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Getting Started in Genealogy – Sites and notes to guide your steps in developing and organizing your genealogical research
House History for Genealogy – The history of family homes might add depth to your research
Researching Passenger Ship Data – Tips about finding and using the documents
Polish Census Data – From Pre-Partition to Today – An outline of what was taken about whom and when
Instructional Videos
Where to Search for Polish Data – 20 min, RootsTech 2021, Kinga Urbańska, Your Roots in Poland (see Researchers & Tour Guides in Poland under Research Sources)
Galician Ancestor Resources – 20 min, RootsTech 2021, Kinga Urbańska, Your Roots in Poland (see Researchers & Tour Guides in Poland under Research Sources)
Preserving Your Precious Documents & Photos – 24 minute video on the basic best practices to storing and protecting original documents
Language
Alphabets Latin Polish Polish-Pronunciation German Cyrillic Cyrillic-Pronunciation
Online Translation – Type, copy & paste, or drag entire files for translation Google Translate DeepL Translator
Vocabulary – Polish/English word lists you will find very useful
Church & Cemetery Names – Names of churches and cemeteries translated into English
Illness – Illnesses and diseases that afflicted our ancestors
♦ Occupations – Common, and some not so common, means of support you will find in vital and other records (with word etymologies)
♦ US Polish Societies – Translation of society names and acronyms commonly found in US Polish obituaries
♦ Village Life – Words and phrases (with word etymologies) about people, occupations, things, etc. you might find in letters and documents
♦ Village Society – Terminology (with word etymologies) describing people and their socio-economic rank from serf to noble
Vital Records – Additional terms you will find helpful for navigating vital records
Writing to Poland for Records – Guide to writing requests in Polish for birth, marriage and death records
Surname Mutilation – To break some brick walls, learn how surnames were formed, changed and mutilated here and in Poland
Polish Culture
Podhale…Rural Life (Video) – A personal encounter with the old ways that are fading into memory
Polish Citizenship Application – An outline of what is needed to consider to apply for Polish citizenship based on ancestry
Polish Heraldry – Learn about the unique nature of Polish nobility and heraldry
Polish Skansen – Links to 32 Polish open-air ethnographic and folk museums
Polish Traditions – Explore common and uncommon legends, traditions and holidays
World War 1 Research – Guide to researching US World War 1 records