Category Archives: Niedziałkowski

My Mother, Computer Operator

In 1945, my grandparents were listed in the city directory with only two changes from the 1944 edition. My mother, Jane A. Niedzialkowski, is listed as a computer operator. This occupation is different from her occupations of key punch operator … Continue reading

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My Mother, Clerk

In 1944, my grandparents were listed in the city directory with three of their five children. My mother, Jane A. Niedzialkowski, is listed as a clerk. This occupation is different from her occupation of key punch operator as listed in … Continue reading

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My Mother, Key Punch Operator

In 1943, my grandparents were listed in the city directory along with four of their five children. My mother, Jane A. Niedzialkowski, is listed for the first time. Her occupation was key punch operator, a career to which she would … Continue reading

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Grandfather, the Set Up Man

In 1942, my grandparents were still living at 18 Huntington Ave., but my grandfather’s occupation had apparently changed again. Continue reading

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Grandfather, the Steel Worker

Kostanty and Helen A. Niedzialkowski are listed in the 1940 Worcester Directory published by R.L. Polk & Co. Continue reading

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Grandfather, the Press Operator

By examining the city directories, I’ve been able to find the various occupations in which my grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski, was engaged. The directories list not only the occupation, but provide the time period and place of his employment. Sometimes, the … Continue reading

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Grandfather, the Grocer

I don’t spend enough time with City Directories, even though many directories of Worcester, Massachusetts, where my grandparents lived, are online. Jasia of Creative Gene wrote a series of articles on city directories, describing in detail the wealth of information … Continue reading

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Grandfather, the Springmaker

My grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski, immigrated to the United States from Russian Poland in May 1910. On his passenger manifest, he stated that he planned to stay with his uncle, Franciszek Niedzialkowsky, at 18 Huntington Ave., Worcester, Mass. Continue reading

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Can DNA Analysis Confirm My Ancestry?

By comparing the Y-DNA from my own Niedziałkowski line with that of Francizsek’s line, I should be able to tell if the two lines are related. Continue reading

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Adam Bonislawski in the 1910 U.S. Federal Census

In 1910, Adam Bonislawski was living in Worcester, Massachusetts with his family. His daughter, Czeslawa, was already married and living with her husband, Franciszek Niedzialkoski. 1910 US Federal Census Record for Adam Bonislawski SOURCE: 1910 U.S. Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, … Continue reading

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