Magnolias at Filoli

Just as with hellebores and the summer snowflakes, I have never been satisfied with my photos of the magnolias at Filoli in Woodside, California .  The flowers usually seemed to be somewhat beaten up by the time I photographed them .  This spring, I’m happier with the photos than I was in previous years, mainly because I went to Filoli a little earlier than I had in previous years and many of the flowers had yet to fully open.
 Magnolia denudata (Yulan Magnolia)

Magnolia denudata (Yulan Magnolia)

SOURCE:  Magnolia denudata (Yulan Magnolia) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

Magnolia cylindrica (Cylindrical Magnolia)

Magnolia cylindrica (Cylindrical Magnolia)

SOURCE:  Magnolia cylindrica (Cylindrical Magnolia) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.
 Michelia doltsopa (Sweet Michelia)

Michelia doltsopa (Sweet Michelia)

SOURCE:  Michelia doltsopa (Sweet Michelia) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

Magnolia x soulangiana (Saucer Magnolia)

Magnolia x soulangiana (Saucer Magnolia)

SOURCE:  Magnolia x soulangiana (Saucer Magnolia) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

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The Birth and Baptism of Franciszka Dymek – 1855

Franciszka Dymek, daughter of Jakób Dymek and Franciszka Alickowa, was born on 22 September 1855 in Piasutno, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 23 September 1855 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Franciszka Dymek - 1855

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Franciszka Dymek – 1855

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” folio 757/147 recto, entry 192, Franciszka Dymek, 23 September 1855; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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Piasutno 192

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the eleventh / twenty third day of September in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-five at the hour of one in the afternoon .  There appeared Jakób Dymek, a peasant farmer residing in Piasutno, twenty-eight years of age, in the presence of Józef Gietek, thirty-nine years of age, together with Szymon Dymek, thirty-seven years of age, both peasant farmers from Borkowo, and he showed Us a child of the female sex, born in Piasutno yesterday at the hour of five in the morning of his wife Franciszka née Alicka, twenty-eight years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Franciszka, and her Godparents were the afore-mentioned Józef Gietek and Rozalia Trzcinkowa .  This document was read aloud to the declarant father and the witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Rev[erend] Juliusz Kulisz, Pas[tor] of Mały Płock

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The Birth and Baptism of Franciszka Dymek – 1862

Franciszka Dymek, daughter of Adam Dymek and Katarzyna Plonowa, was born on 09 March 1862 in Piasutno, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 09 March 1862 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Franciszka Dymek - 1862

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Franciszka Dymek – 1862

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” page 502, entry 84, Franciszka Dymek, 09 March 1862; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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84 Piasutno

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the ninth day of March in the year one-thousand eight-hundred sixty-two at the hour of twelve noon .  There appeared Adam Dymek, a peasant day laborer, twenty years of age, residing in Piasutno, in the presence of Ignacy Kołdys, forty years of age, together with Paweł Kołdys, thirty years of age, both peasant farmers from Piasutno, and he showed Us a child of the female sex, stating that she was born in Piasutno today at the hour of five in the morning of him and his wife Katarzyna née Plonowa, nineteen years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day by the Reverend Burkowski was given the name Franciszka, and her Godparents were Stanisław Kołdys and Rozalia Plonowa .  This document was read aloud to the illiterate declarant and witnesses and was signed by Us.
[signed] The Reverend Franciszek Sakowicz, Pastor of Mały Płock, Maintaining the Records of the Civil State

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The Birth and Baptism of Katarzyna Dymek – 1853 (52)

Katarzyna Dymek, daughter of Mikołaj Dymek and Maryanna Lemańska, was born on 10 March 1853 in Piasutno, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 11 March 1853 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Katarzyna Dymek - 1853 (52)

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Katarzyna Dymek – 1853 (52)

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” folio 23/14 verso, entry 52, Katarzyna Dymek, 11 March 1853; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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Piasutno 52

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the twenty-seventh day of February / eleventh day of March in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of eleven in the morning .  There appeared Mikołaj Dymek, a peasant farmer residing in Piasutno, thirty-seven years of age, in the presence of Wawrzeniec Trzcinka, thirty-seven years of age, together with Szymon Dymek, thirty-one years of age, both peasant farmers from Piasutno, and he showed Us a child of the female sex, born in Piasutno yesterday at the hour of two in the afternoon of him and his wife Maryanna née Lemańska, twenty-six years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Katarzyna, and her Godparents were the afore-mentioned Wawrzeniec Trzcinka and Maryanna Trzcinka .  This document was read aloud to the declarant father and witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Reverend Julius Kulisz, pas[tor] of Mały Płock

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The Birth and Baptism of Katarzyna Dymek – 1853 (72)

Katarzyna Dymek, daughter of Szymon Dymek and Rozalia Lemańska, was born on 23 April 1853 in Piasutno, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 24 April 1853 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Katarzyna Dymek - 1853 (72)

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Katarzyna Dymek – 1853 (72)

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” folio 26/17 verso, entry 72, Katarzyna Dymek, 24 April 1853; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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Piasutno 72

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the twelfth / twenty-fourth day of April in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of twelve noon .  There appeared Szymon Dymek, a peasant farmer residing in Piasutno, forty years of age, in the presence of Piotr Piaścik, forty-five years of age, together with Wawrzeniec Trzcinka, thirty-five years of age, both peasant farmers from Piasutno, and he showed Us a child of the female sex, born in Piasutno yesterday at the hour of eight in the evening of him and his wife Rozalia née Lemańska, forty years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Katarzyna, and her Godparents were the afore-mentioned Piotr Piaścik and Katarzyna Żelazna .  This document was read aloud to the declarant father and witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Reverend Julius Kulisz, pas[tor] of Mały [Płock]

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The Birth and Baptism of Maryanna Małgorzata Dymek – 1853

Maryanna Małgorzata Dymek, daughter of Stanisław Dymek and Anna Milewska, was born on 10 March 1853 in Niksowizna, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 11 March 1853 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Maryanna Małgorzata Dymek - 1853

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Maryanna Małgorzata Dymek – 1853

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” folio 24/13 verso, entry 53, Maryanna Małgorzata Dymek, 11 March 1853; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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Niksowizna 53

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the twenty-seventh day of February / eleventh day of March in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of two in the afternoon .  There appeared Stanisław Dymek, a peasant farmer residing in Niksowizna, forty years of age, in the presence of Szymon Niksy, fifty years of age, together with Jan Milewski, sixty years of age, both peasant farmers from Niksowizna, and he showed Us a child of the female sex, born in Niksowizna yesterday at the hour of eight in the evening of him and his wife Anna née Milewska, thirty years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day were given the names Maryanna Małgorzata, and her Godparents were Tomasz Milewski and Małgorzata Kuzina .  This document was read aloud to the declarant father and witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Reverend Julius Kulisz, pas[tor] of Mały Pł[ock]

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The Birth and Baptism of Maryanna Dymek – 1854

Maryanna Dymek, son of Jan Dymek and Teresa Gumieńska, was born on 16 August 1854 in Niksowizna, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 17 August 1854 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Maryanna Dymek - 1854

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Maryanna Dymek – 1854

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” folio 101/91 verso, entry 190, Maryanna Dymek, 17 August 1854; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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Niksowizna 190

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the fifth / seventeenth day of August in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-four at the hour of ten in the morning .  There appeared Karol Samul, a peasant farmer residing in Niksowizna, thirty years of age, in place of the midwife, in the presence of Łukasz Alicki, forty years of age, together with Błażej Żelazny, thirty-nine years of age, both farmers from Niksowizna, and he showed Us a child of the female sex, born in Niksowizna yesterday at the hour of three in the afternoon of Teresa née Gumieńska Dymek, residing with her mother on their farm ‡, wife of Jan Dymek, a soldier in the Imperial Russian Army, about twenty-four years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Maryanna, and her Godparents were the afore-mentioned Karol Samul and Katarzyna Kuzakowa .  This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Reverend Julius Kulisz, pas[tor] of Mały Płock

There is a marginal notation because the priest forgot to mention the age of the mother in the text of the record:

‡ twenty years of age J Kulisz

The father, Jan Dymek, was not present because he was away from home, serving as a soldier in the Imperial Russian Army .  If the father is not present, the midwife who delivered the child is usually the declarant .  In this case, the Godfather presented the child in place of the midwife.

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Three Hellebores and a Summer Snowflake

Every spring, when I visit Filoli, I try to take pictures of the hellebores and the summer snowflakes .  The photos have never satisfied me .  This spring, I’m happier with the photos than I was in previous years and, since Lent started last Wednesday, what is more appropriate than a picture of a Lenten Rose?  In the hellebores, what appear to be petals are actually sepals; the petals have been transformed into cuplike structures called nectaries which hold nectar.

Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)

Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)

SOURCE:  Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

Corsican Hellebore (Helleborus argutifolius)

Corsican Hellebore (Helleborus argutifolius)

SOURCE: Â Corsican Hellebore (Helleborus argutifolius) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

Hellborus x hybridus ?

Hellborus x hybridus ?

SOURCE: Â Hellborus x hybridus ? (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)

SOURCE: Â Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 23 February 2011.

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The Birth and Baptism of Paweł Dymek – 1853

Paweł Dymek, son of Jakób Dymek and Ewa Gołaś, was born on 13 January 1853 in Piasutno, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was baptized on 15 January 1853 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Paweł Dymek - 1853

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Paweł Dymek – 1853

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” page unknown, entry 17, Paweł Dymek, 15 January 1853; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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Piasutno 17

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the third / fifteenth day of January in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of four in the afternoon .  There appeared Jakób Dymek, a peasant farmer residing in Piasutno, forty-seven years of age, in the presence of Józef Gutek, thirty-six years of age, together with Maciej Chaber, forty years of age, both peasant farmers from Piasutno, and he showed Us a child of the male sex, born in Piasutno on the first / thirteenth day of this same month and year at the hour of six in the morning of him and his wife Ewa née Gołaś, forty years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Paweł, and his Godparents were the afore-mentioned Józef Gutek and Rozalia Piasutzowa .  This document was read aloud to the declarant father and witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Reverend Julius Kulisz, pastor of [Mały] Płock

Of interest in this record is the mother’s maiden name:  Gołaś .  The Dymek ancestor of my cousins was Józef Dymek, married to Bronisława Gołaś .  While I do not know at this time whether the people named in this record are related to my cousins, it is encouraging that a Dymek married a Gołaś in this place.

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The Birth and Baptism of Józef Dymek – 1854

Józef Dymek, son of Jakób Dymek and Franciszka Alickowa, was born on 14 May 1854 in Piasutno, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was baptized on 15 May 1854 in the parish church in Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Józef Dymek - 1854

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Józef Dymek – 1854

SOURCE:  Parafia pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Św. (Mały Płock, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń 1852-1862 [Records of Births 1852-1862],” page 88/79, entry 117, Józef Dymek, 15 May 1854; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1771-1863; FHL INTL microfilm 0,948,383.

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117 Piasutno

This happened in the village of Mały Płock on the third / fifteenth day of May in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-four at the hour of eight in the morning .  There appeared Jakób Dymek, thirty years of age, a peasant farmer residing in Piasutno, in the presence of Wawrzeniec Trzcinka, thirty-seven years of age, together with Adam Kuza, thirty-five years of age, both farmers from Piasutno, and he showed Us a child of the male sex, born in Piasutno yesterday at the hour of eight in the evening of him and his wife Franciszka née Alicka, twenty-four years of age .  To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Józef, and his Godparents were Wawrzeniec Trzcinka and Katarzyna Kuzowa .  This document was read aloud to the declarant father and witnesses who do not know how to write.
[signed] The Reverend Julius Kulisz, pas[tor] of M[ały] Płock

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