By his gr-grandson: Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase Ambrose was born December 8, 1833 in Sliwice (Gross Schliewitz in German)–Tuchola, Bydgoszcz, Poland …
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Below there is the beginning of autobiography of Tad Strójwąs – Rożnowski ‘I am Australian. Of Polish Descent.’ who passed away a …
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This is part 3 of a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017. …
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This is part 2 of a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017. …
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This is a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017.
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Day 10 – Friday, May 13th – Gdansk This morning we headed to the Archives in Pelplin to research …
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Day 5 – Sunday, May 8th – Poznan We leave Lichen Stary and head to Poznan. There we met …
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Day 2 – Thursday, May 5th – Izbica Kujawska, formerly Zagrodnica, Russia This morning, Dale stayed behind at the …
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We arrived in Warsaw, Poland on May 3rd from Atlanta, Georgia, USA for our 13 day journey which is …
Continue readingHow Surnames Came Into Being in Poland
During the First Rzeczpospolita (Republic of Both Nations), from the mid-1500 to 1795, (Poland’s borders included then the majority …
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