Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate a childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village of Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple ancestry.com searchers, and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange an online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946!

What a wonderful Christmas gift! Not only for Kazimierz and Mieczyslaw, but for us too! It's so wonderful, the gift you gave them. God Bless you, Marianna > From: cjensen@mipolonia.net > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:22:48 -0500 > Subject: [PBS] Genealogy Joy! > > Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate a > childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village of > Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple ancestry.com searchers, > and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange an > online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of > Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946! > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

What a wonderful story. Nothing makes you feel better than making someone happy!, they must be thrilled. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MiPolonia" <cjensen@mipolonia.net> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 10:22 PM Subject: [PBS] Genealogy Joy! Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate a childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village of Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple ancestry.com searchers, and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange an online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946! ------------------------------- 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

Good story. I love happy endings. On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:22 PM, MiPolonia <cjensen@mipolonia.net> wrote: > Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate a > childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village > of > Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple ancestry.comsearchers, > and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange an > online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of > Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946! > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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, I am just beginning my family searches, don't even know enough to know what questions to ask yet!!! But I had to comment on this heartwarming reunion I just read! That is so wonderful. In a world filled with so many bad stories, this one sure blessed me. God Bless everyone who had a hand in getting those people back together again!. By the way, I am wanting to find information on the Plinske surname. I will have more time to write all the information I have after the Holidays. My grandfather on my mothers side was a Plinske, who came to America during some sort of persecution when he was a child with his parents. A relative remembered her Aunt Annie whose maiden name was Plinske say that they were some sort of Nobility, or something like that in Lithuania. I understand Aunt Annie also had a pretty vivid imagination, so who knows. Since various countries owned Lithuania at different times, I am not sure where to start looking. Happy New Year! Ellie Dowling -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tina Ellis" <polska.research@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:02 PM To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PBS] Genealogy Joy! > Good story. I love happy endings. > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:22 PM, MiPolonia <cjensen@mipolonia.net> wrote: > >> Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate >> a >> childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village >> of >> Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple >> ancestry.comsearchers, >> and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange >> an >> online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of >> Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946! >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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