PGS <strong>of</strong> Texas, <strong>Polish</strong> Footprints, Vol. XXIV,No. 3, Fall 2007, P. O. Box 820386, HoustonTX 77282, www.pgst.org.• History <strong>of</strong> PGST, 1982-2007, TeanaSechelski• Footprints in Time [a photo retrospective<strong>of</strong> PGST’s 25-year history]• Melchior Kowalik: An Original SilesianImmigrant to Texas, Janet Dawson EbromAr t i c l e s o f In t e r e s tPrzyjaciel ludu Kaszubskiego (Przëjòcéllëdu kaszëbsczégò), Vol. XI, No. 4, Winter2007, Kashubian Association <strong>of</strong> North<strong>America</strong>, P. O. Box 27732, Minneapolis MN55427-0732, www.KA-NA.org.• The Village <strong>of</strong> Lipusz, Peter von PazatkaLipinsky• A Visit to Gmina Sierakowice, Home <strong>of</strong>My Paternal Ancestors, Richard WarmowskiIndex to Surnames Mentioned in This IssueBasir 14Bienick 27Bissage 12Bodanowicz 12Borowicz 22Bronstein 27Brückner 22Bucko 24Chorney 27Czopor 8Dakiniewicz 3, 12Daniełowicz 23Dassanowsky 27Derdowski 27Długosz 24Ebrom 28Friedman 27Frymark 27Gancarz 27Gębicki 13Gembicki 13Glynn 13Gniewkiewski 20Golsdorf 12H<strong>of</strong>fman 1, 3, 24Iwanski 1Jakubowski 27Jasiek 21Kacprzak 27Karwowski 24Kaszubik 22Kawicz 22Kędzierski 10Kempa 21Kishel 27Kobylarz-Hughes 12Kościuszko 27Kowalik 28Krbechek 27Kruszyna 24Krzyszt<strong>of</strong>ek 27Kulikowski 18Lenius 27Licht 12Lipinsky 28Łukaszewicz 23Łukaszewski 23Łukaszowic 23Łukaszowicz 23Maciejewski 19, 20, 21Maciszewski 24Majerczyk 11Matejko 27Mills 25Mortell 26Nemec 11Noramczyk 21Nowakowski 17Nudd 27Opaliński 24Ordyk front coverOrtell 25Osantowski 1, 2Osentowski 1, 2Osetoski 1Osetowski 2Ostrogski 24Pawiński 24Piliński 24Półtorak 9, 10Rodgers 13Rokosz 24Rospond 22Rychlewski 9Rymut 8Sack 27Sajwaj front coverSanecki 16Sechelski 28Sefton 27Sherins 27Sienkiewicz 5Skotnicki 24Skrzypczak 18–22Skszypczak 19Sliwinski (Sliwiński,Śliwinski) 6Śliwiński 6, 7Sliwinski-König 7Socash 2Stadnicki 24Stanowski 15Sternemann 9Sullivan 16Szerlag 12Szymonowicz 23Tomaszewski 20Ulanski 26Urbanowitz 23Urbanowski 18, 23Wardenski 17Wardyński 17–22Warmowski 28Wierzbicki 12Witucke 25Wolan 16Woroniecki 12Wozniak 19, 20Wyciskalla 19Zadrozny 12Zukowski 19, 20, 2128 <strong>Rodziny</strong>, Spring 2008
For a complete listing <strong>of</strong> books and CDs and a convenient order form, visit www.pgsa.org.1. Ro m a n Cat h o l i c Pa r i s h e s in t h e Po l i s h Pe o p l e’s Re p u b l i c in 1984 by Lidia Müllerowa (Englishversion edited by Stanley R. Schmidt and William F. H<strong>of</strong>fman)This book helps you locate parishes in modern Poland by diocese and deanery. There are 58 b&w maps, an88-page index <strong>of</strong> towns and villages shown on the maps, and a guide to the names <strong>of</strong> <strong>Polish</strong> parishes. Published1995, xi + 157 pp., 8½ x 11”.2. Th e Lat i n Ch u r c h in t h e Po l i s h Co m m o n w e a lt h in 1772 by Stanisław LitakThe maps and index <strong>of</strong> this book identify approximately 6,500 parishes and branch churches <strong>of</strong> the Latin ritein Poland before the first partition in 1772. It also encompasses Silesia, Moldavia, and the Duchy <strong>of</strong> Courland.Published 1990, 48 pages (8½ x 11”) along with 24 foldout maps (11 x 16”).3. Po l i s h Su r n a m e s: Or i g i n s a n d Me a n i n g s, Se c o n d Edition by William F. H<strong>of</strong>fmanTwelve chapters explaining the origins and meanings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Polish</strong> surnames are followed by an index <strong>of</strong> some30,000 common surnames, organized by the roots they came from, with indication <strong>of</strong> how many <strong>Polish</strong> citizensbore each name as <strong>of</strong> 1990. Published 1997, 592 typeset pp. (xii + 580), paperback, 6 x 9”.4. Fi r s t Na m e s o f t h e Po l i s h Co m m o n w e a lt h : Or i g i n s & Me a n i n g s by