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The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland. | The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland. The Poland research websites are also listed as "Favorites" at the Family History Library: | ||
[[Poland|'''Back to Poland Wiki page''']] | [[Poland|'''Back to Poland Wiki page''']] | ||
===Archives & Libraries=== | === Archives & Libraries === | ||
*[http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl/ Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw] | *[http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl/ Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Poland.html Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Poland] | ||
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy] | |||
*[http://www.polandembassy.org/ Polish Embassy | *[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=43 State Archives of Poland] | ||
*[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.eng.php PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration] | |||
*[http://www. | *[http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/index.eng.php SEZAM Archive Inventories] | ||
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_Archives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland] | |||
*[http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives of Katowice] | |||
*[http://www.ap.wroc.pl/ State Archives of Wrocław] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.leszno.pl/nowa/ State Archives in Leszno] | |||
*[http://www.diecezja.opole.pl/archiwum State Archives in Opole] | |||
*[http://www.lublin.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Lublin] | |||
*[http://adt.sl.pl/ State Archives in Tarnόw] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.krakow.pl/ State Archives in Krakόw] | |||
*[http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives of Katowice] | *[http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Poznań] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Warsaw] | ||
*[http://www.archiwum.leszno.pl State Archives in Leszno] | *[http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/ State Archives in Zamośc] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl/zbiory/akta.php?akta=genealogiczne State Archives Gdańsk] | ||
*[http://www.lublin.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Lublin] | *[http://www.archiwum.bydgoszcz.pl/ State Archives in Bydgoszcz] | ||
*[http://adt.sl.pl/ State Archives in Tarnόw] | *[http://www.archiwumpanstwowe.siedlce.com/ State Archives in Siedlce] | ||
*[http://www.archiwum.krakow.pl/ State Archives in Krakόw] | *[http://www.archiwum.zgora.pl/ State Archives in Zielona Gora] | ||
*[http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Poznań] | *[http://www.archiwum.plock.com/ State Archives in Płock] | ||
*[http://www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives in Warsaw] | *[http://www.workjoy.com.pl/pmap_gos/archiwum/ State Archives in Przemyśl] | ||
*[http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/ State Archives in Zamośc] | *[http://www.archiwum.czestochowa.um.gov.pl/ State Archives in Czestochowa] | ||
*[http://www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl/ State Archives Gdańsk] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.bydgoszcz.pl/ State Archives in Bydgoszcz] | |||
*[http://www.siedlce. | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.zgora.pl/ State Archives in Zielona Gora] | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.plock.com/ State Archives in Płock] | |||
*[http://www. | |||
*[http://www.archiwum.czestochowa.um.gov.pl/ State Archives in Czestochowa] | |||
*[http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Staatsarchiv Breslau] Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels. | *[http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Staatsarchiv Breslau] Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels. | ||
=== | === Church Records === | ||
*[ | *[http://www.genpol.com/htmlpages-display-pid-21.html Church Inventory Genealogia Polska] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.luteranie.pl/ Lutheran Church in Poland] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/lutheran.html Poland's Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses] | ||
*[http://www.amen.pl/katalog/diecezje.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Amen)] | |||
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)] | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/dioceses.html Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)] | |||
*[http://www.katolik.pl/parafie/ Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK] | |||
*[http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Religious_Communities_ArcUNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland] | |||
*[http://archiwum.archidiecezja.katowice.pl/hives/Europe/Poland/index.shtml Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice webpage] | |||
===Church | === Church Directories === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.kuria.gliwice.pl/ Roman Catholic Diocese in Gliwice] | ||
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/ | *[http://www.luteranie.pl/pl/?D=2 Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses] Polish Evangelical website with all diocese addresses and individual parishes and email addresses. | ||
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/diec.wroclawska/ Evangelical Diocese in Wrocław] | |||
*[ | *[http://www.diecezja.legnica.pl/ Roman Catholic Diocese in Legnica] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.vogel-soya.de/Kirchspiele_OS.html Parishes in Upper Silesia] Catholic and Lutheran parish designations for Oberschlesien. This list includes a list of all villages in the parish boundaries. The site also gives starting dates of church books available for parishes in Oberschlesien. | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses Directory] | ||
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html Roman Catholic Dioceses | *[http://www.upstreamvistula.org/Parishes/Parishes.htm Lutheran parishes of the Vistula region] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.archidiecezja.lodz.pl/dekanaty.html Roman Catholic Diocese in Łodz] | ||
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=== | === Civil Registration === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php Civil Record Office Addresses] | ||
=== | === Directories === | ||
*[http://www.ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php?language=de Poland white pages] | |||
*[http://www.ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php?language=de Poland white pages] | |||
*[http://nasza-klasa.pl/ Classmates Site] | *[http://nasza-klasa.pl/ Classmates Site] | ||
===Emigration and Immigration=== | === Emigration and Immigration === | ||
*[[Hamburg Passenger Lists]] FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article. | *[[Hamburg Passenger Lists]] FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article. | ||
*[http://www.linktoyourroots.hamburg.de/ Hamburg Passenger Lists 1890-1914 online index] | |||
*[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland. | *[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland. | ||
=== | === Genealogy === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.galiziengermandescendants.org/ Galizien German Descendants] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.halgal.com Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia] | ||
*[http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka Database] | |||
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html German Polish place names in Polish Russia] | |||
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/poland/index.html Poland Genealogy links] | |||
*[ | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html PolandGenWeb] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1538/Polishpg.html Polish Genealogy Links] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://polishancestry.com/ Polish Genealogy Research in Detroit, Michigan] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.polishroots.com/ PolishRoots] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.mikeburger.com/rzeszow.html Search Rzeszów Vital Records] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.schlawe.de/ Research group for the Schlawe district] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.rummelsburg.de/literatur/index.htm Rummelsburg] Genealogy and history of the Rummelsburg (now Miastka, Poland), county. | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://pommernkontakte.de/index.html Pommernkontakte] Pommern researcher contacts, data sharing, and guidelines for researchers. | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister] Polish-German and German-Polish place name changes. | ||
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland & Russia] | *[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland & Russia] | ||
===General Information=== | === General Information === | ||
*[http://www.polishmission.com/ For Poles in America | *[http://www.polishmission.com/ For Poles in America] | ||
*[http://www.poltran.com/ Polish Translator] | *[http://www.poltran.com/ Polish Translator] | ||
===Heraldry=== | === Heraldry === | ||
*[http://www.szlachta.org. | *[http://www.szlachta.org/2index.htm Confederation of the Polish Nobility] | ||
*[http://www.szlachta.org/heraldry.htm Polish Nobility and Its Heraldry] | |||
*[http://wielcy.pl The Minakowski's Great Genealogy Site] | *[http://wielcy.pl The Minakowski's Great Genealogy Site] | ||
===History=== | === History === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/history.html Timeline of Polish History] Polish History timeline. | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html The History of Poland] | ||
===Historical Geography=== | === Historical Geography === | ||
*[http://www.kami.net.pl/kresy/ Eastern Borderlands Places] | *[http://www.kami.net.pl/kresy/ Eastern Borderlands Places] | ||
*[http://www.territorial.de/ndschles/ndsl.htm Lower Silesia] Niederschlesien with Kreis (county) information for each county and town history (timelines, etc.). | *[http://www.territorial.de/ndschles/ndsl.htm Lower Silesia] Niederschlesien with Kreis (county) information for each county and town history (timelines, etc.). | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/kujtowns.html Counties, Districts, Cities, and Towns in the Kujawsko-Pomorski Province] | ||
===Jewish Records=== | === Jewish Records === | ||
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim] | |||
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcamps/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps] | |||
*[http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/ Concentration Camp Oswiecim] | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/ Gesher Galicia] The Special Interest Group for Galicia | ||
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps] | *[[Jewish Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki article | ||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/JRI-PL/ Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Home Page] | |||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/ Gesher Galicia] The Special Interest Group for Galicia | *[http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ Routes to Roots Foundation] Archive Database | ||
*[http:// | *[http://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer] Historical directories (business, address, telephone, etc.), yizkor books (memorials to Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust), and lists of Polish military officers. Most of the directories are from Poland, Galicia, or Romania. | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.zchor.org/rozan/rozan.htm We Remember Jewish Rozhan!] Example of a Jewish town history (Yitzkor book translations). | ||
*[http://www.yadvashem.org.il/ Yad Vashem] Site for Jewish Holocaust-Shoah victim's names with pages of testimony. | |||
*[http:// | *[http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/ce/ghetto/lodz-ghetto-cemetery.htm Łódź Ghetto Cemetery Burial Lists] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.jewishgalicia.net/ Jewish History in Galicia and Bukovina] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.jewishmuseum.org.pl/index.php?lang=en Museum of the History of Polish Jews] | ||
*[http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/ce/ghetto/lodz-ghetto-cemetery.htm Łódź Ghetto Cemetery Burial Lists] | |||
*[http://www.jewishlodzcemetery.org/EN/Home/Default.aspx Łódź Jewish Cemetery] | *[http://www.jewishlodzcemetery.org/EN/Home/Default.aspx Łódź Jewish Cemetery] | ||
*[http://www.sztetl.org.pl/?lang=en_GB Virtual Shtetl] | *[http://www.sztetl.org.pl/?lang=en_GB Virtual Shtetl] | ||
