Today’s UPGS 2008 program\u00c2\u00a0was largely devoted to research in the Family History Library.<\/p>\n
The International Floor was buzzing with activity as Polish researchers swarmed the microfilm readers. Unused readers were hard to find.<\/p>\n
I heard several people speak of successes. I had an unexpected success today as I reviewed the microfilms for my Niedzia\u0142kowski ancestors from the Szwelice parish in Poland. I had decided to carefully review the films for this parish to try to catch anything I’ve missed before and to try to find a connection between my Niedzia\u0142kowski ancestors and the other Niedzia\u0142kowskis in the Szwelice records.<\/p>\n
In doing so,\u00a0I found a marriage record for Adam Bonislawski and Petronella Niedzia\u0142kowska. Seeing this marriage record rang a bell in my head: where had I seen those names before?<\/p>\n
Then it struck me – those were the parents of Czeslawa Bonislawska, the wife of my Great Grand Uncle, Franciszek Niedzialkoski! I have a record of them in the 1900 US Federal Census<\/a> with their three children who were born in Poland: Czeslawa, Jan, and W\u0142adys\u0142aw. I also have the marriage record<\/a> of Franciszek Niedzialkoski and Czeslawa Bonislawska who were married in Massachusetts in 1904.<\/p>\n And, there’s more! Petronella’s parents were Ludwik Niedzia\u0142kowski and J\u00f3zefa Pomaska, who were already in my database. Even if Franciszek and Czeslawa had not married, I’d be\u00c2\u00a0related to them both!<\/p>\n The UPGS 2008 conference held its closing banquet this evening after the Family History Library closed. The keynote speaker was Steve Morse who spoke on his “One-Step” WebPages. It seems that my path keeps crossing that of Steve Morse, but that’s really not surprising. Steve is a very popular speaker. His keynote address at UPGS 2008 was his 100th speaking engagement, an occasion he\u00c2\u00a0celebrated by showing a picture of a 100 z\u0142oty Polish banknote!<\/p>\n I have one more day of research at the Family History Library before I return to San Francisco. Wish me luck for my last day in Salt Lake City!<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2008 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today’s UPGS 2008 program was largely devoted to research in the Family History Library. Continue reading