W. H<strong>of</strong>fman and G. HelonAn introduction and three chapters <strong>of</strong> historical and linguistic background are followed by a 300-page list <strong>of</strong>names used in the old <strong>Polish</strong> Commonwealth. Published 1998, vi + 426 pages, paperback, 6 x 9”.5. Po l i s h Pa r i s h Re c o r d s o f t h e Ro m a n Cat h o l i c Ch u r c h: Th e i r Use a n d Un d e r s ta n d i n g inGe n e a l o g i c a l Re s e a r c h (n e w e d i t i o n) by Gerald A. OrtellThis expanded and updated version <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the most widely praised references for <strong>Polish</strong> genealogical researchdiscusses baptismal, marriage, and death records in detail, and lists names, occupations, causes <strong>of</strong> death, <strong>Polish</strong>saints’ days, and much more. Published 1996, 112 typeset pp., perfect bound s<strong>of</strong>tcover, 8½ x 11”.6. Sł o w n i k Ge o g r a f i c z n y Kr ó l e s t wa Po l s k i e g o [Ge o g r a p h i c a l Di c t i o n a ry o f t h eKi n g d o m o f Po l a n d], edited by Sulimierski, Chlebowski, and Walewski, CD version conceived andedited by Rafał T. Prinke — CD-ROMThis CD contains compressed graphic images <strong>of</strong> every page <strong>of</strong> this 15-volume, <strong>Polish</strong>-language gazetteerpublished 1880-1902. Published 2003, runs on most platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.). Note: $35.00for nonmembers <strong>of</strong> PGSA living in the U. S.; $28.00 for members ($38.00 for nonmembers) living in Canada;$30.00 for members ($40.00 for nonmembers) living outside North <strong>America</strong>. These prices include postage andhandling.7. In Th e i r Wo r d s ... Vo l u m e 1: Po l i s h, by Jonathan D. Shea and William F. H<strong>of</strong>fman8. In Th e i r Wo r d s ... Vo l u m e 2: Ru s s i a n, by Jonathan D. Shea and William F. H<strong>of</strong>fmanPGSA is now selling these acclaimed translation guides. Written with the <strong>Polish</strong> genealogist in mind, theyreproduce and analyze in detail dozens <strong>of</strong> documents in <strong>Polish</strong> and Russian. These are the kinds <strong>of</strong> documentsyour research is likely to turn up—and not just birth, marriage, and death records but also passports, obituaries,population registers, military service records, and so on. In addition, each book gives information on thelanguage’s alphabet, spelling, pronounciation, and standard handwriting; lists thousands <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> the terms most<strong>of</strong>ten encountered in documents; provides information on how to locate records in <strong>America</strong> and Europe; <strong>of</strong>fers aseries <strong>of</strong> maps illustrating the history <strong>of</strong> Poland; and includes a whole chapter on using gazetteers to locate yourancestral villages and thus determine which archives are likely to have documents relating to your family, alongwith contact information for those archives and help writing letters to them.$20.00$17.00$25.00$20.00$12.00$25.00$35.00$35.00Or d e r i n g In f o r m at i o n:• List by item number and name. All prices are in U.S. dollars. PGSA members should discount the BOOK total by10%.• Residents <strong>of</strong> Illinois, please add 9.25% sales tax to the price <strong>of</strong> the book(s).• Add postage and handling for one book to a U.S. address – $3.50 ($4.50 to Canada, $6.00 overseas) – for eachadditional book add $1.25. (Note: for item #6, postage and handling are included in the price.)• Please send check or money order, made payable to “<strong>Polish</strong> <strong>Genealogical</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong>,” to:Media Orders c/o PGSA, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL 60622.
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