UNITED POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES 2010 April 28- May 1, 2010

UNITED POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES 2010 joins in for the NGS 2010 Family History Conference coordinated by the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan upgs2010@gmail.com

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 UPGS Banquet, 7 PM Salt Lake Palace featuring nationally known speaker Loretto “Lou” Dennis Szucs and a Polish buffet. Please join us for this UPGS fundraiser.

Thursday, 29 April 2010, 8-11 AM; Family History Library Lab, Thursday, 4-6 PM Eastern European Workshop with Daniel Schlyter.

Friday, 30 April 2010 The Polish Track sponsored by United Polish Genealogical Societies 8:00 AM Polish Research Trip Sonja Hoeke-Nishimoto This lecture will discuss research sources, such as church and state archives, parishes, newly found relatives, civil registration offices, schools, and museums. Sonja will cover the types of resources available and answer questions a researcher might have as they plan a trip to Poland to find information about his ancestors.
9:30 AM
Polish Court Records and Census Records Stephen J. Danko This presentation will discuss using Court Records and Census Records to research members of the nobility in Poland.

11:00 AM
Genealogy in Poland Today Tomasz Nitsch
The presentation will cover genealogical societies in Poland and their activities and plans and Polish genealogical websites, especially the very successful ones. Last but not least, Tomasz will tell you about his website genpol.com, other useful websites and functions, and plans for the future.

2:30 PM
Polish Archives: Behind the Scenes Ceil Wendt Jensen, CG Based on interviews with the archive and museum directors to identify materials beyond birth, marriage and death records. These interviews were conducted to learn about the unique materials held at the archives of Poznan, Gdansk, Mława, Białystok, and Krakow and at the concentration camp museums of Stutthof and Auschwitz.

4:00 PM
Finding Your Ancestral Village in American Records Paul Lipinski After family records, American records, e.g., census, ship manifest, naturalization, etc. are sources to be investigated. Record type, location and content are explained. The best records for finding ancestral villages are illustrated.

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