INTRODUCTION
The objective of this report is to provide possible archival sources of civil records of interest to Kolomea/Kolomyja/Kolomyya genealogy researchers. The report focuses on those archives located in or holding records for what was once the Austrian-Hungarian Region known as Galicia. Currently this region is comprised of Western Ukraine and South-Eastern Poland. This report is a work in process. When completed it is intended that for each archive identified the following information will be provided: ARCHIVE NAME, CLASS OF RECORDS, MAILING ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS, URL, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, and GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING RECORDS.
In general it is advisable to contact the Polish or Ukrainian Archives in their local language. This will help to avoid misunderstandings and to reduce the time for processing requests. Tip: When possible hiring a local to contact and conduct searches at an archive can produce better results, faster, and often at less cost than trying to conduct business through post or email.

POLISH ARCHIVES
The archives in Poland are organized into three central archives, Central Archives of Histrical Records, Archive of New records, and Archive of Audiovisual Records, and 29 state (regional) archives. The state archives have some 53 branches. Reference 1 at the end of this report contains all the details about these archives. Details on some of those archives are presented below. Although our forebears were not necessarily much traveled, it is possible that residence in Kolomea may not prove to be the place of birth, marriage or death, business, schooling, or other life activities. If records are not found in Kolomea files, your search must be broadened to other locations within and without old Galicia.

Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwow Panstwowych (Administrative Offices of the State Archive System)
CLASS OF RECORDS:   Administration of the Archive System, no records.
MAILING ADDRESS:  ul. Dluga 6, skr. poczt. 1005, 00-950 Warszawa, Poland
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 011-48-22-831-06(or 07 or 08)
FAX NUMBER:  011-48-22-831-75-63
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: If unsure which archive to contact, start with this administrative office.

Archiwum Glowne Akt Dawnych (AGAD) (Central Archive of Historical Records)
CLASS OF RECORDS: Birth, Marriage, Death prior to 1918
MAILING ADDRESS:  ul. Dluga 7, 00-263 Warszawa, Poland
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: Currently copies of records can be ordered through 
Jewish Records Indexing-Poland (JRI-PL).  The procedure is rather simple and the 
cost is $11 a record. See instructions for ordering copies of 
AGAD records. 
In order to identify the records you want to order, you will need a Signature 
number and AKT number.  If the record you want has been indexed, these
 numbers will appear in the index. The index can be accessed in one of three 
ways; (1) online from the  JRI-PL database, 
(2) by donating at least $100 USD to the JRI-PL AGAD
 Project/Kolomyya and getting a copy of the index in EXCEL format for your own use, 
or (3) donating at least $5 USD per surname of interest which will be searched
by the Kolomea Research Group (KRG) Coordinator and a report will be
 provided to the requestor.  To use records access options 2 and 3 contact the
KRG Coordinator for assistance.

If the record has not been indexed by JRI-PL, you will have to contact the archives directly and arrange for a search 
for your record and if found photocopying and mailing of the record. 
 For this procedure the cost could run from $30 or more per record for research and $10 a page for copying plus mailing costs.


Archiwum Akt Nowych (Archive of new Records)
CLASS OF RECORDS:  Central authorities, institutions and associations of national 
	importance as well as documents and papers of political and social leaders after 
	1918.
MAILING ADDRESS:  
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 
Archiwum Dokumentacji Mechanicznej (Archive of Audiovisual Records)
CLASS OF RECORDS:  Photo, film and and phonograghic documentation since
 	beginning of 20th century. 
MAILING ADDRESS:  
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 
Archiwum Panstwowe w Przemyslu (Regional Archives in Przemysl) Poland Direktor 	Mgr. Boguslaw Bobusia
CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  ul. Lelewela 4, 37-700 Przemyslu, Poland
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: Poland 62-71
FAX NUMBER: Poland 76-34
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 

UKRAINE
The archives listed below are believed to be of most interest to Kolomea researchers.
The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is where Kolomea is currently located. Keep in mind that
Kolomea (now Kolomyya) did not become part of the Ukraine until after WWII,
so it is unclear just what records Ukrainian archives may hold that would be of
importance to Kolomea researchers.

Holovne Arkhivne Upravlinnia (Main Archive Administration)
CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  252601, m. Kyiv-110, MSP, Holovarkhiv Ukrainy, vul. 	Solomianska 24, Ukraine.
	Attention: International Department
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 

Tsentralnyi Derzhavnyi Istorychnyi Arkhiv 
	(Central State Historical Archives in Lviv)
CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  290008, Lviv-8, pl. Soborna 3-a, Ukraine
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:  (0322) 72-35-08
FAX NUMBER:  (0322) 72-35-08
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 

Derzhavnyi Arkhiv Ivano-Franivskoi oblast
	(State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast)
CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  284000, Ivano Frankivsk, vul. Sahaidachnoho 42A, Ukraina
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:  (38-03-422) 63403
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 

Derzhavnyi Arkhiv Ternopilskoi oblasti (State Archives of Ternopil Oblast)
CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  2822000 Ternopil, vul. Sahaidachnoho 14, Ukraina
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (0352) 224495
FAX NUMBER:  (0352) 228618
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 

Derzhavnyi Arkhiv Lvivskoi oblasti (State Archives of Lviv Oblast)
CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  290006, Lviv, vul. Pidvalna 13, Ukraina
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:  (0322) 72-00-30
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 




CLASS OF RECORDS: 
MAILING ADDRESS:  
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
URL:
GUIDELINES FOR ORDERING: 

Initial Issue Date: July 31, 2002 Copyright © 2002 Alan Weiser

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