This looks like a mailng list for people in the US.  I am looking to see if I have any people of my family line still in Poland. --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: From: Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: [PBS] Starting a mailing list To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 4:41 PM To request a new mailing list at rootsweb, this information is found: http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl Regards, Mary Linda Boris wrote: > I just registered an account on the site.  Is there any way to start a new forum?  I would like to start a genealogy forum.  I searched for one of my family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results.  I'm sure people may have moved if there were any family still there.  How do you find them? > > --- On Sun, 1/31/10, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: > > > From: lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 7:20 PM > > > To All, > > Thank you all for taking the time to email me your kind words.   I know that > each of you are sincerely happy for me as I have been when I read that > someone has found family.  It has been a day and half and I still keep > tearing up and I cannot stop smiling.  I feel like the child that got that > special gift on Christmas morning. > > I pray that all of you searching for family will soon be rewarded with that > 'email' or 'letter' from Poland. > > I have truly been blessed. > Lorraine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Ellis" <polska.research@gmail.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > > >    >> What a wonderful and fulfilling story.  I'm very happy for you.  Your >> story >> brings tears to my eyes. >> >> Step one in researching is to never give up.  If you give you, undoubtedly >> you have failed. >> >> This weekend I have begun to search to help a 90 year old woman find >> family >> in Poland.  I found all of them concentrated in the Warsaw area.  The name >> is not found in any other part of Poland.  There are even telephone >> listing >> in the city of Warsaw for her family name.  Maybe she will also be lucky. >> >> Tina Ellis >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 AM, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>      >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I just have to share.  After all these years of searching for relatives >>> in >>> Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>> >>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>> smaller >>> and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much faster >>> than >>> here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just like yesterday >>> morning - I will find that email or when I go to the mailbox - there will >>> be >>> a letter from Poland. >>> >>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/  I found >>> a >>> lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been emailing.. >>>   It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and she does >>> not >>> speak English.  She has been trying to locate family for me.  Viola's >>> mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have to wait >>> until she visited where they now live.  She visited this past week.  She >>> told of how I have been searching for family. >>> >>> I keep tearing up.   I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >>> in America has been trying find them.  They do not do not have a >>> computer. >>>   So I guess I'll be using the Post Office.  And fortunately for me, my >>> cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>> >>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's..  A few years ago I found that her >>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>> Camp. >>>   No one here in America knew this.  He was my Grandpa's only brother.. >>> Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two photos.  Wow, >>> what >>> a family resemblance!   She only has one picture of her father and so do >>> I. >>>   Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo was not the same one I >>> have. >>>   You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my picture of her father. >>> >>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >>> to >>> see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there is >>> someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >>> past >>> October.  I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was able >>> to >>> help from the other side. >>> >>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>> little >>> bit of jealously.  When would it be my turn?  Well it was yesterday!  So >>> please do not give up.  You too, will one day, get that email or find >>> that >>> letter in your mailbox. >>> >>> Lorraine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>      > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >    ------------------------------- 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

The LDS has microfilms where I have found ancestors, but I am wondering if there are any members of the family line still living in Poland.  I have sent out several email feelers but got no responses. --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: From: Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: [PBS] Genealogy sites To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 4:30 PM Hi, Linda, There are many existing mailing lists and message boards for people seeking information about ancestors; the information you seek may already be online. One way of searching family ancestral towns is to see if the records have been microfilmed by the Latter Day Saints.  Using this place search, it is possible to see if there are records available: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp In the event there are no records microfilmed, the next source is to contact the ancestral parish to see what records are available.  Various changes in Poland's borders can account for movement of your ancestors. Did you go to the town itself and not find any family members? Let us know what specific information you seek and members of this mailing list will try to help guide you in your search. Regards, Mary Linda Boris wrote: > I just registered an account on the site.  Is there any way to start a new forum?  I would like to start a genealogy forum.  I searched for one of my family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results.  I'm sure people may have moved if there were any family still there.  How do you find them? > > --- On Sun, 1/31/10, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: > > > From: lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 7:20 PM > > > To All, > > Thank you all for taking the time to email me your kind words.   I know that > each of you are sincerely happy for me as I have been when I read that > someone has found family.  It has been a day and half and I still keep > tearing up and I cannot stop smiling.  I feel like the child that got that > special gift on Christmas morning. > > I pray that all of you searching for family will soon be rewarded with that > 'email' or 'letter' from Poland. > > I have truly been blessed. > Lorraine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Ellis" <polska.research@gmail.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > > >    >> What a wonderful and fulfilling story.  I'm very happy for you.  Your >> story >> brings tears to my eyes. >> >> Step one in researching is to never give up.  If you give you, undoubtedly >> you have failed. >> >> This weekend I have begun to search to help a 90 year old woman find >> family >> in Poland.  I found all of them concentrated in the Warsaw area.  The name >> is not found in any other part of Poland.  There are even telephone >> listing >> in the city of Warsaw for her family name.  Maybe she will also be lucky. >> >> Tina Ellis >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 AM, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>      >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I just have to share.  After all these years of searching for relatives >>> in >>> Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>> >>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>> smaller >>> and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much faster >>> than >>> here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just like yesterday >>> morning - I will find that email or when I go to the mailbox - there will >>> be >>> a letter from Poland. >>> >>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/  I found >>> a >>> lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been emailing.. >>>   It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and she does >>> not >>> speak English.  She has been trying to locate family for me.  Viola's >>> mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have to wait >>> until she visited where they now live.  She visited this past week.  She >>> told of how I have been searching for family. >>> >>> I keep tearing up.   I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >>> in America has been trying find them.  They do not do not have a >>> computer. >>>   So I guess I'll be using the Post Office.  