The search for information on our grandmother, Maria Szubiak was less fruitful, but certainly an interesting local adventure. Through distant …
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Bialko Polish Genealogy Tour – Part 1
BACKGROUND: When we started planning our trip to Poland, I had hoped to visit the village from which my grandfather …
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by Kamila Lipowska, La Ban Global Consulting LTD (Free webinar about the course on Nov 4, 2026 at 2:00 pm …
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Thursday, August 21 – Heading Home Our driver picked us up at 3:30 am local time, as we had a …
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Wednesday, August 20 – Krakow This was our last day in Poland, and we were on our own. There was …
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Tuesday, August 19 – Krakow Today, we had a guide, Joanna, give us a walking tour of Krakow. First we …
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Monday, August 18 – Zakopane Our guide for the day was Sebastian and he drove us to Zakopane, a town …
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Sunday, August 17 – Train to Krakow A cab picked us up at our hotel at 10 am and took …
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Saturday, August 16 Our guide drove us to Slupca to pick up Danuta at her apartment and then we went …
Continue readingThe Mackowski’s Visit to Poland – part 4. Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Friday, August 15 – Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Matthew (Mateusz) picked us up at 9 …
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