Hi Dorothy, I have a membership to Ancestry.com, I don't have the international subscription though. I have worked on my fathers line for about 20 years, fortunately his family line has been here in the states since 1636, I have had little difficulty tracing his line. There were some slight name changes over the years but DNA has settled what part of the clan we descend from. Ellis Island will be of no help to me. My family arrived here in 1882 at that time Ellis Island was being used as an Ammunition storage facility. Ellis Island didn't start receiving immigrants until 1890. I have census records for the family starting in 1900 thru my subscription with Ancestry.com. I was able to online locate newspaper obits for many of my great grandparents immediate family. I however didn't find the obit for Frank my great grandfather. I was able to obtain a copy of these obits thru the local libraries in Wis. where my family members lived. I even have a funeral card for my great grandmother in which a family member saved all these years. I have located on line a record for my great grandparents marriage license but haven't been able to send off for a copy yet. It sounds like I have a lot to go on but as I have stated not knowing the actual spelling has caused serious brick walls. I do have an LDS site about 20 minutes from here but haven't used it in probably 20 years. Unless I can find clues on line I am unable to move forward. What I mean by that is I work for a school dist. and my hours don't allow me to visit the center while they are open. I do have time off in the summer but am unable to get in during that time as that's when everyone else flocks to the center. You have mentioned a couple of sites I haven't tried. I will look into them. Thank you for your suggestions and hopefully I will find a clue, no matter how small a clue is a clue that can only prove or disprove a hunch as very helpful. Thank you, Roberta Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Petraitis" <dorothykp@comcast.net> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] trying to figure out who my polish family was > Roberta, > > It seems you have much information that could lead to further > discoveries. Have you tried Familysearch.org? That is the site of > the Latter Day Saints. Try their International Geanealogical Index. > > Since you have the month, year and port of immigration, google Ellis > Island and try a stearch. Search PGSA.org. Lots of information > there. Join Polish Genealogical Society of America, attend > conferences. They have lots of worhtwhile books listed at their site. > > Your library may have a subscription to Ancestry.com (limited edition) > which you can search from your home computer if you have a library > card. Join a couple of genealogy lists (can be found on rootsweb.com, > search Polish, Poland, Surnames). Ancestry is a good place to search > for census records. > > You have a wonderful start with your current information. What is > the source of your current information? It sounds like starting at > Ellis Island would give you lots more information if you can find > Arrival and Departure Documents. > > Google your closest Mormon Family History Library (LDS). There are > several in the Metro Chicago area. > > Happpy Hunting, > Dorothy > On Mar 15, 2010, at 11:17 AM, roberta hall wrote: > > Hi my name is Roberta Hall. I am a 5th generation Polish American. I > have no Polish heritage left as my family has fully integrated the > American way of life. Only Polish I have left is in my blood, only > wish I knew how to speak the language. > > My ancestor's arrived in the States via the Port of New York in > December of 1882. Their names have been Americanized and based on > documents I have found not one person spelled it the same way. > This is want I have: > 1) My great great grandparents: Joseph Schemenkowski and Mary > Wisnovsky/Wisnewski. > > 1900 W. Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., Wis. USA > Household # 252 > Scimenkufsky, Joseph b. Dec. 1838 in Polish, Rus. (possibly Brevier?) > Mary (wife) b. Jan. 1847 in Polish, Ger. > Anna (dau.) b. Jun. 1878 in Polish, Ger. > Frank (son) b. Oct. 1879 in Polish, Ger. > Daniel (son) b. Dec. 1883 in Wis., USA > > 2) Frank my great grandfather's marriage license is spelled Franz, > Sieniskowski. He married in Wisconsin in 1901. > > 3) Frank believed he was a citizen of the U.S. based on the papers his > father showed him. I don't have a copy of those papers but Frank was 3 > at the time the family emigrated to the States. As it turned out > Frank was not naturalized at the time of emigration so in 1913 he > filed papers to naturalize. On those papers Frank spells his name > Shenenkowfski. He states he was born in West Prussia, Germany and that > he emigrated thru Bremen in November of 1882 arriving in New York in > December of that same year. He doesn't know the name of the ship. > > 4) Generations of the family follow the Catholic religion. > buried at St. Hedwig Catholic Cemetery > Schemenkowski, Joseph, wife Mary, son Frank his wife Eva, > grand son Louis his wife Sophie, and great grand children Louis and > Regina. Along with son John Wisnicky. > buried in another Catholic cemetery is another of Joseph and > Mary's son's Daniel Sheninkosky. > > The correct spelling of the name is an obvious issue and has made my > search difficult. I have no experience researching in Polish archives > and language would be a problem and I can't read or speak it. > > Can anyone help me, I would really appreciate it. My grandmother has > since passed but she had 8 children resulting in 27 grand children. I > am the only one in the family who is attempting to find our roots. I > have many cousins waiting to see what I can learn. > > Thank you to anyone who can help, > Roberta Hall > Chicago, Ill. