The Galicia Genealogy Research Center documents database expansions, newly indexed records, parish additions, and archival discoveries from Roman Catholic communities in historical Western Galicia.
Explore updates, learn research methods, and follow the ongoing reconstruction of families, villages, and parish life across generations.
I’m excited to announce a major upgrade to Galicia Genealogy research tools: the new Marriage Record Search is now live! This replaces the old, spreadsheet-style search with a fast, flexible interface designed to help you…
January 2026 had the following updates including new indexes added for both births and deaths - see below for the full list. New Indexes Added Cmolas ParishZarębki Deaths 1815, 1817, 1820, 1822, 1828, 1841, 1847…
For about 3 years, my Polish family tree had exactly 762 people in it. I had one branch that had cousins from Poland but they were all born after 1930, so there was no access…
In June 1903, in the rugged hills of Appalachia, a 40-year-old man named Maciej stepped off the train onto the dusty platform of the mining community of Wheeling, West Virginiai. He had traveled across the…
Hello friends, cousins and Polish family historians: there are now more than 125,000 indexed acts from birth, marriage and death records available to search at Galicia Gen! Each index brings to life someone's ancestor; whether…
In Redstone Township, Pennsylvaniai, a bustling coke town at the beginning of the 20th Century, Margaret Kobylarz held a challenging yet integral role in the industrial fabric of the community. The air in Redstone was…
In February 1916, young Karol, an eleven-year-old boy embarked on a life-altering journey with his mother, Marianna, from the rolling fields of Majdan Kolbuszowskii to the bustling streets of America. The air was filled with…
Welcome 2024! I was thinking about new year's resolutions over the New Year's holiday and about what I want to post on this site. One of my hopes for the last few years has been…
Earlier this week, Poles celebrated Polish Constitution Day, where in 1791 the "first constitution of its type in Europe" as described by historian Norman Davies was enacted. Unfortunately, the constitution didn't last long - just…
It's been coming for a while and I'm happy to announce the death vital record search has been added to the site. My apologies that it took longer than the others, and there's still so…