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Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, 3rd Ed, 2 volume book set

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Author: William F. Hoffman (Third Edition, Revised)

Volume 1: Softcover; 2012; 260pp; 6”x9”
ISBN: 978-0-924207-13-6

Volume I consists of 12 chapters focusing on the history of surname development and name suffixes (such as ski, czak, owitz and more) and may serve to solve some the mysteries resulting from the twists and turns of family names. It also looks at the various categories into which names can be classified and other ethnicities—Czech, German, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Jewish.

Volume II: Softcover; 2012; 936pp; 6”x9”
ISBN: 978-0-924207-14-3

Volume II is an index of some 50,000 common surnames, organized by the roots the names are derived from, with an indication of the number of Polish citizens that bore each name as of 2002.

PGSA Books

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2025 Rodziny – Spring 2025 – Electronic Version

Posted on by Kathy Glowacz

Table of Contents:

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

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

Remember the PGSA with a Legacy through Annuity Annuitization………………………………2

Part 3: Safeguarding Your Digital Legacy – The Backup Lifeline and Online Genealogy Platforms, Dorota Walker…………………………………………………………………………………….3

PGSA – Enhanced Research Services……………………………………….4

Feudal Kożuchów 1820, Patricia Yocum …………………………………..5

The Kurpie People: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow………….. 10

Celebrities with Polish Roots, Kasia Rutkowska …………………… 11

Notes on Books…………………………………………………………………………. 14

Letters to the Editor…………………………………………………………………. 15

Sample German-Partition Land Records, William F. Hoffman……………………………….. 16

From the Słownik Geograficzny: Pogódki [Kościerzyna County] ……………………………………………………. 21

PGSMA Biuletyn Korzenie / Roots Bulletin, Spring 2025 ………. 26

Church Anniversary Books, Dorena Wasik ……………………… 26

Polish Immigration and Assimilation in the Pioneer Valley………………………………. 29

Book Review – Poles and Pierto Ricans: Immigration and Assimilation in the Pioneer Valley by Gabriel S. Proia……… 31

Index to Surnames Mentioned in This Issue………………………… 32