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Roberta, It seems you have much information that could lead to further discoveries. Have you tried Familysearch.org? That is the site of the Latter Day Saints. Try their International Geanealogical Index. Since you have the month, year and port of immigration, google Ellis Island and try a stearch. Search PGSA.org. Lots of information there. Join Polish Genealogical Society of America, attend conferences. They have lots of worhtwhile books listed at their site. Your library may have a subscription to Ancestry.com (limited edition) which you can search from your home computer if you have a library card. Join a couple of genealogy lists (can be found on rootsweb.com, search Polish, Poland, Surnames). Ancestry is a good place to search for census records. You have a wonderful start with your current information. What is the source of your current information? It sounds like starting at Ellis Island would give you lots more information if you can find Arrival and Departure Documents. Google your closest Mormon Family History Library (LDS). There are several in the Metro Chicago area. Happpy Hunting, Dorothy On Mar 15, 2010, at 11:17 AM, roberta hall wrote: Hi my name is Roberta Hall. I am a 5th generation Polish American. I have no Polish heritage left as my family has fully integrated the American way of life. Only Polish I have left is in my blood, only wish I knew how to speak the language. My ancestor's arrived in the States via the Port of New York in December of 1882. Their names have been Americanized and based on documents I have found not one person spelled it the same way. This is want I have: 1) My great great grandparents: Joseph Schemenkowski and Mary Wisnovsky/Wisnewski. 1900 W. Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., Wis. USA Household # 252 Scimenkufsky, Joseph b. Dec. 1838 in Polish, Rus. (possibly Brevier?) Mary (wife) b. Jan. 1847 in Polish, Ger. Anna (dau.) b. Jun. 1878 in Polish, Ger. Frank (son) b. Oct. 1879 in Polish, Ger. Daniel (son) b. Dec. 1883 in Wis., USA 2) Frank my great grandfather's marriage license is spelled Franz, Sieniskowski. He married in Wisconsin in 1901. 3) Frank believed he was a citizen of the U.S. based on the papers his father showed him. I don't have a copy of those papers but Frank was 3 at the time the family emigrated to the States. As it turned out Frank was not naturalized at the time of emigration so in 1913 he filed papers to naturalize. On those papers Frank spells his name Shenenkowfski. He states he was born in West Prussia, Germany and that he emigrated thru Bremen in November of 1882 arriving in New York in December of that same year. He doesn't know the name of the ship. 4) Generations of the family follow the Catholic religion. buried at St. Hedwig Catholic Cemetery Schemenkowski, Joseph, wife Mary, son Frank his wife Eva, grand son Louis his wife Sophie, and great grand children Louis and Regina. Along with son John Wisnicky. buried in another Catholic cemetery is another of Joseph and Mary's son's Daniel Sheninkosky. The correct spelling of the name is an obvious issue and has made my search difficult. I have no experience researching in Polish archives and language would be a problem and I can't read or speak it. Can anyone help me, I would really appreciate it. My grandmother has since passed but she had 8 children resulting in 27 grand children. I am the only one in the family who is attempting to find our roots. I have many cousins waiting to see what I can learn. Thank you to anyone who can help, Roberta Hall Chicago, Ill. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi my name is Roberta Hall. I am a 5th generation Polish American. I have no Polish heritage left as my family has fully integrated the American way of life. Only Polish I have left is in my blood, only wish I knew how to speak the language. My ancestor's arrived in the States via the Port of New York in December of 1882. Their names have been Americanized and based on documents I have found not one person spelled it the same way. This is want I have: 1) My great great grandparents: Joseph Schemenkowski and Mary Wisnovsky/Wisnewski. 1900 W. Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., Wis. USA Household # 252 Scimenkufsky, Joseph b. Dec. 1838 in Polish, Rus. (possibly Brevier?) Mary (wife) b. Jan. 1847 in Polish, Ger. Anna (dau.) b. Jun. 1878 in Polish, Ger. Frank (son) b. Oct. 1879 in Polish, Ger. Daniel (son) b. Dec. 1883 in Wis., USA 2) Frank my great grandfather's marriage license is spelled Franz, Sieniskowski. He married in Wisconsin in 1901. 3) Frank believed he was a citizen of the U.S. based on the papers his father showed him. I don't have a copy of those papers but Frank was 3 at the time the family emigrated to the States. As it turned out Frank was not naturalized at the time of emigration so in 1913 he filed papers to naturalize. On those papers Frank spells his name Shenenkowfski. He states he was born in West Prussia, Germany and that he emigrated thru Bremen in November of 1882 arriving in New York in December of that same year. He doesn't know the name of the ship. 4) Generations of the family follow the Catholic religion. buried at St. Hedwig Catholic Cemetery Schemenkowski, Joseph, wife Mary, son Frank his wife Eva, grand son Louis his wife Sophie, and great grand children Louis and Regina. Along with son John Wisnicky. buried in another Catholic cemetery is another of Joseph and Mary's son's Daniel Sheninkosky. The correct spelling of the name is an obvious issue and has made my search difficult. I have no experience researching in Polish archives and language would be a problem and I can't read or speak it. Can anyone help me, I would really appreciate it. My grandmother has since passed but she had 8 children resulting in 27 grand children. I am the only one in the family who is attempting to find our roots. I have many cousins waiting to see what I can learn. Thank you to anyone who can help, Roberta Hall Chicago, Ill.

