl ~ owa] and Ryglice
- Dobrzejewice – in woj. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Dzierzgowo parish – voiv. Masovian Voivodeship
- Glisne – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Górzno parish – voiv. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship; formerly in West Prussia
- Głuchów parish [Gl ~ ucho ~ w] – woj. Lodzkie
- Iłów [Ilow] – voiv. Masovian Voivodeship
- Janowiec Wielkopolski parish – formerly Janowitz, Posen, Prussia
- Jasienica Parish – in woj. Masovian Voivodeship, Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- Jedwabne Parish – in woj. Podlasie
- includes records for villages of Borawskie, Bronaki Olki, Bronaki Pietrasze, Grady Małe, Janczewko, Jedwabne, Karwowo, Konopki Chude, Konopki Tłuste, Kotówek, Kubrzany, Wesołowo, and others
- Jodłowa [Jodl ~ owa] – in the former Tarnów province
also contains records for Dębowa [De ~ bowa] and Ryglice
- Kasinka – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Konina – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Koźmin Wielkopolski [ Kozmin Wielkopolski]
- Krzynowłoga Wielkie Parish [Krzynowl ~ oga Wielkie] – in the old province of Warsaw
- Kuczbork Parish – in the old province of Warszawa
- Łętowa [L ~ e ~ towa] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Łostówka [L ~ osto ~ wka] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Lubomierz (Lubomirz) – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Luszowice – in the Małopolska province
- Medrzechów – in the old province of Tarnów
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- Mszana Dolna – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Mszana Górna – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Narol Parish – in the old province of Rzeszów
- Niedźwiedź [Niedz ~wiad ~] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Ostrów Mazowiecka Parish – voiv. Mazowieckie, formerly in the province of Warsaw
- Ostrów Wielkopolski Parish – woj. Wielkopolski, formerly in the province of Kalisz
- Płoniawy parish [Pl ~ Oniawy] – woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Podobin – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Pogrzybów parish – woj. Wielkoposki, formerly in the old woj. Kalisz
- Poręba (Poręba Wielka) [Pore ~ ba Wielka] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Przasnysz parish – woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Raciążek [Racia ~ z ~ ek] – voiv . Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Aleksandrów County
- Radom Diocese
includes images of parish registers for 195 parishes - Radziejów [Radziejo ~ w] – voiv. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Radziejów poviat
- Raszków – voivodeship Wielkopolskie, formerly in the province of Poznań
- Ryglice – in the former Tarnów province
- Rzeszow
- Słońsk [Sl ~ on ~ sk] – voiv. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Aleksandrów County
- Słupca district [Sl ~ upca] – voiv. wielkopolskie
includes parishes of Ciażeń, Cienin Kościelny, Giewartów, Koszuty, Kowalewo, Ląd, Młodojewo, Ostrowite, and Słupca - Stężyca [Ste ~ z ~ yca] Parish – voiv. Pomeranian
- Stonka – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Szczawnica – in the old Nowy Sącz province
- Szelków – in the Mazowsze province
- Tolkemicko (Tolkemit) – in the voivodeship Pomeranian
- Tralewo (Tralau) – in the province. Pomeranian
- Trankwice (Trankwitz) – in the province. Pomeranian
- Wadowice Górne – in the Podkarpacie province
- Wielkie Radowiska (province of Kujawsko-Pomorskie – formerly Toruń [Torun ~] province)
- Wiskitki – in the Mazowsze province (Masovian Voivodeship)
- Witów – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Compiled Records from Various Parishes
Marriage Records
- Baranowo Parish – in the old province of Warszawa
- Bukowsko – in old province. loom
- Chorzele parish – in the Mazowieckie province
- Dębowa [De ~ bowa] – in the former Tarnów province
also contains records for Jodłowa [Jodl ~ owa] and Ryglice - Dobrzejewice – in woj. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Dzierzgowo parish – voiv. Masovian Voivodeship
- Glisne – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Głuchów parish [Gl ~ ucho ~ w] – woj. Lodzkie
- Jasienica Parish – in woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- 1810 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1811 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1812 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1813 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1814 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1815 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1816 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- 1817 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- Unicorn Parish – in woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Jedwabne Parish – in woj. Podlasie, includes records for villages of Borawskie, Bronaki Olki, Bronaki Pietrasze, Grady Małe, Janczewko, Jedwabne, Karwowo, Konopki Chude, Konopki Tłuste, Kotówek, Kubrzany, Wesołowo, and others
