My four grandparents were born in Poland in the late 19th century and immigrated to America in the early …
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Poland Ancestry Tour in September 2017. Part 2.
This is part 2 of a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017. …
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This is a blog based on the photo presentation by Bonnie Lewis travelling with us in 2017.
Continue readingMy Incredible Trip to my Grandparents Ancestral Villages. Part 3.
Day 5 – Sunday, May 8th – Poznan We leave Lichen Stary and head to Poznan. There we met …
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Day 2 – Thursday, May 5th – Izbica Kujawska, formerly Zagrodnica, Russia This morning, Dale stayed behind at the …
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We arrived in Warsaw, Poland on May 3rd from Atlanta, Georgia, USA for our 13 day journey which is …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 6. AHA! moment.
Attractions near Poznan, like the Sroda Treasure museum and Beekeepers museum were not open the following day so we …
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 readingRay from Minnesota: His Family Search. Part 1.
Finding an ancestor is quite difficult, especially for those of us whose ancestors came long before the time when the …
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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