I just finished reading THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE by Diane Ackerman. It is about theZ~abin~ski family who ran the Warsaw Zoo before, during, and after the War. It tells how they saved hundred of Jews using the Zoo and their involvement with the Polish Underground. It also adds a lot of info about animals, their psychology, behavior, etc. If you get the book, I borrowed it from the library, be sure you look at the section of notes that relate to each chapter. Lots of info there. Also a very good bibliography. A new book just out, NULL AND VOID by Maria Szonert-Binienda is about the Warsaw Uprising. She will have a book signing at the Polish American Cultural Center in Cleveland on May 16th. I have not read the book yet. I believe she lives in Cleveland. Have some great reading about Polish heros! Marv Pozdol in Cleveland

Carol, Katy's Grove kind of fits your description however it was probably in Toledo at that time. It was on either Hill or Nebraska Avenues near Westwood and some railroad tracks. The Toledo Library probably has more information. Al Wopshall -----Original Message----- From: poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of DeZiner124@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:22 PM To: OHLUCAS-admin@rootsweb.com; POLAND-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [POLAND] Polish Dances I've just received the Dom Polski Dance Hall Days of Detroit's Polonia DVD and cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it. It provided much more information than expected in terms of immigration trends, Polish history, etc. Moreover, I was stuck at how similar Detroit's Polonia was to my own Toledo experience. Even street names were similar! I grew up on Avondale Avenue in Toledo, immediately across the street from the Paladrome. Downstairs was a bowling alley and upstairs was a fine dance hall. Summer evenings outside on my grandparent's porch were filled with the sounds from the dance hall. It was a very special time. And it brought to mind the dances I attended in the late 50's somewhere outside of Toledo, Ohio. There was a pavilion located in a woodsy area that featured polka musicians. I was well attended whenever the dances were held. I wonder if anyone whose memory is sharper than mind could provide a clue as to the name or location of such a place. I have photos but they are not marked to show the location. It would be wonderful to be able to identify the site. Carol Atkinson iso Mezydlo, Michalski, Jagla, Zielinski **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com ---------------------------------- 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 POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've just received the Dom Polski Dance Hall Days of Detroit's Polonia DVD and cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it. It provided much more information than expected in terms of immigration trends, Polish history, etc. Moreover, I was stuck at how similar Detroit's Polonia was to my own Toledo experience. Even street names were similar! I grew up on Avondale Avenue in Toledo, immediately across the street from the Paladrome. Downstairs was a bowling alley and upstairs was a fine dance hall. Summer evenings outside on my grandparent's porch were filled with the sounds from the dance hall. It was a very special time. And it brought to mind the dances I attended in the late 50's somewhere outside of Toledo, Ohio. There was a pavilion located in a woodsy area that featured polka musicians. I was well attended whenever the dances were held. I wonder if anyone whose memory is sharper than mind could provide a clue as to the name or location of such a place. I have photos but they are not marked to show the location. It would be wonderful to be able to identify the site. Carol Atkinson iso Mezydlo, Michalski, Jagla, Zielinski **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

Frank, Is the Dabrowica you're interested in near Bilgoraj and Ciosmy? I have done some research on my family who resided in Dabrowica near Bilgoraj, just east of Stalowa Wola, south west of Zamosc. George FrankGiamb@aol.com wrote: >I am looking for information on the Kania and Motyl family from Dabrowica > >Frank > >

