Poland, Toruń Notarial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains images of wills, land records, marriage documents, and other notarized documents from Toruń for the years 1750-1915. The original records are housed at the State Historical Archive of Toruń, Poland.

Reading these Records
These records are in Polish and German. For help with these languages, see the following pages:
 * Poland Genealogical Word List
 * Poland Language and Languages
 * German Word List
 * German Script Tutorial

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Poland.
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 * Research Tips and Strategies

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