Maria, You have many places where you can search for records. Places names: Hirschberg Gillau Lengainen Wartenburg Bischofsburg All of these places are now in Poland. People you meet today will not be using German names for Polish villages and cities. Maps are now in Polish,not in German, so your next step is to find the name of the parish and/or town where the civil registry was kept. You can use the Kartenmeister website at http://www.kartenmeister.com to find the Polish names of these places. Once you know that you can check the LDS online catalog to see if they have filmed any records by using this website: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp. After you know what film numbers you want, you can check this site to find out where the closest LDS Family History Center is to you: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp. There you can order the film from Salt Lake City to rent so you can search it. You can copy any and all records that you want. You will be dealing with Polish, German and Latin records. You can use these websites to find words found in records using those languages: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/rg/guide/WLPolish18.asp#1 http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/rg/guide/WLGerman1.asp#a http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/guide/WLLatin1.asp#a You can use this site for words you do not find in the lists: http://translate.google.com/#. This will give you a jump start in your research. I've checked and there are records available. Please keep us posted on your progress and feel free to ask questions anytime you wish. Good luck. Tina Ellis On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Maria Peck <peckconstruction@interbaun.com>wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to track down my STOPINSKI/STOPIENSKI relatives from > Hirschberg and Gillau, Kr. Allenstein. Here is what I know at this > point. > > Jacob STOPINSKI and Elisabeth LANDSHÖFT married 25 September 1877 in > Lengainen. Parents of Jacob were Valentin STOPINSKI and Marianne > HERMANSKI. Parents of Elisabeth were Valentin LANDSHÖFT and Elisabeth > BEHREND. The family were Catholic. > > Jacob STOPINSKI was born 17 July 1852 in Hirschberg and Elisabeth > LANDSHÖFT was born 9 October 1853 in Wartenburg. They had six children: > > Johann, my grandfather, born 11 July 1892, Hirschberg, Kr. Allenstein, > died 2 May 1960 > Anton, born 9 June 1897, Gillau, Kr. Allenstein, died 13 August 1962 > Male STOPINSKI - don't know anything about him > Female STOPINSKI - her husband's last name was STEGEN. He was > Oberburgermeister of Bischofsburg, Kr. Allenstein (I don't know when) > Female STOPINSKI - all I know is that at one time she lived in > Duesberg Huching > Female STOPINSKI - all I know is that she lived in Essen, then moved > to Czechoslovakia to start a cherry orchard > > My grandfather, Johann (1892 - 1960) moved to Berlinchen-Neumark, Kr. > Soldin. He married Maria Frida Helene RÖSIKE on 24 December 1926. The > story in the family is that his father disowned him as Maria was > Protestant. > > Anton moved to Wuppertal where he married Erna. They had one son, > Heinz, who died about four years ago. He never married and didn't have > any information on his family. > > I have a photograph taken in 1946 of four couples. It is thought that > two of them are STOPIENSKI relatives. The first names are Valentin and > Lieschen, and Betty and Jupp or Juzz. That is all the information I > have. I really need help on this one. Is anyone researching this > family? Looking for any suggestions for further research. Thank you. > > Maria >

Hello, I'm trying to track down my STOPINSKI/STOPIENSKI relatives from Hirschberg and Gillau, Kr. Allenstein. Here is what I know at this point. Jacob STOPINSKI and Elisabeth LANDSHÖFT married 25 September 1877 in Lengainen. Parents of Jacob were Valentin STOPINSKI and Marianne HERMANSKI. Parents of Elisabeth were Valentin LANDSHÖFT and Elisabeth BEHREND. The family were Catholic. Jacob STOPINSKI was born 17 July 1852 in Hirschberg and Elisabeth LANDSHÖFT was born 9 October 1853 in Wartenburg. They had six children: Johann, my grandfather, born 11 July 1892, Hirschberg, Kr. Allenstein, died 2 May 1960 Anton, born 9 June 1897, Gillau, Kr. Allenstein, died 13 August 1962 Male STOPINSKI - don't know anything about him Female STOPINSKI - her husband's last name was STEGEN. He was Oberburgermeister of Bischofsburg, Kr. Allenstein (I don't know when) Female STOPINSKI - all I know is that at one time she lived in Duesberg Huching Female STOPINSKI - all I know is that she lived in Essen, then moved to Czechoslovakia to start a cherry orchard My grandfather, Johann (1892 - 1960) moved to Berlinchen-Neumark, Kr. Soldin. He married Maria Frida Helene RÖSIKE on 24 December 1926. The story in the family is that his father disowned him as Maria was Protestant. Anton moved to Wuppertal where he married Erna. They had one son, Heinz, who died about four years ago. He never married and didn't have any information on his family. I have a photograph taken in 1946 of four couples. It is thought that two of them are STOPIENSKI relatives. The first names are Valentin and Lieschen, and Betty and Jupp or Juzz. That is all the information I have. I really need help on this one. Is anyone researching this family? Looking for any suggestions for further research. Thank you. Maria

Try these websites: http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/contact_information/index.html The Germans kept good records. This organization has helped a lot of people learn what happened to their relatives. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:58 AM, <Genebugdigger@wmconnect.com> wrote: > Does anyone know or have information about Camps were they kept Prisoner of > War? My father was captured during the Sept conflicted in Poland in 1939 > and was sent to Camp Fiegr? (can't quit figure it out) in Katowice for 28 > days. Do any of these records exist are there any pic of them? Any leads or > ideas of where to find these records would be greatly appreciated. > > Krys Murphy > > </HTML> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Scott There are 57 PLENCNER surname records in the FamilySearch.org page at; http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp Karl Roussin ========================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Plencner" <scottplenc@yahoo.com> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:06 PM Subject: [PBS] Plencner & Howanietz in Oppeln & Spisska I have been doing research for a long time but have never gotten very far back in the Old World with these branches of my family. Was wondering if anyone had any idea on specifics regarding these families and the following questions. -------------------------------------------------------------- I am investigating PLENCNER. There are three major immigrants with this name to America that I know of. My immirant was Ludwig Plencner (ca 1870-1945 IL) and his wife was Anastasai Stanislawa Banach (1870-1952) of Chicago. It seems they made the journey to America in eary 1894 per U.S. Census papers and son's birth certificate. I am not sure if they were married in the U.S. or overseas. I know much of their lives after coming to America, but little about the Old World. Family tradition is that we are Polish, but there has always been debate about this. Today there are many people named PLENCNER in Poznan and some along the Slovak-Polish border. The heaviest PLENCNER population in Europe is in Slovakia in the mining towns of Spis (Szepes). The Plencners have a history (that I know almost nothing about) in the Slovak town now known as Nalepkovo, once a German mining town called Wagendrüssel or Vogendrisel. THis city, along with local Spisska Nova Ves, were loaned to the Polish crown by the King of Hungary. I want to know (a) more about the PLENCNER family (aka PLENZNER); (b) more about the Spis region; (c) more about the potential migration of these people over time through Europe; (d) Does anyone else think this name has something to do with the Czech town of Pilsner? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Another family in my search is the family known in America as HOWANIETZ, which I am sure went by many different spellings. My immigrant is John A. Howanietz (b. 1865 probably Silesia - d. 1930 Hillside, IL). He immigrated with wife 1/10/1888 through New York. They list home country as Prussia. His wife was Celestine STOLZ. I know from her obituary she was born in Oppeln, now Poland, in Jan 6 1866. She died in 1929 in IL. John may be the son of immigrant Peter Howanietz from Silesia (b. 1840) who settled in Pennsyvania's mining area.I have evidence that Celestine is the daughter of Carl Stolz of Oppeln and his wife Johanna Korzynietz. Does this name mean anything to anyone? What is the history I should know about people moving through Oppeln? It seems the Stolz name is quite German, is this significant? ---------------------------------------------------------- All the best to you all. Scott Plencner Chicago, IL www.splencner.com/family for my family tree visit above site ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been doing research for a long time but have never gotten very far back in the Old World with these branches of my family. Was wondering if anyone had any idea on specifics regarding these families and the following questions.   -------------------------------------------------------------- I am investigating PLENCNER. There are three major immigrants with this name to America that I know of. My immirant was Ludwig Plencner (ca 1870-1945 IL) and his wife was Anastasai Stanislawa Banach  (1870-1952) of Chicago. It seems they made the journey to America in eary 1894 per U.S. Census papers and son's birth certificate. I am not sure if they were married in the U.S. or overseas. I know much of their lives after coming to America, but little about the Old World. Family tradition is that we are Polish, but there has always been debate about this.   Today there are many people named PLENCNER in Poznan and some along the Slovak-Polish border. The heaviest PLENCNER population in Europe is in Slovakia in the mining towns of Spis (Szepes). The Plencners have a history (that I know almost nothing about) in the Slovak town now known as Nalepkovo, once a German mining town called Wagendrüssel or Vogendrisel. THis city, along with local Spisska Nova Ves, were loaned to the Polish crown by the King of Hungary.   I want to know (a) more about the PLENCNER family (aka PLENZNER); (b) more about the Spis region; (c) more about the potential migration of these people over time through Europe; (d) Does anyone else think this name has something to do with the Czech town of Pilsner? ------------------------------------------------------------------   Another family in my search is the family known in America as HOWANIETZ, which I am sure went by many different spellings. My immigrant is John A. Howanietz (b. 1865 probably Silesia - d. 1930 Hillside, IL). He immigrated with wife 1/10/1888 through New York. They list home country as Prussia. His wife was Celestine STOLZ. I know from her obituary she was born in Oppeln, now Poland, in Jan 6 1866. She died in 1929 in IL.   John may be the son of immigrant Peter Howanietz from Silesia (b. 1840) who settled in Pennsyvania's mining area.I have evidence that Celestine is the daughter of Carl Stolz of Oppeln and his wife Johanna Korzynietz.   Does this name mean anything to anyone? What is the history I should know about people moving through Oppeln? It seems the Stolz name is quite German, is this significant?   ---------------------------------------------------------- All the best to you all. Scott Plencner Chicago, IL www.splencner.com/family for my family tree visit above site

