Research – Libraries

Libraries tend not to have genealogical vital records, but they can be an excellent source of information about the area plus city directories, maps, newspapers, magazines, photographs, etc.


US
Directory of Genealogical Libraries in the US – Hundreds listed by state with contact information, many with hot links
Allen County (Ft. Wayne, IN) Public Library – Extensive collection of resources and databases for Indiana and the Midwest
Cleveland Public Library – Genealogy Section
Library of Congress – European Reading Room
Library of Congress – Polish Directories
Loyola University Chicago – Głos Polek, journal of the Polish Women’s Alliance of America online collection
Michigan – Library of Michigan
Newberry Library – Chicago
Polish Museum of America Library – Chicago

GREAT BRITAIN
Polish Library – London

POLAND
Polish Libraries – Contact information for university and other libraries
Polish National Library – Warsaw
Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library – Toruń
Małopolska Digital Library – Kraków
Wielkopolska Digital Library – Poznań