Listers, I mistakenly sent this directly to Shirley along with another suggestion of finding a Polish American mailing list or message board for help. I'm forwarding it to the Cook List in hopes that someone will know more about the newspaper than I do & can point her in the right direction. Judy in Alaska ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: judy petersen <[email protected]> Date: Jul 22, 2010 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] I need suggestions.. To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Another suggestion, Shirley. The Polish American community in Chicago could speak to this better than I can, but I think there was a Polish American newspaper in Chicago which now has an obit index, similar to the one Czechs have with our "Denni Hlasatel". If you have no other leads to the original surname, check the obits in that newspaper, possibly available on microfilm. If it's like the Denni Hlasatel index, it is organized by surname & then death date, & you order the microfilm by death date. You could even scan thru the "S" names for similar sounding names. Also, I think there is a Polish American genealogy society in IL or at least in the nation. It might help to join them or see what they have to offer. Again, Judy in Alaska On 7/22/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I have recently located my daughter's great uncle and found some > astonishing news. I have been trying to research her Szermeta line with > zero luck. He now tells me that his father came into the country via Canada > and without papers. He was 'given' the name Szermeta and doesn't know their > real Polish name. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might > approach this ? Anything at all would be helpful and appreciated. > Shirley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

PGSA: http://www.pgsa.org/Research/directory.php Newspaper is Dziennik Chicagoski; obituaries to order and translation at site. Mary judy petersen wrote: > Listers, I mistakenly sent this directly to Shirley along with another > suggestion of finding a Polish American mailing list or message board for > help. I'm forwarding it to the Cook List in hopes that someone will know > more about the newspaper than I do & can point her in the right direction. > Judy in Alaska > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: judy petersen <[email protected]> > Date: Jul 22, 2010 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] I need suggestions.. > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Another suggestion, Shirley. The Polish American community in Chicago could > speak to this better than I can, but I think there was a Polish American > newspaper in Chicago which now has an obit index, similar to the one Czechs > have with our "Denni Hlasatel". If you have no other leads to the original > surname, check the obits in that newspaper, possibly available on > microfilm. If it's like the Denni Hlasatel index, it is organized by > surname & then death date, & you order the microfilm by death date. You > could even scan thru the "S" names for similar sounding names. > > Also, I think there is a Polish American genealogy society in IL or at least > in the nation. It might help to join them or see what they have to offer. > > >