Websites for Research in Poland
German Interest Group (GIG) of Eastside Genealogical Society)(last updated June 2017)
Some sites may require translation. See the separate Translation Help pdf on website.
For additions or corrections, please to send an email with details to GIG at
All-purpose websites for Polish research –links to articles on their own website or other websites:
Cyndi’s List:
FamilySearch- excellent site:
Federation of East European Family History Societies:
GenealogyLinks.net:
PolandGenWeb:
Polish Culture Site:
Polish Genealogical Society of America:
Polish Roots:
Geneteka Tutorial to the improved Polish website
GenTeam: historians/genealogists to furnish data to other researchers; free
Poland Civil Registration vital records
ProGenealogists:
Internet Polish Genealogical Source Lots of links – maps, Iwona Articles, vital records
Search Tips for Beginners in Polish Genealogy
50+ Useful Websites for Polish Genealogy
4 Steps to Finding Your Polish Ancestors
Church Dioceses:
Select “Diecezje” from left column
Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Vital Records in Metryki.Genealodzy.pl
Diecezje Kosiola Katolickiego w Polsce (Dioceses of the Catholic Church in Poland)
Listing of Archdioceses & contact info throughout Poland
History & Maps:
History of Poland:
Road to Independence: (initial loading is slow but great videos)
Mapa.Szukacz.pl (Polish language):
Topographic Maps of Eastern Europe:
Historic maps:
FEEFHS:
Słownik Geograficzny (Polish): some translations: at PGSA & Polish Roots
Historic Map of Poland – Mapster: download sectors as images
German-Polish or/& Russian-Polish village names:
Kartenmeister:
JewishGen
ATSnotes.com
Surname maps:
Mapa nazwisk:
GENPOL – Genealogia Polska:
Serwis heraldyczno-genealogiczny(Polish language):
Moikrewni
A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Surnames
Language:
Alphabet:
Type Polish characters:
FamilySearch (Free courses):
Genealogical word list:
Word List for Polish by FHL:
Polish Alphabet Examples by Family Search:
Poland Genealogy (word list):
Lesson/videos (free):
Letter writing Guide:
FamilySearch:
PGSA –
Hear Polish words spoken:
IVONA:
Translators:
Poltran.com:
Google Language Tools:
Translatica:
Phone Books:
Polish phone book:
Polish white pages:
Databases for either surnames or places:
Polish Yellow Pages: Find USC (Civil Registrar Office)
In keyword box (słowo klucz) type urząd stanu cywilnego and there will be an alphabetical list.
FamilySearch:
PolandGenWeb:
Pomorskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne (Pomeranian Genealogical Association):
PolandGenWeb Vital Records:
Index of Polish marriages to 1899:
Poznań Project – marriage records:
PolishOrigins databases:
FBC pro of different digital libraries in Poland by province
Polish State Archives (English & Polish languages):
Article about vital records in Poland
Archdioceses Archives in Poland different & separate records from the National Archives
Guide for Searching for One’s Ancestors: Sources for genealogical research in the State Archive in Krakow
Other Eastern European Locales:
Find Your Roots in Belarus & Lithuania
Mailing Lists:
Yahoo.com (Polish Genius & many more)
Look at Rootsweb.com – Mailing Lists
Books:
A Translation Guide to 19th Century Polish Language Civil Registration Documentsby Judith R. Frazen 2009
view entire bookat this site
These books are at Bellevue Regional Library in Genealogy Section:
Sto Lat: A Modern Guide to Polish Genealogy by Cecile Wendt Jensen
Polish Roots by Rosemary Chorzempa
In Their Words – A Genealogist’s Translation Guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian Documents – Volume 1: PolishVolume 2: Russian by Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman
Going Home – A Guide to Polish American Family History Research by Jonathan Shea
This book contains parts of the prior book but also has word lists & record samples
for the 4 major languages – Polish, Latin, German & Russian.
Eastern European Historical Repositories by Dr Charles Dickson, published 2014. For more information,
CD’s
Eastern Pommerania, West Prussia, Kashubia or Diocesy of Pelplin - CD’s of church records
available for purchase from Stanisław Frymark, Lesno, Poland email:
(contact Dorothy Pretare for more information)
“Polish Surname 2003” CD. Dorothy Pretare has a CD that can be used to create maps showing locations of a particular surname in 2003 by using this website: GenPol
Miscellaneous:
xoom.com Transfer money online safely and easily around the world.
Kashubian Polish Museum of Winona Virtual ExhibitionsExhibits include a collection of Polish Sheet Music, Solidarnosc, a Bridal Exhibit, even an unusual library collection of Polish Books covering the written inheritance & history of 6000 Kashubian Polish immigrants to Winona, & More.
Russian Language (Aids for reading Russian language):
Genealogical Word List by FHL:
Russian Alphabet with English, Polish & German Equivalents:
Russia Genealogy (word list):
Lesson/ videos (free):