AUSTRALIAN MILITARY RECORDS
Australian Military Records
UNITED KINGDOM
UK Family History Online
Easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web.
COAL MINING INFORMATION
A Brief History of Coal Mining in Jefferson County, Ohio
Coal Mining History Resource Centre-UK
Information on UK coal mining, including accident databases.
Coal Mining Links
Coal Mining Records in the Public Records Office - UK
Historical Coal Mine Accidents in the U.S. 1839-1976
History of Coal Mining in Nova Scotia 1685-1962
History of Wilkes-Barre, PA
Index of WV Mine Names and Numbers
Kentucky Coal Mines
Life in the Mines - The Life of the Immigrant Miner circa 1900
List of Coal Mining Links
Lithuanians in the US Coal Mines
Luzerne County (PA) Genweb
Mine Country - Anthracite Coal Region History
PolishRoots’ Polish Miners in Luzerne County, PA  2/16
A Tribute to the Anthracite Miners of PA
Includes a long list of links, including The Centralia Mine Fire and The Avondale Mining Disaster.
UK Coal Mining History
Includes lists of UK mines, owners, names of the mines, situation, manager, and
undermanager for several different years; and mines location maps.
West Virginia Coal Mines
West Virginia Coal Mining
MEAT PACKING PLANTS
Conditions at the Slaughter House
An excerpt from Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle.” Mr. Sinclair worked in the meat packing industry, and what he experienced was incorporated into his novel.
Lithuanian Life in the Chicago Packing Plants
Excerpts from Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle.”
Packingtown
RAILROAD INFORMATION
The Great Central Railway and Migration from Europe to North America
History of Chicago from Trading Post to Metropolis
Includes railroad history.
NARA - Riding The Rails Up Paper Mountain
Researching railroad records in the National Archives.
US Railroad Retirement Board and Genealogical Information
University of Warwick (UK) Modern Records Centre-Railwaymen
STEEL MILL INFORMATION
Gary, IN and it’s Environs
History of Chicago from Trading Post to Metropolis
Includes steelmaking history.
Pittsburgh Ethnic History
Summaries of migration and settlement patterns of eastern and western Europeans into western Pennsylvania's Steel Valley.
Bay View’s Rolling Mill
Also known as The Massacre at Bay View - Milwaukee, WI.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Association of Polish-American Professionals (APAP)
Baltic Bakery in Chicago
Polish Rye and Lithuanian Rye Bread
Phone: 312/523-1510
4 Large Loaves {also air shipment}..is about $11.00 to ship it in the USA.
Blue Danube Gifts
British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists
Canadian Genealogy and History Links
The Canadian Tree - Genealogy Links
Links to cemeteries, ship lists, etc.
Caves in Poland
This website includes a map of caves in Poland, with links to pictures of the caves.
The Chicago Fire, October 8-10, 1871
Has links to Chicago Tribune articles regarding the missing, lost, found, and dead.
City Directories Online
Clothing Size Conversion Charts
Collinsville, IL - Horseradish Capital of the World
Includes horseradish recipes.
Costume History
How to identify when a photo was taken by the outfits being worn.
CRL Ethnic Press
Center for Research Libraries database of the Ethnic Press - periodicals and newspapers published by various ethnic groups in North America and held by the Center. More than 2,000 titles including Albanian, Armenian, Bohemian, Bulgarian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Yiddish. Most titles can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
Exchange Rates Table for the Polish Zloty
Farenheit and Celsius Temperature Conversion Scales
Ford and Nagle
Collectors of Antique Family Photos, Family Bibles, and Family Documents.
Friends of Poland around the World
Discussion List
Fun Stuff for Genealogists
T-shirts, pens, bumper stickers, mousepads, family tree canvas bags, etc. for genealogists. You just might be able to find that “perfect” gift for the genealogist in your family here!
Gazeta.pl Poznan 2/16
Poznan newspaper website page that contains memorials that family members and friends post for their deceased loved ones. These memorials sometimes include parents’ names, place of birth, etc.
Governments on the WWW: Representations in Foreign Countries
Embassy listings.
Hamtramck, MI Bakeries/Delis
Inside Poland
Current events in Poland today
Keller’s Creamery
Keller’s produces butter sculptures - Easter lambs, Christmas Trees, etc. The site has a store locator.
Leemar Enterprises
Eastern European ethnic website serving Americans of Carpatho-Rusyn, Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian and Ukrainian heritage, and Byzantine Rite, Orthodox Catholic, Orthodox and Latin Rite Catholics. Some of the items available - Easter Lamb Butter Molds, Egg-in-Wrap Christmas Ornaments, Basket Covers, etc.
Library of Congress - Telephone and City Directories
Old reverse telephone directories.
Library of Congress - U.S. City Directories on Microfilm
List of Government Acronyms
Acronyms found in government databases or bulletin boards on the Internet and in print publications.
MNGenWeb’s Welcome to St. Louis County, MN
Cemetery, Census, Naturalization Links, and more...
Multi-Language Bibles
NARA Passport Applications 1795-1925
National Anthems of the World
NewPoland Pen Pals
Find a pen pal!
Ole Czech Bakery and Smokehouse
Czech-style Kolache and smoked meats delivered to your home.
Otto’s Hungarian Import Store and Deli
Palace and Castle Tours in Southeast Poland
Pekao Trading Corporation
Pekao Trading Corp. locations which can be used for money transfers/drafts to Poland.
Polish American Journal
The Polish American Journal, established in 1911, is the nation's largest, independent English-language newspaper dedicated to the concerns of Americans of Polish descent. Published monthly, each edition contains news from Polish American communities across the United States, news from Poland, and regular features including Sports, Religion, Folklore, Genealogy, Culture, The Polish Chef, Warsaw Watch, Politics, The Arts, Anti-Polish Defamation, History, Honors, Achievements, and hundreds of other items of interest to Americans of Polish descent.
Polish Embassy in Washington, DC
Polish Hotels
Polish News Online
Polish Post
Send greeting cards, letters, roses, chocolates. Not a freebie - check fees.
Polish Red Cross
Site is in Polish.
Polish Treasures’ Online Catalog
Polski Pogoda
Weather in Poland :) Given in Centigrade :)
Portrait in Polish Painting
Several portraits by Polish artists.
Red Cross Tracing and International Social Services
Rosary Prayers in German
Rosary Prayers in Polish
Russian Weights, Measures and Numbers
Explains how much land is in a “Morg.”
Slavic Newspaper Index
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) database of more than 850 Slavic and East European newspapers held by UIUC in print, microfiche and microfilm. Most titles can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
StoLat - Polish Ecards
In Polish.
Universal Currency Converter
US Newspaper Program
The UNITED STATES NEWSPAPER PROGRAM is a cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
US Postal Service Zip Code Online Directory
The Warsaw Voice
What Was Happening the Day You Were Born?
Find out what was happening the day you or one of your ancestors were born.
Your Past Connections
A database of items that have been discovered at auctions, estate sales, flea markets, yard sales and from other sources. These items include letters, diplomas, marriage certificates, photographs, birth certificates, funeral cards, postcards, receipts, etc.
MEDICAL INFORMATION
Archaic Medical Terms for Genealogists
There is an email link to send the term to an individual. Please read all that he has to say before you write to him.
Old Medical Terminology
Eastern European Plagues and Epidemics 1300-1918
WEB CAMS
Czech Republic
Web Cams in the Czech Republic
Poland
Web Cams in Poland
Real-time views of Krakow and Warsaw.
Web Cam in Poznan
Web Cams in Poznan
Tatra Mountain Web Cam
Russia
Web Cams in Russia
SHIPPING PACKAGES
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tel. 773/685-8222 fax. 773/685-6949
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TRAVEL
Czech Slovak Heritage Tours
Czech Slovak Travel Information and Tours
Go Poland
A guide for traveling
Go Poland: Where to Go
Explore regions and cities virtually.
Hotels and Travel in Estonia
Hotels and Travel in Latvia
Hotels and Travel in Lithuania
In Your Pocket
City travel guides to Central and Eastern Europe.
Map and Bus Schedules for Poland
Orbis - Poland
Poland Train Schedules
Polish Bus Schedules and Fares
Polish Transportation Schedules - Bus, Train, Airplane, Ship
PKP - Trains
PKS - Buses
Samolot - Airplanes
Statek - Ships
Slovakia Travel
TravLang
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