Hello all, I am curious about what years of documents are considered archives. I paid Bialystok archives to research my family up until 1907, which is when their archives end. I have two lines that need completion. I am interested in hiring a researcher for the Bialystok area. What year would archives end- 1978?? Thanks.

Vera, Like most governmental records (U.S. included), their are time limits placed on when certain records are available to the public. Basically, Polish Urza~d Stanu Cywilnego (USC= local vital records) offices send their "current" records to the state archives when they are 100 years old. You can request records from the USC but they will require proof of your connection and may not honor the request at all. Certainly they will not do research for you. The best you can hope for is one or two records. If you are trying to locate living family I suggest you contact the priest in the appropriate parish and start by asking if there is anyone in his parish with "your" surname. Debbie Vera Miller wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am curious about what years of documents are considered archives. I paid > Bialystok archives to research my family up until 1907, which is when their > archives end. I have two lines that need completion. I am interested in > hiring a researcher for the Bialystok area. What year would archives end- > 1978?? Thanks. >