Here is where the mystery begins. Wladyslaw Penczak, the oldest son of Jan and Catharina, was born in 1891. Jan, …
Continue reading1. Arrival in the old Galicia, my grandparents homeland.
My husband, Jack, and I traveled to Poland in September 2010. After spending several days in Warsaw and Krakow, we …
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Forefathers Traces Tours season is at its peak! We didn’t have opportunity to blog any of the family journeys with …
Continue reading3. Leonore’s Tour. Gniezno and Broniszewice. The last day.
In the last day of our tour we left agritourism house where we stayed for two days for the first …
Continue reading2. Leonore’s Tour. Wągrowiec area. Day 2 and 3.
Yesterday and today I found very exciting to walk where family lived even I don’t find traces here. It is …
Continue reading1. Leonore’s Tour. Brodnica Lakes area. Day 1.
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Continue readingNew Tour with Leonore and her family.
In a week we start another Tour this year. We will be traveling throughout large area of central and northern …
Continue reading20. Shellie’s Tour to Ancestral Places. Back home.
My tour with Zenon ended much too soon, but we spent 7 more days in Krakow and enjoyed the medieval …
Continue reading19. Shellie’s Tour to Ancestral Places. The last day.
Our last day in the village. The night before we left, we stopped by Jozef’s bell foundry to say goodbye. …
Continue reading18. Shellie’s Tour to Ancestral Places. Day 7, part 2.
Wow! What a great day! Tonight we went back to see my newly found cousin Vicktor. We made the mistake …
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