I live in Sydney, Australia. My parents were both born in Poland as was my sister, Grazyna (Grace). My parents …
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5. Sitting Down In My GGGrandfather’s House.
We went up the mountains to Zakopane. We were to take the tram to the top but it was wet …
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We drove to Krakow and had a wonderful time just roaming the streets. There was a political rally commemorating the …
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We were off to Opole to check the archives on the Philipsek side of the family. We were going through …
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Then the best thing happened! I found out that the home of Valentine Welna had chosen to be an 18th …
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The main reason I went to Poland was to meet the descendants of my grandfather John’s brother, August, who stayed …
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Pan Znamirowski is a genealogical daredevil. He is not afraid of irate priests, muddy mountain roads,
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The next day, we went to the church at Wysoka Strzyzowska. The priest was amiable, ribbing me about my …
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Mike Maxwell November 26, 2010 mmaxwell AT nu.edu My grandmother’s parents came to the US from Poland during the great …
Continue reading2. The long journey and unsolved mystery.
Here is where the mystery begins. Wladyslaw Penczak, the oldest son of Jan and Catharina, was born in 1891. Jan, …
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