And fortunately for me, my >>> cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>> >>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's..  A few years ago I found that her >>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>> Camp. >>>   No one here in America knew this.  He was my Grandpa's only brother.. >>> Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two photos.  Wow, >>> what >>> a family resemblance!   She only has one picture of her father and so do >>> I. >>>   Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo was not the same one I >>> have. >>>   You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my picture of her father. >>> >>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >>> to >>> see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there is >>> someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >>> past >>> October.  I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was able >>> to >>> help from the other side. >>> >>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>> little >>> bit of jealously.  When would it be my turn?  Well it was yesterday!  So >>> please do not give up.  You too, will one day, get that email or find >>> that >>> letter in your mailbox. >>> >>> Lorraine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>      > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >    ------------------------------- 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 my work set up for me, don't I.? I appreciate what you have given me. I'll keep this copy and let you know if I find on my family line on my mother's side. I am also working on my father's family line. Those grandparents in Bydgoszcz, Poland. I was there, that is a big city. thanks, again! LaVerne (Lavmanx@comcast.net ----- Thank you very muchTo: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Question(Lorraine) > > Where in Poland is your Zmijewo? The Plock catholic archives has old > records from the Zmijewo parish which is north of Warsaw, south of Mlawa, > west of Przasnysz. I know that they have church records going back to > 1726. I have copied some of these old records from Zmijewo but the latest > ones that I have are ones from 1808. There are mainly Zmijewski surnames > in this parish. > > There are two Zmijewo parishes in Poland. I have no knowledge of the other > Zmijewo. > >>From my experience once a pastor says no, there is no moving him. What has >>worked for me is initially tell the priest that your ancestors belonged to >>his parish. Then you ask him to say Masses for your family and give him a >>donation of at least $50. At this point he will be more than willing to >>help you. Too many foreigners go to the pastor looking for information. We >>have to remember that these pastors do not have secretaries to do any >>research. Plus, many of the records from 1868 to 1918 were written in >>Russian cyrillic. Many priests these days are not able to read Russian. > > Check the site of the Latter Day Saints and see if they have copied the > Zmijewo records. They copied almost all of the Plock diocese records. If > they do not have the records, you may want to write to the Mlawa Civil > archives. They do research for a fee. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LaVerne Kossler <lavmanx@comcast.net> > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 2:08 pm > Subject: Re: [PBS] Question(Lorraine) > > > I am sorry, I should have said that was my last trip. I don't travel > that > ar anymore. I am in my 80's. I have worked on the family history most of > y adult life, and would like to have more to add to the records. That is > hy I went to Poland, and I am happy I had the opportunity...it is > beautiful > ountry. Should I write to the Catholic Church in Zmijewo,Poland.? The > riest would not talk to us. I had a girl with me,who spoke Polish , she > as upset,too. We did go to the cemetery. It was overgrown with a thorny > round cover. The cemetery was not maintained. I did take a picture of > the > rave marker, but it is so old I can hardly read it. LaVerne > > > ent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:02 AM > ubject: Re: [PBS] Question(Lorraine) > > Laverne, > > You can go to the rectory and ask the assistant there for help. Try and > make an appointment. > I did not see the priest in Skrwilno but the assistant helped. He got the > books for marriages and > deaths and looked up the names I was interested in on the spot. > > Kuba > > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 11:21 PM, LaVerne Kossler wrote: > >> This is my first time in writting to you. I hope I got this right. I >> went to Poland in 2004, and visited my mother's family site. They lived >> in Zmijewo, Poland. >> It was an interesting trip. I went to the local cemetery, and found most >> of the gravestones name with that name on it. Zmijewski, was the name. >> I tried to get more info from the priest on the grounds with no luck. So >> I gave up. How should I do it correctly? Appreciate your suggestions. >> LaVerne Kossler Lavmanx@comcast.net >> Thanks >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > Kuba Przedzienkowski > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he 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

Where in Poland is your Zmijewo? The Plock catholic archives has old records from the Zmijewo parish which is north of Warsaw, south of Mlawa, west of Przasnysz. I know that they have church records going back to 1726. I have copied some of these old records from Zmijewo but the latest ones that I have are ones from 1808. There are mainly Zmijewski surnames in this parish. There are two Zmijewo parishes in Poland. I have no knowledge of the other Zmijewo. >From my experience once a pastor says no, there is no moving him. What has worked for me is initially tell the priest that your ancestors belonged to his parish. Then you ask him to say Masses for your family and give him a donation of at least $50. At this point he will be more than willing to help you. Too many foreigners go to the pastor looking for information. We have to remember that these pastors do not have secretaries to do any research. Plus, many of the records from 1868 to 1918 were written in Russian cyrillic. Many priests these days are not able to read Russian. Check the site of the Latter Day Saints and see if they have copied the Zmijewo records. They copied almost all of the Plock diocese records. If they do not have the records, you may want to write to the Mlawa Civil archives. They do research for a fee. -----Original Message----- From: LaVerne Kossler <lavmanx@comcast.net> To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [PBS] Question(Lorraine) I am sorry, I should have said that was my last trip. I don't travel that ar anymore. I am in my 80's. I have worked on the family history most of y adult life, and would like to have more to add to the records. That is hy I went to Poland, and I am happy I had the opportunity...it is beautiful ountry. Should I write to the Catholic Church in Zmijewo,Poland.? The riest would not talk to us. I had a girl with me,who spoke Polish , she as upset,too. We did go to the cemetery. It was overgrown with a thorny round cover. The cemetery was not maintained. I did take a picture of the rave marker, but it is so old I can hardly read it. LaVerne ent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:02 AM ubject: Re: [PBS] Question(Lorraine) Laverne, You can go to the rectory and ask the assistant there for help. Try and make an appointment. I did not see the priest in Skrwilno but the assistant helped. He got the books for marriages and deaths and looked up the names I was interested in on the spot. Kuba On Jan 31, 2010, at 11:21 PM, LaVerne Kossler wrote: > This is my first time in writting to you. I hope I got this right. I > went to Poland in 2004, and visited my mother's family site. They lived > in Zmijewo, Poland. > It was an interesting trip. I went to the local cemetery, and found most > of the gravestones name with that name on it. Zmijewski, was the name. > I tried to get more info from the priest on the grounds with no luck. So > I gave up. How should I do it correctly? Appreciate your suggestions. > LaVerne Kossler Lavmanx@comcast.net > Thanks > > ------------------------------- > 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

