Steve’s Genealogy Blog

Józef, son of my 2nd great grand uncle Ludwik Niedziałkowski and his wife Józefa Pomaska, died on 31 October 1862. Józef was just eight days old.

The Death Record of Józef Niedziałkowski - 1862
SOURCE: Parafia Podwyższenia Św. Jana Chrzciciela (Szwelice, Maków Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland). Akta zgonów 1826-1889, Józef Niedziałkowski birth (1862); FHL microfilm […]

Halloween 1962 in Grade 2-C, Vincentian Institute Child Culture Division, Albany, New York, captured forever on film.

Waiting in the Hall Outside of Class 2-C, VI-CCD
SOURCE: Waiting in the Hall Outside of Class 2-C, VI-CCD. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 31 October 1962.

Halloween Costumes, Grade 2-C Boys, VI-CCD
SOURCE: Halloween Costumes, Grade 2-C Boys, VI-CCD. Photographed by […]

Sister Mary Nicholas looked about the room of second graders. All were busy, heads bent over their desks, intent on the work at hand. She glanced at the clock. 2:30. One-half hour to go.
Looking through the windows that surrounded the classroom on three sides, Sister Mary Nicholas could see that Autumn had, indeed, arrived. The […]

A daughter named Joanna was born to my 2nd great grand uncle Ludwik Niedziałkowski and his wife Józefa Pomaska on 15 February 1871. Ludwik was, in turn, the brother of my 2nd great grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkowski.

My 2nd great grand uncle Ludwik Niedziałkowski married Józefa Pomaska on 21 April 1861. Ludwik was the brother of my 2nd great grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkowski.

A daughter named Pelagia was born to my 2nd great grand uncle Ludwik Niedziałkowski and his wife Józefa Pomaska on 16 January 1869. Ludwik was, in turn, the brother of my 2nd great grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkowski.

My mother, Jane A. Niedzialkowski Danko, was buried on 19 April 1980 in St. Francis Shrine - A, Row D, Grave 8 at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery in Albany, New York.

As my sisters and I grew older and more independent, my mother began to consider working outside the home. She attended classes to become a keypunch operator and was the first person in our family to work with computers.

As a bookkeeper, my mother excelled. She had an extraordinary sense of detail and precision, a sense that extended to her housekeeping.

When the United States entered World War II, all three of my maternal uncles joined the war effort: my mother’s older brother Ray entered the US Coast Guard, her younger brother Fred entered the US Naval Armed Guard, and her youngest brother Henry entered the US Army. All three survived the war.
My grandfather obtained a position as a mechanic […]