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General & National
Castle Garden New York – Port of New York ship passenger manifests prior to Ellis Island
Census Data – Links to searchable US Census Records – 1870 to 1950
Ellis Island – Port of New York ship passenger manifests 1892 to 1924
Family Search – Latter Day Saints databases
Kashubian Migration Project – Surnames by settlement location, particularly the US and Canada, with information about the listed individual
Haller’s Army Application Index – WWI: Haller’s Army, also called the Polish Army in France or the Blue Army – applications of US volunteers
Parish Jubilee Books – From several states, an index of names (donors, businessmen, church organizations, etc.) in books celebrating parish jubilees
Social Security Death Index – Index at Family Search
Stephen Morse Databases – Censuses, port manifests, much more
Surname Data of Immigrants to Indiana and the Midwest – Over 62,000 surnames with data supplied by family researchers
Vital & Other Records – Links by State & County – Organized by state, links to state & county sources to obtain vital, court and other records
World War II Memorial, Washington DC – Provides home town, branch of service and link to a printable “plaque” with additional information
Insurance Company Records
Death Claims Index of the PRCUA 1908-1947 – Polish Roman Catholic Union of America insurance claims folders
♦ Death Claims Index of the Polish White Eagle Association – Insurance death claims documents
♦ Non-Death Claims Index of the Polish White Eagle Association
Universal Cemetery Records Search – See individual states for local cemetery search engines
Billion Graves – Broad location grave search
Find a Grave – Largest site of its type to find grave locations and search cemeteries
US Veteran Administration (VA) Cemeteries – Search a name for grave location in all VA cemeteries
State & City
ILLINOIS
♦ Polish Military Alliance Battalion – 396 officers and men with rank and company assignment from their January 1918 fundraising ball
State of Illinois Archives – Links to Databases: Vital, Military, Probate, Court, etc.
ILLINOIS – Chicago & Cook County
Chicago: Archdiocesan Cemeteries 1864-1989 – Name search with grave location data – Family Search site
Chicago: Archdiocesan Cemeteries – Name search with grave location data – Archdiocesan site
Chicago: Birth Records from Polish Church Indexes 1869-1915 – Primarily St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Cantius, Holy Trinity
Chicago: Marriage Records from Polish Church Indexes 1869-1915 – Primarily St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Cantius, Holy Trinity
Chicago: Death Notices Index – Dziennik Chicagoski 1890-1929 – Obituaries from the Polish language newspaper
Chicago: Death Notices Index – Dziennik Chicagoski1930-1971 – Obituaries from the Polish language newspaper
♦ Chicago: Directory of Polish Businessmen 1903 – Directory published in the Dziennik Chicagoski Polish language newspaper
♦ Chicago: Poles of Chicago 1837-1937 – Index of names described in the book of notable Chicago Poles during that century
♦ Chicago: School Class – Holy Trinity 1883
♦ Niles: St. Hedwig Orphanage – 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950: Censuses listing pupils (orphans), boarders and their families, sometimes the nuns
INDIANA
♦ Northern Indiana – Marriage index of St. Joseph & Laporte counties
♦ South Bend: Cedar Grove and St. Joseph Cemeteries – Index of grave inscriptions 1880s-1970s
♦ South Bend: Burials at Cedar Grove Cemetery Index 1877-1935 – From St. Hedwig (1877-1935) & St. Casimer (1899-1923) parishes
MARYLAND
♦ Baltimore: Death Notice Index – Jedność Polonia1926-1946 – Obituaries and death notices from the Polish language newspaper
MICHIGAN
Cemeteries – Detroit: Area cemeteries with contact information and links
Cemeteries – Detroit: Mt. Elliott Cemeteries including those in Clinton Township, Waterford and Rochester
Cemeteries – Grand Rapids: Holy Cross Cemetery tombstone transcriptions
Surname List – Macomb County: Obituary index
Surname List – Obituaries on Family Search
Surname List – Priests of Michigan: a listing of some Michigan parish and priest assignments
Vital Records – Michiganology: Death Certificates 1897-1952
Vital Records – Wayne County: Death index (ex. Detroit)
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Historical Society – Search engine for vital and other records
♦ Minneapolis/St. Paul: Baptism Records from Minnesota Churches – From 11 churches around Minneapolis and St. Paul 1881-1945
♦ Minneapolis/St. Paul: Marriage Records from Minnesota Churches – From 10 churches around Minneapolis and St. Paul 1883-1937
NEW YORK
Buffalo: Dziennik Dla Wszystkich Obits – Database by the Polish GS of New York State covers 1911-1957
OHIO
Ohio Death Certificate Index – Provided by the Ohio History Center for various years between 1904 and 1963
Middleburh Heights, Cuyahoga County: St. Adelbert Cemetery – Burial records and tombstone inscriptions
Toledo – First Polish Families Database 1866-77 and a Descriptive Article on the First Families of Toledo Polonia
Toledo Lucas County Polish Surname Death Records 1871-1886 – Prior to the opening of St. Hedwig, the first Polish church in Toledo
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Vital Records index – Provided through the Wisconsin Historical Society
♦ Milwaukee: Marriage Records from Kuryer Polski – Marriage notices in the Polish language newspaper
♦ Milwaukee: Death Notices from Kuryer Polski 1900-1935 – Obituaries and death notices in the Polish language newspaper
Milwaukee: Catholic Cemeteries Search Page – Archdiocese of Milwaukee website
♦ Milwaukee: Poles of Milwaukee 1846-1946 – Index of names described in the book of notable Milwaukee Poles during that century
♦ Newton: School Class – St. Casimir 1879-1880