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The 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America – Day 2

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Steve

The 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) ended on Saturday. I attended four lectures out of the thirteen offered. Continue reading →

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The 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America – Day 1

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Steve

Today was the first day of the 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America. Continue reading →

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Update on Three Men in Uniform

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Steve

My previous post on the mystery photograph of three men in uniform found among family photos at my grandparents’ house in Worcester, Massachusetts generated some helpful hints about the photograph. Continue reading →

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Nienadowa Field Sketches – Maps 13 & 14

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Steve

The thirteenth and fourteenth of the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives show a corner of Nienadowa that includes only lands owned by Count Eustachy Dembiński who lived in house number 1. Continue reading →

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Lady Liberty in Passing

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Steve

On my recent trip to the East Coast, a group of speakers from the 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast visited Ellis Island. As we passed the Statue of Liberty, I snapped this photo. Continue reading →

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At Castle Garden

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Steve

Before that, Castle Garden, operated by the State of New York, was used for processing immigrants, a function it performed from 1855 to 1890. Continue reading →

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Three Men in Uniform

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Steve

While I was visiting relatives in Worcester, Massachusetts last week, I was given this photograph of three men in uniform. Continue reading →

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Grandfather's First Home in America

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Steve

My grandfather, Michał Dańko, arrived at Ellis Island on the steamship the S.S . Zeeland on 07 Mar 1905. According to his passenger manifest, he was met by Isaac Flichtenfeld, a Jewish umbrella maker residing at 35 First Avenue in New … Continue reading →

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PGSCA Summer Seminar

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Steve

The Summer Seminar of the Polish Genealogical Society of California (PGSCA) will be held this coming Saturday, August 22, 2009 at the Weingart Senior Center in Lakewood, California. I will be presenting four lectures during the daylong seminar: Genealogy and … Continue reading →

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I Once Had a Horse

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Steve

I once had a horse. OK, it was only a hobby horse, but it was still a horse. SOURCE: Hobby Horses 1 (Albany, Albany County, New York). Photographed by Jane A. Danko in 1958 or 1959. My sister had an … Continue reading →

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