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.
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)
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)
LDS Family History Resources
Lithuanian Global Genealogy Society
NGS (National Genealogical Society)
NGS on Line Newletter - UpFront with NGS
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
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.
Prawdzik Surname Website Project
A genealogy of our immigrant ancestors
Surnames from East and West Galizien
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
Medical Terms
Archiic Medical Terms - Genealogy Quest
Are Strange Diseases of Ancestors Interpreted in 20th Century Terms?
Diseases of Yeasteryear
Miscellany
American WWII Orphans Network
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 DNA Research 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
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.