To request a new mailing list at rootsweb, this information is found: http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl Regards, Mary Linda Boris wrote: > I just registered an account on the site. Is there any way to start a new forum? I would like to start a genealogy forum. I searched for one of my family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results. I'm sure people may have moved if there were any family still there. How do you find them? > > --- On Sun, 1/31/10, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: > > > From: lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 7:20 PM > > > To All, > > Thank you all for taking the time to email me your kind words. I know that > each of you are sincerely happy for me as I have been when I read that > someone has found family. It has been a day and half and I still keep > tearing up and I cannot stop smiling. I feel like the child that got that > special gift on Christmas morning. > > I pray that all of you searching for family will soon be rewarded with that > 'email' or 'letter' from Poland. > > I have truly been blessed. > Lorraine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Ellis" <polska.research@gmail.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > > > >> What a wonderful and fulfilling story. I'm very happy for you. Your >> story >> brings tears to my eyes. >> >> Step one in researching is to never give up. If you give you, undoubtedly >> you have failed. >> >> This weekend I have begun to search to help a 90 year old woman find >> family >> in Poland. I found all of them concentrated in the Warsaw area. The name >> is not found in any other part of Poland. There are even telephone >> listing >> in the city of Warsaw for her family name. Maybe she will also be lucky. >> >> Tina Ellis >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 AM, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I just have to share. After all these years of searching for relatives >>> in >>> Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>> >>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>> smaller >>> and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much faster >>> than >>> here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just like yesterday >>> morning - I will find that email or when I go to the mailbox - there will >>> be >>> a letter from Poland. >>> >>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/ I found >>> a >>> lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been emailing.. >>> It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and she does >>> not >>> speak English. She has been trying to locate family for me. Viola's >>> mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have to wait >>> until she visited where they now live. She visited this past week. She >>> told of how I have been searching for family. >>> >>> I keep tearing up. I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >>> in America has been trying find them. They do not do not have a >>> computer. >>> So I guess I'll be using the Post Office. And fortunately for me, my >>> cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>> >>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's.. A few years ago I found that her >>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>> Camp. >>> No one here in America knew this. He was my Grandpa's only brother.. >>> Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two photos. Wow, >>> what >>> a family resemblance! She only has one picture of her father and so do >>> I. >>> Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo was not the same one I >>> have. >>> You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my picture of her father. >>> >>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >>> to >>> see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there is >>> someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >>> past >>> October. I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was able >>> to >>> help from the other side. >>> >>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>> little >>> bit of jealously. When would it be my turn? Well it was yesterday! So >>> please do not give up. You too, will one day, get that email or find >>> that >>> letter in your mailbox. >>> >>> Lorraine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Hi, Linda, There are many existing mailing lists and message boards for people seeking information about ancestors; the information you seek may already be online. One way of searching family ancestral towns is to see if the records have been microfilmed by the Latter Day Saints. Using this place search, it is possible to see if there are records available: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp In the event there are no records microfilmed, the next source is to contact the ancestral parish to see what records are available. Various changes in Poland's borders can account for movement of your ancestors. Did you go to the town itself and not find any family members? Let us know what specific information you seek and members of this mailing list will try to help guide you in your search. Regards, Mary Linda Boris wrote: > I just registered an account on the site. Is there any way to start a new forum? I would like to start a genealogy forum. I searched for one of my family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results. I'm sure people may have moved if there were any family still there. How do you find them? > > --- On Sun, 1/31/10, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: > > > From: lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 7:20 PM > > > To All, > > Thank you all for taking the time to email me your kind words. I know that > each of you are sincerely happy for me as I have been when I read that > someone has found family. It has been a day and half and I still keep > tearing up and I cannot stop smiling. I feel like the child that got that > special gift on Christmas morning. > > I pray that all of you searching for family will soon be rewarded with that > 'email' or 'letter' from Poland. > > I have truly been blessed. > Lorraine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Ellis" <polska.research@gmail.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > > > >> What a wonderful and fulfilling story. I'm very happy for you. Your >> story >> brings tears to my eyes. >> >> Step one in researching is to never give up. If you give you, undoubtedly >> you have failed. >> >> This weekend I have begun to search to help a 90 year old woman find >> family >> in Poland. I found all of them concentrated in the Warsaw area. The name >> is not found in any other part of Poland. There are even telephone >> listing >> in the city of Warsaw for her family name. Maybe she will also be lucky. >> >> Tina Ellis >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 AM, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I just have to share. After all these years of searching for relatives >>> in >>> Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>> >>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>> smaller >>> and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much faster >>> than >>> here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just like yesterday >>> morning - I will find that email or when I go to the mailbox - there will >>> be >>> a letter from Poland. >>> >>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/ I found >>> a >>> lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been emailing.. >>> It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and she does >>> not >>> speak English. She has been trying to locate family for me. Viola's >>> mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have to wait >>> until she visited where they now live. She visited this past week. She >>> told of how I have been searching for family. >>> >>> I keep tearing up. I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >>> in America has been trying find them. They do not do not have a >>> computer. >>> So I guess I'll be using the Post Office. And fortunately for me, my >>> cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>> >>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's.. A few years ago I found that her >>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>> Camp. >>> No one here in America knew this. He was my Grandpa's only brother.. >>> Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two photos. Wow, >>> what >>> a family resemblance! She only has one picture of her father and so do >>> I. >>> Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo was not the same one I >>> have. >>> You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my picture of her father. >>> >>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >>> to >>> see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there is >>> someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >>> past >>> October. I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was able >>> to >>> help from the other side. >>> >>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>> little >>> bit of jealously. When would it be my turn? Well it was yesterday! So >>> please do not give up. You too, will one day, get that email or find >>> that >>> letter in your mailbox. >>> >>> Lorraine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Linda, Are you aware of Polish Genius, a genealogy site/list? Kuba On Feb 1, 2010, at 3:44 PM, the cohens wrote: > Linda, > > What site did you register at? Are you sure there is not already a > forum somewhere appropriate for your interest? Or do you mean another > mailing list? > > If you want help learning how to find family, why not start a new > thread with the town and surnames in the subject, where the list can > focus on helping research them? > > On 2/1/10, Linda Boris <lboris0217@yahoo.com> wrote: >> I just registered an account on the site. Is there any way to start a new >> forum? I would like to start a genealogy forum. I searched for one of my >> family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results. I'm sure >> people may have moved if there were any family still there. How do you find >> them? >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski

Linda, What site did you register at? Are you sure there is not already a forum somewhere appropriate for your interest? Or do you mean another mailing list? If you want help learning how to find family, why not start a new thread with the town and surnames in the subject, where the list can focus on helping research them? On 2/1/10, Linda Boris <lboris0217@yahoo.com> wrote: > I just registered an account on the site. Is there any way to start a new > forum? I would like to start a genealogy forum. I searched for one of my > family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results. I'm sure > people may have moved if there were any family still there. How do you find > them? >

I am sorry, I should have said that was my last trip. I don't travel that far anymore. I am in my 80's. I have worked on the family history most of my adult life, and would like to have more to add to the records. That is why I went to Poland, and I am happy I had the opportunity...it is beautiful country. Should I write to the Catholic Church in Zmijewo,Poland.? The priest would not talk to us. I had a girl with me,who spoke Polish , she was upset,too. We did go to the cemetery. It was overgrown with a thorny ground cover. The cemetery was not maintained. I did take a picture of the grave marker, but it is so old I can hardly read it. LaVerne Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [PBS] Question(Lorraine) > Laverne, > > You can go to the rectory and ask the assistant there for help. Try and > make an appointment. > I did not see the priest in Skrwilno but the assistant helped. He got the > books for marriages and > deaths and looked up the names I was interested in on the spot. > > Kuba > > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 11:21 PM, LaVerne Kossler wrote: > >> This is my first time in writting to you. I hope I got this right. I >> went to Poland in 2004, and visited my mother's family site. They lived >> in Zmijewo, Poland. >> It was an interesting trip. I went to the local cemetery, and found most >> of the gravestones name with that name on it. Zmijewski, was the name. >> I tried to get more info from the priest on the grounds with no luck. So >> I gave up. How should I do it correctly? Appreciate your suggestions. >> LaVerne Kossler Lavmanx@comcast.net >> Thanks >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > Kuba Przedzienkowski > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Laverne, You can go to the rectory and ask the assistant there for help. Try and make an appointment. I did not see the priest in Skrwilno but the assistant helped. He got the books for marriages and deaths and looked up the names I was interested in on the spot. Kuba On Jan 31, 2010, at 11:21 PM, LaVerne Kossler wrote: > This is my first time in writting to you. I hope I got this right. I went to Poland in 2004, and visited my mother's family site. They lived in Zmijewo, Poland. > It was an interesting trip. I went to the local cemetery, and found most of the gravestones name with that name on it. Zmijewski, was the name. > I tried to get more info from the priest on the grounds with no luck. So I gave up. How should I do it correctly? Appreciate your suggestions. > LaVerne Kossler Lavmanx@comcast.net > Thanks > > ------------------------------- > 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski

I just registered an account on the site.  Is there any way to start a new forum?  I would like to start a genealogy forum.  I searched for one of my family names in the town of my ancestry but it yielded no results.  I'm sure people may have moved if there were any family still there.  How do you find them? --- On Sun, 1/31/10, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: From: lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 7:20 PM To All, Thank you all for taking the time to email me your kind words.   I know that each of you are sincerely happy for me as I have been when I read that someone has found family.  It has been a day and half and I still keep tearing up and I cannot stop smiling.  I feel like the child that got that special gift on Christmas morning. I pray that all of you searching for family will soon be rewarded with that 'email' or 'letter' from Poland. I have truly been blessed. Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Ellis" <polska.research@gmail.com> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > What a wonderful and fulfilling story.  I'm very happy for you.  Your > story > brings tears to my eyes. > > Step one in researching is to never give up.  If you give you, undoubtedly > you have failed. > > This weekend I have begun to search to help a 90 year old woman find > family > in Poland.  I found all of them concentrated in the Warsaw area.  The name > is not found in any other part of Poland.  There are even telephone > listing > in the city of Warsaw for her family name.  Maybe she will also be lucky. > > Tina Ellis > > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 AM, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I just have to share.  After all these years of searching for relatives >> in >> Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >> >> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >> smaller >> and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much faster >> than >> here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just like yesterday >> morning - I will find that email or when I go to the mailbox - there will >> be >> a letter from Poland. >> >> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/  I found >> a >> lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been emailing.. >>  It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and she does >> not >> speak English.  She has been trying to locate family for me.  Viola's >> mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have to wait >> until she visited where they now live.  She visited this past week.  She >> told of how I have been searching for family. >> >> I keep tearing up.   I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >> in America has been trying find them.  They do not do not have a >> computer. >>  So I guess I'll be using the Post Office.  And fortunately for me, my >> cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >> >> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's..  A few years ago I found that her >> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >> Camp. >>  No one here in America knew this.  He was my Grandpa's only brother.. >> Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two photos.  Wow, >> what >> a family resemblance!   She only has one picture of her father and so do >> I. >>  Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo was not the same one I >> have. >>  You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my picture of her father. >> >> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >> to >> see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there is >> someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >> past >> October.  I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was able >> to >> help from the other side. >> >> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >> little >> bit of jealously.  When would it be my turn?  Well it was yesterday!  So >> please do not give up.  You too, will one day, get that email or find >> that >> letter in your mailbox. >> >> Lorraine >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 ------------------------------- 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

Thank You Brian McHugh, I very much appreciate that you spent so much time on researching and responding to my query You explained much more than I could have discovered on my own. Thank you very much. Cheers Barb in Toronto

