Monthly Archives: August 2009

At Castle Garden

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Steve

Before that, Castle Garden, operated by the State of New York, was used for processing immigrants, a function it performed from 1855 to 1890. Continue reading →

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Three Men in Uniform

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Steve

While I was visiting relatives in Worcester, Massachusetts last week, I was given this photograph of three men in uniform. Continue reading →

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Grandfather's First Home in America

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Steve

My grandfather, Michał Dańko, arrived at Ellis Island on the steamship the S.S. Zeeland on 07 Mar 1905. According to his passenger manifest, he was met by Isaac Flichtenfeld, a Jewish umbrella maker residing at 35 First Avenue in New York … Continue reading →

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PGSCA Summer Seminar

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Steve

The Summer Seminar of the Polish Genealogical Society of California (PGSCA) will be held this coming Saturday, August 22, 2009 at the Weingart Senior Center in Lakewood, California. I will be presenting four lectures during the daylong seminar: Genealogy and … Continue reading →

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I Once Had a Horse

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Steve

I once had a horse. OK, it was only a hobby horse, but it was still a horse. SOURCE: Hobby Horses 1 (Albany, Albany County, New York). Photographed by Jane A. Danko in 1958 or 1959. My sister had an … Continue reading →

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The Grave of Walter C. and Wanda B. Izbicki

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Steve

While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of Walter C. and Wanda B. Izbicki. Continue reading →

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The Grave of Bernard J. Izbicki and Albert F. Blackman

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Steve

While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of Bernard J. Izbicki and Albert F. Blackman. Continue reading →

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The Grave of Boleslaw Izbicki and Victoria Kruczynska

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Steve

While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of Boleslaw Izbicki and Victoria Kruczynska. Continue reading →

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The Grave of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Steve

While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage. Continue reading →

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The Gravestone of Leo T. Izbicki and Anna Baron

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Steve

Today, I spent some time at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts looking for the gravestones of th Izbicki family of Worcester. Continue reading →

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