Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]

Awesome, Thank you so much! I was definitely waaaaaaaay off with those :D

Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]

Merged: Smigus Dyngus Pronunciation!

Hello, I'm giving a speech on Polish culture and I was wondering if anyone could help me with the proper pronunciation of a few polish terms. I'm pretty sure that my way of saying them is way off.

The terms I'm trying to learn to say are:
Smigus Dyngus
Pisanki
Swieconka
Wigilia
Koledy
Pasterka

I really appreciate any help!
Thank You,
Sarah :)

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

How do you properly pronounce 'dozynki'? Remember this is a speech I am giving so I should probably know how to properly pronounce what I am talking about :)

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

Thanks pgtx!! That is really going to be helpful :)

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

What is the day of the dead? My great grandmother just passed away yesterday and we're having her viewing tomorrow afternoon, what would be considered disrespectful behavior at her funeral and what would be respectable according to Polish tradition. Does babcia refer to grandma?!

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

I think I'll stick to google but thanks for the offer :)

What main topics should I discuss? I was thinking holidays for sure, weddings, and ??? that's all I got so far. Let me know what you think.

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

I would love to be able to visit Poland and talk with an older person who has spent their entire life living in Poland but seeing how my speech is on Monday, I don't think I'll be able to make it to Poland this weekend :)

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

I'll make the best out of what I can find... thanks

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

If only I could...

Life / Researching Polish Culture for a speech... need help! [24]

I guess I shouldn't say that I don't know anything, I know what my family does for holidays but I don't know how traditional those customs are compared to those in Poland. I did read through some of the posts but I found that a lot of posts contradict each other... just thought I'd ask though.

Thanks :)
Sarah

P.S. What about the Polish swear words?!

Genealogy / Polish Military Records [21]

Nope, no answer :( I sent an e-mail in english but I never tried sending the polish version.

Genealogy / Lost Great Grandmother (Mary Rucinski/Szymanski) [24]

All I know about her is that she had a stepsister named Helen and married Jan Rucinski. She came to America in 1924.

Genealogy / Photos of Poland... curious where it could be? [16]

I've already tried writing to the head of the church in the Opatow area and I've heard nothing back and that was about 3 months ago :( I'll just keep searching online and see what I can come up with. Thanks for the help!

Genealogy / Photos of Poland... curious where it could be? [16]

I looked into Saint. Martin's Church in Opatow Poland and found it's webpage. It lists all of the priests that the church had since 1903 and father Janicki isn't listed so once again I am stuck.

Thanks for all the help thought, I really appreciate it!

Genealogy / Photos of Poland... curious where it could be? [16]

On the back of the photo with the priest in front of the church was a short letter to my great-grandmother that said...

"The parish church which I give to Mrs. Maria Rucinska in memory and in the name of greatful parishioners, words of deep respect along with thanks for the offertory, father Leon Janieki"

I don't understand what, "The parish church which I give to Mrs. Maria Rucinska" means?! Anyone have any thoughts on this one??

Thanks for all the help :)

Genealogy / Polish Military Records [21]


Thanks for the tip! Quick question... do I send the e-mail in English or Polish?

Language / Polish Leter Confusion [13]

Oh cool! Thanks for doing that for me :) I used iGoogle to see what "Tartak Czerewacha" means in English and it came back with Sawmill Czerewacha, which I am assuming is a sawmill in the town of Czerewacha. Does anyone know why that would be included in the closing of the letter?

Thanks for the help :)

Language / Polish Leter Confusion [13]

What is that website you listed Ewcinka? I don't read Polish :(

Language / Polish Leter Confusion [13]

I don't think that Waclaw Wolynski is the receiving party because I recently had this letter translated and in the letter the writter often refers to the recipient as "my dear brother Piotr." Thanks for trying though, I appreciate the help!

Language / Polish Leter Confusion [13]

This wasn't in any of the letters that I recently posted for translation but I will post the letter so that you can see the exact context that it was in.

