Today is Zakon day, which means convent in Polish. Today Zenon and I will meet for a few hours to …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. 2014 and I am back! Day 2.
My second day in Poland I awoke to day light around 5 am. The sun rises much earlier in Poland …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. 2014 and I am back! Arrival to Poland.
Gen Dobry from Poland. I am so excited to return to Poland to continue my ancestry discovery. When I walked …
Continue readingHoly Week and Easter – part 2.
Holy Saturday Holy Saturday was (and still is) the day of blessing water, fire and food. On this day a …
Continue readingHoly Week and Easter – part 1.
“What has become a habit let it remain a habit, and this, what was, what we heard from our fathers, …
Continue readingLent
“What has become a habit let it remain a habit, and this, what was, what we heard from our fathers, …
Continue readingSzczawnica: modern spa resort in good, old style.
Szczawnica is a resort town, located about 100 kilometers south-east from Krakow. It is well-known for being a tourist attraction since …
Continue readingPO Galicia Tour Video.
Here it is. PO Galicia Tour video. We have tried to fit in the five minutes all those emotions, landscapes, …
Continue readingRay from Minnesota: His Family Search. Part 2.
Conclusion The purpose of writing the story of how I found my family in Poland for you is to show …
Continue readingRay from Minnesota: His Family Search. Part 1.
Finding an ancestor is quite difficult, especially for those of us whose ancestors came long before the time when the …
Continue reading