Comments on: The Immigration of Stanislaw Markiewicz http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/ Documenting the Search for My Family History Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:45:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Administrator http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-10891 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:45:42 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-10891 Hi Joan, It would be great if there were an easy way to connect with descendants of other people who traveled on the same ship as my ancestors, but right now we have to be content to rely on serendipity to find others. Who knows what mementos of that voyage that might have been passed down to the descendants of immigrants. I'd love to find someone that has more information. I imagine that someone on the ship kept a diary that would provide details of what the voyage was like. What a great find that would be! Thanks for writing, Steve Hi Joan,

It would be great if there were an easy way to connect with descendants of other people who traveled on the same ship as my ancestors, but right now we have to be content to rely on serendipity to find others.

Who knows what mementos of that voyage that might have been passed down to the descendants of immigrants. I’d love to find someone that has more information. I imagine that someone on the ship kept a diary that would provide details of what the voyage was like. What a great find that would be!

Thanks for writing,
Steve

]]> by: Joan Camporini http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-10805 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:23:15 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-10805 My mom died last month and in going through her papers I found she had a copy of the ship's manifest from the S.S. Zeeland sailing from Antwerp 4/24/09 and arriving in NY on 5/4/09 which was her dad's, Georg Reiser's transportation to American immigration. I, too would love to hear from anyone whose ancestors were also on that ship. I was amazed to immediately "google" the ship's name and come up with all of these sites for those as curious as I! My Grandpa hailed from Munsing, Germany, south of Munich, not far from the Alps. My mom died last month and in going through her papers I found she had a copy of the ship’s manifest from the S.S. Zeeland sailing from Antwerp 4/24/09 and arriving in NY on 5/4/09 which was her dad’s, Georg Reiser’s transportation to American immigration. I, too would love to hear from anyone whose ancestors were also on that ship. I was amazed to immediately “google” the ship’s name and come up with all of these sites for those as curious as I! My Grandpa hailed from Munsing, Germany, south of Munich, not far from the Alps.

]]> by: Administrator http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-98 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:51:13 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-98 Hi Jasia, My grandfather, Michael Danko, also came over on the SS Zeeland, but he left Antwerp in February 1905 and arrived in New York on March 7, 1905. Since there were so many immigrants in the early 20th century and a relatively small number of ships, I guess it's not uncommon to find that many of our ancestors sailed on the same ships (although at different times). I hope that someday I'll meet someone whose ancestors sailed with my grandfather so that we can exchange stories! I think you're corrrect in your thought that the picture of the ship might be from a postcard. I'm sorry I can't confirm this, though, since I don't have the original. Hi Jasia,

My grandfather, Michael Danko, also came over on the SS Zeeland, but he left Antwerp in February 1905 and arrived in New York on March 7, 1905. Since there were so many immigrants in the early 20th century and a relatively small number of ships, I guess it’s not uncommon to find that many of our ancestors sailed on the same ships (although at different times). I hope that someday I’ll meet someone whose ancestors sailed with my grandfather so that we can exchange stories!

I think you’re corrrect in your thought that the picture of the ship might be from a postcard. I’m sorry I can’t confirm this, though, since I don’t have the original.

]]> by: Jasia http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-92 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:38:09 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2006/07/25/the-immigration-of-stanislaw-markiewicz/#comment-92 Wow, my grandfather came over on the SS Zeeland on what must have been it's next sailing... leaving Antwerp on June 15, 1912 and arriving in NY June 25, 1912. Great photo of the ship! Is is a postcard? Wow, my grandfather came over on the SS Zeeland on what must have been it’s next sailing… leaving Antwerp on June 15, 1912 and arriving in NY June 25, 1912. Great photo of the ship! Is is a postcard?

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