Zdunska-Wola (Jewish heritage in Zdunska-Wola and neighboring towns)
BDS&V;. A mailing list supporting the Borislav, Drogobych, Sambor & Vicinity (BDS&V;) Research
Group. Borislav, Drogobych, and Sambor were variously part of Austria (the eastern section of Galicia), Poland, and now the
Western Ukraine. The goals of the group are to acquire, and when necessary translate, material relating to the Jewish residents of
BDS&V; such as histories, yizkor books, memoirs, cemetery listings, business directories, telephone directories, etc.; create
scanned images and databases of acquired material; and create a list of towns within our scope of interest. Additional information
can be found on the
Borislav, Drogobych, Sambor and Vicinity Research Group website.
To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
BIALYGEN. A mailing list to facilitate cooperation and discussion amongst Jewish researchers
interested in the Bialystok region of Poland. This includes the city of Bialystok and nearby towns and villages currently in Poland
that were formerly in Grodno Gubernia when these towns were under Russian rule. Additional information can be found on the
BIALYGen Homepage. To subscribe to a JewishGen
mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Chelm. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the town of Chelm, Poland.
The list will also address Jewish Holocaust issues related to the town since the entire Jewish population of the town was forced to
leave during World War II. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chelm/ or by sending the following to
chelm-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
CIECHANOW. A mailing list that serves as an information-gathering vehicle and clearinghouse
for Jewish genealogical and historical information relating to the Jewish community in and around Ciechanow, Poland. Additional
information can be found on the
Ciechanow Research Group website. To subscribe to a JewishGen
mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
ELBING. The elbing-l mailing list is for the discussion of history and genealogy concerning the former
German and West Prussian city of Elbing, today's Elblag in Poland. Typically any genealogy discussion should end in 1945 as a
whole set of new Polish people took possession at that time. The list is mostly in German but English is not discouraged. You can
subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elbing-l/ or by sending the following to
elbing-l-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
GALICIA. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the former Austrian province of
Galicia that was part of the First Partition of Poland in 1772 and is now located in the southeastern part of Poland and the
southwestern part of Ukraine. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
galicia-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
galicia-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
GALICIA. A mailing list for those interested in researching their Jewish roots in the former Austrian
province of Galacia (now southern Poland, western Ukraine). Additional information can be found on the
Gesher Galacia SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
galicja.ukraina. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in their ancestors who lived
in Galicia (the area located in southeastern Poland and southwestern Ukraine) or Ukraine. To subscribe send the following to
galicja.ukraina@eurogento.org: subscribe
GENPOL. A mailing list for discussions of Polish genealogy. Postings are made in both English and
Polish. To subscribe send the following to
listserv@man.torun.pl: subscribe genpol firstname lastname
Ger-Poland-Volhynia. A mailing list, sponsored by The Society for German Genealogy in
Eastern Europe (SGGEE), for anyone researching the genealogy of Germans whose migrations took them through Russian Poland
and/or Volhynia (northwestern Ukraine, next to the border with Poland). Fringe regions such as Posen, Podolia, Kiev, various parts
of Prussia and others may also be included. Topics of discussion may also include related geography, history, religion and culture.
Additional information can be found on the
SGGEE Listserv Page which should be read prior to subscribing. Please
subscribe from this page; however, if you experience problems, you can subscribe by sending the following to
ger-poland-volhynia-request@eclipse.sggee.org:
subscribe
GERSIG. A mailing list focused on Jewish genealogy related to geographic, historic and linguistic
Germany including parts of Switzerland, Poland, and Alsace-Lorraine. Additional information can be found on the
German Jewish SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
HERBARZ. A mailing list for the discussion of Polish and Lithuanian heraldry, the history of the
armorial clans, and the genealogy of noble families. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
herbarz-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
herbarz-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
Hostow_Galicia_Village. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical
interest in the villages of Hostow (Hostów, Hostiv, Gostev, Gostiv) and Tarnowica Polna (Ternovytsa), located three
kilometers apart in eastern Galicia. These villages were in the Stanislawow region of Poland prior to WWII and today in
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hostow_Galicia_Village/ or
by sending the following to
hostow_galicia_village-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
JRI-PL. A mailing list for the Jewish Records Indexing Poland project which is designed to create a
searchable database containing all available vital records indexes for Jews of Poland. Additional information can be found on the
JRI-Poland website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
LODZ. A mailing list in support of the Lodz Area Research Group (LARG) which aims to provide
researchers with a forum, clearinghouse and resource for the collection and dissemination of genealogical and historical
information relating to the Jewish communities of Lodz, Poland, and the surrounding area (approximately a 40-mile radius of Lodz).
