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Social Security Death Index: We have the 1993 version of decedents. Our Polish-speaking staff will help you search all possible spelling variants of surnames of interest or you can consult the Social Security Death Index (SSDI).

Archival Guides: We have archival guides for most of Poland's archives, some providing detailed annotations for certain record groups.

Microfiche Index to Russian Consulate Records:  If your ancestor was from the Russian partition of Poland, and may have had business with the Russian consulate, you may find his or her name in this compilation.

Nobility Sources: We have volumes which give brief descriptions of noble families including those by Boniecki and Nieciecki.

Cemetery Inscriptions: In the past 16 years, our society's volunteers have copied inscriptions from many parish cemeteries in the northeastern United States (over 400 cemeteries). Some of these have been computerized - see our Cemetery Databases.

Polish Parish Anniversary Books:  Our collection contains numerous Polish Parish Anniversary Books giving detailed accounts of various Polish Roman Catholic and National Catholic parishes, principally from the northeastern states. If you have such publications, please consider donating them to our collection.

Polish-American Marriages Database: We have collected the names of Polish couples married in select locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. We are constantly adding to this database and hope to post it on-line soon.

Polish Immigrant Origins Database:  In an effort to help you make the link to the "old country," we have begun a database indicating the parish origins of thousands of immigrants in Connecticut, western Massachusetts and certain parts of Delaware and New Jersey. A small portion of this helpful database is on-line and new names are added as they are processed.

Need Documents Translated?:  We maintain a list of professional translators who work in Polish, Russian and Latin, many with advanced degrees in the appropriate languages.

Need a Speaker for a Meeting or Workshop?: Contact us to discuss your needs. We can provide speakers or instructors for seminars or genealogy mini-courses.

Surname Sources:  In our collection is the Slownik Nazwisk, a 1990 listing of all surnames in use currently in Poland, providing the total number of bearers and their distribution by province. This series can be used in conjunction with our collection of Polish Telephone Books to recover the exact names and addresses of persons bearing your surname. We also have the CD-ROM phone directory for the United States. See our database of changed surnames as well.

Naturalizations: We have the microfilmed index for Connecticut naturalizations up to 1938. Our staff, nearly all bilingual, can assist you by suggesting alternative spellings for the names you are seeking, if you are having a problem.