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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Marriage Records in Galicia
Just about everyone who visits Kraków stops at the Mariacki Church near Cloth Hall . Every hour, in tribute to a trumpeter who was sounding the Hejnal from one of the church towers warning of the invading Tatars, the Hejnal is … Continue reading
Birth and Baptismal Records in Galicia
In the year 2000, I visited Poland with two friends . We flew into Kraków where we spent a few days sightseeing . Then we drove to Tarnów where we stayed two nights and toured the Castle at Łańcut . Â During … Continue reading
Stephanie Meleski’s Will
One day in 1973, my grandmother, Helen (Chmielewska) Niedzialkowski, asked if someone could give her a lift . When asked where she needed to go, she said that she needed to clean out an apartment . When asked why she … Continue reading
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Certificates of Citizenship
Friday’s entry completed the story of my grandfather’s immigration and naturalization experiences, but I didn’t post the Certificate of Naturalization of Kostanty Niedzialkowski (clicking on the link above will bring up a PDF file, and clicking on the image below will … Continue reading
An Unexpected Connection with Dubiecko
I just got off the phone after speaking with Kathy Smith about Dubiecko, the parish of my Danko ancestors .  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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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 Petition for Naturalization
Kostanty Niedzialkowski obtained a Certificate of Arrival on April 5, 1935 and filed a new Declaration of Intention on April 27, 1935 . He had to wait at least three years but no more than seven years before filing a … 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
Kostanty Files His Declaration of Intention
In 1917, my maternal grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski, filed his Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States. The Declaration of Intention was the first document an alien had to file in order to become a citizen .  For that reason, the … Continue reading
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