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- Deciphering the Names of Polish Villages
- Administrative Structure of the Parishes of the Sandomierz Powiat
- Archaic Terms in Polish Metrical Records – Part 2
- Summary of the Historical Administrative Divisions of Poland
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A Beginner's Guide to Eastern European Genealogy – Part 3
By far, the most easily accessable and useful records for Eastern European genealogy are the records of Birth/Baptism, Marriage, and Death. After the Council of Trent, Roman Catholic parishes were expected to maintain records of the sacraments, and it is these records that are the earliest extant records for most Eastern Europeans. Continue reading
A Beginner's Guide to Eastern European Genealogy – Part 2
When researching Polish genealogy, researchers will find a study of Polish history helpful in understanding the changes in the borders and administrative structure of the country over time, the changes in the languages in which genealogically relevant records are written, and the formats of the records themselves. Continue reading
A Beginner's Guide to Eastern European Genealogy – Part 1
Genealogical research in Eastern European countries is frequently approached with uncertainty, if not outright dread. The prospects of trying to find and understand records written in a foreign language coupled with the relative inaccessibility of many of the records in Eastern Europe is certainly reason to give many people misapprehensions of starting to research ancestors from Eastern Europe. Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Steve's Genealogy Blog!
Today marks the 4th anniversay of Steve’s Genealogy Blog. Initially, I had planned to set up a web site where I could display my family tree and link the events in the tree to the actual images of the source documents from which I obtained my information. Little did I know then that my project to document my family history would become such a big part of my life. Continue reading
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The Family Tree Magazine 40 Best Genealogy Blogs
I was surprised and delighted to learn yesterday that this blog was named as one of the Family Tree Magazine 40 Best Genealogy Blogs! Continue reading
Friends of Steve Danko for Facebook Account and Blog Restoral
Many thanks to those who have gone out of their way to help me regain access to my Facebook account after the stephendanko.com domain was labeled abusive by the folks at Facebook. Continue reading
The Two Kingdoms (A Cautionary Tale)
Once upon a time, in a land far away in the land of the setting sun, there lived a Geneablogger who ruled a small but peaceful kingdom on the shore of a beautiful bay. One day, while walking through a green, green meadow on the outskirts of the kingdom, a little bird named Auntialias flew up to the geneablogger’s ear and twittered, “Geneablogger! Geneablogger! Did you know that Facebook thinks your blog is abusive? I tried to follow a link on Facebook to your site and this is what I saw!” Continue reading
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Janice Brown's Genealogical Superpower
Janice Brown may be lost in the puckerbrush and her blog may have disappeared from the blogosphere but, back in October 2006, she was probably the first of the Genea-Bloggers to write a post about her Genealogical Superpower and create a Genealogical Superhero avatar – “History Woman”. Continue reading
My Genealogical Superpower
Dean Richardson’s January 1st post “What’s Your Genealogical Superpower?” was picked up by Randy Seaver for “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun” and then Sheri Fenley (aka The Extraordinary Flying Condor) upped the ante and posted about “Super Heroes and the Powers That May Be” and included a cool avatar. Donna Pointkouski (aka The Extraordinary Splintery Stick) has also reported on her Genealogical Superpower in “Donna’s Picks” and included an avatar. Likewise, Tina Sansone (aka Gtownma Census Superhero)wrote about her Genealogical Superpower at “Census Superpower”, Midge Frazel (aka Super Midge) wrote a post at “Super Midge” and Cindy Bergeron Scherwinski wrote “What’s Your Superpower?” (although she seems to have misplaced her cape). Continue reading
Genealogical Resolutions for 2010
It’s time, once again, to make some genealogical resolutions for the New Year. I was able to complete two of my resolutions for 2009: complete the requirements for a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS) and travel to Poland. Both were rewarding experiences. Continue reading