Genealogy book about Polish surnames.

Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings

History

Hoffman, William F.

Europe

Polish Genalogical Society

Paperback: 592 pagesPublisher: Polish Genealogical Society ISBN-10: 0924207043ISBN-13: 978-0924207044 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches

Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition

The author presents a compilation of his research and exploration into the origins and meanings of Polish surnames, with Volume I including narrative chapters on name history, structure and form, and Volume II devoted entirely to an alphabetic index of surnames by root.

Polish Surnames: Origins & Meanings

Polish Genealogical Society of America

A guide to translating vital statistic records in 13 languages: Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Each section shows the alphabet of the language, sample vital statistic records and their translation, and a list of words commonly encountered. An indispensable reference source for anyone whose research involves European languages.

Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide

Reference

Shea, Jonathan D.

Words, Language & Grammar

Avotaynu

Written by the authors of Avotaynu's Following the Paper Trail, the book includes: * over 88 Russian-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 Russian grammar, phonetics, and spelling * information on how to locate records in America and Europe * a chapter on gazetteers and how to use them, with 10 maps showing Russia's changing borders and divisions, and Letter-Writing Guides for Russian, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian * a 77-page vocabulary with over 4,000 entries, featuring archaic terms and spellings most likely to be found in records but rarely included in modern dictionaries * a 26-page list of over 700 Christian and Jewish given names with equivalents in English, Latin, Lithuanian, and Polish

In Their Words - A Genealogist's Translation Guide - Volume II: Russian

Genealogy

Language & Lineage Press

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.

In Their Words: A Genealogist's Translation Guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian Documents: Polish: 1

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