K... NOWY SĄCZ is about 15km away from OLSZANA and its pronunciation closely resembles the spelling that you have given. Best of luck in your endeavors. Roman On 4/22/2012 12:37 PM, Karen Lizon wrote: > Hi, > > > > I am wondering if anyone is better at guessing what the correct spelling > might be for (place name) > > Novasznts, Poland. > > > > I just came across a military registration record for my grandfather which I > had not seen before. > > On the record, his place of birth is written as Novasznts, Poland. I am > guessing whoever > > wrote the name did not know the correct spelling, or was not sure of the > proper Polish spelling, > > or did not know how to convert the spelling from Polish to English. > > > > Up to this point, the only reference I've had to my grandfather's (Peter > Lizon) life in Poland before > > coming to the U.S. in the early 1900's was his ship record which shows him > as coming from > > the town of Olszana. > > > > Any help is much appreciated. Thanks, > > K. Helene > > > > > > ********************************* > 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 >