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