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Genealogy
A new
initiative to assist second and third generation people discover their
Polish
ancestry through offering practical skills and knowledge in the area of
family
history. The organization wishes to
convene a genealogy interest group to share experiences, skills and
technical
advice. The group hopes to increase
people’s understanding of the cultural and historical issues relating
to immigrants
from
wolyn.ovh.org/
The first step to look up your village in the Slownik Geograficzny
Krolestwa Polskiego
mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/
There is a translation guide: pgsa.org/Towns/TownIndex.htm
Both Polishroots.org and PGSA.org have translated entries on line.
Eastern Borderlands Places: kami.net.pl/kresy/
Ellis Island ellisisland.org
Steve Morse Tools stevemorse.org
DAD hdad-recherche.de/hmb/index.html
The Ships List theshipslist.com/
Ancestry.com ancestry.com
ELLIS ISLAND SEARCH FORMS stevemorse.org
mapa.szukacz.pl/
Library of Congress loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-geogmap.html
The Atlas des Deutschen Reichs library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html
kartenmeister.com
It contains 59601 locations with over 20,000 name changes once, and
5,500 thrice. All locations are EAST of the Oder and Neisse rivers and
are based on the borders of the eastern provinces in Spring 1918.
Included in this database are the following provinces: East Prussia,
West Prussia, Brandenburg, Posen, Pomerania and Silesia.
Who Do You Think You Are Part 1
Who Do You Think You Are Part 2