Galicia Genealogy

Autonomous Community of GaliciaEdit This Page September 13, 2015
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Guide to Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Welcome to the page for the Autonomous Community of Galicia! Autonomous communities are larger jurisdictions found within Spain and may contain several provinces. It is both a political and administrative division. The autonomous communities of Spain were created in 1978. To learn more about them please read Autonomous communities of Spain. The Autonomous Community of Galicia is located in northwestern Spain. The capital is Santiago de Compostela. Provinces within the community of Galicia include:

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My father Wojtowicki Marian was born in Tuszkow (Galicia) Poland

Hello,
Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. I am so sorry, but most Polish records are not available online yet. The LDS has vast quantities of information that has been microfilmed but has not yet been transcribed and put online. You can locate your nearest Family History Center through this link:

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