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- The Dictionary of Polish Place Names – Czarnostów/Czarnostowo (Szwelice Parish)
- The Polish Village of Czarnostowo/Czarnostów (Szwelice Parish)
- The Dictionary of Polish Place Names – Gociejewo (Szwelice Parish)
- The Polish Village of Gościejewo (Szwelice Parish)
- The Polish Village of Szlasy-Złotki (Szwelice Parish)
- The Polish Village of Zelki-Dąbrowe (Szwelice Parish)
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Detained Passengers and the Board of Special Inquiry
The Passenger Arrival Manifests that listed Antoni Siborowski and his family showed that several of the passengers were detained or held for review by a Board of Special Inquiry . Why were these actions taken? The passengers listed on lines … Continue reading
Sunrise in San Francisco
This morning, I snapped some photos of the sunrise. I hope everyone enjoys them, and with no further words, here they are. Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko
Flat Stanley’s San Francisco Adventure
Back in November, my nephew Lukas sent me Flat Stanley, a project for his first grade class . I had heard about the Flat Stanley Project and was excited to take Flat Stanley on a tour of San Francisco . … Continue reading
GuestBlog from Barbara Poole
Today’s blog is a special GuestBlog from Barbara Poole, with whom I recently took an online class on using Family Tree Maker . Thanks, Barbara, for giving me a day off! Tidbits from Barbara: Newsletters, Blogs, and New Magazine So … Continue reading
E-mail Steve
Send Steve email at stephen@stephendanko.com or just post a comment! Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko
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Searching the Census Records
I am currently taking a course on U.S. Census Records through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies in association with the Professional Learning Centre, Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto) . We reached the end of the … Continue reading
The Certificate of Arrival
My grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski, filed his Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States in 1917 . The Declaration was required by the Act of January 29, 1795. A few years before Kostanty arrived in the United States, … Continue reading
Passenger Departure Records
The ancestors of most Americans were immigrants, and many immigrated in the late 19th or early 20th century through Ellis Island . Since the publication of Passenger Manifests on the Ellis Island website, many Americans have found the Immigration Records … Continue reading
Old Letters
Genealogists love family heirlooms. Whether it’s the trunk that grandmother brought over from the old country, a quilt that’s been handed down for generations, or an old photo album, most genealogists dream of documenting and preserving these mementos of our family history. While we may not have the space to store everything that our ancestors accumulated throughout their lifetimes, there certainly are some items that we would like to preserve, document, and pass on to further generations. Sometimes family bibles, photos, and heirlooms end up in antique stores and flea markets, where they may be salvaged by people like Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (yes, that’s two Smolenyaks there!) who try to reunite these orphan heirlooms with their families. Continue reading
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The Mother Parish
Yesterday, Christine posted a comment under The Church in Dubiecko and What I Found There that sparked my interest in a couple of things related to my family history. Steve, Do you know that Nienadowa had its own parish church starting … Continue reading