By Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase My great grandfather was Ambrose Ciechanowski (often mis-spelled as Cichanowski, Chucknowski, Chickenowskie, etc.). He was one …
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One of Michigan’s Polish Pioneers—Ambrose Ciechanowski
By his gr-grandson: Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase Ambrose was born December 8, 1833 in Sliwice (Gross Schliewitz in German)–Tuchola, Bydgoszcz, Poland …
Continue readingPoland Ancestry Tour in September 2017. Part 3.
This is part 3 of a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017. …
Continue readingPoland: Traveling at the Speed of… My Parents!
This is a story by Jennifer Shoer aka Scrappy Gen, who runs genealogy services as Reconnecting Relatives, LLC, based in the …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 5. Confession with a translator? No way!
We drove south from Bydgoszcz to reach the Iron Age site of Biskupin. On a very foggy Sunday morning …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 4. Our hearts beat a little faster- the beginning of search for ancestors.
The city tour was over. Bright and early Zenon appeared to begin the drive through rural Poland. Driving the …
Continue readingTracing the Obiala and Samelko families. Day 5. Searching for Obiala’s family house and visit in Toruń.
Returned to Zaduszniki and visited the parish cemetery, but could not find any Obiala’s. Zenon spoke with some townspeople who …
Continue readingTracing the Obiala and Samelko families. Day 4. Zaduszniki. The birthplace of our grandmother.
As usual we started the day with a hearty breakfast. Afterwards we met with Pawel who was going to assist …
Continue readingTracing the Obiala and Samelko families. Day 3. What a day!!!
What a day!!!!!!! It will live with us forever. After breakfast at the Hotel Herman, we departed for Wloclawek. And …
Continue readingMy Big Fat Polish Trip. Part 4.
Back north. Torun and Poznan. Day 7 Left for Warsaw in the morning, stopping only for water and gas. We …
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