Thank you Ella for the info. Which do you think is the better option--state archives or private researcher? And how trustworthy are the researchers? ----- Original Message ----- From: "singmore" <singmore@gmail.com> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [POLAND] Help with Grandmother's Town > Re: searching in parish books. The church, as a general rule, does not do > the genealogical searches. They may answer a direct question. You have to > ask specifically giving the correct names and at least a year of the > event. > But, I have to stress the word MAY. It is their good will. Most > parishes/archdioceses will not answer. Last time I was in Poland, I talked > to the local priests and their reasoning for not answering was that with > the > flood of correspondence requesting genealogical info from all over the > world > they simply do not have the time nor the resources unless they spend 24/7 > answering those requests. And how tedious is the searching and deciphering > old church books - we all know very well. > > The only place where they will do the genealogical research - for $$$ (and > lots of it) - are the Polish State Archives. Also, hiring a private > researcher is an answer (also lots of $$$) or going there yourself (even > more $$$). > > Re: Austrio-Hungarian censuses. Yes! They were taken regulary at the > interval of 10 years for every province of the empire incl. Galicia, with > the last one - I believe (but don't quote me on this) done somewhere > between > 1910-1918. Most of them are available only at the Vienna State Archives. > Google is your friend here. > > Ella > Toronto > >> >> If I write to the parish or the diocese, would they be willing to >> search >> records as far back as they can, or would they be just be filling out a >> form >> for a marriage, baptism, etc.? Is there a good researcher in the area >> who >> would be willing to do this? >> >> Also, do you, or anyone else, know if Austria-Hungary ever had a census >> taken? As large as the empire was, and with so many different ethnic >> groups, I would assume this would have been a daunting exercise! >> >> Thank you, and everyone else, for being so helpful!!! >> > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

State archives have their prices listed on their website and they will give you the estimate before you proceed. Write to them (can be in English) to ask if they have the records from your village. Polish State Archives http://www.archiwa.gov.pl As to the private researcher, I'm of no help here - never used one. But, if I were to look for one, I'd definitely use somebody local (cost of travelling in Poland is extremely $$$). Ella > -----Original Message----- > From: poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:poland-roots- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane > Sent: July-07-08 10:56 PM > To: poland-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [POLAND] Help with Grandmother's Town > > Thank you Ella for the info. > > Which do you think is the better option--state archives or private > researcher? And how trustworthy are the researchers? > >