Hello, I am searching for a Catholic parish location for a town called Penza. I believe this is an old name, as it is no longer used. I have only found it on one map; a 1907 atlas. In that map it is in the Podlaskie province, (in the powiat Kolnenski). It is literally on the southernmost border between Kolnenski and Lomzynski. It sits about 13 miles east of Nowogrod and about 5 miles directly north of Lomza; (just east of the River Narew), but is in Kolnenski on that map. Given the age of the map, and it's proximity, I don't know if it would be in the Maly Plock parish (which is about 8-10 miles slightly northwest) or if records would be located in the Nowogrod or Lomza (or somewhere else for that matter). I guess a question for future reference is, are current parishes defined/delineated by powiat? It would make sense, but given the border changes from that time, I wasn't sure where to look. I am looking for a birth record from about 1879-80. I would like to order microfilm, but don't know which parish to choose. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Stuck on a fence, or in this case, stuck on a border !!! Cindy W.

Cindy, Try this site: http://www.kuria.lomza.pl/index.php?wiad=240 I believe the parish is Piątnica, as Pęza is only 5 kilometers away. I located it by searching for "Pęza". www.kuria.lomza.pl is the site for the diocese of Lomza. You may find it useful in your research of this area. This is yet another wonderful area of Poland. There is a lovely skansen in nearby Novogród. The Lomza archive staff has been very accommodating and welcoming to me on both occasions that I have been there asking for help. You may want to email them to see if they have the record for which you are searching. I noticed on my last visit (in April) that the collections have been catalogued on their computer, so it is easy for them to locate their holdings. They have always answered my emails. Barbara On Aug 14, 2007, at 9:20 AM, C White wrote: > Hello, > I am searching for a Catholic parish location for a town called > Penza. I believe this is an old name, as it is no longer used. I > have only found it on one map; a 1907 atlas. In that map it is in > the Podlaskie province, (in the powiat Kolnenski). It is literally > on the southernmost border between Kolnenski and Lomzynski. It sits > about 13 miles east of Nowogrod and about 5 miles directly north of > Lomza; (just east of the River Narew), but is in Kolnenski on that > map. Given the age of the map, and it's proximity, I don't know if > it would be in the Maly Plock parish (which is about 8-10 miles > slightly northwest) or if records would be located in the Nowogrod > or Lomza (or somewhere else for that matter). I guess a question > for future reference is, are current parishes defined/delineated by > powiat? It would make sense, but given the border changes from that > time, I wasn't sure where to look. I am looking for a birth record > from about 1879-80. I would like to order microfilm, bu! > t don't know which parish to choose. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. Stuck on a fence, or in this case, stuck on a border !!! > Cindy W. > > ------------------------------- > 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

Cindy, I believe the town is "Pe~za" pronounced Penza like you have written Here is the info on the town. Pęza wieś 130 osób woj. podlaskie pow. łomżyński gmina Piątnica I used http://mapa2.szukacz.pl/ to find it. Jim On Aug 14, 2007, at 3:20 PM, C White wrote: > Hello, > I am searching for a Catholic parish location for a town called > Penza. I believe this is an old name, as it is no longer used. I > have only found it on one map; a 1907 atlas. In that map it is in > the Podlaskie province, (in the powiat Kolnenski). It is literally > on the southernmost border between Kolnenski and Lomzynski. It sits > about 13 miles east of Nowogrod and about 5 miles directly north of > Lomza; (just east of the River Narew), but is in Kolnenski on that > map. Given the age of the map, and it's proximity, I don't know if > it would be in the Maly Plock parish (which is about 8-10 miles > slightly northwest) or if records would be located in the Nowogrod > or Lomza (or somewhere else for that matter). I guess a question > for future reference is, are current parishes defined/delineated by > powiat? It would make sense, but given the border changes from that > time, I wasn't sure where to look. I am looking for a birth record > from about 1879-80. I would like to order microfilm, bu! > t don't know which parish to choose. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. Stuck on a fence, or in this case, stuck on a border !!! > Cindy W. > > ------------------------------- > 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 jimpres1@mac.com kuba@przedzienkowski.com www.przedzienkowski.com

Cindy, These are the churches I found searching on Lomza. I did not find one for Peza. Największa Baza firmText Records no 004...016 Company name City New voivodship Zakon Braci Mniejszych Kapucynow w Lomzy - Klasztor Lomza podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. sw. Wojciecha Biskupa i Meczennika Lomza podlaskie Diecezja Lomzynska Kuria Diecezjalna Lomza podlaskie Zgromadzenie Siostr Sluzek NMP Niepokalanej - Prowincja Lomzynska Lomza podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. sw. Brunona z Kwerfurtu Lomza podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. Milosierdzia Bozego Lomza podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. Krzyza Swietego Lomza podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. Matki Bozej Rozancowej Miastkowo k. Lomzy podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. sw. Jakuba Piatnica Poduchowna podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. Najswietszego Sakramentu Zbojna k. Lomzy podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. Matki Boskiej Rozancowej Zbojna k. Lomzy podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. sw. Wincentego a'Paulo w Zbojnej Zbojna k. Lomzy podlaskie Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. sw. Antoniego Padewskiego Stawiski podlaskie Jim On Aug 14, 2007, at 3:20 PM, C White wrote: > Hello, > I am searching for a Catholic parish location for a town called > Penza. I believe this is an old name, as it is no longer used. I > have only found it on one map; a 1907 atlas. In that map it is in > the Podlaskie province, (in the powiat Kolnenski). It is literally > on the southernmost border between Kolnenski and Lomzynski. It sits > about 13 miles east of Nowogrod and about 5 miles directly north of > Lomza; (just east of the River Narew), but is in Kolnenski on that > map. Given the age of the map, and it's proximity, I don't know if > it would be in the Maly Plock parish (which is about 8-10 miles > slightly northwest) or if records would be located in the Nowogrod > or Lomza (or somewhere else for that matter). I guess a question > for future reference is, are current parishes defined/delineated by > powiat? It would make sense, but given the border changes from that > time, I wasn't sure where to look. I am looking for a birth record > from about 1879-80. I would like to order microfilm, bu! > t don't know which parish to choose. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. Stuck on a fence, or in this case, stuck on a border !!! > Cindy W. > > ------------------------------- > 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 jimpres1@mac.com kuba@przedzienkowski.com www.przedzienkowski.com

Cindy, Though responders focused on the little village of Penza, I should add that the Polish Geographical Atlas (and others) also list the town of Penza, a provincial capital currently in Russia with a population around half a million, located at the confluence of the Penza and Sura Rivers. Do you have any evidence that this is not the place you seek? Roman C White wrote: > Hello, > I am searching for a Catholic parish location for a town called > Penza. I believe this is an old name, as it is no longer used. I have only found it on one map; a 1907 atlas. In that map it is in the Podlaskie province, (in the powiat Kolnenski). It is literally on the southernmost border between Kolnenski and Lomzynski. It sits about 13 miles east of Nowogrod and about 5 miles directly north of Lomza; (just east of the River Narew), but is in Kolnenski on that map. Given the age of the map, and it's proximity, I don't know if it would be in the Maly Plock parish (which is about 8-10 miles slightly northwest) or if records would be located in the Nowogrod or Lomza (or somewhere else for that matter). I guess a question for future reference is, are current parishes defined/delineated by powiat? It would make sense, but given the border changes from that time, I wasn't sure where to look. I am looking for a birth record from about 1879-80. I would like to order microfilm, bu! > t don't know which parish to choose. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Stuck on a fence, or in this case, stuck on a border !!! > Cindy W. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >