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Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2000 http://www.itsnet.com/~genun/ Maps Available Online Genealogy Unlimited, Inc. Your source for historical, topographic, and http://www.netins.net/showcase/travelgenie/ modern European maps and atlases; also poland.htm archival supplies and a few charts. Travel Genie Detailed maps of Poland - 1:300,000 & 1:100,000 scale maps Sanborn Insurance Maps http://www.generationspress.com/ Generations Press With urban renewal and commercial Generations Press sells a limited number of development in the early 1900s came the regional maps for areas in Central and razing of many older homes in Baltimore Eastern Europe. City. Homes that once housed our immigrant ancestors were removed to build http://www.fourone.com/maps.htm factories, businesses, or parking garages. If Four One Co. you are lucky enough, a photographer may Atlases and maps for most Eastern European have caught one of these houses on film, and countries. you have a record of what your ancestor’s house looked like. If not, how can you get a http://www.omnimap.com/ glimpse into a past that’s long gone? The Omni Resources Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps! The worlds largest on-line map catalog (or These are a series of maps published so they say) in 1890 on a scale of one-inch equals fifty feet. They indicate the house numbers, http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~feefhs/maps/in number of floors for each section of the dexmap.html house, yard size, and out buildings (or out Federation of East European Family houses if you prefer). Additionally, you can History Societies Map Room locate businesses, churches, and schools that Viewable maps of many areas in Central and were in the general vicinity of your Eastern Europe. A very nice selection of ancestor’s neighborhood. Most of these are historical maps. labeled with a name and description. 1 Where can I see these you ask? They are available on microfilm at many of Rocznik Diecezji the Baltimore area research facilities. Some of these include the State Archives in The LDS (Mormons) have Annapolis, UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library, microfilmed a complete set of diocesan and the LDS Family History Centers. almanacs (Rocznik Diecezji) for Poland, These maps are an excellent resource which were prepared after World War II. when doing geographical research on These handy guides have a picture of the Baltimore’s neighborhoods. Below is a parish church, statistical information about small example of what to expect. the parish, the names of the curates, a description of the artworks of the church and, most importantly, the dates the surviving parish records begin. In addition, each parish kept an annual chronicle of events (kronika), which may be a trove of genealogical information. Their dates are also listed. Upcoming EEIG Programs Thanks to Dottie Aleshire for her November program titled “Passenger Lists – Baltimore Wasn’t the Only Port of Entry.” Dottie explained about the many ports used by immigrants coming to America. For that ancestor who you swore swam across the Atlantic, she explained where to find clues to a possible port of entry. Thanks again Dottie the program was very informative. January 8 “Finding and Understanding Polish Church Records from Galicia” Anthony Bogdan This Bulletin is published by the Baltimore County Genealogical Society’s Eastern European Interest Group P.O. Box 10085 Towson, Maryland 21285 This portion of a Sanborn Fire Insurance EEIG Chairperson: Dottie Aleshire Map of Baltimore City includes the corner at Bulletin Editor: Anthony Bogdan the intersection of South Bond Street and Thames Street in Fells Point. Submissions of stories, ideas, or suggestions concerning this bulletin can be made to the editor at the above address. 2 Volume 3, Issue 2 March 2000 http://ciuw.warman.net.pl/alf/archiwa/ind Internet Research ex.eng.html This site includes all the addresses of the http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ archives in Poland, description of their ~ruthann/charts/chartsrecbooks.htm history, how to access them, etc. Best part – This site has free genealogy forms and it’s in English! charts ready to be downloaded. http://catholicgoldmine.com/diocese/ http://istg.rootsweb.com/compass/begin Dioceses: Index html The Compass. This is a great site for ship http://www.polska.net/book/ information. Polish Internet Address Book with search engine. http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/paris h.html http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map Here is a site with links to finding Parish _collection/historical/Baltimore_1869.jpg Addresses in Poland. Not all, but most are A 1869 Map of Baltimore City. Nice detail, listed. You can even select instructions in but slow loading. English. http://alapadre.net/churchoc.html#Polska Book Reviews Polish Roman Catholic Churches on the WWW. Mostly in Polish. “Netting Your Ancestors” by Cyndi Howells http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/polan Genealogy Publishing Co. Inc. darchives.html Baltimore, MD 1997 PolandGenWeb Archives, transcribed records from volunteers for over 28 The creator of "Cyndi's List" of towns/parishes in Poland. In cludes church, Genealogy Sites on the Internet explains to a cemetery, and ship records. Thousands of novice in her book how to integrate names are contained in these records! computing Internet techniques with genealogy research. The 182 page book, 1 which can be obtained from the library, is present a discipline for inquiry and data packed with Internet "how to's" from setting collection. Succeeding chapters tackle up with an Internet service provider (ISP) to elusive record research by providing ideas doing genealogical research on the World from online sites. Appendixes offer Internet Wide Web (WWW). and computer jargon definitions and short E-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups, cuts. One CD comes with this book and it web surfing, software sites, and a glossary contains demos of various available of Internet terms make up the book’s genealogy software. The 318-page book content. This is a good first book for taking comes with a very good index. your genealogy online. Ron Sacker Ron Sacker --------------------- Poland-Roots & GenPol "Genealogy VIA the Internet” Selected items of interest from the Poland- by Ralph Roberts Roots or GENPOL list servers. Alexander Books, Alexander, NC 1998 I am new to the list and I am looking In this book, Roberts "cuts to the for information on the name Wielinski. chase" and tells the beginning genealogist Originated in Poland/Germany. What I have exactly what to do in mounting an assault on learned from death certificates is that the family fact-finding. He lists several children of Stanley (Stanislaus) and genealogy software resources, but is a fan of Magdalena (Kromolicka) Wielinski were the "Family Tree Maker," a best-selling born in Baltimore, MD. (1885-1903). Then family history research software package. they came to Chicago, IL. By taking the reader through several I would appreciate any ideas on computer panels in developing and getting information. Thank you…Jeanne categorizing family data, Online services, [email protected] bulletin boards, types of access and resources, and www are explained. A list of --------------------- genealogy web sites is near the end of the book. Hi, I am journalist. I work for Ron Sacker KURIER PORANNY in Bialystok. My daily newspaper is available in Bialystok, --------------------- Lomza, Suwalki region. Our WebSite is www.kurier-poranny.com “Genealogy Online for Dummies” If there are people from POLAND - by Helm & Helm ROOTS who are searching relatives in our IDG Books Worldwide, Foster city, CA region - we could publish such adverts in 1998 our daily paper. Free of charge. This book is a comprehensive Tomek Wisniewsk companion to genealogy research since it Bialystok Poland explores many aspects of the genealogist inquiries and provides path solutions and --------------------- references for guidance. The early chapters 2 Dear List, This Bulletin is published by the I receive a newsletter from Family Tree Baltimore County Genealogical Society’s Finders. The other day it contained Eastern European Interest Group information about a new search program, P.O. Box 10085 Towson, Maryland 21285 "Copernic 2000." I have just started using it, and have found more information than EEIG Chairperson: Dottie Aleshire with other search engines. There is a free Bulletin Editor: Anthony Bogdan version that you can download and a more detailed version available for purchase. For Submissions of stories, ideas, or suggestions concerning this bulletin can be made to the editor more information, at the above address. http://www.copernic.com . Good luck, Linda E. Welcome New Member Welcome to new member… Beverly Klos Williams 404 Dawson St. Kane, Pa., 16735 e-mail: [email protected] Beverly is researching the names Gajkowski and Nowak Upcoming EEIG Programs March 11 Open Discussion of Research Problems April 8 Preserving Your Documents & Photos May 13 Tour of Locust Point 3 Volume 3, Issue 3 May 2000 Databases. A synopses of selected sessions Computerized Genealogy are presented below Conference NAME INDEXES ON THE INTERNET The following information is taken from a Alan E. Mann, an Accredited U.S. government trip report on the annual Genealogist, with an obvious wealth of Brigham Young University Computerized experience in genealogy, presented this Genealogy Conference March 16-18, 2000 paper. Mann presented the pros and cons of in Provo, Utah. using name indexes on the Web and the advantages of using meta-indexes to speed The Keynote Speaker, David E. the search. Most tools search across multiple Rencher, President of the National databases and through hundreds of millions Genealogical Association, spoke about of names worldwide. The most productive where the Internet is going in the new meta-indexes are: millennium, and the impact on data Familytreemagazine- availability and how data will be stored, http://www.familytreemagazine.com/search accessed and researched.