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| + | '''Capital''' Warsaw<br> | ||
| + | '''Language ''' Polish<br> | ||
| + | '''Currency''' Zloty<br> | ||
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| + | Poland is situated at the southern end of the Baltic Sea. A country which has often been at the centre of military invasions and war, Poland still suffers extreme deprivation in some areas although is now beginning to improve. Coal was the main industry although manufacture of goods for the European market is now more predominant. | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/lang-en/news.html Welcome on State Archives page] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/polandv.html Vital Records in Poland] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/Research.html Obtaining Polish Records ] | ||
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| + | *[http://polishgeno.com/ The Polish Genealogy Project] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.polishroots.org/ Genealogy & Poland - A Guide] | ||
| − | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/ Genealogy & Heritage Community for Polish Descendants and Friends ] | |
| − | + | *[http://www.rymaszewski.iinet.net.au/ Communist Tyranny and Escape from Stalin. Sections 5 and 6] | |
| − | <br><br> | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions] |
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| + | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/naturalisation Guide to Naturalisation and Citizenship] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.zem.co.uk/polish/history.htm Polish Roots History and Regional Information Sources] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/wyszukiwanie.asp Database of Polish Transportations to USSR] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/1791/ Katyn Massacre] | ||
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| + | *[http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page Polish Origins] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/where.htm How To Locate My Ancestors' Place of Origin?] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/parish.html Finding Parish Addresses Poland Genweb] | ||
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| + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.sikorskipolishclub.org.uk/links.htm For Those With Scottish/Polish Connections] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk/PolishLinks.html More Links For Those with Scottish/Polish Connections] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/KrakowGhetto.htm Kraków Ghetto Register] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rusyn.com/ Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Web Site] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/galicia.html Galicia / Galizien] The former territories of Galicia (a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy) are now shared between southern Poland and western Ukraine. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List Poland] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.progenealogists.com/poland/prussianemigration.htm Prussian Emigration Records in Polish Archives - Discussion] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.langline.com/StateArchGuide.htm Guide To Reading Letters Written in Polish] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.polishcenter.org/Christmas/TRADITIONS.htm Polish Christmas Traditions] | ||
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| + | *[http://annhetzelgunkel.com/easter/easter.html Polish Easter Traditions] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.polamjournal.com/Library/APHistory/blackmadonna/blackmadonna.html The Black Madonna of Czestochowa] | ||
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Revision as of 10:27, 11 September 2022
Contents
Capital Warsaw
Language Polish
Currency Zloty
Poland is situated at the southern end of the Baltic Sea. A country which has often been at the centre of military invasions and war, Poland still suffers extreme deprivation in some areas although is now beginning to improve. Coal was the main industry although manufacture of goods for the European market is now more predominant.
Links
- Galicia / Galizien The former territories of Galicia (a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy) are now shared between southern Poland and western Ukraine.
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