Thanks. It seems some breakthroughs will involve a lot of waiting for someone who has the records in the family and the interest to find distant relatives. I will be careful with info. Thankfully, the relative has confirmed the connection with a birth record. > From: bhpen05@machlink.com > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:33:12 -0500 > To: poland-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [POLAND] a major breakthrough- finally!!! > > Congratulations on the break-through. At lest there is hope. > > I have been searching for 20 years for the emigration data and pre-emmigration data of my Germanic family that has major presence in the Selesian area. All data seems to be lost because of the peasant uprisings in the early 20th century plus the ravages of wars. > > On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Debbie Greenlee <daveg@airmail.net> wrote: > > > Vera, > > > > Congratulations! I hope this is a "good" connection. Just use caution > > in handing over your own family information. > > > > Debbie > > > > Vera Miller wrote: > >> > >> Hello all! I can finally report a major breakthrough on my genealogy > > in Poland. I have been stuck for years in finding more information on > > a sister of my great-great-grandmother. Bialystok archives only had > > her birth record and nothing else. A great-great-granddaughter > > e-mailed me from Russia today. She saw my family tree posted on > > Familysearch.org. This is the second time Familysearch.org has come > > through for me. The last time I found a relative of my > > great-great-great-great-grandfather's brother from the same surname. > > I can't wait to receive information from her to learn more about my > > great-great-grand aunt. > > > > Vera > > > > ********************************* > > 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? 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