- Jodłowa [Jodl ~ owa] – in the former Tarnów province
also contains records for Dębowa [De ~ bowa] and Ryglice - Kalinowo – part of the Jasienca parish in the pre-1975 province of Warszawa
- Kasinka – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Kłodawa [Kl ~ odawa] and Kluczewo – in woj. Greater Poland
- Marriage Index – 1866, 1874, 1875
- Marriage Index – 1846-1855 (Kłodawa only)
- Marriage Index – 1856-1865 (Kłodawa only)
- Kobierno parish – in the Wielkopolski province
- Kolembrody parish – in woj. Lublin, Radzyń poviat
- Branches – in woj. Lesser Poland, Tarnow poviat
- Konina – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Kraszewice Parish – in the old province of Kalisz
- Krzynowłoga Wielkie Parish [Krzynowl ~ oga Wielkie] – in the old province of Warsaw
- Kuczbork Parish – in the old province of Warszawa
- Łętowa [L ~ e ~ towa] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Łostówka [L ~ osto ~ wka] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Lubomierz (Lubomirz) – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Luszowice – in the Małopolska province
- Medrzechów – in the old province of Tarnów
- Mszana Dolna – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Mszana Górna – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Niedźwiedź [Niedz ~wiad ~] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Nieciecza – in woj. małopolskie, Otfinów parish
- Nieskórz – part of the Jasienica parish in the pre-1975 province of Warszawa
- Ostrów Mazowiecka Parish – voiv. Mazowieckie, formerly in the province of Warsaw
- Ostrów Wielkopolski Parish – woj. Wielkopolski, formerly in the province of Kalisz
- Płoniawy parish [Pl ~ Oniawy] – woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Podobin – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Pogrzybów parish – woj. Wielkoposki, formerly in the old woj. Kalisz
- Poręba (Poręba Wielka) [Pore ~ ba Wielka] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Przasnysz parish – woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Raciążek [Racia ~ z ~ ek] – voiv . Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Aleksandrów County
- Radom Diocese
includes images of parish registers for 195 parishes - Raszków – voivodeship Wielkopolskie, formerly in the province of Poznań
- Ryglice – in the former Tarnów province
- Rzeszow
- Słońsk [Sl ~ on ~ sk] – voiv. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Aleksandrów County
- Słupca district [Sl ~ upca] – voiv. wielkopolskie, includes parishes of Ciażeń, Cienin Kościelny, Giewartów, Koszuty, Kowalewo, Ląd, Młodojewo, Ostrowite, and Słupca
- Staroźreby – in the Mazowiecki province
- Stężyca [Ste ~ z ~ yca] Parish – voiv. Pomeranian
- Stonka – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Szczawnica – in the old Nowy Sącz province
- Szelków – in the Mazowsze province
- Tolkemicko (Tolkemit) – in the voivodeship Pomeranian
- Tralewo (Tralau) – in the province. Pomeranian
- Trankwice (Trankwitz) – in the province. Pomeranian
- Wadowice Górne – in the Podkarpacie province
- Warsaw [Warszawa] – Parish of St. Krzyza [Parish S ~ w. Krzyz | a]
- Wiskitki – in the Mazowsze province (Masovian Voivodeship)
- Wysocko Wielkie Parish – woj. Wielkopolski, formerly in the province of Kalisz
- Zaręby parish [Zare ~ by] – in the Mazowieckie province
Death Records
- Bihale – near Lubaczów in the old province of Przemyśl
- Bukowsko – in old province. loom
- Chorzele parish – in the Mazowieckie province
- Dębowa [De ~ bowa] – in the former Tarnów province
also contains records for Jodłowa [Jodl ~ owa] and Ryglice
- Dobrzejewice – in woj. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Dzierzgowo parish – voiv. Masovian Voivodeship
- Glisne – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Głuchów parish [Gl ~ ucho ~ w] – woj. Lodzkie
- Głuchów parish [Gl ~ ucho ~ w] – woj. Lodzkie
- Jasienica Parish – in woj. Masovian Voivodeship, Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths
- Jedwabne Parish – in woj. Podlasie- includes records for villages of Borawskie, Bronaki Olki, Bronaki Pietrasze, Grady Małe, Janczewko, Jedwabne, Karwowo, Konopki Chude, Konopki Tłuste, Kotówek, Kubrzany, Wesołowo, and others
- Jodłowa [Jodl ~ owa] – in the former Tarnów province
