Monthly Archives: September 2006

The Final Day of the PGSA Conference

I woke this morning to rainy skies in the Chicago area .  The weather made me a little worried about my drive back to Midway Airport, especially since the trip from Midway to Schaumburg on Friday took much longer than I … Continue reading

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The Second Day of the PGSA Conference

Saturday at the conference was pretty much full of lectures with a few hours for meals. Most of the lectures I attended today were presented by Mikołaj Petraszak Dmowski, a guest lecturer from Poland who present five hours of lectures on … Continue reading

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The First Day of the PGSA Conference

I woke up at 5:15 this morning to catch my flight to Chicago .  Pretty much everything went smoothly – no traffic to the airport, the plane was on time .  My plane was scheduled to arrive at 3 PM … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for the PGSA Conference

On Friday, I leave for the 28th Annual Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) in Schaumburg, Illinois (just outside of Chicago). I’ve lined up a tentative schedule from the choices for concurrent sessions: Friday The Importance of the … Continue reading

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Is That Great Aunt Stephania in the 1930 Census?

Drew Smith (one of the Genealogy Guys) wrote to tell me that he may have found my Great Aunt Stephania in the 1930 Census .  Recently I found that in 1910, Stephania (or Stefania) was living in a convent in … Continue reading

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The FGS Conference and a Surprise for Steve Danko

Today’s article is written by Barbara Poole, who kindly offered to write about her experiences at the FGS Conference, and then surprised me with the report that my Blog was featured in one of the lectures at the conference! I, myself, will be attending the … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marcin Dańko

Yesterday, I showed the Marriage Record for Jakub Dańko and Agnieszka Sowa, and previously I had shown the Birth and Baptismal Records for their children, the Birth and Baptismal Record for Michal Dańko (my grandfather) and Birth and Baptismal Record for Marianna Dańko (my Great Aunt … Continue reading

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The Marriage of Jakub Dańko & Agnieszka Sowa

A while back, I published the Birth and Baptismal Records for my Uncle Jan Dańko, my Aunt Zofia Dańko, and my Grandfather Michał Dańko, all born in Nienadowa, and baptised in Dubiecko, Galicia (Austria-Poland) .  The information on the Birth … Continue reading

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