The Family Tree Polish, Czech And Slovak Genealogy Guide
The Family Tree Polish, Czech And Slovak Genealogy Guide

Author: Lisa A. Alzo

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-02-12

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1440343276

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Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting--and challenging--journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle the region's complicated history. The book also includes timelines, sample records, resource lists, and sample record request letters to aid your research. In this book, you'll find • The best online resources for Polish, Czech, and Slovak genealogy, plus a clear research path you can follow to find success • Tips and resources for retracing your ancestors’ journey to America • Detailed guidance for finding and using records in the old country • Helpful background on Polish, Czech, and Slovak history, geography, administrative divisions, and naming patterns • How the Three Partitions of Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire affect genealogical research and records • Information on administrative divisions to help you identify where your ancestors' records are kept • Sample letters for requesting records from overseas archives • Case studies that apply concepts and strategies to real-life research problems Whether your ancestors hail from Warsaw or a tiny village in the Carpathians, The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide will give you the tools you need to track down your ancestors in Eastern Europe.

Jewish Roots in Poland
Jewish Roots in Poland

Author: Miriam Weiner

Publisher: Secaucus, NJ : Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13:

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Given in memory of Robert C. Runnels by Sandra Runnels.

Polish Roots
Polish Roots

Author: Rosemary A. Chorzempa

Publisher: Springer DE

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 9780806313788

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Guidebook for researching anyone's Polish ancestry.

Quarks, Elephants & Pierogi
Quarks, Elephants & Pierogi

Author: Mikołaj Gliński

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 9788360263556

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"Can you distil the essence of a country into just 100 words? We think so. 'Quarks, Elephants & Pierogi: Poland in 100 Word' will make you fall in love with a country with one of the most unusual histories out there. It'll also show you how languages intersect and whole cultures arise, and make you realise just how interwoven our world is. Along the way, you'll find out why quarks are made from curd cheese, learn what elephants have to do with a Central European country, and discover how pierogi saved an entire town. Plus, you'll get to enjoy 100 illustrations by Polish graphic designer Magda Burdzyńska"--Back cover.

Dictionary of American Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names

Author: Patrick Hanks

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2003-05-08

Total Pages: 2128

ISBN-13: 0199771693

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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage? From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename. The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.

Konin
Konin

Author: Theo Richmond

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 1448156130

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The extraordinary story of a small Jewish ghetto in a small town in Poland - and of one man's obsessive quest to discover its fate and its survivors. Since his early childhood in London, Theo Richmond had heard his relatives mention a place called Konin, the Polish Shetetl from which both his parents came. He felt an irresistible urge to find out more about this small town and its Jewish community, to place on record something of what the Nazis had destroyed and thus to remember. He searched for its few survivors, scattered in many lands. Starting with an old man in London, he traced others, not only in Britain, but in Brooklyn, Florida, Texas, on a kibbutz in Israel, Jerusalem and elsewhere.