After finding all of that information in the Odrzykoń parish records, I was very eager to return the next day …
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My Genealogical Quest. The Afternoon of October 19th…
After finding these relatives in Pawłów, I could have gone home content. I cannot fathom how anything could top this …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. October 19th, 2013 (Morning)
Today was very different than yesterday. Rather than focusing on death, hardships, and war at a very sad place, I …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest…and so it begins: Day 1.
After two uneventful flights (thank goodness), Amy and I have arrived in Kraków, Poland. We checked into our hotel early …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. One Step Closer.
Well, it’s official now. We have a guide for the Polish portion of our trip – Mr. Zenon Znamirowski! I …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. Part 1: In the Beginning…
The series of blog posts was originally published on Mike’s blog: http://mrpiano17.blogspot.com/ After talking about this for a long time …
Continue readingThe Three Sisters Trip. Friday July 26th.
This is our last day. We were up early for breakfast and out to see the curator of the Nowy …
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Today was a whirlwind day! First we made an appointment to see the curator of the local museum to see …
Continue readingThe Three Sisters Trip. Tuesday July 23rd.
We took a short ride to another section of Krakow to see the Ethnographic Museum which presented the everyday life …
Continue readingThe Three Sisters Trip. Monday July 22nd.
After breakfast we headed to the Salt Mines. Lots of stairs going down, but the views are worth it. Don’t …
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