I realize that the cemeteries that are in chigago were in a reas that were anexed by the city but I was answering a poster that said there are no cemeteries in the city of Chicago which I know is clearly incorrect. There are Poles buried in those cemeteries. Not every Pole was burried in what is now St Adalberts cemetery. I am not trying to argue but to clear up a very blatant miscarrage. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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Richard and the list, The cemeteries that are currently within the city limits of Chicago were originally in areas that were not part of the city of Chicago when the city boundaries were North Avenue, Western Avenue and 39th Street. The cemeteries were originally in areas that were annexed by Chicago. For example, Rosehill, Graceland, Wunders, St, Henry, and St. Boniface Cemeteries are all in what was once the City of Lake View which was annexed by Chicago in 1889. Oak Woods Cemetery was in the Village of Hyde Park which became part of Chicago in 1889. Bohemian National, Norwood Park, and Union Ridge Cemeteries were originally in the Town of Jefferson which was annexed to Chicago in 1872. Thomas Mackowiak MACKOWIAK/SERWATKIEWICZ/WANATOWICZ/JANUSZEWSKI/LESCZYNSKI/ORLIKOWSKI/MROZ/MU NO/HARNEY -----Original Message----- From: poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Richard Warmowski Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:01 PM To: POLAND-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [POLAND] CEmeteties in Chicago. There are several cemeteries inside the city of Chicago. One of the major ones is Bohemian National which is right next door to NorthEastern University. There wer many Poles buried there befor St Adalberts became a cemetery and after. That University by the way has many files with records of Naturalization and Declartion Of Intents. That can be viewed by the public. They are records that belong to the State of Illinois. Richard

Thanks so much to all those that responded to my request. I have the translation. This is a wonder list. Val On 22 Apr 2008 at 9:07, Val <vcon@ebtech.net> wrote: > I have a Post Card that was sent from Prijedor to my Uncle in Canada > in 1914. It is clearly written in Polish. > > I would be greatful if someone would have the time to translate this > for me. > > Val > >

There are several cemeteries inside the city of Chicago. One of the major ones is Bohemian National which is right next door to NorthEastern University. There wer many Poles buried there befor St Adalberts became a cemetery and after. That University by the way has many files with records of Naturalization and Declartion Of Intents. That can be viewed by the public. They are records that belong to the State of Illinois. Richard --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

Val, Send me the image and I will take a look at it. Jim On Apr 22, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Val wrote: > I have a Post Card that was sent from Prijedor to my Uncle in Canada > in 1914. It is clearly written in Polish. > > I would be greatful if someone would have the time to translate this > for me. > > Val > > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots- > admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > 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 POLAND-ROOTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message jimpres1@mac.com

I have a Post Card that was sent from Prijedor to my Uncle in Canada in 1914. It is clearly written in Polish. I would be greatful if someone would have the time to translate this for me. Val

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Thanks, I found this out, or actually my Uncle and Aunt did since they still live in Chicago. I'd asked them to take a picture of his grandparents graves and then went to findagrave and found a few more, as long as they were there, lol. They like walking so were game. Out of the 5 they looked for, only 1 of them still had a gravestone. My great grandparents were 25 years and so were 2 others. I wonder what we'll do with everyone being cremated today? Julie in CA -----Original Message----- From: poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:poland-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Greenlee Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:54 PM To: Poland Roots Subject: [POLAND] Chicago Cemeteries Cemeteries in Chicago were set-up a little differently than perhaps those in other areas of the U.S. There are no cemeteries in the city of Chicago, proper. All are located in the surrounding suburbs. Many Poles buried their dead in St. Adalbert's Cemetery and Maryhill Cemetery in Niles as well as other Catholic cemeteries south and west of the city of Chicago: http://www.cathcemchgo.org/locationsStart.php?page=1 St. Adalbert's (and probably other "European" cemeteries) practiced the Polish custom of re-using graves up until 40 years ago. When people buried their dead but could not afford to pay for perpetual care they purchased Term Graves. These graves were used for 25 years at which time the family had the option to then purchase perpetual care or let the grave site be sold to someone else. Buying a Term Grave was common practice and this sort of thing continues in Poland today. I mention this because it is possible that a person might not be able to locate an actual grave site though the cemetery should have a record of the original burial. See this Poland Roots post dated Dec. 21, 1997. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/POLAND-ROOTS/1997-12/0882706833 See Poland Roots' Archives for my posting dated Oct. 1, 2007, subject. St. Adalbert's Cemetery (Chicago) for an update on this subject. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=POLAND-ROOTS Debbie Lori wrote: "Yes, next time you are in Chicago, go to the Cemetery of the church & the church that your parents attended, and request records of all whom are buried in unconsecrated ground of the cemetery. All cemeteries have schematics of where remains are buried. . ." ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com ---------------------------------- 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 POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient or an authorized representative of an intended recipient, you are prohibited from using, copying or distributing the information in this e-mail or its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.