===Language and Languages=== | === Language and Languages === | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=WLGerman.ASP German Genealogical Word List] | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/German_Gothic99-36316.ASP Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide] | |||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/WLLatin.ASP Latin Genealogical Word List] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/WLPolish.ASP Polish Genealogical Word List] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/36339_LWGPolish.pdf Polish Letter Writing Guide] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.herby.com.pl/ Slownik Nazwisk Database] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://http://books.google.de/books?id=qSEBjYeyUpAC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA# Translation Guide to19th Century Polish-Language Civil-Registration Documents] | ||
===Maps=== | === Maps === | ||
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Polish Map] | |||
*[http://www.pilot.pl/ Polish Map] | |||
*[http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/ Polish Map] | *[http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/ Polish Map] | ||
*[http:// | *[ http://mapy.amzp.pl/maps.shtml Older map of Poland] | ||
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni] | |||
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni] | |||
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found. | *[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Name Mapping Tool by Genpol] Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found. | ||
===Societies=== | === Societies === | ||
*[http://www.eegsociety.org/Home.aspx East European Genealogical Society] | *[http://www.eegsociety.org/Home.aspx East European Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http://www.feefhs.org Federation of East European Family History Societies] | *[http://www.feefhs.org Federation of East European Family History Societies] | ||
*[http://www.ka-na.org/ Kashubian Association of North America] | *[http://www.ka-na.org/ Kashubian Association of North America] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/polandgen.html Poland Genweb] with links and lots of transcribed parish records. | ||
*[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] | *[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] | ||
*[http://www.pgsctne.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.] | *[http://www.pgsctne.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.] | ||
*[http://www.pgst.org Polish Genealogical Society of Texas] | *[http://www.pgst.org Polish Genealogical Society of Texas] | ||
*[http://www.ptg.gda.pl/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association] | *[http://www.ptg.gda.pl/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association] | ||
*[http://pommerscher-greif.de/index.htm Pommeranian Society] with tips, links and some books to purchase | *[http://pommerscher-greif.de/index.htm Pommeranian Society] with tips, links and some books to purchase | ||
*[http://www.sggee.org Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe] (ethnic Germans living in Russian Poland and Volhynia (the northwestern part of the Ukraine)) | *[http://www.sggee.org Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe] (ethnic Germans living in Russian Poland and Volhynia (the northwestern part of the Ukraine)) | ||
*[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/system/welcome/welcome/index.html International Tracing Service] Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people, displaced people, and prisoners of war. | *[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/system/welcome/welcome/index.html International Tracing Service] Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people, displaced people, and prisoners of war. | ||
*[http://pgsca.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of California] | *[http://pgsca.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of California] | ||
*[http://www.pgsm.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan] | *[http://www.pgsm.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnpolgs/pgs-mn.html Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota] | ||
*[http://tpgs02.org/ Toledo Polish Genealogical Society] | *[http://tpgs02.org/ Toledo Polish Genealogical Society] | ||
*[ | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Poland_Societies List of Genealogical Societies in Poland] | ||
<br>[[Poland|'''Back to Poland Wiki page''']] | <br>[[Poland|'''Back to Poland Wiki page''']] | ||
[[Category:Poland | [[Category:Poland]] | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 21 January 2011
The following websites are only a small sample of the wonderful sites that can be found to help with Polish genealogical research. It is not possible to give all the websites available for each category. However, those provided should emphasize the use of the Internet to further Polish research and knowledge of Polish ancestors' homeland. The Poland research websites are also listed as "Favorites" at the Family History Library:
Archives & Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw
- Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Poland
- Polish Embassy
- State Archives of Poland
- PRADZIAD Parish Registers & Civil Registration
- SEZAM Archive Inventories
- UNESCO Directory of Religious Archives - Poland
- State Archives of Katowice
- State Archives of Wrocław
- State Archives in Leszno
- State Archives in Opole
- State Archives in Lublin
- State Archives in Tarnόw
- State Archives in Krakόw
- State Archives in Poznań
- State Archives in Warsaw
- State Archives in Zamośc
- State Archives Gdańsk
- State Archives in Bydgoszcz
- State Archives in Siedlce
- State Archives in Zielona Gora
- State Archives in Płock
- State Archives in Przemyśl
- State Archives in Czestochowa
- Staatsarchiv Breslau Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- Church Inventory Genealogia Polska
- Lutheran Church in Poland
- Poland's Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Amen)
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (Opoka)
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Poland (PolandGenWeb)
- Roman Catholic Parish Directory at KATOLIK
- Directory of Religious Archives - Poland
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese Katowice webpage
Church Directories[edit | edit source]
- Roman Catholic Diocese in Gliwice
- Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Dioceses Polish Evangelical website with all diocese addresses and individual parishes and email addresses.
