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Monthly Archives: October 2006
The Birth and Baptism of Piotr Dańko
I previously wrote that my Great Grandfather Jakub Dańko was married twice . His first marriage was to Agnieszka Sowa, my great grandmother . After Agnieszka’s tragic death, Jakub married Zofia Głowacz . Two years after this second marriage, Zofia … Continue reading
The Dańkos of Kraków
I received a surprise in my email today – a message from my half-second cousin Piotr Dańko in Kraków! If you listened to the recent Genealogy Guys Podcast from October 23, 2006, you’ll know that Drew Smith interviewed me over … Continue reading
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The Birth and Baptism of Teodor Niedziałkowski – 1839
Between the births of my Great-Great Grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkokwski, and his sister Małgorzata was the birth of their brother Teodor (Theodore) on 19 January 1839 in Mosaki-Godacze. Continue reading
Posted in Milewski, Niedziałkowski
Tagged Krasne
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Jane Niedzialkowski Danko's Gravestone
I’ve been working all day on the genealogy classes I’m taking through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies / University of Toronto, so I didn’t have much time to blog . Nonetheless, I thought I’d at least post a photo. … Continue reading
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The Birth and Baptism of Małgorzata Niedzialkowska – 1840
My Great-Great Grandfather Wojciech (Albert) Niedziałkowski was born in 1836. His sister Małgorzata (Margaret) was born in 1840. Continue reading
The Polish Village of Szwelice
Szwelice was the church-owned village that housed the parish to which the villages of Pomoski and Głodki belonged, and therefore was the home parish to my Niedziałkowski ancestors for many years. Generally, the gazetteer entries in the Słownik Geograficny were … Continue reading
Good Morning America – Chris Cuomo
You may have heard that Ancestry.com was going to be on Good Morning America on Thursday October 26, Wednesday November 1, Thursday November 2, and Friday November 3 . Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak blogged about this and Barbara Poole alerted me by email. If you didn’t … Continue reading
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The Catholic Cemetery in Dubiecko
When I was in Poland in October 2000, I visited the Catholic Cemetery there . I thought I might look for the surnames of my relatives there, but I had heard that most graves in Poland are rented, not purchased, … Continue reading
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The Polish Villages of Pomaski and Głodki
The earliest records for my Niedziałkowski ancestors are in the Krasne parish where the villages of Mosaki and Godacze were located, but my Great-Great-Grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkowski, moved to the Szwelice parish sometime during his life. In the Szwelice parish, all … Continue reading
The Polish Village of Mosaki
Genealogical research is usually enhanced when one uses maps and gazetteers to place the locations of ones ancestors in context with the geography of the area. In Polish genealogical research, the use of maps and gazetteers is essential to finding … Continue reading
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Tagged Gazetteers, Krasne, Mosaki
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