South Suburban Genealogical
and Historical Society
Hazel Crest, Illinois

Serving south Cook and east Will counties, Illinois
    including Chicago's Roseland/Pullman neighborhoods

Established 1968

Polish Research

Materials Available for Polish Family History Research in the SSGHS Library.

We are a non-lending library - all research must be done on site and there is a $3 fee for non-members use of the library.
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943.8

A-CHO

Polish roots  Korzenie Polskie / by Rosemary A Chorzempa. -- Baltimore : Gen Pub Co, 1993. 240 p  maps  illus  paper

943.8

A-HOF

Polish surnames : origins and meanings / by William F. Hoffman. -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society of America, n.d. 295p  index 

943.8

A-KON

Polish family research / by J. Konrad. -- Munroe Falls , OH : Summit Publications, 1987. 72p  maps  paper Revised edition.

943.8

A-OBA

Bibliography for genealogical research involving Polish ancestry / by Thaddeus J Obal. -- Hillsdale , NJ : Thaddeus Obal, 1978. np   paper

943.8

A-WEL

Tracing your Polish roots / by Maralyn A Wellauer. -- Milwaukee ; the author, 1979 87 p  illus   paper

943.8

D-BEI

Dictionary of Jewish surnames from the Kingdom of Poland / by Alexander Beider. Teaneck , NJ : Avotaynu, 1996. 570 p

943.8

D-HIS

Historical bibliography of Polish towns, villages, and regions (except Warsaw and Krakow ). -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1990.

943.8

D-OBA

Polish family tree surnames / by Thaddeus J Obal. -- Hillsdale , NJ : Thaddeus Obal, 1975-1983. 5 vol  paper  Library has vols:1-2, 3,4,5.

943.8

D-ORT

Polish parish records of the Roman Catholic Church their use and understanding in genealogical research / by Gerald A. Ortell. -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1996.

943.8

H-MIK

Six years ‘til Spring: a Polish family’s odyssey / by Teresa Mikosz-Hintzke. San Jose , CA : Authors Choice Press, 2001. 366 p  paper

943.8

H-MIZ

Great men and women of Poland / edited by Stephen P. Mizwa. -- New York : Macmillan Co, 1942. 397p  illus  index

943.8

H-NOB

Nobility of the Polish commonwealth. -- Anneslie , MD : Polish Nobility Association Foundation [1996] 48 p  ill  maps  paper

943.8

H-THO

Polish peasant in Europe and America / William I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki; ed. & abr. by Eli Zaretsky. -- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1984.

943.8

T-LIT

Latin Church in the Polish Commonwealth in 1773 / by Stanislaw Litak. -- Chicago : Polish Gen Soc , 1990. 42 p  maps  paper

943.8

T-MUL

Roman Catholic parishes in the Polish People's Republic in 1984 / by Lidia Mullerowa. -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1995.

943.8

T-NAS

Nasza ojczyzna: szkolny atlas historyczny [our home school atlas (of Poland )] -- Wroclaw , PO : Panstowe Predsieb Cartographic Publishing, 1989. 24 p paper. [in Polish]

943.8

T-POG

Poland a historical atlas / by Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski. -- Revised edition. -- NY: Dorset Press, 1987. 32 p  maps  index

943.8

Z-CHO

Dok lodny slownik Polsko-Angielski i angielsko- poliski / by Alexandra Chodzki. -- Chicago : Polish American Book Co, nd.

943.8

Z-FRA

Translation guide to 19th century Polish- language civil-registration documents / by Judith Frazin. -- Second edition. -- Northbrook , IL : Jewish Gen Society of Illinois , 1989.  311p

943.8

Z-GRZ

Langenscheidt's pocket Polish dictionary English-Polish Polish-English / by Tadeusz Grzebieniwoski. -- sl : Langenscheidt, nd. 807 p

973.09438

BRO

Polish Americans, 1854-1939 / Andrzej Brozek. -- Warsaw , Poland : Interpress, 1985. 274 p  illus  index  paper

973.09438

BUL

Bulletin of the Polish Genealogical Society of America . -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society of America , 1992- . Periodical

973.09438

CHO

Index to the newsletters, journals, bulletins of the Polish Genealogical Society of America, 1979-1996 / compiled by Rosemary A. Chorzempa, George Wieslaw Helon, & William F. Hoffman.

973.09438

GOL

Study of obituaries as a source for Polish genealogical research / by Thomas E. Golembiewski. -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1984. 63 p  illus  glossary  paper

973.09438

HAI

Polish past in America / by Miecislaus (Mieczyslaw) Haiman. -- Chicago : Polish Museum of America , 1974. 178 p  paper  illus  maps 

973.09348

MIL

Millennium of the Polish People: one thousand years of Christianity 966-1966.—s.l.: Committee for Observance of the Millennium of Poland’s Christianity, c. 1996.  160 p  paper

973.09438

PIE

One hundred years going : a history of the Polish Falcons of America, 1887-1987 / by Donald E. Pienkos. -- Boulder , CO : East European Monographs, 1987.  348p  photos index

973.09438

PIE

PNA: a centennial history of the Polish National Alliance of the United States of America / by Donald E. Pienkos. -- Eastern European Monographs. -- New York : Columbia University

973.09438

POL

Polish Genealogical Society newsletter. – Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1978- .  Periodical Library has vol 3:1- .

