Like many people, I was not interested in my roots when I was a teenager. I always knew my family …
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This time this is James’ post sent by e-mail to Zenon and posted here today. Day 8. Back in Warsaw …
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This time this is Zenon only. James should be already back at his home in West Virginia. I am awaiting …
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Busy day. We met James’ 3rd cousin Jozef, currently living in Włocławek. First we visited a big Włocławek municipal cemetery, …
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Our plan for today was to visit Toruń. First we headed for State Archives in search of records of Bielawy …
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Once again a good start with scrumptious breakfast. Zenon visited Włocławek Archives again and James went shopping trying to find …
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We had a good start of the day with a (at least) delicious breakfast (scrambled eggs on bacon, cheese, tomatoes, …
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Only two hours sleep (jet lag)… At 10:30 we (James and Zenon) met at the Oki Doki hostel. It was …
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Awake by 6:30 AM (jet lag!). The breakfast bar at the hostel doesn’t begin 8:00 AM, so hit the street, …
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After an enjoyable flight to Copenhagen I arrived about a 1/2 hour late causing me to miss my connecting flight …
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