Table of Contents:

PGSA President’s Column, Robert M. Pine ………………………………..1

Future PGSA Webinars………………………………………………………………..2

Remember the PGSA with a Legacy from Your Will or Trust…2

Surname Distribution Patterns in the Poznań Project Database, Łukasz Bielecki………………………..3

Side-Tracked on My Genealogy Research: Learning about Writer and Cieszyn Silesion Legion Organizer Józef Lebiedzik, Richard Gorzela………………………………………………. 10

Index to Surnames Mentioned in This Issue………………………… 13

Making the Jump from the United States to Poland or Tips for Locating the Ancestral Village, Claire Gene Esker…………. 14

Land Usage Data in Galician Land Records………………………….. 16

Haller’s Polish Army in France: Volume III, Paul S. Valasek …….. 17

Organizing Your Personal Digital Archive, Dorota Walker …. 18

Some Useful Polish Genealogy Databases…………………………… 19

Polish American Foundation Language School for Adults.. 20

Why Do We Need Maps in Genealogical Research?, Bartosz Mikołajczyk………………………………….. 21

From the Słownik Geograficzny: Bełchówka, Karlików, Markowce, Nadolany, Niebieszczany, Pobiedno, Prusiek …. 25

PGSMA Biuletyn Korzenie / Roots Bulletin, Summer 2024 …… 28

Eastern European Immigration & Industrialization………. 28

Footprint of Polonia …………………………………………………………… 29

Book Review: Round-Trip to America……………………………….. 30

Vital Records in the Russian Partition……………………………… 31

Translating Polish Text……………………………………………………….. 31