Hi Frank, I'm just lurking on the sidelines here... I certainly won't begrudge you another trip if the lottery decides to be the way you get there ;-) I cannot remember if I told you of an excellent Polish genealogical researcher who has done work for me: Michal at http://www.polgenresearch.com/en/index.php I'm not sure if he goes to Lwow, but if not Michal may still be able to give you some good advice. Of course it will take you a time to check out Tina's links and your other ideas! Bron. On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Frank Johnson <paco@gbis.com> wrote: > Hi Tina - > > Thanks so much for your very comprehensive reply! > > First of all, I did a search on Google for "Lwow Polish Journal" - there > were no results. All that we know about it is from the quote in Rutkowska > in my original message. A cursory search for "University of Lwow", as far > as any history of the early-mid 1800s is concerned, yielded nothing; > entries > were almost entirely confined to the 20th Century. (I may dig a little > deeper - there were several more pages...). > > My posting was so long already I didn't mention a lot of things that would > have helped considerably. This may have saved you a lot of work in my > behalf. (So sorry for my oversight and lack of clarity!). > > I spent a few weeks visiting Krakow, Tarnow, and Tuchow in 2004 - > unfortunately, I didn't have a visa for Ukraine so we were unable to pursue > any info about the possible earlier origins of the family of my 3rd > g.grandfather, Jozef *Tysowski/Tyssowski. With the help of a local > researcher/genealogist (Adam Jedryka) we found and photographed several > Parafja/Katedra records in the Liber Natorum, Liber Copulatorum, and Liber > Mortuorum (Zamiescie-Burek, Zablocie, etc.), so, much of our information, > from Poland at least, is already documented. We even found "house > numbers" - not sure if these could be associated with street names. > > *One of the clues from the Liber Copulatorum (Book of Marriages) of 1807 in > the Parafja Sw. Jokuba (St. James Parish?) in Tuchow was that the groom's > surname was spelled "Tysowski", with one "s" - all later occurrences of the > surname in Poland and in the U.S. are spelled with two "s"s. (As I may > have > forgotten to mention, the one "s" spelling is prevalent in Western Canada > (Saskatchewan), probably representing an as yet unconnected branch of the > family). > > I have not attempted to do any archival research about Lwow, nor had I any > idea that records from Lwow might already have been microfilmed at LDS - > and > no, this is certainly not redundant information! The links you kindly > provided may prove to be very helpful - I will check them out. > > The LDS URLs for Tarnow and Tuchow may also be useful for finding further > information we may have missed in 2004. The priests, while generally > cordial and very helpful in bringing us the dusty tomes from the shelves, > did not seem to have a lot of extra time - appointments with them had to be > scheduled in advance We of course left them with a small gratuity for > their > time and effort, which is customary. > > The Polish archives site may also be helpful, although we don't have any > information at all about where, exactly, they may actually be from (the > name of the province, parish, or a nearby village?), just that Jozef worked > in Lwow around 1805-1820, and his son, Jan, went to the University of Lwow > in the early 1830s (after his father's death, which tends to further > confirm > the suspicion that family origins may date back to Lwow). From the records > in Tarnow and Tuchow we can be nearly certain they must have been Catholic. > > Thank you very much for your kind response and the helpful links! My > apologies again if my earlier omissions may have caused any > misunderstanding > or inconvenience for you. > > As soon as one of Jan Tyssowski's numerous descendants in the U.S. wins the > lottery, we will be booking tickets for Ukraine, post-haste! (Are we > entitled to two trips of a lifetime?). > > Regards, Frank > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:32:30 -0800 > > From: Tina Ellis <polska.research@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [PBS] TYSSOWSKI/TYSOWSKI > > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: > > <f0f3f15e1001310932s5c89a50du34461450a4792a18@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > I'm not quite sure what this Journal is about that you want. Suggestion: > > Try http://www.google.com and run a search with quotes ... "Lwow Polish > > Journal". See if that brings up what you want. > > > > I have no idea where you may have searched for old records from Lwow. > You > > did not mention that, so if this is redundant, please accept my > apologies. > > The LDS have old records, which they have microfilmed from Lwow. This > > list > > pretty much covers Lwow: > > > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=67925&subject_disp=Poland%2C+Lw%C3%B3w%2C+Lw%C3%B3w+%28Lw%C3%B3w%29&columns=*,0,0 > > > > They also have records for the Roman Catholic parish in Tuchow covering > > the > > years you are researching. It's possible they married in Tuchow, if this > > was indeed the parish at the time she married. > > > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=616430&subject_disp=Poland%2C+Krak%C3%B3w%2C+Tuch%C3%B3w+%28Tarn%C3%B3w%29+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0 > > > > This is what they have for Tarnow: > > > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=67342&subject_disp=Poland%2C+Krak%C3%B3w%2C+Tarn%C3%B3w+%28Tarn%C3%B3w%29&columns=*,0,0 > > I take it that you meant the city of Tarnow. You much understand that > > Tarnow was the provincial capital of the province of Tarnow and would > have > > been in the county of Tarnow. If these do not help try their catalog for > > other places in Tarnow: > > > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 > > > > There is also the Polish archives site. They have a catalog. > > http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en They will do > searches > > for you, but they do not do searches on words like maybe and possibly. > > You > > need to be specific, and must state the religion, since records are filed > > by > > that and their parish. They charge by the hour for searches and have > fees > > for documents. > > > > With the LDS you order their microfilm and rent them for a fee. You can > > copy all the records you want from the film yourself at a minimal cost. > > They are a non-profic organization, so their costs are minimal. > > > > Hope this helps you. > > > > Tina Ellis > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Frank Johnson <paco@gbis.com> wrote: > > > >> List - > >> > >> My g.g.grandfather was Jan TYSSOWSKI (1811-1857), a political figure in > >> the > >> short-lived 1846 Revolution of Krakow. He was jailed by the Austrians, > >> escaped, and was later recaptured and exiled to the U.S. in 1847. > >> > >> We have reasons to suspect that the origins of this family may be found > >> in > >> Ukraine, specifically in Lviv/Lwow. Jan Tyssowski's father, Jozef > >> Tyssowski > >> (abt. 1779 - abt. 1820), also spelled TYSOWSKI, lived and worked in Lwow > >> and > >> was apparently a "local official, translator, and editor of the > >> gubernatorial mandates published in the Lw?w Polish Journal, who died > >> while > >> John [Jan] was a mere boy" (Rutkowska 1943). The date of Jozef's death > >> is > >> estimated to be about 1820, as Jan was born in Tarnow in 1811. Jozef's > >> wife > >> (Jan's mother) was Pelagia PACIORKOWSKA (1790-1879); her grave is in > >> Tarnow > >> but her birthplace is not known with certainty (possibly in Tuchow, a > >> short > >> distance S of Tarnow). Jozef & Pelagia were married in Tuchow in 1807 - > >> interesting that their marriage was "blessed by the Bishop from Kielce, > >> the > >> administrator of the Tarnow Diocese" - unsure of the possible > >> significance > >> of this. > >> > >> These are some of the several clues we have to the possible origins of > >> the > >> Tyssowski/Tysowski family - Lwow seems to have been a frequent and > >> repeated > >> resort of the Tyssowskis, a place of strong familial ties: "... > >> Tyssowski > >> [John/Jan] entered the University of Lw?w where he obtained his degree > in > >> philosophy and studied law for three years" (ibid.., p. 30). It is > later > >> stated, after spending some time in Vienna where he "received the > >> doctorate > >> of law in 1835", that "...homesickness drove him back in 1839 to Lw?w" > >> (ibid.,. pp. 33-34). > >> > >> [Sister M. Neomisia Rutkowska, Ph.D., was a scholar who wrote a detailed > >> biography, "John Tyssowski", published by the Polish Roman Catholic > Union > >> of > >> America, Chicago, 1943]. > >> > >> Does anyone have any knowledge of the "Lw?w Polish Journal"? Are there > >> perhaps any records of this journal known to exist? Might there be any > >> early records of the University of Lw?w? How would I go about finding > >> possible birth/death records in Lwow for Jozef Tyssowski/Tysowski? > >> Perhaps > >> he, or someone in the family, once owned property or paid taxes there... > >> > >> Has anyone had any success in finding out if this sort of information > >> might > >> be available in Lviv/Lwow? > >> > >> Although John/Jan Tyssowski & his wife, Antoinette/Antonina LENSKA > >> (1818-1892) produced a large progeny which is fairly well documented in > >> America, this is our 'brick wall' which has stymied us for many years. > >> > >> Any suggestions or help in pursuing this would be very much appreciated! > >> > >> Thank you in advance, Frank > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dear Barb: These days I'm normally too busy to do this, but two of the names you gave caught my attention (see below) and I thought I could quickly give some clarification. In the end, though, I took the "bait" and researched it for you at length, as you'll see below: > > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:35:24 -0500 > From: "Barb & Spence Gludish" <gludish@rogers.com> > Subject: [PBS] Hujsko Dombromil Poland > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <B05C69AC1B1345F3A9FB6211022EAC6E@BarbPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I am looking for some direction. > > I have anecdotal info that a Ukrainian relative was born in 1911 in > Weiska??? near Hujsko Dombromil Poland. He indicated to family that > he fled to Canada to to avoid conscription into the army but was > worried about reprisals to his family left behind > Although he spoke Ukrainian and indicated that was his heritage he > associated with Polish