　 　 Dear Editor: Members of the ( EECS ) Eastern European Cultural Society are once again organizing a Heritage, Culture and History tour of Poland. This will be a follow up to the 2001 and 2006 Lublin Sister City and heritage culture and history tours. Our American guide will be Chris Kulinski, genealogical researcher and European history expert. The Tour will depart August 30th and we will return September 14th. After our transcontinental flight to Warsaw. We will take a connecting flight to the Baltic Seaport of Gdansk, where we will begin our tour. On September 1st, we will partake in a ceremonial laying of a wreath at Westerplatte, where WWII began in 1939. Among further highlights of the trip besides exploring this seaport city and shopping for amber and multicultural souvenirs will be: Teutonic Knights medieval castle at Malbork (The largest medieval fortress in (Europe). Mragowo country estates famous for its folk music and culture festivals. Ancestral villages of Kolno, Pupkowizna and Myszynice in the Lomza district. Warsaw and a planned dinner with a U.S. Embassy rep. in the old town district. A visit to an world renowned artists paradise at Kazimierz. A luncheon stop over, at the famous Naleczow health spa. One of Poland's Ancient capitols Sandomierz. Lezaisk, to visit 17th century Bernardine Basilica, many healing miracles took place here. Rzeszow, the Carpathian Beskid region's capital Tour ancestral villages of Biecz, Lupcza, Olpiny, Pilzno and Jaslo. A luncheon at Niedzica castle and explore the legend of the Inca princess Tour the Carpathian Mnts. Zakopane region, home of the Polish Highlanders master wood carvers and unique architecture. We will dine in the Highlander tradition, with folk music and local performers. A visit to the medieval city of Cracow/Krakow named after Krak, the dragon slayer and where Polish Kings ruled for 4 centuries is also planned. Side trips to Auschwitz and the fascinating Wieliczka salt mine (the oldest in Europe) or Kosciuszko memorial mound will be included. You will shop until you drop in this ancient market square. We will also have dinner with a U.S. Consular Representative at one of Cracow's renowned eateries. We will conclude our trip at Western Poland’s City of Wroclaw, where we will view the Panorama Raclawicka depicting the battle, where Tadeusz Kosciuszko defeated the Czarist Russian army. Wroclaw also has one of the largest market squares in Poland, with the world famous Boleslawiec pottery. We will be entertained with ethnic dance and cuisine at a farewell dinner party. These are just some of the highlights. for persons wishing to join us on this grand Odyssey please contact the following EECS members @. Chris Kulinski 715 - 669 - 3017 tylkochris@yahoo.com Jim Mnichowicz 715 - 669 - 3577 jimmnich@yahoo.com Diane Anderson 715 - 316 - 1423 meandmooneam@yahoo.com Chris Kolasa 715 - 447 - 5701 kolasa1@centurytel.net

Google "Russo Japanese war" lots of information on the web. Peter -----Original Message----- From: polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jakki szymanowski Sent: 09 March 2010 17:30 To: poland borders Subject: Re: [PBS] Information on captured prisoners in Poland Does anyone have information re: POWs during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905? Jacqueline Jacqueline Szymanowski 3921 Random Lane Sacramento CA 95864 jakkiszy@hotmail.com > From: pandc.francis@ntlworld.com > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:26:59 +0000 > Subject: Re: [PBS] Information on captured prisoners in Poland > > Try looking at the Stalag 8b website as numerous POW camps are listed, > alternatively google POW Katowice. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Genebugdigger@wmconnect.com > Sent: 09 March 2010 15:58 > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PBS] Information on captured prisoners in Poland > > Does anyone know or have information about Camps were they kept Prisoner of > War? My father was captured during the Sept conflicted in Poland in 1939 > and was sent to Camp Fiegr? (can't quit figure it out) in Katowice for 28 > days. Do any of these records exist are there any pic of them? Any leads or > ideas of where to find these records would be greatly appreciated. > > Krys Murphy > > </HTML> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Try looking at the Stalag 8b website as numerous POW camps are listed, alternatively google POW Katowice. Peter -----Original Message----- From: polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Genebugdigger@wmconnect.com Sent: 09 March 2010 15:58 To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Subject: [PBS] Information on captured prisoners in Poland Does anyone know or have information about Camps were they kept Prisoner of War? My father was captured during the Sept conflicted in Poland in 1939 and was sent to Camp Fiegr? (can't quit figure it out) in Katowice for 28 days. Do any of these records exist are there any pic of them? Any leads or ideas of where to find these records would be greatly appreciated. Krys Murphy </HTML> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know or have information about Camps were they kept Prisoner of War? My father was captured during the Sept conflicted in Poland in 1939 and was sent to Camp Fiegr? (can't quit figure it out) in Katowice for 28 days. Do any of these records exist are there any pic of them? Any leads or ideas of where to find these records would be greatly appreciated. Krys Murphy </HTML>

