Welcome to the Polish in Illinois Message Board.


Hello, my name is Marie Dallas and I am the administrator for this message board. This message board is for posting questions or information about ethnic Poles living in or immigrating to the state of Illinois in the USA. It is not for posting general queries about ancestors from Illinois who were not from Poland.

Messages that do not contain a connection to the topic of this board will be moved to a more appropriate message board.

I am also the country coordinator for PolandGenWeb. If you are researching you family tree in Poland, be sure to visit this site. The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html. You'll find tips for finding info, how to write to Poland for records, maps, history, and lots of other kinds of information about researching in Poland. Be sure to visit the Help Pages while you're at the site. It's the best place to start! And don't miss the link to our Transcribed Records. We have dozens of pages of contributed genealogical material from polish vital records to passenger lists.

You will also find links to pages devoted to each of the 16 provinces in Poland. On these pages, you will find information specific to researching in each province.

Visit the PolandGenWeb Project!

Another great resource for researching Poles in Illinois is the Polish Genealogical Society of America, located in Chicago.

Polish Genealogical Society of America


Administrator's Contact Information:

  • Name: Marie Dallas
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