What’s What? Using Old Maps, Atlases and Gazetteers in Your Family History
In this article, you'll learn to distinguish between maps, atlases and gazetteers as well as useful resources for finding each type of geographical resource.
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How to Overcome Obstacles in Eastern European Genealogy
Researching your Eastern European ancestors? Our expert shares six common obstacles for Eastern European genealogy—and how to overcome them.
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6 Websites for Polish Genealogy Research
Researching Polish ancestors? Don't miss these six stellar genealogy websites for tracking family in Poland.
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Polish Genealogy Hints: Partitions of Poland Map
Discover your ancestor's hidden homeland with this partitions of Poland map.
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Pronouncing Your Ancestors’ Polish Hometowns
Getting used to all the pronunciation nuances of the Polish language can take some practice. See if your Polish pronunciation hits the mark!
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Mapping Tools for Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy
Put your Eastern European ancestors on the map with this guide to Polish, Czech and Slovak geographic resources.
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Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia at a Glance
Take a look at the geographic divisions in your Eastern European ancestors' homelands.
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Researching Grandma’s Baptism from Your Easy Chair
Genealogy research in Eastern Europe has come a long way in the past couple of decades. It used to be that locating church or civil registration records required a lot of effort and waiting. Your options for accessing records were 1) traveling to perform onsite research in archives, 2)...
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Genealogy Q&A: Genealogy in Post-WWII Eastern Europe
Expert answers to your genealogy questions.
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Children who died before adulthood, jewish ancestors in poland and irish newspapers
Q. How can I find information on children who didn’t survive to adulthood? A. The answer depends on when the children lived. For families between 1850 and 1940, the US census provides a snapshot of children’s names and ages. If you find a young child named in...
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Now What? Pole Positioning
Expert answers for the beginner, befuddled, and anyone hitting a brick wall.
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