Roman wrote: >a good reference is the Słownik Geograficzny, the Polish geographical dictionary, (SGKP) in which you will normally find the parish associated with a community. It can be accessed, for example, via > http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/SGKPinfose2.html#x3-50002 Thank you for posting this resource. I have found the parish, but unfortunately the FHL microfilms don't cover all the years I had hoped for. I will try to make due with what they have for Zieluń. Lubowidz looks to be closer to Syberia, which is why I started there. -- Dennis Kowallek Cincinnati, Ohio (born in Cleveland) kowallek@iglou.com ****************** Researching in Świedziebnia (and surrounding area)