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An October Day in Second Grade, 1962

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Steve

Sister Mary Nicolas looked about the room of second graders. Continue reading →

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Sunday at PGSA – Haller's Polish Army in France

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Steve

On Sunday at the Annual Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America, Paul Valasek discussed Haller’s Polish Army in France and how the records of Haller’s Army can be of use to family historians. Paul Valasek SOURCE: Photograph of … Continue reading →

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Sunday at PGSA – Polish Genealogy & The Family History Library

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Steve

Orvill S. Paller, Collection Management Specialist for Poland at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, presented a lecture on Polish Genealogy & The Family History Library. Continue reading →

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Saturday at PGSA – One Way Ticket: Polish Repatriation & Resettlement Records Post WWII

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Steve

Matthew Bielawa’s third lecture on Saturday was about Polish repatriation and resettlement after World War II. As World War Ii drew to an end, the Allies met to redraw the map of Europe. The United States, USSR, and United Kingdom … Continue reading →

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Saturday at PGSA – Gazetteers and Geographic Finding Aids in Polish Genealogical Research

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Steve

Matthew Bielawa’s second lecture on Saturday dealt with Gazetteers and Geographic Finding Aids for Poland. Continue reading →

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Saturday at PGSA – Researching Polish Ancestry in Ukraine

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Steve

On Saturday, Matthew Bielawa presented a seminar on Researching Polish Ancestry in Ukraine. Matthew Bielawa and Stephen Danko SOURCE: Matthew Bielawa and Stephen Danko photograph . Digital photograph taken 29 Sep 2007. Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko. Matthew described the … Continue reading →

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Saturday at PGSA – The Liber Mortuorum

Posted on September 29, 2007 by Steve

On Saturday at the Polish Genealogical Society of America Conference, Dr. Małgorzata Nowaczyk presented a seminar on the Liber Mortuorum or the Book of Deaths, a register written in Latin containing details of all deaths in a Polish parish. In addition … Continue reading →

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Friday at the Polish Genealogical Society of America Conference

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Steve

Friday was a busy day at the Polish Genealogical Society of America Conference, despite the fact that the sessions didn’t officially begin until 4 PM. I attended four sessions: Hands-On Approach to Learning the Cyrillic Alphabet, Genetics and Genealogy, The … Continue reading →

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Bridges to the Past

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Steve

The Bridges to the Past Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America begins on Friday, September 28, 2007 in Schaumburg, Illinois (just outside of Chicago). The conference includes twenty sessions over three days and over 200 people are expected to attend. … Continue reading →

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Inside the New England Historic Genealogical Society Research Library – Part 2

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Steve

The fourth floor of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Research Library is the Dean C. and Roberta J. Smith Technology Room, where the microforms and microform readers are located. The sixth floor includes the Ruth C. Bishop Reading Room. Continue reading →

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