by Cynthia Bielec McDonald In September of 2018, my husband and I engaged PolishOrigins for a 3 week customized genealogy …
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PolishOrigins Adventure. Part 3: Kumelsk.
On our way from Elk to Kumelsk, we came across a sign taking us a slightly different way than the main …
Continue readingPolishOrigins Adventure. Part 2: My grandfather’s homeland.
Before discussing our discoveries, please allow me to digress a little. The national symbol for Poland, like the United States, is …
Continue readingMy Journey to Poland. Day 5.
After breakfast we drove back to Romany to finish searching the cemetery. Took photos of several graves with family names. …
Continue readingMy Journey to Poland. Day 4.
After breakfast we headed to Romany. On the way we needed to pull over for a herd of cows being …
Continue readingA Prayer from Poland
(The article was originally published in a newsletter of the Downriver Genealogical Society: ‘The Downriver Seeker’) My plans this summer …
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