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Galician Records - Roman Catholic

This following list of records is available from AGAD (Archiwum Glowne Akt Dawnych), the Polish National Archives branch responsible for old documents.

These records are known as the “Zabużańskie archive,” which holds record books of the Jewish and Roman Catholic denominations that were formerly located in the Kresy (territories of Poland that became part of the USSR after 1944). The Zabużańskie books are currently stored at the Urząd Stanu Cywilnego m.st. Warszawy (Registry Office of the Capital City of Warsaw) but are gradually being transferred to the Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (Central Archive of Historical Records).

 

How to Use SEZAM

 

The SEZAM Database of the Polish State Archives is a great tool to locate holdings of many of the Archives within the current boundaries of Poland.

 

1- Enter the town name you are searching in Title of Fond/Name of Creator: box.

2- To limit the search to Roman Catholic records, enter rzymskokatolickie after the and where you entered the town name. 

3- Select urzędy stanu cywilnego i akta metrykalne in the Category: drop-down list

 

This will bring up all holdings, regardless of the Archive, for the specified town.  It is also possible to broaden a search by entering the name of the district to see what holdings exist for adjoining locales.

 

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Galician Records Locator

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NOTE: For best search results, use the Austrian era name of the town.

 

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