>I am trying to find info on the father of my great-grandfather. I know some >info on my great-grandfather, Stanley Kolasinski. Is there any record of his >that might reveal his parent's names? His death cert? Anyone have any >suggestions? >Anyone with info on the name Kolasinski please let me know too. >Please e-mail me, I'm having newsgroup troubles lately >Mary in MI > His death certificate would have his parents' age and where they were born. However, if , believe it or not, the person who filled out the certificate did not know the facts, you'll get the depressing "Don't know" in that space. The best thing to do is write to the church he attended for his baptismal certificate. In fact, you should ask for all the info about the name in their records. don't forget to give a donation to the church if there is no specific charge. If your ancestor was an immigrant, write to the county where he lived for his naturalization papers. You can go or write to the cemetery where he was buried and ask for the cemetery record. You didn't say whether you must deal with a foreign country. If that's the case, go to your nearest Mormon Family History Center and look up his name in the International Genealogical Index. If you have never been there you'll be pleasantly surprized at the help you'll receive from the volunteers there. I am not Mormon, and I go to my local FHC quite often. Also many times you can buy for a nominal fee pamphlets with lots of info as to how to procede. Good Luck! June from CA