For those of you in the Chicago area, the Friends of Genealogy at the Newberry Library are sponsoring "Tracking Your Polish Ancestors Via American and Polish Resources" on Thursday evening, February 13, 2003. Learn the 'ins and outs' of Polish research on both sides of the ocean, including name changes, foreign alphabets, and finding records. Your guide is Paul Valasek, past president of the Polish Genealogical Society of America and a mainstay of the Polish Museum of America and PolishRoots.org. Benefit from his years of experience researching in Eastern Europe, tracing ancestors as far back as 1604. His talk, "Tracking Your Polish Ancestors Via American and Polish Resources" will draw on his extensive research both here and abroad, including southeast Poland, Prague, and Slovakia. The Newberry holds many genealogical titles and maps pertaining to Poland. Warm up for the lecture by consulting our collection guide to Polish Genealogy at the second floor reference desk or online at: http://www.newberry.org/nl/genealogy/L3gabout.html The Newberry Library 60 West Walton (one block south of Oak Street, between Dearborn & Clark) Thursday, February 13, 2003 Doors open at 5:30 PM, Program 6:00-7:30 PM There is no cost for Members of Newberry's Friends of Genealogy. Admission for others is $10. Discounted parking is available while space permits at the 100 West Chestnut Street garage (entrance on Clark Street). Parking tickets must be validated at the Newberry Library lobby kiosk. Reservations are not necessary. For more information, call 312-255-3510.