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Continue readingJoseph Leo Chinoski & Marion Katherine Łukowiak – A Short History. Part 2.
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By Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase Coming to North America The following is a translation of a Polish document of which I …
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By Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase My great grandfather was Ambrose Ciechanowski (often mis-spelled as Cichanowski, Chucknowski, Chickenowskie, etc.). He was one …
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By: Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase and Evelyn Osentoski-Clor The following tells some of the history of the great-great grandfather of Evelyn Clor …
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