In Their Words: A Genealogist's Translation Guide, Vol. 1: Polish (English and Polish Edition)

Jonathan D Shea

ISBN 10: 0963157930 / ISBN 13: 9780963157935

Published by Language & Lineage Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Their Words: A Genealogist's Translation Guide, Vol. 1: Polish (English and Polish Edition)
• Publisher: Language & Lineage Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963157930
• ISBN 13: 9780963157935
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

More than 60 Polish-language documents and extracts from American and European sources, analyzed and translated; they include extracts from birth, death, and marriage records of various formats; gazetteer entries; revision lists; obituaries; population registers; military service records; passports; etc.. * sections on Polish grammar, phonetics, and spelling * information on how to locate records in America and Europe, including contact information for various archives in Poland and neighboring countries * a chapter on gazetteers and how to use them, with 12 maps showing Poland's changing borders and administrative subdivisions * a vocabulary list with over 2,500 entries, featuring terms most likely to be found in records, including many overlooked by most dictionaries * a 14-page index to facilitate looking up specific items.