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LINKS HELPFUL TO MY RESEARCH and
others that I just enjoy using.
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Genealogy Sites and Resources
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp This link is to the Family History Library
of the LDS church. The library has the
most extensive genealogy collection in the world. Microfilm can be requested and viewed at your nearest Family
History Center.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/iarelative/start This
is a forum of people who discuss family research ( and other related topics) of
Czech, Slovak and Rusyn origin. It is
one of my favorites. List members
include many from Eastern Europe. I
have learned so much from the “Experts” who write on this list.
http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/
This address is not just for Jewish researchers. ShtetlSeeker is the best place to locate your ancestral village
on a map.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/
Since most of my immediate family lived in Luzerne County PA, I monitor this
website a good bit.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~panepgs/
This Northeastern PA genealogy web site gave me some good information when I
was trying to locate my grandfather’s naturalization papers. They were able to send me a copy of it for a
very small fee.
http://www.cyndislist.com/index.htm
This is the “royal family” of genealogy lists.
There are a lot of links to Eastern European information here.
http://www.lemko.org
Since my family history is Lemko (Carpatho Rusyn) the many articles on the Web
site have been educational. All my life
I was told my family heritage was Ukrainian and I could never understand why
the family villages were never located in the Ukraine. During the
Austro-Hungarian reign, the areas of what is now western Ukraine and eastern
Poland comprised the crownland of Galicia. The crownland was split up after
WWI. The links of the people, now a
part of Poland, to the people, now a part of Ukraine/USSR, were their religion
(Byzantine), the Cyrillic alphabet and their political leanings.
Poland Gen Web
There are many reference articles here that help you communicate with
archives in Eastern Europe.
http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public This gentleman’s website has helped many
researching in eastern Slovakia. He
gives guidelines on organizing your search.
Genealogy provides a simple explanation on how to
start your family search.
http://www.carpathorusynsociety.org.
I belong to this organization. They
publish a very nice journal, also a membership booklet. They lead an annual
summer tour “over the pond” emphasizing Rusyn heritage.
http://www.pgsa.org/
Lots of information here for those researching areas of Poland. Even though my ancestors never considered
themselves Polish, it so happens that their former lands now reside within
Poland today.
http://www.c-rs.org/ About four years ago, I read a genealogy article in Time
magazine that gave this web address, saying that if you have been told that
your heritage is Ukrainian, better check out this site. I wrote to the Webmaster telling him what I
knew about my family. Fortunately, I
knew the name of my paternal grandfather’s village, Swiatkowa Wielka (of course my spelling of it was
atrocious) He helped me locate the village on a map and sent me the information
from the 1787 Austrian Cadastral. That
is what got me started on finding my roots and I have been thankful for the
internet ever since.
Great Message Lists
http://www.maxpages.com/poland This is the website of the Poland Borders
Surnames. I have learned so much by
belonging to its message list. There is
an extensive list of members’ surnames, which is updated weekly. A long lost cousin found me on this list and
we have shared photos and family information ever since. A great site!
http://www.iarelative.com/qa/index.html
This, again, is that great Website for Czech, Rusyn and Slovak chat. Click on the WHATS NEW link to find some fun
stuff and interesting facts related to Eastern Europe.
Yahoo! Groups : bukowsko_triangle For those
interested in Dudynce and vicinity, this message list has lots of knowledgeable
members who are researching villages in the Gmina of Bukowsko, southeastern
Poland.
Town/City History
Luzerne County, Pa. Town Histories From this page you can select the histories
of Edwardsville, Hanover Twp. Hazleton, West Hazleton, Plymouth Boro and Wilkes
Barre
Mine Patch Histories of communities including McAdoo which is
close to Hazleton Pa. It has a map
(1875) and history of Jeansville and some information on the Jeansville Iron
Works, among other things.
About
the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance tells about the modern
day health services for Hazleton residents which evolved from the State
Hospital for the treatment of Miners and the Corrigan Maternity Hospital which
were a part of my family’s early days.
