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Federation of East European Societies

The Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) was organized in 1992 to promote family research in eastern and central Europe. It provides a forum for individuals and organizations focused on a single country or group of people to exchange information and be updated on developments in the field.

FEEFHS Map Room

Maps available from The Federation of East European Family History Societies (an international organization to promote genealogical research in Eastern and Central Europe without any ethnic, religious, or social distinctions).

Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

Blog about uncovering the secrets of finding family and records in the former USSR.

Find My Past

At findmypast.co.uk you can search over 1.5 billion records for free, but you will need to pay to view the original images and transcriptions. Records collections available are: Births and baptisms, churches and religion, deaths and burials, census, land & surveys, education & work, institutions & organizations, military, armed forces & conflict, newspapers, directories and social history. Additionally the special collections, and travel & migrations could be very useful to the researcher.

Fogotten Odyssey - Kresy-Siberia

Kresy-Siberia Virtual Museum is dedicated to the Polish citizens who fought in the Eastern Borderlands of Poland, and in forced exile, during WWII.

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Military records available online. Many of the records come from the U.S. National archives, The National Archives of the U.K. and other international records.

Galician Maps

The Gesher Galicia Map Room has Regional, and Cadastral maps. There are also general and street maps. Includes interactive data maps allowing searches into the cadastral maps (i.e, property owner, etc.).

GedMatch

This is another popular third party tool used to find relatives.

Gen Dobry Newsletters

Gen Dobry is an e-zine, it is part of the Polish Roots site, which is rich in the latest news and upcoming events for researchers. You can receive this e-zine newsletter by supplying your email address.

Genealodzy.pl

This site will allow for searches of vital records as well as information on scanned documents.

Links

Cyndi's List

A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online. Your genealogy starting point for more than 15 years!

Family Search

FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations. Search the catalog of genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) made available by FamilySearch. Many items can be loaned to local Family History Centers around the world for your review.

Michigan Census Records

Michigan Census Finder is a tool designed to help you find sites which offer free Michigan census records online.

Multilingual Keyboard

This site will come in handy for those who want to use Polish diacriticals. Browse the link for other language helps.

Poland Family History Research

Listing of the data collections to help trace your Polish Ancestors. Linked through the Ancestry.com site, the list shows some collections that are FREE to view.