- Evangelical Diocese in Wrocław
- Roman Catholic Diocese in Legnica
- Parishes in Upper Silesia Catholic and Lutheran parish designations for Oberschlesien. This list includes a list of all villages in the parish boundaries. The site also gives starting dates of church books available for parishes in Oberschlesien.
- Roman Catholic Dioceses Directory
- Lutheran parishes of the Vistula region
- Roman Catholic Diocese in Łodz
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.
- Hamburg Passenger Lists 1890-1914 online index
- Germans from Russia discusses strategies for finding German-speaking immigrants to Russia and Poland.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Galizien German Descendants
- Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia
- Geneteka Database
- German Polish place names in Polish Russia
- Poland Genealogy links
- PolandGenWeb
- Polish Genealogy Links
- Polish Genealogy Research in Detroit, Michigan
- PolishRoots
- Search Rzeszów Vital Records
- Research group for the Schlawe district
- Rummelsburg Genealogy and history of the Rummelsburg (now Miastka, Poland), county.
- Pommernkontakte Pommern researcher contacts, data sharing, and guidelines for researchers.
- Kartenmeister Polish-German and German-Polish place name changes.
- Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland & Russia
General Information[edit | edit source]
Heraldry[edit | edit source]
- Confederation of the Polish Nobility
- Polish Nobility and Its Heraldry
- The Minakowski's Great Genealogy Site
History[edit | edit source]
- Timeline of Polish History Polish History timeline.
- The History of Poland
Historical Geography[edit | edit source]
- Eastern Borderlands Places
- Lower Silesia Niederschlesien with Kreis (county) information for each county and town history (timelines, etc.).
- Counties, Districts, Cities, and Towns in the Kujawsko-Pomorski Province
Jewish Records[edit | edit source]
- Concentration Camp Oswiecim
- Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps
- Gesher Galicia The Special Interest Group for Galicia
- Jewish Genealogy FamilySearch Wiki article
- Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Home Page
- Routes to Roots Foundation Archive Database
- Genealogy Indexer Historical directories (business, address, telephone, etc.), yizkor books (memorials to Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust), and lists of Polish military officers. Most of the directories are from Poland, Galicia, or Romania.
- We Remember Jewish Rozhan! Example of a Jewish town history (Yitzkor book translations).
- Yad Vashem Site for Jewish Holocaust-Shoah victim's names with pages of testimony.
- Łódź Ghetto Cemetery Burial Lists
- Jewish History in Galicia and Bukovina
- Museum of the History of Polish Jews
- Łódź Jewish Cemetery
- Virtual Shtetl
Language and Languages[edit | edit source]
- German Genealogical Word List
- Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide
- Latin Genealogical Word List
- Polish Genealogical Word List
- Polish Letter Writing Guide
- Slownik Nazwisk Database
- Translation Guide to19th Century Polish-Language Civil-Registration Documents
Maps[edit | edit source]
- Polish Map
- Polish Map
- [ http://mapy.amzp.pl/maps.shtml Older map of Poland]
- Name Mapping Tool by Moikrevni
- Name Mapping Tool by Genpol Surname distribution sites show where names are and indicate where the heaviest distributions of names can be found.
Societies[edit | edit source]
- East European Genealogical Society
- Federation of East European Family History Societies
- Kashubian Association of North America
- Poland Genweb with links and lots of transcribed parish records.
- Polish Genealogical Society of America
- Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.
- Polish Genealogical Society of Texas
- Pomeranian Genealogical Association
- Pommeranian Society with tips, links and some books to purchase
- Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (ethnic Germans living in Russian Poland and Volhynia (the northwestern part of the Ukraine))
- International Tracing Service Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people, displaced people, and prisoners of war.
- Polish Genealogical Society of California
- Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
- Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
- Toledo Polish Genealogical Society
- List of Genealogical Societies in Poland