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Burton-Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward
Detroit, Michigan 48202-4007 USA
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Parisville/Paris Township, The Oldest Polish Settlement in Michigan
This book is being sold directly through Lulu.com. Ignore the "Out of Stock" message at the right. Click the link at the bottom to order.
This book is a compilation of many facts from numerous sources which are presented in a manner to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the conditions that caused Polish citizens to leave their homeland and settle in the “Thumb” of Michigan.All proceeds from this book are being donated directly to the PGSM by the author, Charles Chase. The cost of the book is $14.00
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Parisville Pioneers: The Early History and Settlers of Paris Township, Michigan
This book is being sold directly through Lulu.com. Ignore the "Out of Stock" message at the right. Click the link at the bottom to order.
Parisville Pioneers presents an in-depth look at the early history of Paris Township in Huron County, Michigan, including the beginning of Parisville, the first Polish settlement in Michigan and one of the earliest in the United States.
The many challenges that the settlers experienced are detailed as they established homes and forged new lives in the vast wilderness, culminating in 1871 when the first of two great forest fires destroyed much of the area. With biographies of early pioneer families, Parisville Pioneers is the most comprehensive account of the early history of Paris Township and Parisville ever written.
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Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings
This book consists of 10 chapters focusing on the history of surname development and name suffixes (such as ski, czak, owitz and more) and may serve to solve some the mysteries resulting from the twists and turns of family names. It also looks at the various categories into which names can be classified and other ethnicities—Czech, German, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Jewish. By William F. Hoffman.
