On July 28th, Zbigniew picked us up and we headed for the Town Hall in Czarny Dunajec to look for …
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My 75th birthday present to Poland. The beginnings and Day 1.
What a trip PolishOrigins put together for us to find distant cousins, learn about where our family used to live, …
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This a very personal story was originally published on our Forum by Staśu. The record of my grandparents immigrating to …
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We just received and email from Phyllis who visited Poland with her daughter Alysse last year. They took with us …
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This is a fragment of a story published by Abraham Mahshie who we had the privilege to assist on his …
Continue readingWhat My Ancestors Ate and Drank in the Middle Ages?
If you ask a contemporary Pole what are traditional Polish dishes, certainly, among others, he will mention ‘schabowy’ (pork chops) …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. Day 9. The last day :(.
This morning I awoke to a beautiful day. I met Zenon in the lobby at 0830 which is the time we …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. Day 8. Relaxation.
After breakfast at the Hotel Hancza I took a stroll through Suwalki while Zenon continued to work on the computer …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. Day 7. An incredible trip to my grandmother’s land.
During breakfast Zenon and the owners’ of B&B mother discussed Murawski side of the family. We learned about a Szylkowski …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. Day 6. Lithuania for the first time.
We arrived at Hotel Hancza in Suwalki for a one night stay on Friday. After checking in we had a …
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