Suggestion. Google can be used to search for biographical information for him, his father, and his grandfather. Google translator can be used for pages in Polish. http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=Kazimierz+Proszynski&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&oq=Kazimierz+Proszynski&fp=52e8f388e5caca67 Upon determining his place of birth, search for records filmed by LDS. Should he be from the same town as your ancestors, you may be able to find a connection. Cursory glance at links indicates Warsaw as origin of this Proszynski family. Place search for Warsaw at LDS: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Center locations: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Pr%C3%B3szy%C5%84ski "He was the grandson of the photographer Stanisław Antoni Prószyński, who had been accused by Russians of placing patriotic symbols in the background of the photographs made in his atelier and was sentenced for that by the Tsarist Russia authorities. He was also the son of Konrad Prószyński, an active Polish educator, writer and publisher." Regards, Mary Nicholas Prosinski wrote: > Good evening, > > Over the past few weeks I have been researching people who may be related to > me. One person really seemed to stand out though. In Poland, there was a > gentleman by the name of Kazimierz Proszynski (1875-1945), who was an > inventor that perfected the motion picture camera at the turn of the 20th > century. He appeared to be quite influential to the development of cinema, > especially in Poland. Since I already discovered that my last name was > originally spelled in the same way as his, I was naturally curious and now I > am wondering if I could be related to this man. Does anyone know where I > can find more information regarding Kazimierz's family tree, or could > somebody send me information on his siblings, relatives, parents, etc.? I > think it would be interesting to find a connection between his and my > families, if that is possible. > >