Additional information can be found on the
Lodz Area Research Group website. To subscribe to a
JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Narocz. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the area and towns near Lake
Naroch/Narocz located in, what is today, border regions of Vitsyebsk and northern Minsk regions of Belarus, which at previous
times has been considered politically part of Russia, Poland and Lithuania. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Narocz/ or by sending the following to
narocz-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
Neumark-L. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Eastern Brandenburg
(previously Neumark), formerly part of Prussia and now part of western Poland. The exchange of information on ancestors,
research in German and Polish archives, literature retrieval, etc. is encouraged and discussions of social history, general history,
ethnic conditions, migration, and hints on Neumark related literature are welcome. Cooking recipes and song texts are not
considered appropriate. The language for the list is German only (machine translations not accepted). Additional information can be
found on the
Informationen aus der Mailing-Liste Neumark-L website. To
subscribe send the following to
neumark-l-request@genealogy.net: subscribe
Niederschlesien-L. A mailing list for those with a genealogical interest in the former Prussian
province of Lower Schlesien (Silesia), which is now mostly in Poland. The language for the list is principally German though there
are occasional postings in English. To subscribe send the following to
niederschlesien-l-request@genealogy.net: subscribe
Oberschlesien-L. A mailing list for those with a genealogical interest in the former Prussian
province of Upper Schlesien (Silesia), which is now mostly in Poland. The language for the list is principally German though there
are occasional postings in English. To subscribe send the following to
oberschlesien-l-request@genealogy.net: subscribe
PGS-MN. A mailing list, sponsored by the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota (PGS-MN), for
sharing genealogical and cultural resources available for researching our Polish and Minnesota ancestry, as well as the activities of
the PGS-MN. You don't have to be a member of the PGS-MN to be a subscriber, all are welcome. Additional information can be
found on the
PGS-MN website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
pgs-mn-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
pgs-mn-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
PGST. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Polish
Genealogical Society of Texas (PGST) and resources available for researching Polish ancestry. Additional information can be
found on the
PGST web site. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
pgst-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
pgst-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
PGSW. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of Polish genealogical and cultural information
sponsored by the Polish Genealogical Society of Wisconsin (PGSW). All persons are welcome to join the list. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to
pgsw-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
pgsw-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
PolandBorderSurnames. A mailing list of surnames for anyone researching genealogy
in the former historical borders of Poland including Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, Czech
Republic, Moravia, Austria, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, West Prussia and East Prussia. Submissions should include surnames
in all caps and include any possible locations and dates known by you. All surnames submitted will be included in a database at
http://www.maxpages.com/poland/Member_Surnames.
Additional information can be found on the
Poland Border Surnames website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
polandbordersurnames-l-request@rootsweb.com
(mail mode) or
polandbordersurnames-d-request@rootsweb.com
(digest mode).
Poland-Roots. A mailing list for those who are researching the history and genealogy of the
Polish people inside and outside of Poland wherever they resided. The list is not limited to the 19th and 20th centuries and will
address both ancient and modern history and genealogy back to the beginnings of Polish culture (that includes humor and food).
To subscribe send "subscribe" to
poland-roots-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
poland-roots-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
PolishLessons. A mailing list to assist Poland researchers in translating Polish documents and
to further their research while visiting/researching in Poland. Basic vocabulary lessons and pronunciation will be stressed. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to
polishlessons-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
polishlessons-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
POMMERN-L. A mailing list for those interested in sharing and exchanging information on
genealogy and history which has a connection to Pomerania, both the current Polish part and remaining German parts of the
former Prussian province. This is an English-German multi-lingual list. To subscribe send the following to
pommern-l-request@genealogy.net: subscribe
POSEN. A multilingual mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the former Prussian
province of Posen/Poznan, Germany. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
posen-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
posen-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
POSEN-DE. A German language mailing list associated with the POSEN list for anyone with a
genealogical interest in the former Prussian province of Posen/Poznan, Germany. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
posen-de-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
posen-de-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
Posen-l. A mailing list for those with a genealogical interest in the former prussian province of Posen,
Germany (today Poland). The language for the list is German. Additional information can be found at
http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/listinfo/posen-l. You can subscribe
from the above web page or by sending the following to
posen-l-request@genealogy.net: subscribe
PRUSSIA-ROOTS. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Brandenburg,
Hannover (or Hanover), Ostpreussen (East Prussia), Pommern (Pomerania), Posen, Provinz Sachsen (Province of Saxony -
northern Saxony), Schleswig-Holstein, Schlesien (Silesia), Westpreussen (West Prussia), Lubeck, Hamburg, and Bremen. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to
prussia-roots-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
prussia-roots-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
Sacz. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Nowy Sacz, Poland. Most of the
research being conducted is related to Jewish roots. In the past this town has been known as Neu Sandec, Neu Sandez, Nowy
Sancz, Tsants, Sants, Tsanz, Sanz, Zanz, etc. Additional information can be found on the
Nowy Sacz Shtetlink website. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacz/ or by sending the following to
sacz-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
WARSZAWA. A mailing list supporting the Warszawa Research Group which has undertaken
the massive project of researching and indexing City business directories and life cycle information on the Warszawa, Poland,
community. Additional information can be found on the
Warszawa Research Group website. To subscribe to a
JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
wielkopolska.kujawy. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in their
ancestors who lived in Greater Poland or Kujavia (Wielkopolska, Kujawy, Posen). To subscribe send the following to
wielkopolska.kujawy@eurogento.org: subscribe
Zamosc. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the town of Zamosc,
Poland. The list will also address Jewish Holocaust issues related to the town since the entire Jewish population of the town was
forced to leave during World War II. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zamosc/ or by sending the following to
zamosc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe