Category Archives: Daily Journal

The Marriage of Frank Niedzialkowski and Cecilia Bonislawski

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Steve

My great-great uncle Frank Niedzialkowski married Cecilia Bonislawski in 1904 . Â Certified copies of Massachusetts vital records are available from three places:  records after 1915 are kept at the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics in Dorchester, records up through 1915 are kept at the … Continue reading →

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Photographs of Grandmother Danko

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Steve

Nanny Danko died 37 years ago this month .  Today, in her memory, I’m publishing a few photographs of her. During World War II This photograph is apparently related to my Uncle Joe’s service in the Army during World War … Continue reading →

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Grandmother Danko's Obituary in the Worcester Newspaper

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Steve

The day after my grandmother Dańko died, her obituary appeared in the Worcester Telegram .  At the time of her death, four of her children were still living in Worcester, Massachusetts .  Her funeral and burial were planned for Worcester. Her obituary … Continue reading →

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One Death, Two Cities

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Steve

Often, while looking for obituaries, death notices, and funeral notices in the newspapers, I come up empty-handed .  This wasn’t the case for my the newspaper records of my grandmother’s death, however. My grandmother, Marianna Dziurzyńska Dańko, was born in … Continue reading →

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The Manor in Nienadowa

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Steve

My Dańko ancestors came from the Polish village of Nienadowa in Galicia (the Austrian partition of Poland) and I know that the Dańkos have lived in Nienadowa for over 200 years.  In the village, there is a manor house, built by … Continue reading →

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The Children of Tomasz Markiewicz

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Steve

When I originally translated the baptismal records for Stanisław and Antoni Markiewicz, I transliterated the mother’s surname as Piontkowa .  However, the names in these documents should be translated into the same sounds in Polish, not necessarily the same letters .  The correct Polish translation of Franciszka’s … Continue reading →

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The Final Day of the PGSA Conference

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Steve

I woke this morning to rainy skies in the Chicago area .  The weather made me a little worried about my drive back to Midway Airport, especially since the trip from Midway to Schaumburg on Friday took much longer than I … Continue reading →

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The Second Day of the PGSA Conference

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Steve

Saturday at the conference was pretty much full of lectures with a few hours for meals. Most of the lectures I attended today were presented by Mikołaj Petraszak Dmowski, a guest lecturer from Poland who present five hours of lectures on … Continue reading →

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The First Day of the PGSA Conference

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Steve

I woke up at 5:15 this morning to catch my flight to Chicago .  Pretty much everything went smoothly – no traffic to the airport, the plane was on time .  My plane was scheduled to arrive at 3 PM … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for the PGSA Conference

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Steve

On Friday, I leave for the 28th Annual Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) in Schaumburg, Illinois (just outside of Chicago). I’ve lined up a tentative schedule from the choices for concurrent sessions: Friday The Importance of the … Continue reading →

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