My husband's mom had a Polish saying that translated to or similar to "Whatever goes around comes around." Does anyone know the Polish words for it? Thank you. Joni Boike Wasilewski

Tina, In addition to what Roman wrote, consider that today most Poles use cell phones and like in most other countries, there is no telephone directory for those. A curse, if you will, of technology. Many Poles went from not having a phone at all to using a cell phone. Even children have them. Also, if I'm not mistaken, Poles don't need a land line to receive internet. Again, they sort of skipped a step and went right to long distance WiFi/wireless or some new fangled contraption. Debbie Tina Ellis wrote: > This site does not work for me anymore. I don't know if it is because I > now have Windows 7 or not. From what little Polish I know, it looks like > people in Poland now have to subcribe themselves to this telephone > directory. My cousins do not even appear when I try to look up their phone > numbers. > > Am I doing something wrong? Maybe you all can check for family you know was > listed, and see if they still are. I see people giving out this link, but > it seems to no longer be working. > > Thank you all for any thoughts on how this site is supposed to be > functioning. > > Tina Ellis > >

Tina, I don't think it's a case of your computer not being able to perform the search correctly. It' simply likely that the person you seek has not provided their phone number to the site. Although the site offers a telephone directory, it also requires that those who are to be listed in the phone book must specifically authorize their inclusion by filling out and submitting the appropriate form. Unfortunately, that being the case, in my opinion this phone book is of little or no use to researchers. Cheers, Roman On 11/14/2010 4:43 PM, Tina Ellis wrote: > This site does not work for me anymore. I don't know if it is because I > now have Windows 7 or not. From what little Polish I know, it looks like > people in Poland now have to subcribe themselves to this telephone > directory. My cousins do not even appear when I try to look up their phone > numbers. > > Am I doing something wrong? Maybe you all can check for family you know was > listed, and see if they still are. I see people giving out this link, but > it seems to no longer be working. > > Thank you all for any thoughts on how this site is supposed to be > functioning. > > Tina Ellis > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jakub Przedzienkowski <[email protected]>wrote: > >> There is and it is in Polish, >> >> http://ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php >> >> Kuba >>

This site does not work for me anymore. I don't know if it is because I now have Windows 7 or not. From what little Polish I know, it looks like people in Poland now have to subcribe themselves to this telephone directory. My cousins do not even appear when I try to look up their phone numbers. Am I doing something wrong? Maybe you all can check for family you know was listed, and see if they still are. I see people giving out this link, but it seems to no longer be working. Thank you all for any thoughts on how this site is supposed to be functioning. Tina Ellis On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jakub Przedzienkowski <[email protected]>wrote: > There is and it is in Polish, > > http://ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php > > Kuba > > Nazwisko is the last name of the person you are searching for. > Miasto is the town name if you know it. > Ulica is the street name. > > > > On Nov 13, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Brian Earley wrote: > > > Is there a website that would allow me to put in a name and or address to > > locate someone in Poland? My mothers cousin was in Poland about 15 years > > ago and has an address (no phone number) of a distant cousin. I was > hoping > > there was some way I could verify he still lived there or if I should > just > > take a chance and mail a letter to the address we have. Any suggestions > > would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Kathie Garlacz-Earley > > > > ********************************* > > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > > ---------------------------------- > > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list > as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > > ---------------------------------- > > Browse the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > > Search the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > Kuba Przedzienkowski > > > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Each Friday and Saturday the Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI) on the campus of Orchard Lake, MI hosts genealogists - both seasoned researchers and newbies. This week was no different. Our "Polish Genealogy" sign attracts people who want to see what we have to offer in the Wotta Building. A visitor asked about her ancestral village - Łazy Dębowieckie - a village in southern Poland. Small world! It is part of the same parish my grandmother Zdziebko hails from and we were there in September. Another researcher wanted to know about a surname which has the root word Ryba (fish). His ancestral village is located near a lake - Jezioro Pakoskie. It made me think of this painting by Leon Wyczółkowski. http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Wyczolkowski/Images/Rybak_niosacy_raki.jp g Ceil www.polishmission.com

Each Friday and Saturday the Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI) on the campus of Orchard Lake, MI hosts genealogists - both seasoned researchers and newbies. This week was no different. Our "Polish Genealogy" signs attracts people who want to see what we have to offer in the Wotta Building. A visitor asked about her ancestral village - Łazy Dębowieckie - a small village in southern Poland. Small world! It is part of the same parish my grandmother Zdziebko hails and we were there in September. Another researcher wanted to know about a surname which has the root word Ryba (fish). His ancestral village is located near a lake - Jezioro Pakoskie. It made me think of this great painting by Leon Wyczółkowski. http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Wyczolkowski/Images/Rybak_niosacy_raki.jp g Ceil www.polishmission.com

There is and it is in Polish, http://ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php Kuba Nazwisko is the last name of the person you are searching for. Miasto is the town name if you know it. Ulica is the street name. On Nov 13, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Brian Earley wrote: > Is there a website that would allow me to put in a name and or address to > locate someone in Poland? My mothers cousin was in Poland about 15 years > ago and has an address (no phone number) of a distant cousin. I was hoping > there was some way I could verify he still lived there or if I should just > take a chance and mail a letter to the address we have. Any suggestions > would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Kathie Garlacz-Earley > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski

Is there a website that would allow me to put in a name and or address to locate someone in Poland? My mothers cousin was in Poland about 15 years ago and has an address (no phone number) of a distant cousin. I was hoping there was some way I could verify he still lived there or if I should just take a chance and mail a letter to the address we have. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Kathie Garlacz-Earley

Tuesday Morning usually has lots of glass ornaments Made In Poland. Bobbi

Debbie, I usually get their cold cuts and a kielbasa, which are excellent. Marylee Kois Skwirz ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Debbie Greenlee [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [POLAND] OT Christmas ornaments made in Poland Marylee, I have ordered several times from Polana in Chicago and have always been pleased. They pack their perishable items in ice. http://www.polana.com/aboutus Debbie Skwirz, Marylee wrote: > I also buy only made in Poland ornaments. Bronner's Christmas store also has a nice selection. At our Christmas Eve dinner, I give them to our guests. > > On another Christmas Eve question. I am getting too old to make pierogi. Does anyone know of good mail order pierogi? > > Marylee Kois Skwirz > ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] ---------------------------------- Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. ---------------------------------- Browse the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots Search the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 ------------------------------- 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

I also buy only made in Poland ornaments. Bronner's Christmas store also has a nice selection. At our Christmas Eve dinner, I give them to our guests. On another Christmas Eve question. I am getting too old to make pierogi. Does anyone know of good mail order pierogi? Marylee Kois Skwirz ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Debbie Greenlee [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 12:20 PM To: Poland Roots Subject: [POLAND] OT Christmas ornaments made in Poland In the U.S. is a kitchen store, Williams-Sonoma. I noticed that some, if not all, of their glass ornaments were hand made in Poland and aren't too expensive. Maybe some folks will consider adding these to their Christmas tree. I never buy glass ornaments in the U.S. unless they are marked, Made in Poland. http://www.surlatable.com/p2p/endecaSearch.do?keyword=christmas&sortby=ourPicks&&asc=true&page=all Target, Pier 1 Imports and Hobby Lobby often has glass ornaments made in Poland. Debbie ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] ---------------------------------- Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. ---------------------------------- Browse the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots Search the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 ------------------------------- 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

I have looked at their head cheese and was wondering how the meats were. Marylee thanks for the input. Kuba On Nov 12, 2010, at 5:51 PM, Skwirz, Marylee wrote: > Debbie, I usually get their cold cuts and a kielbasa, which are excellent. > > Marylee Kois Skwirz > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Debbie Greenlee [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 4:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [POLAND] OT Christmas ornaments made in Poland > > Marylee, > > I have ordered several times from Polana in Chicago and have always > been pleased. They pack their perishable items in ice. > > http://www.polana.com/aboutus > > Debbie > > Skwirz, Marylee wrote: >> I also buy only made in Poland ornaments. Bronner's Christmas store also has a nice selection. At our Christmas Eve dinner, I give them to our guests. >> >> On another Christmas Eve question. I am getting too old to make pierogi. Does anyone know of good mail order pierogi? >> >> Marylee Kois Skwirz >> > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski

Marylee, I have ordered several times from Polana in Chicago and have always been pleased. They pack their perishable items in ice. http://www.polana.com/aboutus Debbie Skwirz, Marylee wrote: > I also buy only made in Poland ornaments. Bronner's Christmas store also has a nice selection. At our Christmas Eve dinner, I give them to our guests. > > On another Christmas Eve question. I am getting too old to make pierogi. Does anyone know of good mail order pierogi? > > Marylee Kois Skwirz >

In the U.S. is a kitchen store, Williams-Sonoma. I noticed that some, if not all, of their glass ornaments were hand made in Poland and aren't too expensive. Maybe some folks will consider adding these to their Christmas tree. I never buy glass ornaments in the U.S. unless they are marked, Made in Poland. http://www.surlatable.com/p2p/endecaSearch.do?keyword=christmas&sortby=ourPicks&&asc=true&page=all Target, Pier 1 Imports and Hobby Lobby often has glass ornaments made in Poland. Debbie

The author of this web page contacted me in August regarding my previous trips to Poland. I don't remember but I'm pretty sure they are not Polish so they're opinions are not colored by that fact. Tom and Shirley visited Poland recently and wrote up their experiences. The report is short but you might enjoy it. You might want to make note of their guides for future reference. http://home.roadrunner.com/~tomshirl/POLAND2010.HTML Tom and Shirley are seasoned world travelers: http://home.roadrunner.com/~tomshirl/ Note that they've added the Polish flag to their home page. Debbie

