2021 Rodziny – Winter 2021 – Electronic version
Table of Contents
PGSA President’s Column, Robert M. Pine ……………………………… 1
Next PGSA Webinar, 21 February 2021………………………………….. 2
From Our Correspondent in Poland: The New State Archive in Kraków, Iwona Dakiniewicz………. 3
Meet PGSA’s 2021/2022 Board ……………………………………………….. 4
A List of Drifters, Aleksandra Kacprzak …………………………………… 5
Genealogy in Poland TODAY! Civil Records in Poland Throughout the Years, Tom Szymkowiak …… 7
What Open-Air Museums Can Teach You about the Life of Your Ancestors, Agnieszka Pawlus ……….. 9
Our Family Always Spelled Our Name This Way, John L.Ryś ……….13
Letters to the Editor…………………………………………………………………17
Early 19th-Century Certification of Nobility in the Russian Partition, William F. Hoffman from a
document provided by Phyllis Zych Budka ……………………..19
12 Genealogy Lectures from Poland …………………………………….24
The Polish Women’s Alliance of America Insurance Records: An Invaluable Resource for Researching
and Understanding Polish-American Women, Claire Gene Esker ………………………………26
From the Słownik Geograficzny………………………………………………27
Articles of Interest ……………………………………………………………………30
Index to Surnames Mentioned in This Issue ………………………..32
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