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Posted 2009-11-06 4:18 PM (#5020) Subject: New Polish Genealogy Database Search (results in English!)
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Just wanted to let everyone know that the www.PolishOrigins.com website has just put online a new Polish/English search of selected databases. Here's an excerpt from the announcement:
". . . quotations from our Forum and Surnames & Places Databases tell a lot about the problems that many non-Polish-speaking researchers encounter during their search for Polish ancestors. New interesting and valuable resources for Polish genealogy research become available online almost every week ... but only in Polish. Many of you not only find it difficult to fully understand the content but may be also not aware that such sources exist!
Those of you who have learned or have tried to learn Polish know that it is a real challenge. Our ancestors' language is considered to be one of the most difficult in the world. But is it really necessary for you to learn Polish to be able to trace your roots in Poland?
We have developed the Polish Genealogy Databases tool to allow you to access the increasingly rich Polish genealogy resources available online and understand (or at least "get the gist of") the content, all by entering a keyword (surname, place) and clicking on "search."
Our tool is based on the free Google search and translation services. If the website where your search results are available is in Polish, it is automatically translated into English by Google. All the results, as well as content, are then displayed in English in a new tab (or window) in the original source website. We will gradually add the most useful and valuable databases and websites related to the broad subject of Polish genealogy. If you know about or are the owner of a website that could enrich our tool, please let us know . . .
Currently there are four databases that are searched, however more more be added in the future.
The www.PolishOrigins.com website was mentioned in the Winter 2009 (page 11) issue of Rodziny - the quarterly publication of the Polish Genealogy Society of America.
Thought some of you would like to give it a try . . . .
Bob
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