also contains records for Dębowa [De ~ bowa] and Ryglice - Kalinowo – part of the Jasienca parish in the pre-1975 province of Warszawa
- Kasinka – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Konina – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Kraszewice Parish – in the old province of Kalisz
- Krzynowłoga Wielkie Parish [Krzynowl ~ oga Wielkie] – in the old province of Warsaw
- Kuczbork Parish – in the old province of Warszawa
- Łętowa [L ~ e ~ towa] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Łostówka [L ~ osto ~ wka] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Lubomierz (Lubomirz) – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Luszowice – in the Małopolska province
- Medrzechów – in the old province of Tarnów
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- Mszana Dolna – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Mszana Górna – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Niedźwiedź [Niedz ~wiad ~] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Nieskórz – part of the Jasienica parish in the pre-1975 province of Warszawa
- Ostrów Mazowiecka Parish – voiv. Mazowieckie, formerly in the province of Warsaw
- Płoniawy parish [Pl ~ Oniawy] – woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Podobin – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Pogrzybów parish – woj. Wielkoposki, formerly in the old woj. Kalisz
- Poręba (Poręba Wielka) [Pore ~ ba Wielka] – in the old province of Nowy Sącz
- Przasnysz parish – woj. Masovian Voivodeship
- Raciążek [Racia ~ z ~ ek] – voiv . Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Aleksandrów County
- Radom Diocese
includes images of parish registers for 195 parishes - Ryglice – in the former Tarnów province
- Rzeszow
- Słońsk [Sl ~ on ~ sk] – voiv. Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Aleksandrów County
- Słupca district [Sl ~ upca] – voiv. wielkopolskie, includes parishes of Ciażeń, Cienin Kościelny, Giewartów, Koszuty, Kowalewo, Ląd, Młodojewo, Ostrowite, and Słupca
- Stonka – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Szczawnica – in the old Nowy Sącz province
- Szelków – in the Mazowsze province
- Wadowice Górne – in the Podkarpacie province
- Wiskitki – in the Mazowsze province (Masovian Voivodeship)
- Witów – in the old province of Nowy Sącz [Sa ~ cz]
- Compiled Records from Various Parishes
Cemetery Records – Poland
- Cemeteries
various cemeteries in Poland; site is in Polish - Baranowo Parish Cemetery
This cemetery is located in the province of Mazowieckie. More than 2000 names are listed. - Buczkowice Cemetery
This cemetery is located in the province of Śląskie [S ~ la ~ skie]
Cemetery Records – US
- Cowles-Highland Cemetery
This cemetery is located in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. - Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Cemetery
This cemetery is located in Commack, New York, USA.
NOTE: this link will open a new browser window. - Roman Catholic Polish Cemetery of the Transfiguration
This cemetery is located in Mt. Pleasant, PA, USA. - St Adalbert Cemetery
This cemetery is located in Dillonvale, Ohio, USA. - St. John the Baptist Cemetery
This cemetery is located in Moundsview, Minnesota, USA. It is the parish cemetery of St. John the Baptist Church.
NOTE: this link will open a new browser window. - SS Peter and Paul Polish National Church Cemetery
This cemetery is located in McAdoo Heights, Kline Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA
NOTE: this link will open a new browser window. - St. Valentine’s Cemetery
This cemetery is located in Andalusia, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is owned by St. Valentine Polish National Church, located in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Residence Records
Maps & Geography
- Former Provinces
- Maps and Bookstores
- Polish Partitions
- Regions of Poland
- Timeline of Polish History
- Town Locators
Immigration/Emigration/Migration
- Emigrants from the Polish parishes of Otfinów, Zabno, Jasionka and Lubatowa
Extracted from online passenger manifests, there are hundreds of people in this list who emigrated from these parishes in woj. Podkarpackie and voiv. Malopolskie. The names are listed alphabetically and are sorted by village name.
Passenger Lists
- SS Blucher
arrived at the port of New York from Hamburg on 2 June 1907 – page 44 has been transcribed:
page 44 - SS Breslau
arrived at Port of Philadelphia from Bremen on 20 Feb 1913 – one page has been transcribed (exact page number of manifest is not known):
page one - SS Brandenburg
arrived at Port of Philadelphia from Bremen on 3 May 1913 – the entire ship’s list has been transcribed! The majority of the 944 passengers were from the Polish partitions.
