PGSA - Announcements

PGSA Announcements

Genealogy Saturday, offered monthly for six years, has been cancelled for lack of public participation. We now provide two alternatives:

PGSA volunteers work in the library of the Polish Museum of America most Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Their primary task is filling orders; they are also available to consult on genealogy questions/methods.

Brief reference questions and queries about research methods may be emailed to pgsamarica@pgsa.org.

Summary of Mike Karsen's presentation on 9 November 2008.

There are now over 970,000 listings in the PGSA databases.The Jubilee Book Index, updated July 2009, has a total of over 450,000 surnames published in 472 jubilee books from 23 states. Check out other databases brought to you by PGSA.

PGSA Membership Benefits - As a PGSA member you can take advantage of Special Rates when requesting copies of Dziennik Chicagoski obituaries, Haller's army records, PRCUA insurance Files and surname or location data. Members also receive a 10% discount on purchases of PGSA publications and books and a special Fall Conference rate. Just by availing yourself of a few of these benefits you can easily cover the cost of your membership. Check us out! Click here for Library Services.

Membership
Become a PGSA member! Please click here for the printable membership application.
This genealogical site is brought to you by the Membership of the Polish Genealogical Society of America. If you are not a member, please consider joining. The rewards of membership include genealogical information not found on the website, such as our quarterly Journals, as well as discounts on our books, CDs, and research. Please see our membership page for more information.

Quick Links

Free Public Records from the Most Updated Public Sources

National Archives - Great Lakes Region

Polish Cemetery Guides and Necrologies

The Poznan Marriage Indexing Project

Radziwill Family Site

Republic of Poland Index of Places, 1934

Note that the website links are updated periodically on this page. They are placed permanently on other pages. For a list of previous links, click here.

Items of Interest
The Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego (see CD Review) and Dictionary of Surnames in Current Use in Poland are now available on CD. Click here for the order form.

"On Wings" by Jonathan T. Scott. It's about Poland and its history. Visit www.jonathantscott.com for more information

Volunteer for PGSA Projects
Enrich your genealogical experience by working on a valuable Society project!
The Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland (Atlas Geograficzny Illustrowany Królestwa Polskiego) contains 85 detailed maps of Polish powiats or regions. Each map illustrates a powiat and the towns contained within. The PGSA is currently in the process of indexing each map. This means you will be able to search an extensive database of Polish towns and download a corresponding map! The maps are already online, however there are still maps to be indexed. We need your help to complete this project! Find a town you're interested in on the Powiat Map List and email PGSAmerica@pgsa.org to volunteer. See the Active Project List for other exciting projects.

General Information
Polish genealogical research is enhanced by joining one or more of the Polish Genealogical Societies. To join the PGSA, click on Membership. To check on the other societies, click on other Polish Genealogical Societies. Members, please help us provide information about the PGSA to others! Download a poster (in Acrobat pdf format) to place on LDS and public library bulletin boards.