Tag Archives: Nienadowa

The Birth and Baptism of Wiktoria Bębenek

I received a message from Kasia Tropiło who provided me with quite a bit of information on her ancestors, including Katarzyna Dańko .  As it turns out, Kasia and I appear to be fourth cousins, twice removed!  While the final … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marcin Dańko

Yesterday, I showed the Marriage Record for Jakub Dańko and Agnieszka Sowa, and previously I had shown the Birth and Baptismal Records for their children, the Birth and Baptismal Record for Michal Dańko (my grandfather) and Birth and Baptismal Record for Marianna Dańko (my Great Aunt … Continue reading

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The Marriage of Jakub Dańko & Agnieszka Sowa

A while back, I published the Birth and Baptismal Records for my Uncle Jan Dańko, my Aunt Zofia Dańko, and my Grandfather Michał Dańko, all born in Nienadowa, and baptised in Dubiecko, Galicia (Austria-Poland) .  The information on the Birth … Continue reading

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Evaluating the Quality of Great Aunt Mary’s Records

After coming to a decision about how to define Original Source, Derivative Source, Primary Information, Secondary Information, Exact Image, and Original Record, it’s time to decide how some of the records I’ve collected on my Great Aunt Mary stack up. … Continue reading

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Uncle Jan’s Birth in Nienadowa

My uncle, Jan Dańko, was born in Nienadowa, Galicia (Austria-Poland) and immigrated to the United States with his mother and older sister, Zofia .  After he arrived in America, Jan adopted the English version of his name, John, but was … Continue reading

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Aunt Sophie’s Birth in Nienadowa

I was told that my paternal grandparents, Michał and Marianna Dańko, had three children in Galicia before they emigrated from the area .  I have been able to find the birth/baptismal records for two of those children:  Sophie (Zofia in … Continue reading

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Marianna and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

From the 1920 and 1930 US Federal Census Records, I discovered that my Great Aunt Mary immigrated in either 1909 or 1910 .  A search of the Ellis Island Passenger Lists reveals a Marianna Danko who arrived at Ellis Island in … Continue reading

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Death Records in Galicia

While in Poland, my companions and I stayed in Łańcut, a Polish village with a rich history not far from the villages of my ancestors .  We had reservations at the hotel connected to the Łańcut castle .  When we arrived … Continue reading

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Marriage Records in Galicia

Just about everyone who visits Kraków stops at the Mariacki Church near Cloth Hall .  Every hour, in tribute to a trumpeter who was sounding the Hejnal from one of the church towers warning of the invading Tatars, the Hejnal is … Continue reading

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Birth and Baptismal Records in Galicia

In the year 2000, I visited Poland with two friends .  We flew into Kraków where we spent a few days sightseeing .  Then we drove to Tarnów where we stayed two nights and toured the Castle at Łańcut . Â During … Continue reading

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