By is Bydgoszcz; Gd is Ddansk; Kl is Kielce; Ka is Katowice; Ol is Olstyn; Os is Ostroleka; and Pl is Plock. Look in the Archibes of Poland-Roots and see what you can find on Slownik Naziwisk. I got my info from something Fred Hoffman put out in 2002. Have you tried http://www.herby.com.pl/herby? Marv Pozdol in Cleveland, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ruther" <chicagojohn@comcast.net> To: <POLAND-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: [POLAND] How do you find villages when you do not speak Polish? > Hello everyone: > > I've been working several sides of my family, but one of the family names > of which I know practically nothing prior to 1880 are my Gawinskis > (Gavinski today in Wisconsin). > > I went on Professor Rymut's site and typed into the search box, Gawinski, > and I received the following information: > "Gawinski - 14 - By: 1, Gd: 1, Kl: 3, Ka: 2, Ol: 1, Os: 3, Pl: 3." > > I do not speak, read or write Polish, but I interpret the information > above as: Gawinski; 14 such souls registering for "social security" in > 1990. One from Bydgoszcz. One from Gdansk. Three from Kl (?). Two from > what I believe is Katowice. One from OL (?). Three from Os (?). Three from > Plock, I believe. > > So, therein lies my problem. I've guessed at some of the abreviations, but > those marked with a (?), I haven't the slightest idea what they are. > > By the way, my Gawinski came from Slesin, which I think is Bydgoszcz. > There was one Gawinski family registered in Bydgoszcz in 1990. I wonder > if this is good or bad news. > > My question: Does anyone know of a site that translates all of the regions > of Poland from abreviation to name? I have found sites that list the > names, however, when you come across an abreviation, how can you be > certain that you know the region to which it refers? > > 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

John: I have a number of GAWINSKI relatives going back to 1817 in the village of Osieciny in Bydgoszcz. Actually they registered their life events in this central small town, but lived in several surrounding villages. I would be happy to compare notes with you. Bill Dr. William D. Pearson Professor of Biology Biology Department University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 (502) 852-3727 - office (502) 852-0725 - fax wdpear01@gwise.louisville.edu

Bill, Do you have any of the following surnames in your family from Osie~ciny parish? Chojnacki, Mal~ecki, Urban~ski Debbie William D Pearson wrote: > John: > > I have a number of GAWINSKI relatives going back to 1817 in the village of Osieciny in Bydgoszcz. Actually they registered their life events in this central small town, but lived in several surrounding villages. I would be happy to compare notes with you. > > Bill > > Dr. William D. Pearson > Professor of Biology > Biology Department > University of Louisville > Louisville, KY 40292 > (502) 852-3727 - office > (502) 852-0725 - fax > wdpear01@gwise.louisville.edu >

Hi, I tried to get on the listed site and was not able to, is there something missing from the address? Thanks > http://www.herby.com.pl/herby? Marv Pozdol in Cleveland, Ohio > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Ruther" <chicagojohn@comcast.net> > To: <POLAND-ROOTS@rootsweb.com>