How to Research Your Polish Ancestors

Do you have Polish Ancestry? Learn about how to research your Polish ancestors from three board members of the Polish Genealogical Society of America. This “footnotes” episode explores the many resources for beginners and advanced researchers alike. We take a deep dive into the records available and tips on where to look for them online. Find out about the Polish Genealogical Society of America and the many benefits and travel opportunities they provide. This is episode 67.

Special thanks to Chet Szerlag, Robert Pine, and Ola Heska for providing a great interview and all the resources available for a free download. Link below.

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➡️ GENEALOGY TV VIDEO ON IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION
youtu.be/mhGvWwGOh1s

➡️ BOOKS ON POLISH GENEALOGY
amzn.to/2HT6vmR

➡️ SOCIETIES
Polish Genealogical Society of America pgsa.org/

➡️ WEBSITES

➡️ FamilySearch Wiki
familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Genealogy

➡️ FamilySearch Courses on Polish Research
familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/36 & familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Genealogy_Resea…

➡️ FamilySearch Locating Town of Origin familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Locating_Town_o…

🗺️ MAPS
🗺️ commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Poland

🗺️ commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Poland#/med…

🗺️ Map of Poland border changes over time. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Ter…

🗺️ FamilySearch Interactive Maps familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Genealogy

🗺️ Map used in thumbnail By Savix, By Savix, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1860260

MISC.
📻 Interview on Chicago Public Radio - wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/how-did-we-get-her…

➡️ How Immigrants Are Inspected gjenvick.com/Immigration/EllisIsland/1905-02-Ho…

➡️ Polish Museum of America - Volunteers from the PGSA are there every Wednesday. polishmuseumofamerica.org/
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