> nice info cynthia... i still consider myself fairly > new at this > research for my family history. my dads dad side of > the family never > came to america and im sure to have relatives in > poland. > > i recently just wrote an email to poznan archives > asking where i can > get my dads birth certificate (born in poznan 1934) > and i received a > quick reply saying they could not help me and i > would need to know > the street or parish he was born at, which he really > has no clue. > researching stuff from poland feels like a dead end > for me right now. > i have a lot of info of the polish relatives that > came to the USA, > then moved back (while they were in USA). That's interesting. While it's not rare, neither is it common. Also a common event was to come to the USA, go back, and then come back to the USA. Some did this round trip more than once! Considering the conditions, cost and time, that had to be grueling. > my next step seems to be going back to LDS to do > more research. ive > got a subscription to ancestry.com, can access > heritagequest.com > census' thanks to my library and have been to LDS > once. any tips for > a newbie like me who feels stuck? > > thanks! Dave :) > > POLAND (POZNAN,MOGILNO,BYDGOSZCZ,SKULSK) > -Andrzejak, Wudarczak, Perkowski, Dorywalski, > Lubaway > > RACINE,WI > -Perkowski, Dorywalska, Lubaway, Adamski, Gister, > Giszter > > SCRANTON, PA > -Dorywalska > Dave, That's interesting - your Dad was just born in 1934 and came from Poland but because he was so young, he doesn't remember anything. Is he sure he is from the city of Poznan? Some people will say that they are from the nearest large city - like someone from Northbrook going to Europe and telling people that I'm from Chicago. They would have no idea where Northbrook is, but they would know where Chicago is. For a street address, your best bet would be something personal rather than official documents. Does your father he have any letters your grandfatehr or great-grandparents may have received from Poland? Do you have any of their old prayer books or wallets or clothes to look through to see if you can find any notes or letters? Have you found all the records that you possibly can for your paternal grandfather? Although it's rare to have put a street address down, you never know what you may find. Have you searched for his naturalization records? Even if he was never naturalized, he may have applied. Your Dad may not remember when he was born, but does he remember coming to the US? When did he emigrate? Have you searched the ship's records? As a last resort, I looked at the LDS library catalog, and if your Dad's family was Catholic, there are films for 16 parishes in Poznan. That's a lot, but not if that's the only way to find your family, you do what you gotta do! You could order these one by one at your local LDS FHC or you could make a trip to Salt Lake City and spend a couple of days at the main library. You could also try a post to the Polish genealogy lists to see if anyone is researching in the city of Poznan, and ask them if they would check whatever films they might have on loan at the LDS FHC for your family's name. This might at least eliminate a parish or two. I hope I have given you at least one idea you can use. Hang in there, you'll find them some day! Good luck, Cynthia PGSA Chicago _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

> That's interesting - your Dad was just born in 1934 > and came from Poland but because he was so young, he > doesn't remember anything. > > Is he sure he is from the city of Poznan? Some people > will say that they are from the nearest large city - > like someone from Northbrook going to Europe and > telling people that I'm from Chicago. They would have > no idea where Northbrook is, but they would know where > Chicago is. > > For a street address, your best bet would be something > personal rather than official documents. Does your > father he have any letters your grandfatehr or > great-grandparents may have received from Poland? Do > you have any of their old prayer books or wallets or > clothes to look through to see if you can find any > notes or letters? > > Have you found all the records that you possibly can > for your paternal grandfather? Although it's rare to > have put a street address down, you never know what > you may find. Have you searched for his > naturalization records? Even if he was never > naturalized, he may have applied. Your Dad may not > remember when he was born, but does he remember coming > to the US? When did he emigrate? Have you searched > the ship's records? I will have to check any letter my dad has. According to him, his mom and dad lived in Poznan when he was born and he grew up in Bydgoscz before WW2, them moved to Mogilno and Torun during the war. Is it possible to get ship records when he immigrated in 1949? Did they still do records then? I think he remembers the ship he came over on. Thanks :) Dave