Monthly Archives: November 2006

The Crew Manifest of the World War II Liberty Ship ‘Daniel Drake’

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Steve

Today I saw that no fewer than four genealogy blogs, Chris Dunham’s The Genealogue, Joe Beine’s Genealogy Roots Blog, Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, and Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings mentioned the fact that Ancestry.com has now digitized and indexed all readily available U.S. Passengers Lists from … Continue reading →

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The Birth and Baptism of Zofia Głowacz

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Steve

My great grandfather, Jakub Dańko, was married twice .  His first marriage was to my great grandmother Agnieszka Sowa who died after falling while picking cherries .  His second marriage was to my cousin Piotr’s great grandmother, Zofia Głowacz .  … Continue reading →

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Photographs from Gladys Graig's Funeral

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Steve

I just returned from Gladys Graig’s funeral in Stamford, New York .  While there, I took quite a few photographs for the family. Trinity Lutheran Church, Stamford, New York Trinity Lutheran Church, Interior Gladys’ Casket at Jefferson Evergreen Cemetery, Jefferson, New … Continue reading →

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Obituary for Gladys Graig

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Steve

STAMFORD – Gladys Graig, 76, died at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, after a brief illness. She was married in Jefferson in 1948 to her loving husband, Vernon A. … Continue reading →

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Gladys Hendricksen Graig, 76

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Steve

I’m flying back to New York today to attend the funeral of Gladys Graig. I met Gladys about 17 years ago, shortly before my sister Barbara married Gladys’ son Jeffrey. Gladys was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New … Continue reading →

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Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak on Good Morning America

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Steve

In case you missed the four episodes of Good Morning America where Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak helped the four anchors trace their roots, here’s a summary of the links: Chris Cuomo’s story and video Sam Champion’s story and video Robin Roberts’ … Continue reading →

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The Marriage of Piotr Dańko and Katarzyna Chruścicka

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Steve

My grandfather’s half-brother, Piotr Dańko, son of Jakub Dańko and Zofia Głowacz, was married to Katarzyna Chruścicka, daughter of Marcin Chruścicki and Anna Klimak, in 1933. Continue reading →

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The Descendants of Józef Dańko

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Steve

I’ve been able to trace my Dańko ancestors as far back in time as the Parish Records were maintained (the late 1700’s) .  Since I’ve blogged about these records for several months now, I thought it would be useful to publish the … Continue reading →

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