tutorials

• https://pgsa.org/how-to/

• https://pgsctne.org/beginners-guide-to-polish-genealogy/

• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Beginning_Research

• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Locating_Town_of_Origin

Research tools:

How to find the parish

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/14gG7JpYdi1x98cRhm6ZDRxSIaN_RQRGkz7jAHnDDcfs/edit?usp=sharing

How to identify State Archive

• Using the PRADZIAD database

How to search in the Russian partition - "How do you spell your name in Cyrillic"?

• tutorial prepared by Beth Whitson https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-GlnXYH48yqPGGnfisR99lxr3sfKr8w7ZWUEnSXPKx8/edit?usp=sharing

How to conduct the research when only mother is known

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nav7Ijx5uqyt3itB3psZzUda08xzM44yukwlkgH9C7M/edit?usp=sharing

• "Sham" father https://www.mrog.org/3035/fikcyjny-ojciec

How to find living relatives

• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Finding_Living_Relatives_(National_Institute)

How to search in Argentina

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QAw-rJcpn3tp4nUbLtehsuV3dv34IH1dawolBUTWXH0/edit?usp=sharing

• http://ancestrositalianos.blogspot.com/2014/05/fuentes-documentales.html

How to search in Brazil

• databases https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zRKgCFgb9HwN2pbiMuREmWbc4nbWomeBBjbP6RvOkqg/edit?usp=sharing

• ships from Poland to Brazil https://genealogices.wordpress.com/2021/05/28/navios-vindos-da-polonia-ao-brasil/

How to research German descendants in Galicia

• https://www.galiziengermandescendants.org/

How to locate and view JRI-Poland Documents

• JRI-Poland

• https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/poland/questions.htm#q7

B&F Compendium of Jewish Genealogy - Poland

• https://bloodandfrogs.com/compendium/poland

How to use colour coding in genealogy research

• http://foldermarker.com/en/how-to-use-color-coding-in-genealogical-research/

how to use online collections:

How to use AGAD when searching for vital registers for Kresy (Borderlands)

• https://mypolishancestors.com/ancestors-from-polish-borderlands-kresy-part-1/

Practical advice for people planning genealogical investigations (mostly, but not only) in Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (The Central Archives of Historical Records)

• tutorial prepared by Małgorzata Kośka (AGAD) translated by Anna Kessling https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsdnkqnm4yWTYG8HJo55mx4W3HfXnZcA/view?usp=sharing

How to use "EPAVELDAS"

• https://gen.wooyd.org/epaveldas/

How to find if/where microfilms are available at Family History Center

• click here by Skinner Family Association

How to use Familysearch.org

• tutorial prepared by Tomasz Filipczyk

  • English version

  • Polska wersja/Polish version

How to use Genealogia w Archiwach

• tutorial by Mary Ann Graham

• tutorial by Lostshoebox please consult the PDF version

How to use GENETEKA (www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl)

• basic:

  • English version

  • Jak korzystać z geneteki wersja polska

  • Familysearch tutorial

• detailed:

  • "How to use Geneteka, Metryki and more" by Therese Liszcz PGSM

  • Moremaiorum polish version only (use google chrome for automatic translation)

  • English version

How to use GENBAZA (metryki.genbaza.pl)

• how to register (ENG)

• jak się zarejestrować (PL)

• https://mikeeliasz.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/guide-poradnik-for-using-metryki-genbaza-pl-polish-archive-guide-poradnik/

• tutorial created by Caz Brymora

How to use www.indeksy.projektpodlasie.pl

• https://mypolishancestors.com/vital-records-from-podlasie-and-mazovia/

How to use LUBGENS (www.lubgens.eu)

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gHuasjLSnqXz9wCnEPenk5rOHPIyK9X4Inv9aLXaqgs/edit?usp=sharing

How to use METRYKI (metryki.genealodzy.pl)

• guide to use "Metryki" ENG

• "How to use Geneteka, Metryki and more" by Therese Liszcz PGSM

• Jak korzystać z "Metryk" na Genealogach.pl

• Comment utiliser le site "Metryki" (Bibliothèque de registres)

• https://fromshepherdsandshoemakers.com/2016/06/20/step-by-step-guide-to-finding-vital-records-in-metryki-genealodzy-pl/

How to use POZNAN-PROJECT (http://poznan-project.psnc.pl/search.php)

• http://poznan-project.psnc.pl/page.php?page=help_search&lang=en

How to use resources at the Russian State Historical Archive in St. Petersburg (RGIA)

• tutorial created by Murat Valiev and Natalia Valieva

How to use Szukaj w Archiwach (www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl)

• New version

  • "How does that work" - simplified tutorial created by "Szukaj w Archiwach"

  • Researching using new version - more detailed tutorial created by Therese Leszcz PGSM

• Old version

  • https://mikeeliasz.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/a-guide-for-using-szukajwarchiwach-pl-poradnik-polish-archive-guide-poradnik/ created by C. Michael Eliasz-Solomon

  • http://jri-poland.org/help/NDA_Guide.pdf

How to use www.wolyn-metryki.pl

• https://mypolishancestors.com/polish-borderlands-kresy-part-2-volhynia/

How to use collection from State Archive of Zhytomyr Region

• tutorial (in Polish please use google translate) prepared by Marcin Stręciwilk-Kowal

Family tree tools

Basic pedigree chart - English/Polish

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bXPPyNliDk5iQ_LyGNE_WV90hfQDZQF5Os4T2R73eO4/edit?usp=sharing

• onefamily and eachfamily

• Family chronology chart prepared by Mary Wroblewski Light

• Summary lists of Vital records birth, marriage and death prepared by Clayton Krupski

Passenger manifest chart

• form prepared by Mary Wroblewski Light

Other

• Various genealogy charts prepared by Midwest Genealogy Center

DNA and Genealogy Tutorials

• Tutorials