Planning for my Poland Adventure began in 2011. I had been researching my family history for about 2 years before. …
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War 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 readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 12: Adam and Halina.
May 7, 2014 We spent the morning at a Skansen, which is an open air museum. It was very interesting …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 11: Meeting with Anna Krok.
May 6, 2014 Went to the church office in Debica. A kindly sister helped us look through the church registry. …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 10: Podgrodzie and Sieklówka.
May 5, 2014 Was picked up by Zenon promptly at 9am. We drove off toward Podgrodzie. The town is on …
Continue reading3 Men and a Mum. Finding our Polish Family. Day 4.
April 28 Breakfast at Artis hotel today – good but not as good as the last place we stayed. We …
Continue reading3 Men and a Mum. Finding our Polish Family. Day 3.
April 27 Big breakfast at the Beekeeping museum this morning – so good and fresh. We wanted to buy a …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. What Comes Next?
As I sit here on my flight home to the United States cramped in coach seat 50A somewhere over the …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. Monday Morning and Glad I’m Not at Work
Our main goal for Monday, October 21st was simply to make a brief stop in Leżajsk in an attempt to …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. Sunday, October 20th
After finding all of that information in the Odrzykoń parish records, I was very eager to return the next day …
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