Course curriculum

    1. Meet Your Instructor: Lisa A. Alzo

    2. Course Outline

    3. Course Access: May 6 - June 2, 2024

    4. Learn To Use the Course Player

    5. Contact Us

    6. Before we begin ...

    1. Poland's Historical Partitions

    2. Key Events in Polish History

    3. Polish Immigration to North America

    4. Poles in Other Nations & Famous Poles

    5. Lesson 1 Quiz

    6. Discussion

    7. Conclusion and Skill-Builder Activity

    1. Using US Records

    2. Determining Names and Places

    3. Finding and Using Records

    4. Census Records

    5. Immigration

    6. Naturalization Records

    7. Vital Records

    8. Additional Records

    9. Tools for Pinpointing the Ancestral Town or Village

    10. Conclusion and Skill-Builder Activity

    11. Discussion

    1. Learning about Polish Records

    2. Using Family Search

    3. Online Sources for Polish Records

    4. Geneteka Search

    5. Archives and Repositories in Poland

    6. Conclusion and Skill-Builder Activity

    7. Discussion

    1. Languages and Handwriting

    2. Common Record Templates

    3. Language Basics

    4. Latin Records

    5. German Records

    6. Russian Records

    7. Translation Aids

    8. Summary and Skill-Builder Activities

    9. Discussion

    1. Best Polish Genealogy Research Strategies

    2. Troubleshooting Techniques

    3. Conclusion

    4. Discussion

About this course

  • $99.99
  • 46 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

How Family Tree University Courses Work

  • Courses

    Our courses consist of four or more written lessons that may also contain videos, slide shows, and other elements. There are self-directed quizzes and/or exercises to help you apply your knowledge. In addition, you'll have access to discussion boards where you can ask your instructor, questions about the materials during the course dates.

  • Instructor

    Instructor access for the duration of the four weeks, so you can ask questions about what you've learned.

  • Access

    Our courses are designed to be easily accessible! Once you've registered for the course, you'll be able to log in on the start date to see all the lessons. Each lesson is available within your browser. You can work at your own pace.

  • Materials

    All the materials will be available for download, and you'll have access to the course materials online for about a year after the start date. After the course end date, it will go into read-only mode, so you'll still be able to reach the materials, but you'll no longer have access to the instructor or message boards.

  • What You’ll Need

    Please ensure that you have internet access and that your browsers and computer system are fairly up-to-date. The course materials are designed to be compatible with most devices.

Instructor

Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. is a professional writer, instructor, and internationally-recognized lecturer. She is the author of 11 books, including The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide, and hundreds of magazine articles.

Lisa A. Alzo

Instructor