Research in Western Galicia – history, characteristics and sources

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What you will learn in this video?

• The partitions of Poland and what is Galicia.
• The division into Eastern and Western Galicia.
• The history of the vital records in the Habsburg Empire and what are their characteristics.
• How to recognize that your ancestors arrived from Galicia?

There is also an extended version of this video discussing the most important archives from this area and how to check their resources. To purchase the extended version go to Polish Genealogy Acedemy’s main page.