Category Archives: Dańko

Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 9

As I continue to examine the Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives, I find more and more familiar surnames. While I don’t know how all these people are related to my own relatives with the same surname, I expect that, with the same surname, these residents of Nienadowa are probably family. Continue reading

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Family Names on the Nienadowa Field Sketches

In looking over the 1854 field sketches of Nienadowa, I found Wawrzyniec Trupiło, or rather I found two men named Wawrzyniec Trupiło, one named the elder and one named the younger. SOURCE: “Map of the Village of Nienadowa, Galicia – 1854 … Continue reading

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Field Sketches of Nienadowa, Galicia

Last year I joined the Gesher Galicia Cadastral Map and Landowner Records Project. This project was initiated in the Spring of 2007 to obtain cadastral maps and landowner records from the Lviv Historical Archives. Continue reading

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Tax Photographs of New York City Buildings

Matthew Bielawa told me about this when we were in New York City on 09 August 2009. Continue reading

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Approaching Ellis Island

All four of my grandparents were immigrants and all four entered the United States through Ellis Island. For that reason, the Ellis Island processing center holds special meaning for me as a significant location in my family history. Continue reading

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On the Glider

Trying to select my favorite photograph for the next Smile for the Camera Carnival was difficult, but while browsing through my photo albums, this photograph of my sister and me on one of the gliders in Washington Park just struck my fancy. Continue reading

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Military Map of the Region of Dubiecko and Nienadowa, Galicia – 1894

While at my local Family History Center this past week, I discovered that the center has maps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. I found the map for the Dubiecko-Nienadowa region where my paternal ancestors lived. Continue reading

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My Genetic Ancestry

Late last year, I ordered several DNA tests from Family Tree DNA. Not all the results are in yet, but the results so far have provided good start on understanding my genetic ancestry. At the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, I was able to meet with two of the folks from Family Tree DNA who were kind enough to help explain the results obtained so far. Continue reading

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The Danko Surname Study

I am pleased to announce the launch of the Danko Surname Study. Continue reading

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Katarzyna Dańko: Veterinarian, Witch, and Exile

Research indicates that Katarzyna Dańko is probably my 2nd cousin, twice removed. She was born 10 Mar 1879 in Nienadowa, Galicia (Austria Poland), one of 14 children of Józef Dańko and Marianna Chruścicka. Continue reading

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