Resource
Center
PGSA
Translation Guides
A Crash Course in
Polish:Words You Can Use by Fred Hoffman
Notes from a talk given at the 2002 PGSA Conference.
First Name Translation
Guide
English, Latin. Polish and German
Letter Writing to Poland
Two forms of Letter Writing are given to obtain
genealogical information.
Obituary
Translation Guide
Useful in translating obituaries found in the many Polish
newspapers published in the U.S.
Polish Alphabet and Pronunciations
Polish Church Name Translations
Polish
Genealogical Dictionary
Polish Name and Location Examples
Translating
Polish/Russian Records
Translation
Aid for Napoleonic Format
Providing aid in translating records written in the
Napoleonic format (in Polish and Russian).
Translation System
New free English-Polish bidirectional full automatic
translation system. Our expert translator's opinion is that it
does not approach the quality of a good human's translators work
but the quality is good enough in getting some gist of a passage,
especially when translating Polish to English.
Translation Tips
by Fred Hoffman at the 2001 Conference of the PGSA.
Translators
From around the world.
Compiled
Bibliographies/Library Collections
Polish Military Bibliography
Useful in locating books of interest to Military
research.
Polish Museum Library Genealogical
Collection (in Acrobat form)
The Polish Museum houses the PGSA collection along with many other materials
of interest in your research.
Reference Collection Recommendations
Want to build a personal reference collection? PGSA
compiled this guide to help you decide what may be a valuable addition
to have.
Resource
Addresses
Addresses
of Polish Parishes
Ancestry
Indexes, Records & Databases
Genealogia
Polska
Polish Paish Infomation
Genealogical
Sites on WWW
Genealogical Sources in Poland
and Lithuania
Learn more about how to approach research your Polish
ancestors who came from Lithuanian lands.
Lutherans Online
Polish
State Archives SEZAM Database
Polish Diocese Addresses
Where to write to request archival records. This
list was compiled from the latest Polish National Archives directory.
Polish
RC Parishes in the US
US Military
Personnel Records
Wisconsin Church Records
WW
II Polish Soldiers buried in France
Fraternal
Organizations
Polish
Fraternal Benefit Societies
Polish Falcons
Polish National Alliance (PNA)
Polish National Union
Polish Roman Catholic Union
Polish Women's Alliance
For
Starters (Guides for Novices)
Genealogical Sources from
Dworzaczek's Genealogia
- as
translated by William F. Hoffman. It is
of great value to beginners.
Compiling an Oral History
Useful tips on how to collect family history from
living relatives.
Family
Tree Searcher
Makes your seach for family trees on the Internet easier.
Freedom of Information Act
Learn what the law allows and how to use it to your
benefit when requesting government records.
The Genealogical Society of Utah: Worldwide Activities
Genealogy:
Advice for Effective Searches
Customized advice on the most effective next steps in
your genealogical search.
Genealogy
Resources on the Internet
How to Tips for Beginners
If you are stumped on where to go next, this guide
will help get you back on course.
How to Trace your Family Tree
Another source to get you started on your quest.
Help!
I'm Lost Help
A guide to on-line genealogy
RootsPoland Research
Searching
Ellis Island – One Step
Statue
of Liberty-Ellis Island Family Immigration History Center
Writing your Personal History
How to document your family history now that you've
gathered the exciting details.
Virtual
University class on Internet Genealogy
Useful Genealogical Information
Societies/Organizations
Other Polish Genealogical Societies
Ancestry-
the Polish Connection
Avotaynu Home Page (Jewish genealogy)
Carpatho-Rusyn Home
Page
Czech & Slovak Genealogy Society
DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society
Eastern European Genealogy Society
Federation of East European Family History
Societies (FEEFHS)
Illinois State Archives
Kashubian Association of North America (KANA)
Kashubian Family
Research Center
LDS
- A List of Family History Libraries
LDS Family History Resources
Lithuanian Global Genealogy
Society
NGS (National Genealogical Society)
NGS on Line Newletter -
UpFront with NGS
Poland GenWeb
Polish American Historical Association
(PAHA)
Polish
Nobility Association Foundation (PNAF)
Silesia
Club-USA
Silesian Genealogical Society
South Shore Genealogical
Society (IL)
Southeast
Side, The (IL)
U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
Surnames & Given
Names
Directory
of Surnames Used in Poland (1990) by Dr. Kazimierz
Rymut.
Kashub-Polish Surname Anthology
For those with a Kashubian background, learn more
about your surname and its distibution in North America.
Mutilation: the Fate of Eastern
European Names in America by William F. Hoffman
Polish Surnames: Origins
and Meanings
Notes on selected surnames that do not appear in the
second edition of this definitive work by Fred Hoffman.
Polish
Surname Index
Locate other Polish Genealogists that may be researching
the same Surname or town.
Prawdzik
Surname Website Project
A genealogy of our immigrant ancestors
Roots
Surname List
Another source to locate other Genealogists researching
the same surnamesor towns.
Surnames from
East and West Galizien
Surname
Navigator
Checks surnames in various countries.
U. S. Surname
Distribution
Shows distribution of 50,000 of the most commonly
occurring names in the US.
What Does
Your Given Name Mean
DNA Testing
DNA Heritage
Family Tree DNA
Oxford Ancestors
Relative Genrtics
Trace Genetics
Medical Terms
Archaic Medical Terms Archiic Medical Terms -
Genealogy Quest
Are Strange Diseases of Ancestors Interpreted in 20th Century Terms?
Diseases
of Yeasteryear Old
Time Disease Names
Miscellany
American
WWII Orphans Network
Archaic
Medical Terms
Calendar
History
A history of the calendar throughout time.
Carpathian Mountain
Lemko People
Census
Information Online
Information by State and County.
Cyrillic
Script
Handy when you are trying to interpret the Russian language
documents you've located. Expert Geneology Search
European Focus
Photos of Your Ancestral Town - Private Genealogical
Research Trips
Family
Genealogical Newsletter
An Acrobat pdf download describing how to prepair a
family genealogical news letter, in print and on the Internet.
Find a Grave
Information on cemeteries in the United States.
Immigration
History Research Center News OnLine
Infobel International
Telephone Directory
Internet Telephone
Directories
Krakow
by Light
.It's all about photographs - actually daguerrotypes.
Latin
Terms and Phrases
Molecular Genealogy Research Project
Genealogists with Polish roots are invited to become
participants of this DNAResearch
Project
Perpetual
Calendar
Polish Alphabet
Having trouble deciphering the nomenclature used
to designate Polish Fonts? This will unravel the mystery.
Polish
Telephone Yellow Pages in English
Polish
Telephone Directories at the Library of Congress
Russian
Polish English Alphabeth
Supersearch for
Genealogy - A combined index of various searh
engines.
Virtual
University - Internet Genealogy
Visual Genealogical
Website
AncientFaces is a free visual genealogical website.
It contains thousands of old photographs.
You Can Create
Your Own Time Line
ZABA People Search
Free People Search and Public Information Search Engine
Travel
A list of Polish Researchers
and Guides
GoPoland
A general listing of available travel resources
to use when planning a trip to Poland.
Poland Hotel Guide and Travel Center
Polonia
House in Pultusk
A genuine Polish castle with an 800-year history.
Situated on a hill overlooking Narew River, it borders the Biala
Forest.
StayPoland
Information portal about Poland offering discount
hotel and car reservations.
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