Dear Ben, You have found the genealogical jackpot! This is her baptismal/birth certificate. How very lucky for you. Diocese Province Local Parish District The Patrini are the godparents. agricola=farmer with land Lists parents, grandparents and possibly great grandparent---- Petzyk,Jose farmer, son of Theodori and Marie Michalecki (maiden name), of Anna B_tyk(I'll bet this is Petzyk) and Joannis~~(John?) (grandparents) et Helena Kurylak(great-grandmother?) Of course, this last is a guess, it's hard to tell exactly unless you can see it. As for the godparents, Joannes is listed as a farmer (agricola) and Maria S. If you are looking for your grandmother's father names, my next suggestion would be to go to your local Family History Center and order the films for this church--if they have them. You could strike gold twice. Regards! Carol >I am also curious as to what is actually listed under parents: (verbatim) >Petzyk Jose - phus agricola h, Theodori et Marie Michalecka. - Anna B_tyk >H. Joannis et Helena Kurylak. > >I guess they're names of people, but why so many names in this parentes >column? > >Under PATRINI column there is: Joannes Radominski agri Maria Stel-masrcluk > > >Sorry for my unorganised msg, can anyone help? I'd love to know my >grandmothers fathers name, wouldn't that be neat? >Thanks Ben > >