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In 1996, Kazimierz Rymut, a Polish linguist, onomastician, and professor of humanities, began publication of Nazwy Miejscowe Polski (Polish Place Names) an encylopedic dictionary of the names of places in present-day Poland. The title of each article in the dictionary … Continue reading →

The Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) includes two entries for the village of Dubiecko, the first is in Volume II. Ritter, Karl. 1855. “Administrativ-Karte von Den … Continue reading →

The cadastral map of the Polish village of Dubiecko, created by officials of the Austrian Empire in 1852 is available on the website of the Polish State Archives at Szukaj w Archiwach. The files at Szukaj w Archiwach include four … Continue reading →

The villages belonging to either the Roman Catholic or Greek Catholic parish in Dubiecko and named in the Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate Vertetenen Konigreiche und Lander XII Galizien (1907) are: Bachórzec, Drohobyczka (including Huta), Dubiecko, Hucisko Nienadowskie, Nienadowa (including Nienadowa … Continue reading →

According to the Słownik Geograficzny Królewstwa Polskiego (Volume 2, published in 1881), the parish of Dudyńce served the villages of Dudyńce, Markowce with Podgaj, Pisarowce, and Pobiedno. According to Wikipedia, the parish of All Saints in Dudyńce once included the villages of … Continue reading →

According to the Słownik Geograficzny Królewstwa Polskiego (Volume 2, published in 1881), the parish of Dylągowa served the villages of Borownica (part of Jawornik Ruski until World War II), Dąbrówka Starzeńska, Dylągowa, Huta Poręby, Jasionów (part of Huta Poręby), Jawornik … Continue reading →

Jan Staroba and Mariana Husták were married on 19 November 1894 in Komňa, Uherský Brod District, Hradišťský Region, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary. Today, Komňa is in the Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czechia. Note that different parts of this record … Continue reading →

Celestyna Staroba was born on 02 May 1897 and baptized on 04 Mat 1897 in Komňa, Uherský Brod District, Hradišťský Region, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary. Today, Komňa is in the Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czechia. Birth and Baptismal Record … Continue reading →

I stumbled on this newspaper article and thought it was one of the strangest justifications for divorce I’d ever seen. Wails Of Sax Makes Ma Leave Detroit, Jan. 16 (AP)—Four wailing saxophones in the hands and mouths of persons “afflicted … Continue reading →

In previous posts, the meanings of the words zawczoraj and onegdaj were both defined as “the day before yesterday”, the word zaonegdaj was defined as “three days ago”, and the word niewieści was defined as “women”. Another related word is … Continue reading →