Does anyone have information re: POWs during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905? Jacqueline Jacqueline Szymanowski 3921 Random Lane Sacramento CA 95864 jakkiszy@hotmail.com > From: pandc.francis@ntlworld.com > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:26:59 +0000 > Subject: Re: [PBS] Information on captured prisoners in Poland > > Try looking at the Stalag 8b website as numerous POW camps are listed, > alternatively google POW Katowice. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Genebugdigger@wmconnect.com > Sent: 09 March 2010 15:58 > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PBS] Information on captured prisoners in Poland > > Does anyone know or have information about Camps were they kept Prisoner of > War? My father was captured during the Sept conflicted in Poland in 1939 > and was sent to Camp Fiegr? (can't quit figure it out) in Katowice for 28 > days. Do any of these records exist are there any pic of them? Any leads or > ideas of where to find these records would be greatly appreciated. > > Krys Murphy > > </HTML> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/

I have not posted for a while and hope there are new member that might have some info or tidbits to help me along. What information I have is scarce. Birth certificate states that my father Mieczyslaw Zak was b. 05-15-1915 in Topola Poland, Kielice, pow. Pinczow to Josef Zak and Agnieska Garstka. I later find them in Sosnowiec, (Sosnowitz) Poland, pow.Bedzin in 1939 living at Sielecka 28. My father had mentioned that he was born during the reign of the Czar. Does this mean that he could have been b in Russia at that time before it went back to Poland in 1918? I did look and found that we are from the southern end of Poland. I was able to locate the village Topola near Skalbmierz, within Kazimierza County. Poland. I hope it's the right one. I do not know if it was in Galicia or not. I have also heard that Sonowiec was predominately Jewish since my father new Yiddish along with Polish, German and Russian, I was able to get information from the ITS (International Tracing Service) when I asked for any info on the Zak Family. It had mentioned that in Sept of 1939 my father Mieczyslaw Zak was captured and held in Camp Fiegr ? in Katowice, Poland for 28 days by the Germans I think. Can anyone tell me more about the Camp? Are there any records for this Camp or of the soldiers that were captured? This is all the information I have on my Dad except for a marriage lic. from Bergen-Belsen, Germany for my parents in 1946. I have other doc of work places for him while he was in Germany before the British Liberated the area in 1944-45. I had found these papers just before the garbage men came by. I would like to find out as much background info as I can on my parents since they did not say much about the old country. Anything would be greatly appreciated on this adventure I have taken. Sorry for such a lengthy query. Respectfully, Krys Murphy </HTML>

Hi Chris, I'll do a look up after dinner. But I think you might find that your local library has a subscription to Ancestry.com (limited edition) that you may be able to access with the use of your library car. Hi Chris, I did a superficial search and would be willing to do a more comprehensive search. It would be helpful if I knew her place of origin as well as her age in 1914. Was she travelling alone or with someone. I have been able to get clear images and am willing to give it another shot. Dorothy On Mar 6, 2010, at 11:28 PM, C. Bukoski wrote: Hi all, I'm wondering if some kind soul could do a lookup for me at Ancestry. I have the arrival records for the S.S. Willehad which arrived at Quebec and Montreal on June 13, 1914 (departed Hamburg May 29th, Bremerhaven May 30th, and Rotterdam June 1st) but the entries I need are extremely faded. Hence, I would like to look at the departure records. Unfortunately, when I search the database for Klara Procak (as clearly written on the quarantine portion of the arrival manifest) I don't find a hit for her. I'd love to be able to browse the collection (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068) myself but am not not a member. Thanks for any assistance! Regards, Chris Bukoski _________________________________________________________________ Live connected with Messenger on your phone http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Am looking for any additional info out there.................... MARTISCHEWSKY Our familytree begins with Ignatzius Martischewsky, who was born ca. 1777 in Lemberg (Poland) He was a soldier in the Prussian army. ... listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/PolandBorderSurnames/.../1153104539 Any help would be greatly appreciated. B.W.Martischewsky

