Category Archives: Daily Journal

Mountain View Cemetery – Oakland, California

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Steve

I had a few errands to run today and I decided to stop by the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. Like many genealogists, I find cemetery research fascinating and today seemed like a good day to visit one of the most impressive cemeteries in California. Continue reading →

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The Polish Village of Łosice

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Steve

One of the readers of this blog wrote to me and asked if there was an entry in the Słownik Geograficny Królestwa Polskiego (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland) for the Polish village of Łosice .  There are, in … Continue reading →

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The Death of Jack Arnold Gibson

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Steve

Of all the people in my family who served in World War II, there was only one combat death – my cousin Jack Arnold Gibson .  Jack was the eldest son of my Aunt Sophie Danko and her husband Clark … Continue reading →

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My Father’s World War II Medals

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Steve

My father earned three service medals in World War II:  The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and The World War II Victory Medal .  In 1985, upon the 40th Anniversary of World War II, the Russian Federation awarded a medal … Continue reading →

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World War II Convoys JW-54A and RA-55A

Posted on November 11, 2006 by Steve

As part of the US Naval Armed Guard, my father served on the Liberty Ship the S. S. Daniel Drake on two convoys as part of the Murmansk Run, delivering war supplies to the Eastern Front .  The Murmansk Run … Continue reading →

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Photographs from Gladys Graig's Funeral

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Steve

I just returned from Gladys Graig’s funeral in Stamford, New York .  While there, I took quite a few photographs for the family. Trinity Lutheran Church, Stamford, New York Trinity Lutheran Church, Interior Gladys’ Casket at Jefferson Evergreen Cemetery, Jefferson, New … Continue reading →

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Obituary for Gladys Graig

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Steve

STAMFORD – Gladys Graig, 76, died at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, after a brief illness. She was married in Jefferson in 1948 to her loving husband, Vernon A. … Continue reading →

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Gladys Hendricksen Graig, 76

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Steve

I’m flying back to New York today to attend the funeral of Gladys Graig. I met Gladys about 17 years ago, shortly before my sister Barbara married Gladys’ son Jeffrey. Gladys was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New … Continue reading →

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Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak on Good Morning America

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Steve

In case you missed the four episodes of Good Morning America where Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak helped the four anchors trace their roots, here’s a summary of the links: Chris Cuomo’s story and video Sam Champion’s story and video Robin Roberts’ … Continue reading →

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The Descendants of Józef Dańko

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Steve

I’ve been able to trace my Dańko ancestors as far back in time as the Parish Records were maintained (the late 1700’s) .  Since I’ve blogged about these records for several months now, I thought it would be useful to publish the … Continue reading →

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