On July 28th, Zbigniew picked us up and we headed for the Town Hall in Czarny Dunajec to look for …
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My 75th birthday present to Poland. The beginnings and Day 1.
What a trip PolishOrigins put together for us to find distant cousins, learn about where our family used to live, …
Continue readingPoland: Discoveries in the Motherland. VIDEO.
We just received and email from Phyllis who visited Poland with her daughter Alysse last year. They took with us …
Continue readingPolishOrigins Adventure. Part 1: Introduction.
The series of blog posts was originally published on Adrianne’s blog: http://fortenberry.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/polish-origins-adventure/. This trip was taken in honor of my mother, Wanda Wierzbicki …
Continue readingMy Borek Family 7 Discoveries. Poland Trip Story: Research and Discovery. Day 2
We met Henryka and Anna on Tuesday morning in Lubatowa to walk through the cemetery. Henryka showed us her husband’s …
Continue readingMy Borek Family 7 Discoveries. Poland Trip Story: Research and Discovery. Day 1
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 …
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