view the list - SS Cassel
arrived at Port of Philadelphia from Emden on 29 May 1914 – one page has been transcribed (exact page number of manifest is not known):
page one - SS Friederich der Grosse
arrived at the port of New York from Bremen on 11 May 1904 – this is a partial listing
partial passenger list - USNS General MB Stewart
arrived at the port of New York from Bremenhaven on 22 Feb 1952 – two manifest pages have been transcribed
partial passenger list - SS Graf Waldersee
arrived at the port of Philadelphia from Hamburg on 1 September 1913 – page 17 has been transcribed:
page 17 - SS Kronprinz
arrived at the port of New York from Bremen on 8 April 1911 – one page has been transcribed (exact page number of manifest is not known):
page one - SS Main
arrived at the port of Baltimore from Bremen in June 1906 – one page has been transcribed (exact page number of manifest is not known):
page one - SS Moltke
arrived at Port of New York from Hamburg on 30 April 1902 – one page has been transcribed:
page 109 - SS Wilhelm II
arrived at the port of Baltimore from Bremen on 15 March 1896 – one page has been transcribed (exact page number of manifest is not known):
page one - MV Fiarsea
sailing from Bremerhaven on 16th April 1950; Nominal Roll of Emigrants Departing from Delmenhorst; International Refugee Organization – Group resettlement to Australia
ship’s manifest
- SS Brandenburg
arrived at Port of Baltimore from Bremen on 8 October 1903 – partial list - SS Rhein
sailed from Bremen to Baltimore, arriving 22 June 1906 – partial list - Scandia
sailed from Hamburg to New York – arrived 26 March 1891
NOTE: This ship’s list was omitted from the Germans to America series of books. - Ship Colonist
sailed from Liverpool, England to New York City – arrived 3 May 1852 – many German passengers aboard - NS Bark St. Bernhard
arrived at Port of New York from Bremen on 12 June 1869
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pages 3 and 4
pages 5 and 6
pages 7 and 8
Daily Life Records
Names & Surnames
- Rafał’s Polish Surname List – surnames submitted by other researchers whose ancestors were living in Polish territories and/or were of Polish ethnicity.
- 150 Years of Swabian Colonies in Poland
This is a partial listing of names and other info found in the book “150 Jahre Schwabensiedlungen in Polen, 1795-1945” (150 Years of Swabian Settlement in Poland 1795-1945) by Otto Heike. Loverkusen 1981. - German Emigrants of Egenhausen to Prussian Poland
This list of emigrants from the Egenhausen / Spielberg area were found on “empty” pages of the Egenhausen Taufbuch [Baptism Book], 1668-1775. - Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari
This list of recipients of the Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari contains 26,500 names. - St. Michael’s Catholic Church – Chicago, Illinois, USA
This church parish has many entries whose parents came from all over Germany (Deutschland), Poland, Bohemia, Austria & Switzerland - The 1929 Polish Business Directory Project
Contains information about people in current and former areas of Poland, including regions now part of the Vilna area of Lithuania, the Grodno area of Belarus, and Volhynia and East Galicia, now parts of the western Ukraine. Entries typically include the name of the business or proprietor, and the address or street name. - Kazimierz Rymut’s Surname Book
The site is in Polish but is not difficult to use. Click on “” Dictionary of Names Contemporary in Poland ” which is found in boldface in the middle of the text on the page. On the next page type your surname of interest in the text box. If your surname has a diacritical mark, or you think it might, you’ll need to use the correct Polish character. Click on Search . Whole means “total number of people in the country.” This resource referenced the former 49 province (1975-1998) so the abbreviations pertain to the wojewódstwo (province) names. The numbers indicate how many people in that woj. (not city) had that surname in 1990.
Province Pages
- Dolnośląskie
- Kujawsko-Pomorskie
- Lubelskie (Lublin)
- Lubuskie
- Łódzkie
- Małopolskie
- Mazowieckie
- Opolskie
- Podkarpackie
- Podlaskie
- Pomorskie
- Śląskie
- Świętokrzyskie
- Warmińsko-Mazurskie
- Wielkopolskie
- Zachodniopomorskie
Modern Helps
Translation and Research Aids — assistance for translating Polish, Latin, Russian, and German records and obtaining a professional researcher in Poland
Poland Catholic Records Microfilm — thinking about renting LDS microfilm? Here’s a wonderful guide to using microfilmed records in Poland.
Mailing Lists — mailing lists devoted to Polish genealogy
Message Boards and Surname Searches — a list of searchable message board systems
Maps and Bookstores — a list of online resources
Forms, Charts, and Other Useful Worksheets – links to various blank forms to use to help organize your research
Help Pages — pages to help you research your Polish roots; everything from the basics to the more advanced topics
Town Locators — finding the location of Polish towns
Where did the former province of xxxx go? — former provinces and where they are located now
What’s New at PolandGenWeb — find out what’s been added to our site most recently
Frequently Asked Questions — don’t know where to start? Start here.
Research Helps
- Basics of Polish Research
- Finding Parish Addresses
- Help Me! I Don’t Know Where My Polish Ancestors Were From!
- Help Pages
- Immigration and Naturalization Records
- Naming Customs in Poland
- First Names and their Feast Days
- Poland Catholic Records Microfilms
- Obtaining Polish Records
- Polish Address and Telephone Directories
- Polish Genealogical Terms
- Researching in America
- Roman Catholic Dioceses of Poland
- The Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses in Poland
- State Archives in Poland
- Translation and Research Aids
- Forms, Charts, and Other Useful Worksheets
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