I know this letter is kind of hard to read but thanks againn for all the help!!

Genealogy / Lost Great Grandmother (Mary Rucinski/Szymanski) [24]

I just realized that my great-grandfather (Jan Rucinski) his mother's name was Marjanna (Maria, Mary) Rucinski after she married my great-grandfather's father. So, that could mean that my great-grandmother used her mother-in-laws passport but would it have her date of birth on there which wouldn't work since my great-grandmother was only 24 when she came over and her mother-in-law would be a lot older than that. My grandmother had to leave Poland in a hurry and that is why she had to use someone else's passport because she didn't have time to wait for one which my family has no clue why she would have to leave in such a rush....

Genealogy / Lost Great Grandmother (Mary Rucinski/Szymanski) [24]

Hmmm... that is really interesting but I don't think that that would be the case because on the ship manifest I found it says he had been in America before and it says "1910/1921" and my mom and I disagree on how that is read. Is it read that he was in America in 1910 and 1921 or was he in America from 1910 - 1921?! The manifest we found is from 1923 but we know he was in America during the 1920's because of the census. He did go back to Poland in 1921 to marry my great-grandmother, he then came back in 1923 but my great-grandmother didn't come over until 1925 and we have no idea why?? Also, the story of my family is that my great-grandmother used another person's passport (with the same name) to come to America. So I am wondering how strict the passport regulations were back then because what are the odds of there being two Mary Rucinski's who are friends, unless it was a relative... I don't know, this is where the history gets confusing!!

Genealogy / Lost Great Grandmother (Mary Rucinski/Szymanski) [24]

What was "The Pale?" As far as I know my family isn't Jewish...
I actually found my great-grandfather (Jan Rucinski), my great uncle (Piotr Rucinski), and my great-grandmother (Mary Rucinski) all on ancestory.com. I found all of their ship manifests and a couple of U.S. Census. Now I want to attempt to find information about their birth certificate, marriage certificate (they were married in Iwaniska, Poland in 1921), and informaiton about their parents, who never came to America.

Thanks for the help.
Sarah :)

Genealogy / Lost Great Grandmother (Mary Rucinski/Szymanski) [24]

Thread attached on merging:
Rucinski Family History...

Hello, I currently started researching my mother's side of the family and have become very interested in finding out more. Her maiden name is Rucinski and I know that her grandparents came over from Poland in 1909 and 1925. I have a couple of questions that I am hoping someone can answer for me.

1. I recently found a ship manifest from ancestory.com that list who I believe to be my great-grandfather coming from Poland to America. However, in his line it says that he was deported :( I am wondering if anyone can tell me some possible reasons for why he was deported.

2. I am looking for any other Rucinski connections either in America or in Poland.

3. I am also looking for my great-grandmother's step-sister's children who currently live in Poland. My great-grandmothers name was Maria Rucinski (maiden name Szymanski) she was born in Iwaniska, Poland in 1901 and came to America in 1925. Her step-sister was Helena Lygas or Lygos, there is no record of her coming to America.

If anyone can help me out, I would be ever so thankful!!

Thanks a bunch,
Sarah :)

Genealogy / MEANING OF UŁASZYN AND ŁUCIŃSKI SURNAME [6]

[Moved from]: Meaning of Surname Rucinski

I recently looked up what the last name of Rucinski means, which is my mother's maiden name, and it means: habitational name for someone from a place called Ruciany in Siedlce. Can anyone tell me anything about this area or if it is still referred to by the same name. I also know that my great-grandmother owned land in Siedleczysko, district Iwanisko from 1922 to 1969. If anyone could give me some information about these areas and if they know of any churches in the area that I can contact in order to get records would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks for the help,
Sarah :)

Genealogy / Searching for records from Iwaniska Poland [4]

The e-mail address that you gave me, do I need to write the e-mail in Polish or can I write it in English?