Thanks, Ellen. I have all of the obits from the Chicago Polish paper through PGSA.   I hope to see the actual Lamich and Kalka gravesites. I know they were there 25 years ago, because a relative visited them. I was hoping there was a directory available to help me locate the graves, but it sounds like they will be hard to find. I'd also like to take pictures of houses and churches.   Finally, I wanted to go to the LDS center that has all the Chicago Catholic Church films in its permanent collection. I've ordered many of them at my local center, but their printer is always "broken," and I never have time to look as carefully as I would like before the films go back. However, I would be there on Wednesday, when Winetka is closed.   I think I will skip this idea. I won't be able to accomplish much in a single day, and it will cost hundreds of dollars. It would be more productive to come to Chicago for three or four well-planned days.   Novertheless, it will be wonderful to visit the city with my sisters. No spouses, children and grandchildren are invited. (-: We're planning to eat a lot of desserts and pop into a few museums.   Best, Linda in Boston       --- On Wed, 5/19/10, AnnEllen Barr <[email protected]> wrote: From: AnnEllen Barr <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [COOK-CO-IL] Visit to Chicago To: "Linda Kush" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 1:43 PM Good records at St. Adalbert's Cemetery go from 1916 when they had to keep records; those before are sketchy. Did you try the PGSA site (www.pgsa.org) for obits in the Denneziak Chicagoski (Polish newspaper) since they can provide good pointers to date of death and relatives.  It is online.   [email protected] From: Linda Kush [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:42 PM To: AnnEllen Barr Subject: RE: [COOK-CO-IL] Visit to Chicago Thanks for the help! Some of my surnames: Lamich Kalka Wesolowski Kusz/Kush Sfarczyk/Schaffer Chlebik Ruth on our list already made an exhaustive search for Adalbert Kusz for me at St. Adalbert's Cemetery, but his death was too early for their records. But she found his date of death (Oct. 1872), address, and many other tidbits I had not known. I've had no luck finding a death record for Adalbert and Maryjanna's daughter Josepha Kusz who died between Jan. 1872 and Feb. 1873 at age 2 or 3. I've check the St. Stanislaus Kostka films and found nothing. I'm almost positive there are graves at St. Adalbert's for Lamichs and Kalkas from the 1880s until about 1910. Thanks again for the interest, Linda in Boston --- On Tue, 5/18/10, AnnEllen Barr <[email protected]> wrote: From: AnnEllen Barr <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [COOK-CO-IL] Visit to Chicago To: "Linda Kush" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 12:55 PM Can you share some SURNAMES involved?  I am on the far North Side of the city and near St. Adalbert Cemetery.  My whole SASS and SIUDZINSKI clans (Polish/German/Prussian Were buried there, as well as others. I know that the FHC in Wilmette has the St. Adalbert and St. Stanislaus Kostka and Holy Trinity films. Comment from me:  Unless you have far suburban destinations, I'd plan my route first and then consider whether A car is a help or hindrance. I am most willing to consult with you (a freebie) since I do know the city fairly well and have been a genealogy Addict for over 25 years. AnnEllen Barr   [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Kush Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Visit to Chicago Hi Cooksters: I'll be in Chicago for a four-day weekend with my sisters in July. I'm considering going a day early to do some family history research. I would arrive on Wednesday morning, July 21, and rent a car for a day. This extra day would be pretty expensive, and I'm wondering how productive it would be. I've heard that the LDS Center in Hyde Park has all the films from St. Adalbert's and St. Stanislaus Kostka church books. Is that correct? Do they have any others? I'd also like to visit St. Adalbert Cemetery, where many of my ancestors are buried. My Polish ancestors arrived in Chicago in 1871 and the German side in 1925. I believe my father attended St. Maurice's Elementary School in the 1920s and 1930s. Any other suggestions for a good use of my time? What about visiting the churches to take pictures? Thanks for any advice, Linda in Boston ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message