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== Determine the actual name of an ancestor == | == Determine the actual name of an ancestor == | ||
A serious problem for some researchers is to determine the actual name of their immigrant ancestor. Some ancestors in their eagerness to be assimilated into American culture, traded their difficult foreign names for American names. This occurred often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. To learn more about historical background of Polish surnames and given names see [[Poland Names | A serious problem for some researchers is to determine the actual name of their immigrant ancestor. Some ancestors in their eagerness to be assimilated into American culture, traded their difficult foreign names for American names. This occurred often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. To learn more about historical background of Polish surnames and given names see [[Poland Personal Names|Personal Names]]. | ||
== Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death == | == Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death == | ||
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