Roman, I used the same map as you did and came to the same conclusion. More information is needed. Jim On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Roman wrote: > Jim and John, > > Although an initial search for the term "Łąki", meaning "meadows" at > > http://mapa.szukacz.pl/ > > identifies 62 locations *containing* that word, only 20 or so are > actually named "Łąki". And of those an even smaller number are > located > in the former province of Galicia. However, it seems that you need > some > more collateral information, perhaps also available on the marriage > document you cite, that will further clarify or identify your village. > > By the way, the spelling is likely "Łąki" (pronounced "wonkey"), > not "Ląki". > > [Use Charecter Encoding UTF-8 to properly display this message.] > > Roman > > Kuba wrote: >> There are 62 L~a~kis in Poland. They are spread all over the map, >> Łąki >> >> Jim >> >> On Apr 20, 2008, at 7:20 PM, John Ruther wrote: >> >>> I have a marriage record of a family member, Valentine Bednarz, and >>> in this record it states that he is from a town in Poland with >>> which I am having difficulty identifying. It is La~ki, L~a~iski, >>> Gal., Polonia. Is this familiar to anyone and if so, might you know >>> its location? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> John >> > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots- > admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > 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 POLAND-ROOTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message jimpres1@mac.com

Jim and John, Although an initial search for the term "Łąki", meaning "meadows" at http://mapa.szukacz.pl/ identifies 62 locations *containing* that word, only 20 or so are actually named "Łąki". And of those an even smaller number are located in the former province of Galicia. However, it seems that you need some more collateral information, perhaps also available on the marriage document you cite, that will further clarify or identify your village. By the way, the spelling is likely "Łąki" (pronounced "wonkey"), not "Ląki". [Use Charecter Encoding UTF-8 to properly display this message.] Roman Kuba wrote: > There are 62 L~a~kis in Poland. They are spread all over the map, > Łąki > > Jim > > On Apr 20, 2008, at 7:20 PM, John Ruther wrote: > >> I have a marriage record of a family member, Valentine Bednarz, and >> in this record it states that he is from a town in Poland with >> which I am having difficulty identifying. It is La~ki, L~a~iski, >> Gal., Polonia. Is this familiar to anyone and if so, might you know >> its location? >> >> Thank you, >> >> John >

There are 62 L~a~kis in Poland. They are spread all over the map, Łąki Jim On Apr 20, 2008, at 7:20 PM, John Ruther wrote: > I have a marriage record of a family member, Valentine Bednarz, and > in this record it states that he is from a town in Poland with > which I am having difficulty identifying. It is La~ki, L~a~iski, > Gal., Polonia. Is this familiar to anyone and if so, might you know > its location? > > Thank you, > > John > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots- > admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > 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 POLAND-ROOTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message jimpres1@mac.com

I have a marriage record of a family member, Valentine Bednarz, and in this record it states that he is from a town in Poland with which I am having difficulty identifying. It is La~ki, L~a~iski, Gal., Polonia. Is this familiar to anyone and if so, might you know its location? Thank you, John

This will not get you unsubscribed. Review the printout you got when you subscribed so you can to it correctly. Good luck. Marv in Cleveland ----- Original Message ----- From: "donalddyleski" <donalddyleski@bellsouth.net> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [POLAND] Genealogy in West Virgina of Immigrants > Please unsubscribe me...thank you... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LeAnn Cook" <lady4justice@sbcglobal.net> > To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:43 AM > Subject: Re: [POLAND] Genealogy in West Virgina of Immigrants > > >> Marie: >> >> Glen Robbins is in Belmont County. I live in Belmont County. In fact >> the town is about 10 -12 miles from where I live. >> >> You said the Aiella, Pa....could you mean Avella, Pa? This is a small >> town just across the WV state line about I would guess 10 miles away from >> the State Line. It is probably a 1/2 drive from my home. If the >> family >> is from Avella PA as opposed to Aiella, PA then they are from Washington >> County PA. Which is about 35 - 40 miles SW of Pittsburgh PA. >> >> If the marriage occured in WV then the Catholic Diocese Heirtage Center >> information I relayed earlier should be of help to you. If the >> marriage >> was in Avella, PA the vital records center would be in Pittsburgh. >> >> Let me know which one is correct, I don't know of any towns in PA that >> have the spelling you indicated near the WV border, but there are quick a >> few small villages along the border. >> >> >> >> marie yeager <firehorse1331@gmail.com> wrote: >> LeAnn, >> >> You are such a dear, I am assisting a computer/genealogy illiterate >> friend. One of the children was supposedly born in Glen Robins OH, One >> supposedly in Pittsburgh, PA, The family was in Aiella Pa for the >> draft reg in 1918. The family would have been in south WVA around >> 1913 near Glen White/ Lester area. I expect the marriage would have >> been near Glen White. >> >> Family was catholic, Polish / Austrian. I know Ohio genealogy, but >> not for immigrant ancestors. Bit of a difference in the research >> techniques. The butchering of the names makes things difficult. >> >> My thanks to you for your reply. >> >> Marie >> >> On 4/3/08, LeAnn Cook wrote: >>> No , my mother worked for the diocese when I was younger and they only >>> have the records for West Virginia. But if you tell me where in Ohio and >>> PA maybe I can get you some contact information. >>> >>> I live in Ohio.....near the WV border so maybe I at least would have >>> that >>> information for you. >>> >>> LeAnn >>> >> ********************************* >> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at >> Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >> ---------------------------------- >> 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 >> POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the >> strong. Mahatama Gandhi >> >> LeAnn >> ********************************* >> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at >> Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >> ---------------------------------- >> 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 >> POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? 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Please unsubscribe me...thank you... ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeAnn Cook" <lady4justice@sbcglobal.net> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:43 AM Subject: Re: [POLAND] Genealogy in West Virgina of Immigrants > Marie: > > Glen Robbins is in Belmont County. I live in Belmont County. In fact > the town is about 10 -12 miles from where I live. > > You said the Aiella, Pa....could you mean Avella, Pa? This is a small > town just across the WV state line about I would guess 10 miles away from > the State Line. It is probably a 1/2 drive from my home. If the family > is from Avella PA as opposed to Aiella, PA then they are from Washington > County PA. Which is about 35 - 40 miles SW of Pittsburgh PA. > > If the marriage occured in WV then the Catholic Diocese Heirtage Center > information I relayed earlier should be of help to you. If the marriage > was in Avella, PA the vital records center would be in Pittsburgh. > > Let me know which one is correct, I don't know of any towns in PA that > have the spelling you indicated near the WV border, but there are quick a > few small villages along the border. > > > > marie yeager <firehorse1331@gmail.com> wrote: > LeAnn, > > You are such a dear, I am assisting a computer/genealogy illiterate > friend. One of the children was supposedly born in Glen Robins OH, One > supposedly in Pittsburgh, PA, The family was in Aiella Pa for the > draft reg in 1918. The family would have been in south WVA around > 1913 near Glen White/ Lester area. I expect the marriage would have > been near Glen White. > > Family was catholic, Polish / Austrian. I know Ohio genealogy, but > not for immigrant ancestors. Bit of a difference in the research > techniques. The butchering of the names makes things difficult. > > My thanks to you for your reply. > > Marie > > On 4/3/08, LeAnn Cook wrote: >> No , my mother worked for the diocese when I was younger and they only >> have the records for West Virginia. But if you tell me where in Ohio and >> PA maybe I can get you some contact information. >> >> I live in Ohio.....near the WV border so maybe I at least would have that >> information for you. >> >> LeAnn >> > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > 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 > POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the > strong. Mahatama Gandhi > > LeAnn > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > 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 > POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >