The Central Archives of Historical Documents in Warsaw

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Steve

Much of my time in Warsaw was spent in the Central Archives of Historical Documents (AGAD).

AGAD (Warsaw)

AGAD-Warsaw

SOURCE: AGAD-Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 Sep 2008.

Entrance to AGAD

Entrance to AGAD

SOURCE: Entrance to AGAD (Warsaw, Poland). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 Sep 2009.

Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie (The Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw) is located at ulica Długa 7, PL 00-263 Warsaw and includes:

  • AGAD Division 1: Records prior to 1795
  • AGAD Division 2: Records from 1795-1918
  • AGAD Division 3: Genealogy Archives and Private Collections
  • AGAD Division 4: Map Collections
  • AGAD Division 5: Information, Records, and Public Resources

For the most part, I researched Polish Court Records from Ciechanów, located in Division 1. These records included land and property transactions, dowrys, and disputes.

Copyright © 2009 by Stephen J. Danko

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4 Responses to The Central Archives of Historical Documents in Warsaw

  1. Ewa Gryguc says:
    October 5, 2009 at 2:56 am

    Steve,
    czytam od czasu do czasu Twojego bloga, bo kiedyś znalazłam na nim nazwę miejscowości Krasne.
    Sama mieszkałam kiedyś w pobliżu, w miejscowości Milewo Ruszczyny. Pochodzę z terenów które Cię interesują. Podziwiam Twój zapał badawczy.
    Pozdrawiam,
    Ewa

  2. Gus Marsh says:
    October 5, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Thanks for the information on “The Central Archives of Historical Documents in Warsaw”. This will make my polish wife very happy in the near future.

  3. Steve says:
    October 5, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    Gus, I’m planning to write a post with more information on the archives. I’m sure your wife will be interested in learning how to use the resources in the archives.

  4. Steve says:
    October 5, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    Ewa, Dziękuję bardzo. Pewnego dnia chciałbym podróżować do Krasny.

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