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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Konstanti Arrives at Ellis Island
My maternal grandfather, Konstanti Niedziałkoski (who later in life spelled his name Kostanty Niedzialkowski) left his home in the Russian Partition of Poland and set off for a new life in America . From what I have learned about the … Continue reading
Passenger Departure Records
The ancestors of most Americans were immigrants, and many immigrated in the late 19th or early 20th century through Ellis Island . Since the publication of Passenger Manifests on the Ellis Island website, many Americans have found the Immigration Records … Continue reading
Old Letters
Genealogists love family heirlooms. Whether it’s the trunk that grandmother brought over from the old country, a quilt that’s been handed down for generations, or an old photo album, most genealogists dream of documenting and preserving these mementos of our family history. While we may not have the space to store everything that our ancestors accumulated throughout their lifetimes, there certainly are some items that we would like to preserve, document, and pass on to further generations. Sometimes family bibles, photos, and heirlooms end up in antique stores and flea markets, where they may be salvaged by people like Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (yes, that’s two Smolenyaks there!) who try to reunite these orphan heirlooms with their families. Continue reading
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The Mother Parish
Yesterday, Christine posted a comment under The Church in Dubiecko and What I Found There that sparked my interest in a couple of things related to my family history. Steve, Do you know that Nienadowa had its own parish church starting … Continue reading
Massachusetts Cemetery Records
Two previous entries on this blog have dealt with cemetery records, so it’s about time to see what some of these records look like. My experiences in cemeteries have been varied – the employees at some cemeteries have bent over backwards to help me find the graves for which I was looking, providing me with maps, copies of the burial records, and directions to the graves. Others have been quite unfriendly, asking “Is this for genealogy?” (usually accompanied by a cold stare). Some cemeteries have charged for copies of the burial records, others have not. In general, if the cemetery doesn’t charge for the copies and the employees have been helpful, I usually offer to make a donation. Sometimes there is a “Friends of the Cemetery” group or a special project for which the cemetery is raising funds. Continue reading
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Aunt Bronisława Has Been Misplaced
Somehow my family misplaced my Aunt Bronisława. Granted, she died 93 years ago, but how could the family misplace her? Years ago, my Aunt Helen had prepared a family history and listed a sister called Bertha with no birth or death information, just a notation (Hope Cemetery) Worc. Ma. This entry was the first time I had heard about this child. Soon after I read this, my cousin Joe told me that this child was supposed to be buried in an unmarked grave in Hope Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts. He had visited Hope Cemetery, but the cemetery had no record of her burial. Continue reading
The Church in Dubiecko and What I Found There
Yesterday, I showed how to find the parish church for a town in Poland by using a gazettee. Two other gazetteers that cover Galicia are the Skorowidz Miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Index of Place Names of the Republic of Poland) and … Continue reading
Gazetteers, Maps, and Morgs
I know my grandfather, Michael Danko, lived in Nienadowa, Galicia, Austria-Poland, and I know that the church maintained the vital records . How do I find out where the church was? The answer is to consult a gazetteer, such as the … Continue reading
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When Genealogists Become Family Historians
The terms genealogy and family history are generally used interchangably, although the terms can mean quite different things . Genealogy uses facts such as births, marriages, and deaths to define family relationships and documents these facts with source materials such as vital records … Continue reading
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