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Solving the Confusion of Two Parisville Surnames: The Ciechanowski vs Smielewski Puzzle. Part 1.

On 26 March 2018 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories, Life of Our Ancestors

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

On 6 March 2018 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories, Life of Our Ancestors

By his gr-grandson: Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase   Ambrose was born December 8, 1833 in Sliwice (Gross Schliewitz in German)–Tuchola, Bydgoszcz, Poland …

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Poland Ancestry Tour in September 2017. Part 3.

On 14 February 2018 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

This is part 3 of a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017. …

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Poland: Traveling at the Speed of… My Parents!

On 9 January 2017 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

  This is a story by Jennifer Shoer aka Scrappy Gen, who runs genealogy services as Reconnecting Relatives, LLC,  based in the …

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A Poland Family Adventure. Day 5. Confession with a translator? No way!

On 30 November 2015 By Zenon In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

  We drove south from Bydgoszcz to reach the Iron Age site of Biskupin. On a very foggy Sunday morning …

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A Poland Family Adventure. Day 4. Our hearts beat a little faster- the beginning of search for ancestors.

On 27 November 2015 By Zenon In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

  The city tour was over. Bright and early Zenon appeared to begin the drive through rural Poland. Driving the …

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Tracing the Obiala and Samelko families. Day 5. Searching for Obiala’s family house and visit in Toruń.

On 12 November 2015 By Zenon In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

Returned to Zaduszniki and visited the parish cemetery, but could not find any Obiala’s.  Zenon spoke with some townspeople who …

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Tracing the Obiala and Samelko families. Day 4. Zaduszniki. The birthplace of our grandmother.

On 11 November 2015 By Zenon In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

As usual we started the day with a hearty breakfast. Afterwards we met with Pawel who was going to assist …

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Tracing the Obiala and Samelko families. Day 3. What a day!!!

On 10 November 2015 By Zenon In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

What a day!!!!!!! It will live with us forever. After breakfast at the Hotel Herman, we departed for Wloclawek. And …

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My Big Fat Polish Trip. Part 4.

On 4 September 2012 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Our Guests’ Stories - Genealogy Tours of Poland & Central Europe, and other family histories

Back north. Torun and Poznan. Day 7 Left for Warsaw in the morning, stopping only for water and gas.  We …

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