Societies & Groups » Ethnic Organizations

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• Ancient Order of Hibernians in America - National Web Page

  • National History

• B'nai B'rith

• CSA Fraternal Life

  A fraternal benefits society originally for Czech immigrants.

  • The Czechoslovak Heritage Museum

    Illinois. Holds the records of the CSA and merged organizations.

• First Catholic Slovak Union of the United States and Canada

  Slovak fraternal organization.

• Grand Orange Lodge of Canada

  Web site for the Loyal Orange Association of Canada, a national fraternal organization.

• Help is at Hand: Immigrant Aid Societies, Part 1

  Article by Suzanne McVetty.

• Help is at Hand: Immigrant Aid Societies, Part 2

  Article by Suzanne McVetty.

• Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota

  An international resource on American immigration and ethnic history.

  • Archival and Library Research Collections

    • Family History Sources at IHRC

      • Fraternal Society Material

        Records of fraternal organizations contain a wealth of personal information in the form of membership application and death benefit claim forms. The membership applications generally include dates and place of birth, names of parents and siblings, religion, profession, place of residence (at time of application), and medical information. Among the fraternal organizations represented at the IHRC are the National Slovak Society, the First Catholic Slovak Union, the Slovenian National Benefit Society, the Order of AHEPA (Greek), and the Order Sons of Italy in America.

• International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Inc.

• Irish American Voluntary Organizations

  A book by Michael F. Funchion.

• Italian Sons and Daughters of America

  A fraternal benefits association.

  • History and Benefits of the ISDA

• Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.)

  The purpose of the Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.) is to promote genealogy and family history through the presentation of structured classes, exhibition of genealogies, guest lectures and tours of agencies which are considered sources of genealogical interest. Kansas City, Missouri.

• National Japanese American Historical Society

• National Slovak Society

  Slovak fraternal organization.

• North American Manx Association

• Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

  Parent organization for the Norwegian Bygdelags.

• One Stop Italian American: OSIA.org

  The Order Sons of Italy in America.

  • Guide to the Records of the Order Sons of Italy in America

    A book by John Andreozz.

• PGSA - PRCUA Insurance Claim Index

  From the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. Early death claims (before about 1912) are mostly in the form of names entered into ledger books. Death claims thereafter will have a death certificate as part of the claim. The records index goes up to about 1940.

• Polish Falcons

  A fraternal benefits society.

  • Historical Overview

• Polish Genealogical Society of America