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The Church in Dubiecko and What I Found There

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Steve

Yesterday, I showed how to find the parish church for a town in Poland by using a gazettee.  Two other gazetteers that cover Galicia are the Skorowidz Miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Index of Place Names of the Republic of Poland) and … Continue reading →

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Gazetteers, Maps, and Morgs

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Steve

I know my grandfather, Michael Danko, 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 … Continue reading →

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When Genealogists Become Family Historians

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Steve

The terms genealogy and family history are generally used interchangably, although the terms can mean quite different things .  Genealogy uses facts such as births, marriages, and deaths to define family relationships and documents these facts with source materials such as vital records … Continue reading →

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My Last Day in Salt Lake City

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Steve

WOW! What a great time I had in Salt Lake City. I managed to obtain an enormous amount of original, primary source information (and quite a bit of secondary source information, too!). Continue reading →

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GuestBlog from Ceil Jensen

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Steve

This morning, I’m grateful to Ceil Jensen for providing a GuestBlog (I’ll provide my own blog at the end of the day). I asked her to write a bit about her own research at the Family History Library this past week. Continue reading →

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Sunday at the Conference

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Steve

Sundays the Family History Library is closed, so my day was a little more mellow than the previous two. I spent some time reading on Sunday morning, had a leisurely lunch at Trofi (the restaurant at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, where I am staying), and then attended the afternoon sessions of the United Polish Genealogical Societies Biennial Conference. Continue reading →

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Heading to Salt Lake City

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Steve

My flight to Salt Lake City leaves from Oakland at 7:30 PM tonight. I’m all packed, but I’m not sure I’ve ever really been ready for a genealogy research trip. Continue reading →

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First Day of My New Website

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Steve

I’ve wanted to start a genealogy website for a while, and I’ve also wanted to start a blog to record my genealogy activities. So, after some encouragement from one of my classmates in an online class at MyFamily.com, here it is. Continue reading →

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