Good Evening, I am little confused regarding the search for records in Poland. I used the information provided on Poland GenWeb and I was successful in obtaining the marriage record for my grandparents circa 1911 from the Roman Catholic Parish in Lipno. So I wrote again asking for the birth records of my grandparents in 1892 and 1894. The Parish Father was very kind to respond so quickly to my inquiry and his letter stated "the files from before 1900 are to be found at the city council at Derkert Square in Lipno." That is the local civil registry office and it is my understanding that records older than 100 years would not be a local registry office. Is this a misunderstanding of the Parish Father? or is it possible that the local civil registry office would have these documents? I have found the local registry office to be extremely slow in responding to a request I have sent. In fact they have not responded at all !!! Would it be a good idea to write the Arch Diocese next or the State Archives? I do have the complete birth date for my grandparents. Your input is greatly appreciated. Thanks Nancy

Nancy, The priest may not be wrong however, he was directing you to the civil records. I would guess that his records for that time have already been sent to the church diocesan archives. My experience has been that USC offices seldom respond unless you are seeking your own record. You are better off checking LDS, diocesan archives or "state" civil archives. I tried to check LDS films and then the diocesan archives but there are many Lipno which are aslo gminas in Poland. Can you tell us a gmina, powiat, old wojewo~dztwo, map coordinates etc? Debbie Nancy Scott wrote: > Good Evening, > > I am little confused regarding the search for records in Poland. > > I used the information provided on Poland GenWeb and > I was successful in obtaining the marriage record for my grandparents circa 1911 from the Roman Catholic Parish in Lipno. > > So I wrote again asking for the birth records of my grandparents in 1892 and 1894. > > The Parish Father was very kind to respond so quickly to my inquiry and his letter stated > "the files from before 1900 are to be found at the city council at Derkert Square in Lipno." > > That is the local civil registry office and it is my understanding that records older than 100 years would not be a local registry office. > > Is this a misunderstanding of the Parish Father? or is it possible that the local civil registry office would have these documents? > > I have found the local registry office to be extremely slow in responding to a request I have sent. In fact they have not responded at all !!! > > Would it be a good idea to write the Arch Diocese next or the State Archives? > > I do have the complete birth date for my grandparents. > Your input is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > Nancy >