The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe

This in-depth genealogy guide will walk readers step-by-step through the exciting - and challenging - journey of tracing Polish, Czech or Slovak roots in Eastern Europe. Readers will learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, identify the family's town of origin, find genealogical records of their family from the old country (especially online/microfilmed records you can access here), decipher confusing foreign-language records and untangle the region's complicated history. The book includes maps, timelines, sample records, resource lists and sample record request letters in Polish, Czech and Slovak to assist the reader's research.