973.09438

ROD

Rodziny: the journal of the Polish Genealogical Society of America. -- Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1977- . Periodical     Library        has vol 21:1 -.

973.09438

SAN

Polish-American community life: a survey of research / by Irwin T. Sanders and Ewa T. Morawska. -- Boston : Boston University , 1975.

973.09438

SOU

Souvenir album of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America for the Centennial and 51st National Convention. -- Chicago : Polish Roman Catholic Union of America , 1974.

973.09438

VAL

Haller's Polish army in France / by Paul S. Valasek. -- sl: Whitehall Printing, 2006. 432p  illus  index  paper

973.09438

WYT

Poles in America / by Joseph A. Wytrwal. -- Minneapolis , MN : Lerner Publications, 1974. 84 p  illus  index

 

977.2

H-IND

Indiana Poles in the bicentennial year of the United States 1976. Munster , IN : Bicentennial Committee, Polish American Congress, 1976. 80 p paper

977.289

D-SZY

Polish marriage applicants St. Joseph County , Indiana 1905-1915 / by Gene Szymarek and G. Lucky Ladewski. Bowie , MD : Heritage Books, 1988. 212 p  paper

977.299

H-PIG

Unshod: the men of Carmel / by Carmen Peter Pignatiello. s.l.: Pigniatiello Enterprises, 1981. 88p paper.  [Discalced Carmelites of Munster , IN ]

 

977.311

D-CIT

Chicago's Polish population / City of Chicago Dept of Development & Planning . – Chicago : the author, 1976. 38 p

 

977.311

D-GOL

Index to Polish American family biographies / by Thomas Golembiewski. Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1982. 20p  paper

977.311

D-HOL

Index to the obituaries and death notices appearing in the Dziennik Chicagoski / compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak and William F. Hoffman. -- Chicago : Polish Gen Soc, 1984-91  5 vols  paper

977.311

D-POL

Polish directory for the city of Chicago 1903. Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society, 1981. 39p paper

977.311

D-POL

Polish Yellow Pages 1997-1998.  Chicago : Caesar Lapa Advertising, 1997. 210p paper [In Polish]

 

977.311

H-KAN

Polish-American politics in Chicago 1888-1940 / Edward R. Kantowicz. – Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1975. 260p  index

 

977.311

H-OZO

Polish settlers in Chicago / by Joann Ozog and Kathryn Rosypal. Chicago : Polish Museum of America , 2007. 40p paper

977.311

H-PAC

Polish immigrants and industrial Chicago: workers on the South Side, 1880 – 1922 / by Dominic Pacyga. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. 298p paper

977.311

H-PAR

Polish Catholics in Chicago , 1850 – 1920; a religious history / by Joseph John Parot. DeKalb , IL : Northern Illinois University Press, 1981. 298p paper

977.311

H-POL

Poles of Chicago 1837-1937. -- Chicago : Polish Pageant, 1937. 256 p  plus I-XI   illus  index Separate everyname index by Rea Reed

977.311

H-POL

Poles of Chicago 1837-1937 (an index) / indexed by Rea Reed. -- South Holland , IL : SSGHS, 1995.   28 p   paper every name index to Poles of Chicago 1837-1937,

977.311

H-ST B

St. Bruno Church golden jubilee celebration 1925 -1975. sl: sn, 1975. 136p   [church located at 47th & Harding, Chicago ]

 

977.3151

H-ST J

St. Joseph [Catholic] Church history. s.l.: s.n., n.d. [contains 75th anniversary book] [ South Chicago ]

977.3161

H-ASS

Assumption BVM history. s.l.:s.n, n.d 3 vols. [including 25th and 50th anniversary books and clippings ][ West Pullman area of Chicago ]

977.3161

H-ST S

Saint Salomea [Catholic] Church History. s.l.: s.n., n.d. [contains 75th anniversary booklets and clippings] [West Pullman area of Chicago ]

977.3164

H-ST C

S.S. Cyril and Methodius Church Lemont, Illinois history. s.l.: s.n., n.d. [contains centennial booklet (1984)]

977.3167

H-ST A

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church history. s.l.: s.n., n.d. 2 volumes [ Calumet City , IL ]

977.3168

H-ST J

St. Joseph Catholic Church history. s.l.: s.n., n.d. 10p paper [ Chicago Heights , IL ]

977.3168

H-WOZ

Growing up Polish a history of the Polish pioneers in Chicago Heights / by John W. Wozny. -- Steger , IL : "Growing Up Polish", 1993. 2 vols  illus  paper

977.423

H-JEN

Detroit ’s Polonia / by Cecile Wendt Jensen. Charleston , SC : Arcadia Press, 2005. 128p paper

977.5 

H- ETH

Poles in Wisconsin .  s.l.: State Historical Society of Wisconsin , 1979. 49p paper

977.6365

H-RAD

One community one church two towns: the Poles of Southwestern Minnesota / by John Radzilowski. Marshall , MN : department of History, Southwestern State University , 1991. 26p paper

 

CD

943.8

T-SLO

Geographical dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland . Chicago : Polish Genealogical Society of America , 2003.

V-T

943.8

POL

Polish genealogy. -- Family Historian #32 -- . West Caldwell , NY : Stephen Conte, nd. Video tape  30 minutes Narrated by Stephen Conte

  Revised 3/2011
 Additional materials on Poland and Polish Research can be found in the Pamphlet File (filing cabinets).

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Last update 22 March 2011