By: Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase & Evelyn Osentoski-Clor Anton Slawik (1824-1899) was the 3rd child born to Johann Slawik and Francisca Wiatrek. …
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Francis Polk: A Founding Father of Parisville, MI
By: Charles Ciechanowski-Chinoski-Chase and Evelyn Osentoski-Clor The following tells some of the history of the great-great grandfather of Evelyn Clor …
Continue readingMy Trip to Poland with Zen: Day 9 – September 3, 2015.
As my trip to Poland begins to wind down, the remaining days are devoted to sightseeing mostly. Today, we went to the famous pilgrimage …
Continue readingWanderlust: Polska 2014. Part 7: Częstochowa.
April 28, 2014 On the bus to Czestochowa , we left at 7:30am, it is raining. We made it to …
Continue reading3 Men and a Mom: Finding our Polish Family. Day 8
May 2 After some more żurek for breakfast (!) we headed back to the records office in Bolesław. Armed only …
Continue reading15. Shellie’s Tour to Ancestral Places. Day 5.
On day 5 we On our next day, we took a drive west to Zywiec where Żywiec beer is made. …
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