Zenon met us at the hotel about 9:00 and we laid out plans for the day. He had contacted cousins …
Continue readingMy Borek Family 7 Discoveries. Poland Trip Story. Pre Trip Planning
Planning for my Poland Adventure began in 2011. I had been researching my family history for about 2 years before. …
Continue readingWar cemeteries in Western Galicia.
Usually, when we think about the First World War in Europe the image of the western front line appears before …
Continue readingWhat we discovered about the Dudziks in Poland. Part 2. Grandma’s side of our visit.
After visiting the Dudzik house we check into a very nice Agro House right there in Mecina. We discover word …
Continue readingWhat we discovered about the Dudziks in Poland. Part 1. My grandfather’s side of the family.
Susanne’s Genealogy Tour with PolishOrigins took place in June 2014. All the events described here happened in one day! We …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 13: Back home.
May 8, 2014 We left the agro-tourism at 8:30am. It was a 5 drive to Warsaw. We drove through the …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 12: Adam and Halina.
May 7, 2014 We spent the morning at a Skansen, which is an open air museum. It was very interesting …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 11: Meeting with Anna Krok.
May 6, 2014 Went to the church office in Debica. A kindly sister helped us look through the church registry. …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 10: Podgrodzie and Sieklówka.
May 5, 2014 Was picked up by Zenon promptly at 9am. We drove off toward Podgrodzie. The town is on …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 9: Kraków… and more.
April 30, 2014 We went to Auschwitz and Birkenau, this is a UNESCO world heritage site. We saw the same …
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