This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: wisniewski, opalewski, grohowska Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UEXBAIB/179.1 Message Board Post: What a coincidence! Our Polish great-great grandparents both have the same surnames. My great-great grandfather was Thomas Opalewski and my great-great grandmother was Flora Wisniewski. They also lived in Detroit. Opalewski is an uncommon name, so it is very possible that your Frank & my Thomas could be brothers or at least cousins. Thomas' parents were John Opalewski and Maria Grohowska. Flora's parents were John Wisniewski and Dorothea___. Do you know where your Wisniewski/Opalewski ancestors lived in Detroit? I looked in the Detroit City directories: in the early 1890s Thomas Opalewski lived at 118 Superior, with a John, Michael, William, and Kunegunda Opalewski. Flora Wisniewska lived at 311 Alexandrine Ave.E. with a John and Michael. It would be interesting to know if your ancestors were neighbors. Does any of this ring a bell?