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Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 12
The twelfth of the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives shows more names from my family history, although this section of Nienadowa includes a significant area devoted to forests. Continue reading
Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 17
As I continue to examine the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives, I’m amazed at how surnames from my research keep appearing on all these maps. Continue reading
Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 16
I found more family surnames as I examined the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Map 16 from the Ukrainian Archives. Continue reading
Posted in Bębenek, Chruścicki, Głowacz, Jach, Sowa, Szymański
Tagged Galicia, Nienadowa
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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
The Polish Surnames in My Family Tree
In grade school I always enjoyed the day that came every year when our teachers would ask what our mothers’ maiden names were. My mother’s maiden surname – Niedziałkowski – always got everyone’s attention because it was so unusual. My … Continue reading
Posted in Chodkowski, Daily Journal, Dymek, Dziurzyński, Głowacz, Goliński, Iwaniec, Izbicki, Markiewicz, Niedziałkowski, Pszczółkowski, Skowroński, Sowa, Tropiło
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My Galician Grandfather
Birth and Early Life My paternal grandfather, Michael Danko (Michał Dańko), was born in Nienadowa, Galicia on September 22, 1877, the son of Jakub Dańko, a farmer, and Agnieszka Sowa. He was delivered by the midwife Agnieszka Pilch, and was baptized … Continue reading
Posted in Dańko, Daily Journal, Dziurzyński, Głowacz, Goliński
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The Marriage of Piotr Dańko and Katarzyna Chruścicka
My grandfather’s half-brother, Piotr Dańko, son of Jakub Dańko and Zofia Głowacz, was married to Katarzyna Chruścicka, daughter of Marcin Chruścicki and Anna Klimak, in 1933. Continue reading