Category Archives: Głowacz

Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 12

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Steve

The twelfth of the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives shows more names from my family history, although this section of Nienadowa includes a significant area devoted to forests. Continue reading →

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Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 17

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Steve

As I continue to examine the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives, I’m amazed at how surnames from my research keep appearing on all these maps. Continue reading →

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Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 16

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Steve

I found more family surnames as I examined the Nienadowa, Galicia Field Sketch Map 16 from the Ukrainian Archives. Continue reading →

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Nienadowa Field Sketches – Map 9

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Steve

As I continue to examine the Field Sketch Maps from the Ukrainian Archives, I find more and more familiar surnames. While I don’t know how all these people are related to my own relatives with the same surname, I expect that, with the same surname, these residents of Nienadowa are probably family. Continue reading →

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The Polish Surnames in My Family Tree

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Steve

In grade school I always enjoyed the day that came every year when our teachers would ask what our mothers’ maiden names were. My mother’s maiden surname – Niedziałkowski – always got everyone’s attention because it was so unusual. My … Continue reading →

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My Galician Grandfather

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Steve

Birth and Early Life My paternal grandfather, Michael Danko (Michał Dańko), was born in Nienadowa, Galicia on September 22, 1877, the son of Jakub Dańko, a farmer, and Agnieszka Sowa. He was delivered by the midwife Agnieszka Pilch, and was baptized … Continue reading →

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The Marriage of Piotr Dańko and Katarzyna Chruścicka

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Steve

My grandfather’s half-brother, Piotr Dańko, son of Jakub Dańko and Zofia Głowacz, was married to Katarzyna Chruścicka, daughter of Marcin Chruścicki and Anna Klimak, in 1933. Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Connection with Dubiecko

Posted on May 14, 2006 by Steve

I just got off the phone after speaking with Kathy Smith about Dubiecko, the parish of my Danko ancestors . Â Kathy is leaving tomorrow morning for a trip to Berlin, Kraków, and Dubiecko, and she was searching the web for information about Dubiecko … Continue reading →

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