Category Archives: Daily Journal

The Dańkos of Kraków

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Steve

I received a surprise in my email today – a message from my half-second cousin Piotr Dańko in Kraków! If you listened to the recent Genealogy Guys Podcast from October 23, 2006, you’ll know that Drew Smith interviewed me over … Continue reading →

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Jane Niedzialkowski Danko's Gravestone

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Steve

I’ve been working all day on the genealogy classes I’m taking through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies / University of Toronto, so I didn’t have much time to blog .  Nonetheless, I thought I’d at least post a photo. … Continue reading →

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The Polish Village of Szwelice

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Steve

Szwelice was the church-owned village that housed the parish to which the villages of Pomoski and Głodki belonged, and therefore was the home parish to my Niedziałkowski ancestors for many years. Generally, the gazetteer entries in the Słownik Geograficny were … Continue reading →

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Good Morning America – Chris Cuomo

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Steve

You may have heard that Ancestry.com was going to be on Good Morning America on Thursday October 26, Wednesday November 1, Thursday November 2, and Friday November 3 .  Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak blogged about this and Barbara Poole alerted me  by email. If you didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Cemetery in Dubiecko

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Steve

When I was in Poland in October 2000, I visited the Catholic Cemetery there .  I thought I might look for the surnames of my relatives there, but I had heard that most graves in Poland are rented, not purchased, … Continue reading →

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The Polish Villages of Pomaski and Głodki

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Steve

The earliest records for my Niedziałkowski ancestors are in the Krasne parish where the villages of Mosaki and Godacze were located, but my Great-Great-Grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkowski, moved to the Szwelice parish sometime during his life. In the Szwelice parish, all … Continue reading →

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Questions and Ancestors

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Steve

On Tuesday, during one of the online chat sessions I attend as part of the classes I’m taking through the National Institute of Genealogical Studies, I learned that the Canadian television program Ancestors in the Attic is premiering this week.  … Continue reading →

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Changes at Ancestry.com

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Steve

Barbara Poole sent me a link to an article discussing recent changes at Ancestry.com (a division of MyFamily.com) .  I notice that online dating comes up a lot in recent articles about Ancestry.com, but that’s not surprising since Tim Sullivan, the … Continue reading →

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The Descendants of Tomasz Niedziałkowski

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Steve

I’ve been able to trace my Niedziałkowski ancestors back to the early 18th century .  The earliest records I’ve found for this family are actually for Andrzej Chotkowski and Marianna Mossakowska, whose daughter Cecylia married Tomasz Niedziałkowski .  The following … Continue reading →

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The Descendants of Mikołaj Markiewicz

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Steve

Yesterday, I finished the translations of all the Markiewicz family documents I found recently at the Family History Center .  Today, I’ll summarize what I found about the family, through the first generation born in the United States .  This summary only … Continue reading →

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