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Posted on 28 July, 2007 by Steve (0) Comments

The Map of the Polish Village of Pyrzowice

Saturday, 28 July, 2007

Historical maps of Poland are easier and easier to come by on the web. Euratlas.com provides a series of maps of Europe through the past 2000 years, allowing the viewer to see how the map of Europe changed with time. While these maps provide a good overview of Europe, most Polish genealogists will also want to see [...]

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Posted on 26 June, 2007 by Steve (1) Comment

The Ancestral Village of Tomasz Niedziałkowski

Tuesday, 26 June, 2007

Back in December I wrote about the marriage of my fourth great-grandparents, Tomasz Niedziałkowski and Cecylia Chotkowska in Krasne, Poland. The marriage record stated the name of the village and parish where Tomasz lived before his marriage, but at the time I couldn’t find these places on a map. Agnieszka, who is from the region [...]

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Posted on 10 September, 2006 by Steve (3) Comments

The Final Day of the PGSA Conference

Sunday, 10 September, 2006

I woke this morning to rainy skies in the Chicago area.  The weather made me a little worried about my drive back to Midway Airport, especially since the trip from Midway to Schaumburg on Friday took much longer than I expected.  With that in mind, I checked out of my hotel room before heading down to [...]

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Posted on 2 May, 2006 by Steve (0) Comments

Gazeteers, Maps, and Mórgs

Tuesday, 2 May, 2006

I know my grandfather lived in Nienadowa, Galicia, Austria-Poland, and I know that the church maintained the vital records.  How do I find out where the church was?  The answer is to consult a gazetteer, such as the Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowianskich (The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and [...]

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