Hi again Ralph, Well, that is curious! There were 842 people who arrived in Canada. I suppose the difference must attributed to those who boarded in Bremerhaven or Rotterdam. Hey ... a lightbulb just went on ...that must mean that she didn't board in Hamburg but instead boarded in Bremerhaven or Rotterdam. Thanks for looking into this for me! Regards, Chris > From: rharris@accesscomm.ca > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:56:18 -0600 > Subject: Re: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > > Hello Chris > I went through band 278 for the departure date and the ship name. There are > a total of 427 names under this band. There is no Klara Procak. > Ralph Harris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C. Bukoski" <cbgenealogy@hotmail.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > > > > > > Hi Ralph, > > > > Thank you but I already have the arrival records. I believe the clear > > record you are looking at has "Released from Grosse Isle. Arrived Quebec > > 13th June 1944" written at the top of the page and Klara and her children > > are the clear entries at the bottom of the page. If so, that page was > > re-written. You'll notice that everyone on that page was quarantined. > > There is another entry (on, I believe, page 34 - its quite faded) with > > Klara and her children at the top of the page. That entry is very faded. > > Hence, my desire to view the departure records. > > > > I find it odd that I can't find Klara in the Hamburg departure records > > when searching by name. It says the index goes up to 1914 and is complete > > for the years that the index covers. That makes me think that her name was > > not indexed properly. This is the reason that I was hoping someone would > > be kind enough to browse the images in band 278 (for 1914) for me. Since I > > know the exact departure date and name of the ship, I was hoping that it > > would be relatively straight forward to find the record in the images. > > > > Thanks for your assistance! I do appreciate it. > > > > Regards, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > >> From: rharris@accesscomm.ca > >> To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:49:14 -0600 > >> Subject: Re: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > >> > >> Hello Chris, > >> I found Klara Procak on the Canadian Passenger list. The record is easy > >> to > >> read. Would you like me to send you a copy of the record. > >> Ralph Harris > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "C. Bukoski" <cbgenealogy@hotmail.com> > >> To: <polandbordersurnames-l@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:28 PM > >> Subject: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > >> > >> > >> > > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > I'm wondering if some kind soul could do a lookup for me at Ancestry. I > >> > have the arrival records for the S.S. Willehad which arrived at Quebec > >> > and > >> > Montreal on June 13, 1914 (departed Hamburg May 29th, Bremerhaven May > >> > 30th, and Rotterdam June 1st) but the entries I need are extremely > >> > faded. > >> > Hence, I would like to look at the departure records. Unfortunately, > >> > when > >> > I search the database for Klara Procak (as clearly written on the > >> > quarantine portion of the arrival manifest) I don't find a hit for her. > >> > I'd love to be able to browse the collection > >> > (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068) myself but am not > >> > not a member. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks for any assistance! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Chris Bukoski > >> > > >> > _________________________________________________________________ > >> > Live connected with Messenger on your phone > >> > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958 > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Stay in touch. > > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Check your Hotmail from your phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712957

Hello Chris I went through band 278 for the departure date and the ship name. There are a total of 427 names under this band. There is no Klara Procak. Ralph Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. Bukoski" <cbgenealogy@hotmail.com> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > > Hi Ralph, > > Thank you but I already have the arrival records. I believe the clear > record you are looking at has "Released from Grosse Isle. Arrived Quebec > 13th June 1944" written at the top of the page and Klara and her children > are the clear entries at the bottom of the page. If so, that page was > re-written. You'll notice that everyone on that page was quarantined. > There is another entry (on, I believe, page 34 - its quite faded) with > Klara and her children at the top of the page. That entry is very faded. > Hence, my desire to view the departure records. > > I find it odd that I can't find Klara in the Hamburg departure records > when searching by name. It says the index goes up to 1914 and is complete > for the years that the index covers. That makes me think that her name was > not indexed properly. This is the reason that I was hoping someone would > be kind enough to browse the images in band 278 (for 1914) for me. Since I > know the exact departure date and name of the ship, I was hoping that it > would be relatively straight forward to find the record in the images. > > Thanks for your assistance! I do appreciate it. > > Regards, > > Chris > > > >> From: rharris@accesscomm.ca >> To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:49:14 -0600 >> Subject: Re: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) >> >> Hello Chris, >> I found Klara Procak on the Canadian Passenger list. The record is easy >> to >> read. Would you like me to send you a copy of the record. >> Ralph Harris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "C. Bukoski" <cbgenealogy@hotmail.com> >> To: <polandbordersurnames-l@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:28 PM >> Subject: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) >> >> >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > >> > >> > I'm wondering if some kind soul could do a lookup for me at Ancestry. I >> > have the arrival records for the S.S. Willehad which arrived at Quebec >> > and >> > Montreal on June 13, 1914 (departed Hamburg May 29th, Bremerhaven May >> > 30th, and Rotterdam June 1st) but the entries I need are extremely >> > faded. >> > Hence, I would like to look at the departure records. Unfortunately, >> > when >> > I search the database for Klara Procak (as clearly written on the >> > quarantine portion of the arrival manifest) I don't find a hit for her. >> > I'd love to be able to browse the collection >> > (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068) myself but am not >> > not a member. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks for any assistance! >> > >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > >> > >> > Chris Bukoski >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > Live connected with Messenger on your phone >> > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958 >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ralph, Thank you but I already have the arrival records. I believe the clear record you are looking at has "Released from Grosse Isle. Arrived Quebec 13th June 1944" written at the top of the page and Klara and her children are the clear entries at the bottom of the page. If so, that page was re-written. You'll notice that everyone on that page was quarantined. There is another entry (on, I believe, page 34 - its quite faded) with Klara and her children at the top of the page. That entry is very faded. Hence, my desire to view the departure records. I find it odd that I can't find Klara in the Hamburg departure records when searching by name. It says the index goes up to 1914 and is complete for the years that the index covers. That makes me think that her name was not indexed properly. This is the reason that I was hoping someone would be kind enough to browse the images in band 278 (for 1914) for me. Since I know the exact departure date and name of the ship, I was hoping that it would be relatively straight forward to find the record in the images. Thanks for your assistance! I do appreciate it. Regards, Chris > From: rharris@accesscomm.ca > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:49:14 -0600 > Subject: Re: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > > Hello Chris, > I found Klara Procak on the Canadian Passenger list. The record is easy to > read. Would you like me to send you a copy of the record. > Ralph Harris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C. Bukoski" <cbgenealogy@hotmail.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:28 PM > Subject: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I'm wondering if some kind soul could do a lookup for me at Ancestry. I > > have the arrival records for the S.S. Willehad which arrived at Quebec and > > Montreal on June 13, 1914 (departed Hamburg May 29th, Bremerhaven May > > 30th, and Rotterdam June 1st) but the entries I need are extremely faded. > > Hence, I would like to look at the departure records. Unfortunately, when > > I search the database for Klara Procak (as clearly written on the > > quarantine portion of the arrival manifest) I don't find a hit for her. > > I'd love to be able to browse the collection > > (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068) myself but am not > > not a member. > > > > > > > > Thanks for any assistance! > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Chris Bukoski > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Live connected with Messenger on your phone > > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959

Hello Chris, I found Klara Procak on the Canadian Passenger list. The record is easy to read. Would you like me to send you a copy of the record. Ralph Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. Bukoski" <cbgenealogy@hotmail.com> To: <polandbordersurnames-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:28 PM Subject: [PBS] Ancestry lookup request (Hamburg departure lists) > > Hi all, > > > > I'm wondering if some kind soul could do a lookup for me at Ancestry. I > have the arrival records for the S.S. Willehad which arrived at Quebec and > Montreal on June 13, 1914 (departed Hamburg May 29th, Bremerhaven May > 30th, and Rotterdam June 1st) but the entries I need are extremely faded. > Hence, I would like to look at the departure records. Unfortunately, when > I search the database for Klara Procak (as clearly written on the > quarantine portion of the arrival manifest) I don't find a hit for her. > I'd love to be able to browse the collection > (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068) myself but am not > not a member. > > > > Thanks for any assistance! > > > > Regards, > > > > Chris Bukoski > > _________________________________________________________________ > Live connected with Messenger on your phone > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message