The Slownik shows that the Wola Zelichowska Roman Catholic parish was in Gręboszów: http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_II/808. It says the church was established before 1326. The LDS have microfilmed records from 1651 through 1979 for this parish: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp. You can locate an LDS Family History Center near you, by using this website: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp. There you will be able to order the microfilm from Salt Lake City, so that you can view it and copy any records you wish to have. If you are only interested in finding relatives, you can write to the church. The address is listed at this site: http://parafie.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=pr&pid=2361 Tina On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Debbie Greenlee <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > > You might write to the parish priest asking if there is anyone with > your surname still in his parish. You could include another letter > (both in Polish) with your email address explaining who you are, etc. > and stating that you are only looking for family and nothing else. Ask > the priest to pass along the second letter. > > You might also include a short hand drawn tree showing your connection > to your grandfather and any other relatives who were born in Poland. > > I am out of town and using dial-up service so I can't search for the > parish name for you. Perhaps someone else can do that or maybe you > could wait until sometime next week when I'm home. > > Debbie > > Peter J. Samiec wrote: > > I'm hoping to correspond with any Samiecs with relatives or descendants > from the Krakow area. My grandfather came here from the village of Wola > Zelichowska, Stopnica (county), Kiellce (province) (papers in Russian) > although passenger manifests list the village of Solec as his home. It > appears that his village is approximately 50 km from Krakow. > > > > He traveled with three others: Domial Ydzik, Piotr Bos, Marcin Kaprol > and Jakob Osin; leaving Hamburg Germany on May 8, 1913 on the ship Pretoria. > They arrived at Ellis Island on May 22, 1913. > > > > Records indicate they traveled to Clifton Springs, NY, then Piotr Samiec > and Domial Ydzik moved to the Batavia, NY area where work was apparently > readily available. > > > > If any of these names are familiar to you, please contact me, I'd love to > hear from you. > > > > Thanks for reading my message. > > > > Peter Samiec > > [email protected] > > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dear Friends, A concert for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ignacy Jan Paderewski will be free on-line broadcasted at <http://paderewski150.pl/> on Saturday November 6, from 6.00 to 8.00 pm (GMT + 1). The concert, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Poland and the Piotr Janowski Foundation, in the Royal Castle of Warsaw, is to celebrate a pianist and composer, orator, patriot and statesman who became a legend during his lifetime, a "modern immortal" as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described him. His heritage as artistic genius and devotion to human causes lives on, both in Poland and in the United States. The detailed program is at the same URL: <http://paderewski150.pl/>. This message is not off topic with genealogy: my great-granduncle Marcin Ratinski was the personal doctor of Paderewski and one of the performers, the well known pianist Karol Radziwonowicz, is a cousin of mine: our great-grandfathers were brothers... Ciao! Guido

There is a fellow named Bill Samiec in Toledo, Ohio who has written a book on poles who settled in the area. I don't have his contact information but I'm sure I could find it if you are interested. Carol

Peter, You might write to the parish priest asking if there is anyone with your surname still in his parish. You could include another letter (both in Polish) with your email address explaining who you are, etc. and stating that you are only looking for family and nothing else. Ask the priest to pass along the second letter. You might also include a short hand drawn tree showing your connection to your grandfather and any other relatives who were born in Poland. I am out of town and using dial-up service so I can't search for the parish name for you. Perhaps someone else can do that or maybe you could wait until sometime next week when I'm home. Debbie Peter J. Samiec wrote: > I'm hoping to correspond with any Samiecs with relatives or descendants from the Krakow area. My grandfather came here from the village of Wola Zelichowska, Stopnica (county), Kiellce (province) (papers in Russian) although passenger manifests list the village of Solec as his home. It appears that his village is approximately 50 km from Krakow. > > He traveled with three others: Domial Ydzik, Piotr Bos, Marcin Kaprol and Jakob Osin; leaving Hamburg Germany on May 8, 1913 on the ship Pretoria. They arrived at Ellis Island on May 22, 1913. > > Records indicate they traveled to Clifton Springs, NY, then Piotr Samiec and Domial Ydzik moved to the Batavia, NY area where work was apparently readily available. > > If any of these names are familiar to you, please contact me, I'd love to hear from you. > > Thanks for reading my message. > > Peter Samiec > [email protected] >

Folks, About six weeks ago I posted a message to this group asking for help with the translation of inscriptions in Polish written on the backs of some photos I had inherited. Several people responded with good suggestions about posting the photos at other sites and then sending a note to this group with the appropriate links. I am now able to do this and will take advantage of this new ability in the future. (I travel a lot, which is why it took so long). In the meantime, Joe Armata responded with an offer to help if I sent images directly to him. I took advantage of Joe's kind offer and he has helped me to complete the task of translating about 25 photo inscriptions from Polish to English. Actually, Joe did most of the work but I did learn quite a bit from working with him (and I now have Shea and Hoffman's book "In Their Words..."). I know that this group is set up for the purpose of exchanging information and helping others with their research. Still, I would like to publicly thank Joe for his significant help with this task because I know it took a significant amount of his time, he did it for a complete stranger, and it means so much to me as I try to come up the hill on another foreign language. Lest I forget, I should also acknowledge past help from Andy Kowaluk and Agata Krzywicka. Jim DeGraff Houston, TX