Hello, This post is a continuation of the series of posts called, Transcription Project: Birthplace index from Polonia (Portage County) marriage records.The previous posts in the series are as follows: Transcription Project: Birthplace index from Polonia (Portage County) marriage records – Introduction.   Transcription Project: Birthplace index from Polonia (Portage County) marriage records – Part I […]

Hello, This post is a continuation of the post called, Transcription Project: Birthplace index from Polonia (Portage County) marriage records – Introduction. All place names and person names are transcribed exactly as they were indexed by Ray Groshek. This is page 1 of 9. Source: Emil Kitowski Collection. Item 4: Birthplace index from Polonia marriage […]

Hello, One of the best ways to expand family history research is to share sourced information. Recorded sourced information can be used by family researchers now and in the future. This is one of the reasons why I operate this blog. If I can share my research with others, I may be able to help […]

Hello, Today, I’ve started the task of cleaning out my “starred items” in my Google Reader. Over the past two plus years, I have accumulated over 280 starred posts from many of the blogs that I’ve subscribed to. I would like to post links to the articles that I’ve found interesting and/or useful. Some of […]

Hello, I would like to share a link to a website that contains indexes of the West Prussian Land Register of 1772/1773. The website was created and is maintained by the Odessa Digital Library, which is a German-Russian Genealogical Library. Here is the link to the indexes: West Prussian Land Register of 1772/1773. After the […]

Hello, I’ve just finished a huge task. I have been working on reformatting all of my Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Poliskiego entries. I have completed all the reformatting, proof reading, and the additional historical information to the 149 entries that I’ve translated thus far. This was one of my goals for 2010, so I’m very happy […]

Hello, I would like to share a language tool that is new to me, the website is called bab.la. I was contacted today by bab.la and informed about their language tool, community, and dictionary for Polish-English translations. I have included the link under “Language Tool Links” section of this blog. I have done a brief […]

Hello, In the recent edition of the Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society’s (SPAGS) publication called “Pedigree Pointers”, SPAGS announced a new obituary indexing project that is currently underway. The project will cover obituaries from the following newspapers: Junction City Community Press, Amherst Advocate, Wisconsin Eagle, The Point, and Wisconsin State Rights. The indexes will be […]

Hello, I have received notice from the Archivist at the UW-Green Bay Archives about new extended Saturday hours. Here are the new hours: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m., on the following Saturdays in 2010: September 11 October 9 November 13 December 11 Best Regards, Al

Hello, Last nights flooding in the Greater Metro Milwaukee Area damaged documents which were stored in the basement of the Milwaukee Historical Society. The documents were court cases from the nineteenth century. Currently, volunteers are helping to dry the documents. More information can be read on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website: Flood damages historical records. […]