Category Archives: Chmielewski/Meleski

The Descendants of Wincenty Chmielewski

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Steve

Tracing my ancestors of my maternal grandmother, Helen (Helena) Meleski (Chmielewska) is one of my most difficult brick walls .  The reasons this line is so difficult are that: My grandmother never liked to talk about her past. This line … Continue reading →

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Finding the Church Where My Grandparents Were Married

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Steve

A couple of weeks ago, George Morgan wrote about Types of Marriage Records in his “Along Those Lines…” Blog .  In that article he mentioned something I never thought of:  if you’re trying to find the church where your ancestors … Continue reading →

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Preparing for a Trip to Salt Lake City

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Steve

I’m getting ready for my annual fall research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City .  I’ll spend two full days at the library with nothing to distract me. I have two major goals this trip: 1 … Continue reading →

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The Marriage of Constantine Niedzialkowski & Helena Chmielewska

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Steve

My grandparents, Helena Chmielewska and Kostanty Niedzialkowski, were called “Ma and Pa” by their descendants .  The proper Polish spelling of Pa’s name was Konstanty Niedziałkowski, but for most of his life he spelled his name Kostanty Niedzialkowski .  For his marriage … Continue reading →

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Is That Great Aunt Stephania in the 1930 Census?

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Steve

Drew Smith (one of the Genealogy Guys) wrote to tell me that he may have found my Great Aunt Stephania in the 1930 Census .  Recently I found that in 1910, Stephania (or Stefania) was living in a convent in … Continue reading →

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Great Aunt Stefania in the Convent

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Steve

After learning about Great Aunt Stephania’s legal name change in 1944 from Stefania Chmielewska to Stephania Meleski, I made another attempt to find her in the census .  I found one entry for a Stefania Chmielewska living in Pennsylvania .  … Continue reading →

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Stefania Chmielewska Detained at Ellis Island

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Steve

When Stefania Chmielewska arrived in New York in 1901, she was detained, rather than immediately admitted to the United States .  Various notations, such as an “X”, “D”, or “held” between columns 1 and 2, or in the name column … Continue reading →

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Stefania Chmielewska Arrives at Ellis Island

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Steve

In her Naturalization Papers, Great Aunt Stephania couldn’t remember the ship on which she emigrated to the United States, although she stated that she arrived at New York from Bremen on September 16, 1901 .  Two ships did arrive at … Continue reading →

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Stephania Meleski’s Petition for Naturalization

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Steve

Great Aunt Stephania became of citizen of the United States on March 2, 1944 .  By law, she had to complete the naturalization process between two and seven years after filing her Declaration of Intention .  She had filed her Declaration on … Continue reading →

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The Triplicate Copy of the Declaration of Intention

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Steve

After finding the Original Copy of Great Aunt Stephania’s Declaration of Intention, I moved from the microfilms labeled Naturalization – Declaration of Intention to the films labeled Naturalization – Petition and Record Book. Continue reading →

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