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Ferdynand Milewski, son of Baltazar Milewski and Teresa Milewska, was born on 09 Jan 1827 in Malonki, województwo płockie, Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was baptized in the parish church in Karniewo, województwo płockie, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 11 Jan 1827. Continue reading →

footnoteMaven has asked for submission on costume for the next edition of Smile for the Camera. This photo, taken in about 1936 shows my mother’s family dressed to the nines for their photograph. You’ve just gotta love those knickers, the argyle socks, and the collar on Nat’s dress! Continue reading →

The first map in the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland is one entitled General Map of the Kingdom of Poland Divided into Gubernias and Powiats. Continue reading →

The Atlas geograficzny illustrowany Królestwa Polskiego or, in English, The Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the
Kingdom of Poland, was published by J. M. Bazewicz in Warsaw in 1907. Continue reading →

The Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) hosts a project to index the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland and I indexed the villages of Powiat Janowski. The section numbers in my index refer to the sections drawn on the map of Powiat Janowski on the PGSA website. Click on the map below to enlarge it. Continue reading →

The Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) hosts a project to index the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland and I indexed the villages of Powiat Koniński. The section numbers in my index refer to the sections drawn on the map of Powiat Koniński on the PGSA website. Click on the map below to enlarge it. Continue reading →

The Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) hosts a project to index the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland and I indexed the villages of Powiat Gostyński. The section numbers in my index refer to the sections drawn on the map of Powiat Gostyński on the PGSA website. Click on the map below to enlarge it. Continue reading →

The Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) hosts a project to index the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland and I indexed the villages of Powiat Augustowski. The section numbers in my index refer to the sections drawn on the map of Powiat Augustowski on the PGSA website. Click on the map below to enlarge it. Continue reading →

The Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) hosts a project to index the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland and I indexed the villages of Powiat Włoszozowski. The section numbers in my index refer to the sections drawn on the map of Powiat Włoszozowski on the PGSA website. Click on the map below to enlarge it. Continue reading →

The Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) hosts a project to index the Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland. I was not initially scheduled to index Powiat Łowicki, but the PGSA is now requesting volunteers to index any unindexed powiat, and so I indexed Powiat Łowicki. The section numbers in my index refer to the sections drawn on the map of Powiat Łowicki on the PGSA website. Click on the map below to enlarge it. Continue reading →