Speaker: Zbigniew Stettner

Areas of focus or expertise:

  • German immigrants to the U.S.
  • German History
  • Research in German Archives
  • German Handwriting

Email contact: zbigniew.stettner@gmail.com

Web/social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zbigniew-stettner-1750713b/

Home: not provided

Native language: Polish

Presentation language(s): English, Polish

Preferred presentation type: Virtual and in-person

Travel preferences: I travelled abroad for the conference (to the US).

Biography
  • Genealogical research in Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus with special focus on romer Galicia (part of Austria-Hungary).
    – German colonists in Galicia
  • Using maps to learn about ancestors, including finding their houses
  • Finding living relatives 

In which societies are you a member? Your Roots in Poland

Speaking experience/references
  • Searching for your Polish Roots. An introduction. Webinar for Ontario Genealogical Society (Apr 7th, 2017)
  • Galicia: An Ethnic and Religious Melting Pot-presentation at Ukrainian Genealogical Society Conference “Nashy Predky”, Somerset, NJ, October 6-7th, 2017
  • The 1920s-1940s Polish State Archives Records for Lemkos. Presentation at Ukrainian Genealogical Society Conference “Nashy Predky”, Somerset, NJ, October 6-7th, 2017
  • Using 19th Century Kadastral Maps to Trace Our Galician Ancestors Workshop at Ukrainian Genealogical Society Conference “Nashy Predky”, Somerset, NJ, October 6-7th, 2017
  • Mapping your ancestors. Integrating information from different sources to build map applications, workshop at 38th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Warsaw, Poland, August 5-10th, 2018
  • Using Free Online Services to Map Your Ancestors, webinar for Minnesota Genealogical Society, November 7th, 2018
  • Online databases of scans and indexes of Polish records, webinar for Virtual Genealogical Association, January 5th, 2019
  • Introduction to the research in Poland, lecture for Polish Genealogical Society of America tour group, Krakow, September 2019
  • Mapping your ancestors. Using free online services to built interactive maps, workshop for International German Genealogical Conference, July 17th, 2021
  • Resources for researching German colonists in former Galicia, webinar for International German Genealogical Society, July 17th, 2021
  • Using MyHeritage to research Polish family history and to find living relatives in Poland, Legacy FamilyTree webinar, 2023
    German Colonists and Enclaves in Former Galicia, Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA), August 2024

Recording of previous presentation OR an IGGP partner you have presented for: Resources for researching German colonists in former Galicia, webinar for International German Genealogical Society, July 17th, 2021

Payment/expense arrangements

How do you approach payment for making a presentation? I am willing to negotiate a speaking fee with clients.

Other expenses you would like to have reimbursed if you travel? Reimbursing travel costs would be nice but I am willing to negotiate it.

Recordings/additional materials

Are you willing to prepare a handout? Yes

Would you be willing to develop a presentation on another topic? Yes

Do you have any restrictions on recording, re-use of recordings, handouts, etc? No

Are you willing to have the presentation translated or translate it yourself? Yes

Presentation topics

I can give all talks in English or Polish

Examples of topics:

  • Introduction to research in Poland – beginner
  • Databases of scans and indexes in Poland – beginner
  • Researching in Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania – beginner
  • German colonists in Galicia – intermediate
  • Going beyond church records – census, books of residents, notary, tax, school records, etc. – intermediate
  • Finding ancestors houses in Galicia – intermediate
  • Building map applications by connecting information from various sources with old and new maps – advanced