Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

Poland

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index to baptismal, marriage, and burial records from the Diocese of Tarnow for the years 1612-1900.

Reading These Records
These records are in Polish. For help reading these records see the following guides:
 * Poland Language and Languages
 * Polish Genealogical Word List
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 * Reading Polish Handwritten Records

Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Coverage Table
For a list of localities, event types, years covered, and the number of records in this collection, refer to Poland Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records) Coverage Table.

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Citing This Collection
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"Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books, 1612-1900." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Tarnow Diocesan Archives, Tarnow.
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