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Archidiecezja Pozna–ska

The Catholic Archdiocese of Poznan Poland has significant information for genealogists. Although most of it is in Polish, it is easy to make out some parts of it. Under Archiwum Archidiecezjalno find the address, phone and email for the Archdiocesan Archives which lists all the Catholic churches for which it has baptism, marriage and death records with years included. At bottom of the Archives Homepage find a British map for an English version. Under Dekanatow i parafii A.P. find a map of the Archdiocese divided into deaconates with the names of all the present Catholic churches listed by the towns where they are located.

Archival Collections at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Archiwum Archidiecezjalne w Poznaniu / Archdiocesan Archive in Poznan

Connecticut Polish American Archive

Family History Library Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.

Herder-Institut Marberg: About the Institute

According to its statutes, the Herder-Institute supports with its collections and as a forum for academic discussion the research on the countries and peoples of East Central Europe in their European context, with special regard to the history of the historical German territories and areas of settlement in East Central Europe. In order to fulfill these tasks, the institute conducts its own research. The core subject of its work is the area of the present-day states of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.

Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota

An international resource on American immigration and ethnic history.

LibDex - The Library Index - Poland

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych/ The Head Office of the State Archives

Polish State Archives contain the government copy of church or synagogue registrations of birth, marriage and death. Four online databases (in Polish) available.

Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe / National Digital Archives

NAC (Poland) coordinates the mass digitization of archival material stored in the state archives, the aim of which is to protect archives from destruction, as well as making them available on-line.

Polish Libraries

List of Polish libraries and their home pages.

Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - Poland

A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.

State Archive within Integrated Archival Information System

The State Archive in Lublin, The State Archive in Poznań, The State Archive of the Capital City of Warsaw, in Poland.

The Archives of Maryland Polonia

Holdings in the Archives of the University of Baltimore. The Archives of Maryland Polonia was founded in 1982 to preserve, document and make.

The European Library

A portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some for a fee.

The Library of Congress