Torun #43 lookups

Torun #43 Reference Books

and Lookup Volunteers

If you own any books about Poland and will do look-ups, please let me know. As you can see, volunteers are needed. Examples of the lookups needed are:

Feel free to request a look-up from the following books.
  1. Please limit your request to one name per request.
  2. Please put POLAND LOOKUP PLEASE in the subject line of your request to insure the message is not overlooked or accidently deleted.
  3. In the first line of the message please put the name of the book from which you are requesting the lookup.
  4. Be concise, but give enough information for the person to find your information, if they have it. That means do not simply send a list of names and expect the person to know what to do. Please take some time to write a well thought request. It's very annoying to get a request
    like this: |Searching for Jones. [email protected]|
  5. If you are not sure your question would apply, then please ask!
If you request a lookup, please thank your volunteer for his or her time.
Here are some suggestions from a former lookup volunteer:
"You have to find the name of the town in Poland before you can do Poland research. Study the census where your ancestor is listed after arriving in America. Copy three pages before and after your ancestor. The people living near him are probably friends and relatives. People usually emigrated in groups. Relatives don't always have the same name. Perhaps your ancestor's sister and her husband and children came at the same time and on the same boat and live in the same area. The 1900 census will tell you when your ancestor emigrated and if and when he was naturalized. You can go to the county courthouse where he applied or you can order films from the Mormon church of the naturalization papers. Order the Declaration of Intent as it has more information than the others.
"Write the county historian or genealogical society in the county where your ancestor lived when he first came to America. Look for county, church and family histories. Remember that relatives don't always have the same name so look at all the family histories for the area where your ancestor lived. Once you have the name of the town in Poland, then you can order films of the parish records, etc. from the Mormon church, or better yet, take a trip to Poland !"

Remember, asking for a lookup does not substitute for doing your own research!

Poland Lookups

Reference Book

Lookup Volunteer
E-mail
I have a 1998 Torun Voivodeship Telephone Directory (Spis telefonow wojewodztwa torunskiego) and am willing to look up names.

one surname per request

Alan Wildblood
 Polish Surname Frequency as found in Poland in 1991 -- Also will give the correct spelling of the surname in Polish (with diacritical marks)

one surname per request

 Dan Kij
 General information on Jewish research and the Tarnobrzeg province area.

 Gayle Riley
 Do you own a great reference book or guide   Your name could be here why not volunteer
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