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- search the digital Gesher Galicia Family Finder with listings of researchers' surnames and towns
- view scanned and digitally photographed original records, not available on microfilm or other websites
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- access the Gesher Galicia Research Guide
Latest News and Upcoming Programs
- April 21, 2013: Lecture in Kraków, Poland at the Kraków JCC
- April 25, 2013: Lecture in Lviv, Ukraine at the Center for Urban History of East Central Europe
- April 26, 2013: Lecture in Busko-Zdrój, Poland at Liceum Tadeusza Kosciuszki
- May 7, 2013: Special Program in London at the Wiener Library
- August 4-9, 2013: The 2013 IAJGS Conference in Boston, Mass.
- November 2, 2013: "The Genealogy Event" in New York City
All Galicia Database
Our online database with over 200,000 records, covering more than 600,000 people! Updated at least four times a year.
The Map Room
Browse our high-quality zoomable 18th and 19th century maps from Galician towns, from small shtetls to big cities.
The Galitzianer
Read articles about Galicia from our quarterly journal, published since 1993. Browse by subject or by year.
Archival Inventory
Check out our list of the 1,700 records we've inventoried in libraries and archives from Ukraine, Poland, and Austria.
Galician Towns
Browse a listing of Galician towns and cities, with maps and historical information, and connect with other interested researchers.
Galician Families
From Abraham to Zylberberg, see a list of families being researched by Gesher Galicia members.
Voices of Galicia
Watch video testimonies online from the Shoah Project, sorted by Galician town or city.
Research Projects
Check out Gesher Galicia's current and past projects, from Lviv house photography to DNA studies.
New Book: A Guide to Jewish Genealogy – Kraków
Gesher Galicia has co-published its first book in association with British researcher Geoffrey Weisgard. This useful, easily readable guide to Kraków provides a short history of Jewish settlements in the town and in Kazimierz, and explores research opportunities in Kraków, providing detailed suggestions on how to add more names to your Galician family tree. learn more & buy online →
From the Archives of The Galitzianer
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