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Monthly Archives: August 2009
At Castle Garden
Before that, Castle Garden, operated by the State of New York, was used for processing immigrants, a function it performed from 1855 to 1890. Continue reading
Three Men in Uniform
While I was visiting relatives in Worcester, Massachusetts last week, I was given this photograph of three men in uniform. Continue reading
Grandfather's First Home in America
My grandfather, Michał Dańko, arrived at Ellis Island on the steamship the S.S . Zeeland on 07 Mar 1905. According to his passenger manifest, he was met by Isaac Flichtenfeld, a Jewish umbrella maker residing at 35 First Avenue in New … Continue reading
PGSCA Summer Seminar
The Summer Seminar of the Polish Genealogical Society of California (PGSCA) will be held this coming Saturday, August 22, 2009 at the Weingart Senior Center in Lakewood, California. I will be presenting four lectures during the daylong seminar: Genealogy and … Continue reading
I Once Had a Horse
I once had a horse. OK, it was only a hobby horse, but it was still a horse. SOURCE: Hobby Horses 1 (Albany, Albany County, New York). Photographed by Jane A. Danko in 1958 or 1959. My sister had an … Continue reading
The Grave of Walter C. and Wanda B. Izbicki
While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of Walter C. and Wanda B. Izbicki. Continue reading
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The Grave of Bernard J. Izbicki and Albert F. Blackman
While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of Bernard J. Izbicki and Albert F. Blackman. Continue reading
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The Grave of Boleslaw Izbicki and Victoria Kruczynska
While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of Boleslaw Izbicki and Victoria Kruczynska. Continue reading
The Grave of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage
While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage. Continue reading
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