History of Wilkes-Barre, PA - Capt'n Clint's Place documents some of the disasters that
occurred in the area including the Agnes flood of 1972 which I remember. Several of my relatives lived along the
dikes of the Susquehanna River and in the “flats” area and their houses were
swept away.
Salem,
Massachusetts -- History in the early 1900s Slavic immigrants
came in large numbers. The National
Park markers tell of locations of dormitories along Derby Street where
immigrants would lodge until they could get established working in the
factories in the area.
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Language Translation
http://www.poltran.com/pl.php4
This site translates both ways. POL>ENG and ENG>POL I have used it when writing to some Polish
families I met in 2002 on my ancestral pilgrimage. I don’t know how accurate it
is and perhaps I put a few smiles on faces trying to read my translated
letters. However!! It has helped me out
in the reverse.
Ellis Island Records Information
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html
Using this site is the easiest way to search the Ellis Island records. Chose the gray form and put in the first few
letters of your ancestral village and you can print out all of the names of immigrants
from that village. In my quest I came
up with approximately 185 people from Dudynce, 185 from Swiatkowa and 80 from
Hrabovcik
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org This is the official Website of Ellis
Island. What a wonderful thing it was
when these records became searchable online.
There were some difficulties with misspellings, but anyone who has tried
to read the handwriting of old records understands how this could happen. All in all it was great to see my
grandmother’s entry on the ship manifest in the original handwriting.
http://www.wallofhonor.com
Looking for a way to honor your immigrant ancestors? You need to do this.
There is a permanent Wall of Honor at Ellis Island upon which your
immigrant ancestors’ names can be etched.
I had submitted some names of relatives and in May of 2003 I visited the
island and found their names on the wall.
The Ellis Island buildings have all been refurbished and the exhibits
are appealing. It was a good feeling to
have “walked the walk” of ones ancestors and to have sat on the benches and
climbed the same stairs as they did in their quest for admission to the USA.
Webpages
by Stephen P. Morse This man is a genius and has made the
searching of Ellis Island records and other records so much easier. What a help he has been to genealogists
online. Click on this address to see all of the ways he can help you search for
information on your family.
Foreign Record Sources
http://www.zoznamst.sk/eng/index.html This is the online telephone directory of
Slovakia. Enter at least the first
three letters of the name you seek. If
you don’t know the telephone area code, enter the number 0. You can double check the spellings of your
surnames using this site or find people with the same surname in your ancestral
town. Who knows, you may find a pen
pal.
http://www.pgsa.org/IwonaL.htm Iwona has listed all of the records
available in the Polish Archive at Przemysl.
USA Record Sources
Cultural Information
http://www.svidnik.sk/svidnik/indexeng.htm Svidnik
is about 2 miles east of my ancestral village, Hrabovcik. Click on the history button on the site to learn
what led residents to emigrate.
Sanok,
Poland, Photos Sanok
is a few miles away from my ancestral village, Dudynce.
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Webcams in Poland
Web site has cameras positioned in various towns/cities in Poland. You can click and see what is going on at
that moment in that place. Remember
that Poland is 6 hours ahead of EST in the USA
Lemko Map & costumes See traditional Lemko dress also discusses
embroidery styles.
Spiritiuality
Origin of the Ukrainian Church in America A good bit
of history here regarding the immigrants and the church. This is the church of my heritage
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Maps
Links to learn
Click if you want to learn about Rusyn genealogy
Click if you want to learn about Rusyn music
Click if you want to learn about Rusyn crafts
Click if you want to learn about Rusyn books
Click if you want to learn about Rusyn travel
Web Page Design
These are the two sites that helped me most (If I can do it, anyone can.)
http://www.submit-express.com/ When you get to the point of letting others
know your site is online, this site can help you get the word out fast.
KUDOS to my friend Beuregard T.
Shagnasty who surfs worldnet.helps.pwp.new-users and helps beginners like me build a more manageable Web site.
Email me at carpatho_mts@hotmail.com
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