These sites might help you get started in procuring documentation to include civil, church, military, and naturalization records: Genealogy and Poland: http://www.polishroots.org/genpoland/ http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Genealogy:_Locating_the_previous_overseas_residence http://www.polishroots.org/genpoland/start.htm http://polishroots.org/getting_started.htm With Chicago roots, the Polish Genealogical Society of America is a good site; click on directories. http://pgsa.org/ Illinois databases, with more to come in 2008; marriage and death certificates can be ordered through mollx.com or chicagogenealogy.com http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html Naturalization records in Cook County explained: http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Archives_/Archive_Searches/Naturalization_Search/naturalization_search.htm Here are two volunteer sites to see if you can locate obituaries: raogk.org http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/ To find living people, use an online telephone directory such as whitepages.com or 411.com To search for living people, use a people search, followed by a zabasearch at: http://stevemorse.org/birthday/privateeye.html Best wishes in your search. Mary claire frustine wrote: I searched the 1930 USA census and found my mother and aunts.I discovered my grandfather Adam Zabalowicz [another spelling used by my family was Zyblowicz] I learned he was born in Poland in 1894 and came to the USA in 1910 settled in Chicago ,Cook Co. IL. And worked at the Chicago Stock Yards as a Butcher Meat Packer. My grandmother was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1904 Anna [Annie] Shimala and came to the USA 1905 ,I believe her father was Charles and her mother Christine they settled in Whiting, Indiana just east of Chicago,Il. The Family were always Catholic and I have no doubt lived near church's all their lifes all of the Children were buried in Reserrection Cemetery in Justice IL. The oldest daughter Mary Zyblowicz-Byseck b.1924 and her husband Stanley,Helen Zyblowicz-Wallace b.1927, Edward Zyblowicz b, 1926, John Zyblowicz b,1925 died in New York so I don't know where he was buried?? Nellie Zyblowizc b. 1929 the youngest is still alive but I know she had a husband that died so I don't know how to contact her or even the name she goes by?? are these uncommon names?? I've tried to find these names in the past with no results the 1930 census is spelled different and before 1930 I find nothing but mother and uncle Edwards S.S.death registry Any idea how I would try to find any information??
Hello all, I have an old family photo that I know very little about, other than it was taken in Lomza. It's of a man in uniform with a woman (wedding maybe?). There is writing on the back though that I was hoping maybe someone could help me translate. Please contact me offlist so I can send the attachment, if anyone is interested. I'd really appreciate the help!! Jeannine Zeis Researching: Budziszewski, Marcinowski, Nikodem, Taranowski