Zielona Góra Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy

Go to the Wiki article Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy for information, instruction, and important internet links that apply to the 1967 voivodeship of Zielona Góra. The following explanation explains the relationship between Lubusz and Zielona Góra.

Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubusz Province is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships. The province's name recalls the historic Lubusz Land, although parts of the voivodeship belong to the historic regions of Silesia, Greater Poland and Lusatia. Until 1945, it mainly formed the Neumark within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. In 1967, it was equivalent mostly to Zielona Góra Voivodeship.  Source: Wikipedia, Lubusz Voivodeship

Because of this history of changing nationality, records for Lubusz Voivodeship are found in the FamilySearch system under both Brandenburg, Germany and Zielona Góra, Poland.
 * Prior to 1945, this was part of Prussia, so follow instructions for Prussian Poland throughout the Poland Wiki.
 * Use the gazetteer, Kartenmeister - German/Polish Place Name Conversion to find the name of your town in both languages.
 * See also, Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy