Tag Archives: Worcester Massachusetts

The Certificate of Arrival for Stanislaw Markiewicz

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Steve

While I was at the Massachusetts State Archives in Boston a few weeks ago, I found the Naturalization Papers for Stanislaw Markiewicz .  Stanislaw was the grandfather of my cousins’ cousins .  Let me explain… My Uncle Michael Danko married Jean Skowronski, … Continue reading →

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Finding the Third Infant

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Steve

The third infant buried with my Aunt Bronisława in a single grave in Notre Dame Cemetery was difficult to research .  On the cemetery records, he name was listed as Franciszek Stonia and he was buried on August 30, 1914 … Continue reading →

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The Brief Life of John Kurpiel

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Steve

My Aunt Bronisława was the second of three infants to be buried in an unmarked grave in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester .  The first to be buried was John Kurpiel who died when he was only a month old .  Like Bronisława, … Continue reading →

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More from the Uncles

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Steve

After telling me of their war experience, my uncles Ray and Henry talked about a few other details of their family life when they were young .  Everyone in the family, including children and grandchildren, called my maternal grandparents “Ma” … Continue reading →

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Michael Danko and John Dziurzynski in the 1930 Census

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Steve

My great uncle, John Dziurzynski, immigrated to the United States in 1912 .  He should be enumerated in the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Federal Census Records, and he should also be listed in the World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917-1918) .  … Continue reading →

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More World War II Draft Registration Cards

Posted on June 5, 2006 by Steve

On April 26, 2006, I posted an entry about the World War II Selective Service Registration Cards .  The Family History Library (FHL) holds 166 microfilm reels of World War II Selective Service System Registration Cards for the state of … Continue reading →

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A Marriage and Two Births

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Steve

Great Aunt Mary (Danko) Golinski was married in 1915 and she had several children, including Victoria and John. Mary’s marriage record and the birth record for her first child, Victoria, were recorded in a ledger, rather than on standardized marriage … Continue reading →

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Social Security Records

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Steve

Social Security Records, including the Social Security Death Index and the SS-5 Application for a Social Security Account Number, are some of the first records I examined when I first started to compile my family tree .  I used the … Continue reading →

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Marianna and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Steve

From the 1920 and 1930 US Federal Census Records, I discovered that my Great Aunt Mary immigrated in either 1909 or 1910 .  A search of the Ellis Island Passenger Lists reveals a Marianna Danko who arrived at Ellis Island in … Continue reading →

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Great Aunt Mary’s Birthdate in the US Census

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Steve

My grandfather, Michael Danko, was the first of my ancestors to immigrate to the United States .  After arriving in America, he lived in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts the rest of his life .  He and his family are enumerated in the … Continue reading →

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