Hello, The latest transcription updates on the PolandGenWeb website are for the following parish localities: Słupca district [Sl~upca] — woj. wielkopolskie Tolkemicko (Tolkemit) — in woj. pomorskie Tralewo (Tralau) — in woj. pomorskie Trankwice (Trankwitz) — in woj. pomorskie The whole list of areas that have been transcribed so far can be viewed by following […]

Hello, Below are the latest updates, from the last week, that are posted on the PTG Pomorskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne website. All updates can be found on the website by using the same link. Wednesday 4 March 2009Added baptism index for years 1871-1882 from parish Konarzyny. Tuesday 3 March 2009Added baptism index for years 1873-1874 from […]

Hello, Another website that has been updated in the past few months is the PGSA (Polish Genealogical Society of America) website. The user interface and layout have been updated to make searching for information much easier. Please check out the look. Below are the two announcements that I’d like to pass on: WORLD ARCHIVES PROJECT […]

Hello, The article below is about the Polish Origins website and take from the February edition of Gen Dobry! Subject: More at Polishorigins.com Today, in Catholic Church is the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday. The 40 days period before Easter did not necessarily mean only sad days in our forefathers’ life. Click here:http://polishorigins.com/document/lentto read […]

Hello, The Polish Roots website has under gone some recent changes to its overall look and navigation. Check it out! It looks slick, plus it continues to have all of its helpful and useful information for Polish genealogical research. Best Regards,Al

Hello, During a snow storm in January 2008, I began my research into my family ancestry. My work had declared a “snow day” and so did the kids school and my school. I was home all day, only going outside to snow blow every couple hours. During this time I started plugging in surnames into […]

Hello, Yesterday the Milwaukee FHC had a genealogy seminar. I had originally recieved a the regiistration form a couple of weeks ago, but did not sign up. I didn’t think that I was going to have an opportunity to attend. Fortunately, my school work group cancelled our meeting and I had to go to Milwaukee […]

Hello, I had ordered and received four new books for my genealogy research. One is a translation guide, another is a Polish-English-Polish dictionary, and two of them deal with Kashubian-North American history and research. The books are as follows: 1) Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide written by: Jonathan D. Shea and William […]

Hello, The Siniarzewo Parish is located within the Gmina Zakrzewo, which is in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried my hand at translating the history of this parish with various translating tools, which include books and online tranlation websites. Any errors in this translation are my own. (1.) Polish history and heritage is ingrained with the […]

Hello, As posted by Donna on the “What’s Past is Prologue” blog, http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/the-polish-history-and-culture-challenge/, October is Polish Heritage Month. Because of this, I’d like to make posts this month on the Kujawy region of Poland. This is an area that I have ancestors from, but do not know as much as I’d like to about the […]