03 July 2010

Dana is entering data into the Library Thing creating an online catalog for the Polonica American Research Institute. Why not check out our catalog of unique Polish genealogical materials before you come to campus?

27 June 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marcin Chumiecki  (248) 683-0412
Ceil Wendt Jensen (248) 683-0323

MotorCities National Heritage Area funds new  project: MotorCities  Polonia
Automobility  Drove  Metro Detroit's Polish-American Prosperity

Transistor radios filled the airwaves with odes to pink Cadillacs, little deuce coupes, and red corvettes. We sang along; but did we know who built these auto icons? Many were built by Polish-Americans, the unsung line workers employed by the Big Three. Men with names like Franek, Jan, and Stan fabricated the hot rods; and the more mundane Chevys, Fords, and Dodges. Over time, the prosperity enjoyed by these laborers allowed them to send their children to skilled trade schools and colleges becoming the engineers and designers of the industry. Today, many metro Detroit Polish-American families can document four generations of their family who found work and the "American Dream" via employment in the industry.-From the Michigan Polonia lecture Working the Line

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27 March 2010

The Polish Mission wishes to thank the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan for their generous contribution of the following titles to the Polish Mission’s genealogical collection:

Roman Catholic Parishes 1984, L. Mullerowa
Polish Roots, Rosemary Chorzempa
Morbus -- Why and How Our Ancestors Died, Rosemary Chorzempa
Parisville Poles, Masspac
The Latin Church in the Polish Commonwealth in 1772, Stanislaw Litak
Polish Parish Records of the Roman Catholic Church, Their Use and Understanding in Genealogical Research, George Ortell
Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide, Jonathan D. Shea and William F. Hoffman
Obituary Index Chicago 1900-1909
Obituary Index Chicago 1910-1919
Obituary Index Chicago 1920-1929 A-L
Obituary Index Chicago 1920-1929 M-Z
Obituary Index Jednosc
First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins & Meanings, William F. Hoffman and George W. Helon
Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition, by William F. Hoffman.
Register of Vital Records of Roman Catholic Parishes from the Region Beyond the Bug River

and journals from the following Polish Genealogical societies:
The Polish Genealogical Society of New Zealand (2008, 2009)
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc. (2008, 2009)
The Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts (2008, 2009)
The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State (2008, 2009)
Polish Genealogical Society of Texas (2008, 2009)
Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland

18 March 2010

What a Project! Michigan Displaced Persons featured in national article. Please see pp. 30-33.

17 March 2010

Think researching your own family history can be a challenge? Imagine researching the histories of a whole slew of people who aren’t even related to you. But people do it all the time. And often their goals are anything but ordinary.

This downloadable feature from the March/April 2010 issue follows three projects that showcase how genealogy is being used to expand on textbook history. By focusing on families who were there when history happened, our trio of modern-day researchers is uncovering stories of the everyday that give us all a better understanding of how lives and history intertwine.

Our hope? That their research techniques — even the most far-reaching ones — will inspire you, too.

Download the PDF here.
or access it here:
http://www.ancestrymagazine.com/wp-content/downloads/AM_MA10_feature_low.pdf