assistance groups when he arrived in Toronto > Canada in 1926. > He changed his name and I have no knowledge of the original family > name or details about the birth family. > Was there a town call Weiska? My spelling may be wrong. Wiejska would be a common Polish street name, meaning 'of / from / to the village'. As rendered in Ukrainian it might be вейска, which could be transliterated as Weiska and pronounced "vay-ska". Google Maps yielded no town name results for Wiejska, Poland, only streets. Dombromil would be either Polish Dąbromil (the hook-bottomed "a" = "om") or Ukrainian Добромиль (Dobromyl'). The latter can be located by entering "Dobromyl, Starosambirs'kyi, L'vivs'ka oblast, Ukraine" on Google Maps. and appears to be famous among Catholic church historians for its Basilian monastery. It is near the border with Poland. Searching Google Maps for Hujsko, Poland yields a hit for a tiny locality named Nowe Sady, south of Przemysl, an ethnically mixed city, both near the Polish-Ukrainian border, not all that far away from Dobromyl', Ukraine. No result for Hujsko in present-day Ukraine, but back in 1911 both Dobromyl' and Hujsko/Nowe Sady, Poland would have been part of Galicia, the Austrian partition of Poland. Between WWI and WWII, both would have been part of Poland. It's possible that this is your town and that Гуйско (Hujsko) got renamed Nowe Sady at some point because of an unfortunate resemblance to a very vulgar word in its Polish spelling (but not to the corresponding vulgar word in its Ukrainian spelling), due to the discrepancies between etymological correspondences & modern pronunciations of the consonants /g/, /h/, and the guttural sound spelled "ch" in Polish and "x" in Ukrainian. I did a regular google search on Гуйско Добромиль and found one hit, for volume 17 of the Ethnographic Digest (or Collection) (Etnografichnyj Zbirnyk) published by the Ethnographic Commission of the Shevchenko Scientific Society (Etnografichna Komisija Naukovoho Tovarystva imeny Shevchenka) in 1905 in L'viv (Lwów): http://books.google.com/books?id=WGcKAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PR11&lpg=RA1-PR11&dq=гуйско+добромиль&source=bl&ots=68a3hh5G_e&sig=2pSNX1V6QCvMVOp7AlPRMTyR7uI&hl=en&ei=e0FmS-72NcSf8Aa_3dyKAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ve d=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=гуйско%20добромиль&f=false In this volume, a collection of folksongs (Kolomyjky, Kolomyjka in the singular), author Volodymyr Hnatiuk provides a list of villages from which songs were recorded, and Гуйско is one of them. It is then listed as belonging to the povit (in Polish, powiat, roughly equivalent to our county) of Dobromyl'. I looked up Nowe Sady in Polish Wikipedia (English version had too little info) and confirmed that the town's name was changed from Hujsko in 1957: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowe_Sady_(województwo_podkarpackie) So I think that's probably your town, Hujsko in the pre-WWI county of Dobromil (Polish name) / Dobromyl' (Ukrainian name); the new name translates as "New Gardens". It's now in the powiat of Przemysl. Brian McHugh, South Jersey / Philadelphia > Did this area change from Polish to Ukrainian control and back again > over time? > What port would he arrive from? > I would appreciate any help > Cheers > Barb in Toronto > >

Lorraine, I do have a copy. He wrote them in Polish and I translated them into English. I submitted them to the Auschwitz Museum in Poland and to the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. So they are now at both places. Stutthof did not respond to my request to send them the memoirs. His records from there have his number on them just like the one on his arm. He was not charged with anything, he was just Polish. His family knew he was taken but not where he was. In fact the Germans took over his house on the farm and his family lived in the barn. We got letters in the 40's and 50's then they stopped until the 70's when I started to write to the addresses I had. On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:40 PM, lorraine wrote: > Do you have a copy of his memoirs? Was he charged with anything? Did his > family know where he was? > > I have read some things about Stutthof - horrible is not a word extreme > enough to describe what people went through in those prisons. > > Since no one here in America knew my great-uncle was in Stutthof, there are > no stories of how he was picked up. At some point my grandparents must have > heard he was missing but probably prayed his was alive. When I studied WW > II in school I asked my grandparents if anyone in our family was in or died > in a concentration camp - I was told no, not that anyone knew of. They did > say yes, there were rumors of people being arrested so maybe very distant > cousins were taken. We must remember that in the 40's and 50's there was > very little communication with Poland, maybe a letter every year or so. And > always the same thing. Usually one page saying we are fine, so and so > married or had a baby. > > My grandfather often when drinking a bit too much would become sad and angry > and he would tell the story of being a very young boy in the field with his > younger sister. He talked of the Russian soldiers coming, raping his mother > and sister then killing them. He would tell of feeling helpless and holding > his hand over his sister's mouth to keep her from crying out. So if he knew > of his brother's imprisonment and death I'm sure it would have been spoken > about. Because of this I think some of my family including my mother > believed I found someone actually not related to us. But the Stutthof > record showed his name, date of birth, place of birth, residence and > father's name. Last year I hired someone to find his birth record so I had > proof of his birth date. Still, relatives would ask me how we did not know. > > Sadly, I don't think there is family in Poland that does not have such > horrible stories in their family. > > Lorraine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jakub Przedzienkowski" <jimpres1@mac.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:54 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > > >> I see Leman is a little north and east of Okalewo where my cousin was from. >> He was picked up on the road and taken to Stutthof. >> He did write his memoirs of this time there, came out to be 42 pages. >> I went with him twice to the camp it was very sad. No movie can describe >> what happened at those camps. >> >> Kuba >> >> >> On Jan 31, 2010, at 8:33 PM, lorraine wrote: >> >>> His name is Piotr Szczesny, he was from Leman. There were several people >>> from his village killed in that camp. His crime? 'being too Polish' in >>> other words 'suspected of being in the Polish Underground'. And knowing >>> my >>> family here I believe he was and we here are proud of him. My cousin >>> gave >>> my friend copies his papers from there. It breaks my heart that all she >>> has >>> of her father is one old picture, but soon to be two and his papers from >>> Stutoff. I received his papers via email yesterday afternoon. I have >>> busy >>> calling and emailing relatives and have not had a chance to attempt >>> translating them. They sort of look like I found on the internet years >>> ago. >>> Unfortunately that website is no longer available. >>> Lorraine >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jakub Przedzienkowski" <jimpres1@mac.com> >>> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:20 PM >>> Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn >>> >>> >>>> Lorraine, >>>> >>>> I am happy you have had success. >>>> >>>> >>>> What is your cousin's father's last name. I had a cousine Jaskolski >>>> who was in Stutthof until it was liberated. >>>> If you contact the Museum at Stutthof you might be able to get >>>> some paperwork on your cousin. >>>> I got the release papers for my cousin. >>>> >>>> Kuba >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:34 PM, lorraine wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I just have to share. After all these years of searching for relatives >>>>> in Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>>>> >>>>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>>>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>>>> smaller and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much >>>>> faster than here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just >>>>> like yesterday morning - I will find that email or when I go to the >>>>> mailbox - there will be a letter from Poland. >>>>> >>>>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/ I >>>>> found >>>>> a lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been >>>>> emailing. It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish >>>>> and >>>>> she does not speak English. She has been trying to locate family for >>>>> me. >>>>> Viola's mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would >>>>> have >>>>> to wait until she visited where they now live. She visited this past >>>>> week. She told of how I have been searching for family. >>>>> >>>>> I keep tearing up. I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing >>>>> someone >>>>> in America has been trying find them. They do not do not have a >>>>> computer. So I guess I'll be using the Post Office. And fortunately >>>>> for >>>>> me, my cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>>>> >>>>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's.. A few years ago I found that >>>>> her >>>>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>>>> Camp. No one here in America knew this. He was my Grandpa's only >>>>> brother. Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two >>>>> photos. Wow, what a family resemblance! She only has one picture of >>>>> her father and so do I. Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo >>>>> was not the same one I have. You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my >>>>> picture of her father. >>>>> >>>>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long >>>>> enough >>>>> to see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that >>>>> there >>>>> is someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed >>>>> this >>>>> past October. I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom >>>>> was >>>>> able to help from the other side. >>>>> >>>>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>>>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>>>> little bit of jealously. When would it be my turn? Well it was >>>>> yesterday! So please do not give up. You too, will one day, get that >>>>> email or find that letter in your mailbox. >>>>> >>>>> Lorraine >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Kuba Przedzienkowski >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >> >> Kuba Przedzienkowski >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski

Thank you and thanks I did not know about the Wayback Machine. I did not know it was real! In this case all I have is the data in a worksheet. When I wanted to go into the site I was able to click on certain things in the worksheet like name or prison but the last few times I tried I got that the site was unknown. After learning the hard way, I now put the website in each worksheet I copy things into. I had thought that too was a waste of time when later I would get unknown site. When I have some free time I will go back through my 'stuff' and try the Wayback Machine. Wow the Wayback Machine - I thought it an urban legend! Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "the cohens" <the.cohens.in.california@gmail.com> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > Lorraine, > > Brings tears for me as well, congratulations! > > If you have the precise url of the website that disappeared, you > still may be able to access archived copy of it at the Internet > Archive's Wayback Machine: > > http://web.archive.org/ > > you may have to paste the url of each link on that site into the > search box, but it is worth it if you can find what you want there. > > On 1/31/10, lorraine <lorr42no@verizon.net> wrote: >> ... I received his papers via email yesterday afternoon. I have busy >> calling and emailing relatives and have not had a chance to attempt >> translating them. They sort of look like I found on the internet years >> ago. >> Unfortunately that website is no longer available. >> Lorraine > > ------------------------------- > 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

Do you have a copy of his memoirs? Was he charged with anything? Did his family know where he was? I have read some things about Stutthof - horrible is not a word extreme enough to describe what people went through in those prisons. Since no one here in America knew my great-uncle was in Stutthof, there are no stories of how he was picked up. At some point my grandparents must have heard he was missing but probably prayed his was alive. When I studied WW II in school I asked my grandparents if anyone in our family was in or died in a concentration camp - I was told no, not that anyone knew of. They did say yes, there were rumors of people being arrested so maybe very distant cousins were taken. We must remember that in the 40's and 50's there was very little communication with Poland, maybe a letter every year or so. And always the same thing. Usually one page saying we are fine, so and so married or had a baby. My grandfather often when drinking a bit too much would become sad and angry and he would tell the story of being a very young boy in the field with his younger sister. He talked of the Russian soldiers coming, raping his mother and sister then killing them. He would tell of feeling helpless and holding his hand over his sister's mouth to keep her from crying out. So if he knew of his brother's imprisonment and death I'm sure it would have been spoken about. Because of this I think some of my family including my mother believed I found someone actually not related to us. But the Stutthof record showed his name, date of birth, place of birth, residence and father's name. Last year I hired someone to find his birth record so I had proof of his birth date. Still, relatives would ask me how we did not know. Sadly, I don't think there is family in Poland that does not have such horrible stories in their family. Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jakub Przedzienkowski" <jimpres1@mac.com> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn >I see Leman is a little north and east of Okalewo where my cousin was from. > He was picked up on the road and taken to Stutthof. > He did write his memoirs of this time there, came out to be 42 pages. > I went with him twice to the camp it was very sad. No movie can describe > what happened at those camps. > > Kuba > > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 8:33 PM, lorraine wrote: > >> His name is Piotr Szczesny, he was from Leman. There were several people >> from his village killed in that camp. His crime? 'being too Polish' in >> other words 'suspected of being in the Polish Underground'. And knowing >> my >> family here I believe he was and we here are proud of him. My cousin >> gave >> my friend copies his papers from there. It breaks my heart that all she >> has >> of her father is one old picture, but soon to be two and his papers from >> Stutoff. I received his papers via email yesterday afternoon. I have >> busy >> calling and emailing relatives and have not had a chance to attempt >> translating them. They sort of look like I found on the internet years >> ago. >> Unfortunately that website is no longer available. >> Lorraine >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jakub Przedzienkowski" <jimpres1@mac.com> >> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn >> >> >>> Lorraine, >>> >>> I am happy you have had success. >>> >>> >>> What is your cousin's father's last name. I had a cousine Jaskolski >>> who was in Stutthof until it was liberated. >>> If you contact the Museum at Stutthof you might be able to get >>> some paperwork on your cousin. >>> I got the release papers for my cousin. >>> >>> Kuba >>> >>> >>> On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:34 PM, lorraine wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I just have to share. After all these years of searching for relatives >>>> in Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>>> >>>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>>> smaller and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much >>>> faster than here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just >>>> like yesterday morning - I will find that email or when I go to the >>>> mailbox - there will be a letter from Poland. >>>> >>>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/ I >>>> found >>>> a lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been >>>> emailing. It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish >>>> and >>>> she does not speak English. She has been trying to locate family for >>>> me. >>>> Viola's mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would >>>> have >>>> to wait until she visited where they now live. She visited this past >>>> week. She told of how I have been searching for family. >>>> >>>> I keep tearing up. I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing >>>> someone >>>> in America has been trying find them. They do not do not have a >>>> computer. So I guess I'll be using the Post Office. And fortunately >>>> for >>>> me, my cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>>> >>>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's.. A few years ago I found that >>>> her >>>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>>> Camp. No one here in America knew this. He was my Grandpa's only >>>> brother. Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two >>>> photos. Wow, what a family resemblance! She only has one picture of >>>> her father and so do I. Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo >>>> was not the same one I have. You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my >>>> picture of her father. >>>> >>>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long >>>> enough >>>> to see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that >>>> there >>>> is someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed >>>> this >>>> past October. I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom >>>> was >>>> able to help from the other side. >>>> >>>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>>> little bit of jealously. When would it be my turn? Well it was >>>> yesterday! So please do not give up. You too, will one day, get that >>>> email or find that letter in your mailbox. >>>> >>>> Lorraine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>> >>> Kuba Przedzienkowski >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 > > Kuba Przedzienkowski > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 see Leman is a little north and east of Okalewo where my cousin was from. He was picked up on the road and taken to Stutthof. He did write his memoirs of this time there, came out to be 42 pages. I went with him twice to the camp it was very sad. No movie can describe what happened at those camps. Kuba On Jan 31, 2010, at 8:33 PM, lorraine wrote: > His name is Piotr Szczesny, he was from Leman. There were several people > from his village killed in that camp. His crime? 'being too Polish' in > other words 'suspected of being in the Polish Underground'. And knowing my > family here I believe he was and we here are proud of him. My cousin gave > my friend copies his papers from there. It breaks my heart that all she has > of her father is one old picture, but soon to be two and his papers from > Stutoff. I received his papers via email yesterday afternoon. I have busy > calling and emailing relatives and have not had a chance to attempt > translating them. They sort of look like I found on the internet years ago. > Unfortunately that website is no longer available. > Lorraine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jakub Przedzienkowski" <jimpres1@mac.com> > To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > > >> Lorraine, >> >> I am happy you have had success. >> >> >> What is your cousin's father's last name. I had a cousine Jaskolski >> who was in Stutthof until it was liberated. >> If you contact the Museum at Stutthof you might be able to get >> some paperwork on your cousin. >> I got the release papers for my cousin. >> >> Kuba >> >> >> On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:34 PM, lorraine wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I just have to share. After all these years of searching for relatives >>> in Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >>> >>> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >>> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >>> smaller and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much >>> faster than here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just >>> like yesterday morning - I will find that email or when I go to the >>> mailbox - there will be a letter from Poland. >>> >>> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/ I found >>> a lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been >>> emailing. It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and >>> she does not speak English. She has been trying to locate family for me. >>> Viola's mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have >>> to wait until she visited where they now live. She visited this past >>> week. She told of how I have been searching for family. >>> >>> I keep tearing up. I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >>> in America has been trying find them. They do not do not have a >>> computer. So I guess I'll be using the Post Office. And fortunately for >>> me, my cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >>> >>> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's.. A few years ago I found that her >>> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >>> Camp. No one here in America knew this. He was my Grandpa's only >>> brother. Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two >>> photos. Wow, what a family resemblance! She only has one picture of >>> her father and so do I. Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo >>> was not the same one I have. You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my >>> picture of her father. >>> >>> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >>> to see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there >>> is someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >>> past October. I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was >>> able to help from the other side. >>> >>> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >>> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >>> little bit of jealously. When would it be my turn? Well it was >>> yesterday! So please do not give up. You too, will one day, get that >>> email or find that letter in your mailbox. >>> >>> Lorraine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> >> Kuba Przedzienkowski >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 Kuba Przedzienkowski

His name is Piotr Szczesny, he was from Leman. There were several people from his village killed in that camp. His crime? 'being too Polish' in other words 'suspected of being in the Polish Underground'. And knowing my family here I believe he was and we here are proud of him. My cousin gave my friend copies his papers from there. It breaks my heart that all she has of her father is one old picture, but soon to be two and his papers from Stutoff. I received his papers via email yesterday afternoon. I have busy calling and emailing relatives and have not had a chance to attempt translating them. They sort of look like I found on the internet years ago. Unfortunately that website is no longer available. Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jakub Przedzienkowski" <jimpres1@mac.com> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Finally It's My Turn > Lorraine, > > I am happy you have had success. > > > What is your cousin's father's last name. I had a cousine Jaskolski > who was in Stutthof until it was liberated. > If you contact the Museum at Stutthof you might be able to get > some paperwork on your cousin. > I got the release papers for my cousin. > > Kuba > > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:34 PM, lorraine wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I just have to share. After all these years of searching for relatives >> in Poland I can finally say someone has been found! >> >> So many people over the years have asked why I have not given up but my >> answer is that everyday technology is changing, the world is getting >> smaller and smaller plus in many ways in Europe things are moving much >> faster than here and I just knew if I kept at it - then one day - just >> like yesterday morning - I will find that email or when I go to the >> mailbox - there will be a letter from Poland. >> >> A few months ago, using the social group http://nasza-klasa.pl/ I found >> a lovely woman in my grandparents' birth village and we have been >> emailing. It has been quite an adventure since I do not speak Polish and >> she does not speak English. She has been trying to locate family for me. >> Viola's mother-in-law thought she knew some of my family but I would have >> to wait until she visited where they now live. She visited this past >> week. She told of how I have been searching for family. >> >> I keep tearing up. I was told that my cousin cried too, hearing someone >> in America has been trying find them. They do not do not have a >> computer. So I guess I'll be using the Post Office. And fortunately for >> me, my cousin's granddaughter speaks English. >> >> My cousin is Jadwiga must in her 80's.. A few years ago I found that her >> father had been murdered by the Nazi's in the Stutthof Concentration >> Camp. No one here in America knew this. He was my Grandpa's only >> brother. Jadwiga sent me via my Polish friend, Viola copies of two >> photos. Wow, what a family resemblance! She only has one picture of >> her father and so do I. Imagine how pleased I was when I saw the photo >> was not the same one I have. You can bet I'm sending her a copy of my >> picture of her father. >> >> The only sad thing about this is that my mother did not live long enough >> to see that I have succeeded in finding cousins in Poland and that there >> is someone in Poland that looks just like her. Sadly, my Mom passed this >> past October. I like to think that knowing my obsession, somehow Mom was >> able to help from the other side. >> >> Whenever someone in the group would write to tell us of their finding >> family I have to admit besides being thrilled for them there was that >> little bit of jealously. When would it be my turn? Well it was >> yesterday! So please do not give up. You too, will one day, get that >> email or find that letter in your mailbox. >> >> Lorraine >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > Kuba Przedzienkowski > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

This is my first time in writting to you. I hope I got this right. I went to Poland in 2004, and visited my mother's family site. They lived in Zmijewo, Poland. It was an interesting trip. I went to the local cemetery, and found most of the gravestones name with that name on it. Zmijewski, was the name. I tried to get more info from the priest on the grounds with no luck. So I gave up. How should I do it correctly? Appreciate your suggestions. LaVerne Kossler Lavmanx@comcast.net Thanks