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Post Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2026 7:28 am      Post subject:
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This confirms the information in my previous email. Based on that, I was able to trace three generations. Unfortunately, I can only view birth records starting from mid-1889. Your Stanislaw was born in 1888, and since I do not have access to records prior to 1889, I cannot view it.

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2026 9:31 am      Post subject:
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Hi:

Thanks for all the help - can anyone tell me the quickest way to obtain this birth certificate. Once I have all the proper paperwork / documents what would be the fastest way to obtain a Polish Passport.

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2026 10:13 am      Post subject:
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You can write an email to the Archiwum Archidiecezjalne in Białystok and ask if they have birth records from the Kuźnica parish for the period 1886–1889. It is most likely that Stanisław was born in 1888.Alternatively, these documents might be located in an archive in Vilnius (Wilno). You will certainly get reliable information from the archive in Białystok regarding whether they can be found elsewhere.
https://archibial.pl/instytucje/archiwum-i-muzeum-archidiecezjalne/

Obtaining Polish citizenship is a long and quite complicated process.
https://citizenship.eu/country-guides/polish-citizenship-by-descent/

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2026 2:47 pm      Post subject:
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Thanks Barb and everyone for the help. I may have more questions in a few days!

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2026 6:05 pm      Post subject:
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Hi,
Here is Stanley's family. A good start. I sent you a PM.

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2026 6:42 pm      Post subject:
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Thank you - very helpful!

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Good afternoon:

Looking for sime further help as i received these 2 responses :

1.) In response to your letter, the National Archives in Krakow Branch in Tarnów informs that the records of the local Branch do not contain registry records from before 1890. We would like to inform you that the state archives take over duplicates of registry records from the territorially competent registry offices, which have been created in the Austrian partition since 1890.

In the case of the registry certificate you are looking for, we advise you to contact the appropriate parish or the Diocesan Archive in Tarnów (address: 3 Katedralna Street, 33-100 Tarnów, tel. 14 622 34 23, e-mail: [email protected]). We would like to mention that the village of Grudna Górna belonged to the parish of Siedliska – Bogusz (then Pilsen County) in the time period you are interested in.

At the same time, we would like to inform you that the local Branch does not have in its resources population censuses, voter lists, conscription lists, tax lists, registration books and documentation concerning identity and passport cards for the village of Grudna Górna (now Dębica County, Brzostek Commune) from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

We also encourage you to use the www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl website, where you can find information about the resources of our Branch and other state archives.

If you have any questions or doubts, please contact the local Branch of the National Archives (123705618) by e-mail or phone. Person in charge of the case: Anna Szczerba.

Sincerely,

Branch Manager
Anna Drąg-Sukiennik

National Archives in Krakow
Branch in Tarnów
33-101 Tarnów
16 Chemiczna Street
tel. + 48 14 633 06 21


2.) Dear Sir.





The city of Białystok – the capital of the Archdiocese of Białystok – is located 570 km from Tarnów!



Even for American conditions, it's quite far!



Kuźnica, which you mention, is probably a village where the border crossing with Belarus is located.



Of course, the Diocesan Archives in Tarnów cannot have any documents concerning Kuźnica in the Archdiocese of Białystok







With due respect

Fr. Jacek Słowik

Any idea where I should now look fir this birth certificate.


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Hi,
Look at my post from Thu Sep 24, 2026, 10:13 am.

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Post Posted: 4 Days ago at 8:59 am      Post subject:
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Will do - thanks Barb for all your help


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Post Posted: 4 Days ago at 10:12 am      Post subject: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh
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Hi:

Can anyone provide a good email address for Archiwum Archidiecezjalne in Białystok. The one I found on the internet does not work.

Thanks

Chris
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Post Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2026 8:56 am      Post subject: Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citiz
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ctolkin wrote:
Hi:

Can anyone provide a good email address for Archiwum Archidiecezjalne in Białystok. The one I found on the internet does not work.

Thanks

Chris


Hi Chris,

You did not mention which email address you tried. The one that I can see is:

[email protected]

The website for Archidiecezja Białostocka also gives a mailing address and various phone numbers, should you choose to go with either of those routes of communication.

Best regards,
Sophia

P.S. I have seen one source online that gives a different version of this email address, with the addition of a letter "d" that perhaps is a typographical error.
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Post Posted: Yesterday at 8:47 pm      Post subject: Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citiz
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Sophia wrote:
ctolkin wrote:
Hi:

Can anyone provide a good email address for Archiwum Archidiecezjalne in Białystok. The one I found on the internet does not work.

Thanks

Chris


Hi Chris,

You did not mention which email address you tried. The one that I can see is:

[email protected]

The website for Archidiecezja Białostocka also gives a mailing address and various phone numbers, should you choose to go with either of those routes of communication.

Best regards,
Sophia

P.S. I have seen one source online that gives a different version of this email address, with the addition of a letter "d" that perhaps is a typographical error.
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Post Posted: Yesterday at 4:11 am      Post subject:
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Hello, Chris.

You quoted my post to you, but you did not add any words of your own.

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Sophia
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Post Posted: Yesterday at 5:14 pm      Post subject:
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Sophia:

[email protected] and [email protected] both kicked back. The one I found [email protected] seemed to work. Lets see if I receive anything back.

Thanks for the help

Chris
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