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*From 1900–15, many Poles settled in '''Chicago, New York City, Connecticut, New York State, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts'''. | *From 1900–15, many Poles settled in '''Chicago, New York City, Connecticut, New York State, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts'''. | ||
*From 1870–1914, 3.6 million Poles left from the three empires that controlled Poland. The Russian Poles constituted 53%, those from Galicia 43%, and the Prussian Poles 4% of the total Polish immigration from 1895–1911. | *From 1870–1914, 3.6 million Poles left from the three empires that controlled Poland. The Russian Poles constituted 53%, those from Galicia 43%, and the Prussian Poles 4% of the total Polish immigration from 1895–1911. | ||
===Polish Diaspora=== | |||
*'''Wikipedia:''' The diaspora of the Poles started with the emigrations after the '''partitions of Poland, January Uprising and the November Uprising''', enlarged by the Nazi policies, and later by the establishment of the Curzon line. *'''Historic Poland extended into nearby countries: Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.''' For over 600 years, large waves of Polish Émigrés, refugees and guest workers moved across Europe, established themselves in '''Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.''' | |||
*19th- and 20th-century Polish immigration extended into the '''United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Israel and Australia, as well across the former USSR'''. | |||
*After Poland joined the E.U. in 2004, about a million Poles went to find work in the E.U. member states, the largest destinations were the '''UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal'''. <ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#P, accessed 5 June 2021.</ref> | |||
=== Passenger Lists === | === Passenger Lists === | ||
The Polish ports of Gdańsk (Danzig) and Szczecin (Stettin) were primarily freight ports. Not many passengers sailed from these ports. Most emigrants went by train to Germany and then embarked from a German port. The major ports of departure for emigrants from Poland were Hamburg and Bremen, but because Hamburg had more agents and advertising in Eastern Europe, it served more Polish emigrants than Bremen did. The passenger lists of Bremen have not been preserved, but those of Hamburg from 1850 to 1934 are preserved and accessible for research. Information in these lists varies but usually includes names, ages, occupations, and destinations. In addition, relationships and last residence or birthplace may be given. | The Polish ports of Gdańsk (Danzig) and Szczecin (Stettin) were primarily freight ports. Not many passengers sailed from these ports. Most emigrants went by train to Germany and then embarked from a German port. The major ports of departure for emigrants from Poland were Hamburg and Bremen, but because Hamburg had more agents and advertising in Eastern Europe, it served more Polish emigrants than Bremen did. The passenger lists of Bremen have not been preserved, but those of Hamburg from 1850 to 1934 are preserved and accessible for research. Information in these lists varies but usually includes names, ages, occupations, and destinations. In addition, relationships and last residence or birthplace may be given. | ||