Genealogy / Bak, Wrobel, Chorzempa - 2nd Generation Man Searching for Relatives In Poland [3]

Are you aware that there is a Rosemary A. Chorzempa who wrote a book called _Polish Roots_ , on Polish genealogy? She lives in Temperance, Michigan. Perhaps she can help you with your Chorzempa search.

Genealogy / Landowski/Stempora Family [7]

I am working on the STEMPORA line of my family. I would be happy to share it.

Send me a Private Message, or tell me how to get in touch with you.

Sandra

Genealogy / Landowski/Stempora Family [7]

Hi Debbie,
You would have to join this group to be able to send a private message. From what I have learned, the STEMPORA name is very unusual and there are not many left in Poland.

Clement Stempora was my Grandfather. He married my Grandmother Mary after her first husband. Bartholomew Stempora had an accidental death. Clement and Bartholomew were brothers. They had two other brothers, Adam and Josef.

Does this look familiar?

Genealogy / I got the immigration records for my Polish great grandfather. Now what? [4]

Debbie,

Is this your STEMPORA Grandfather?

Did you get my last message?

GrandeSande

Genealogy / Landowski/Stempora Family [7]

Deb21,

I just sent you a Private Message.

GrandeSande

Genealogy / Polish surname meanings and origins [25]

The following book is known to be one of the best resources. Fred Hoffman is very knowledgeable when it comes to Polish genealogy.

William F. "Fred" Hoffman, Author, Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings

Grangesande

Genealogy / how many know their own family histories? [139]


What have you checked, have you ever been to the NJ Archives?


I lived in Wood Ridge at one time.... is the Fleischer Deli still in Garfield?

GrandeSande

Genealogy / Anybody Know what Knewegvizet could be? [7]

Could it possibly be:

Gniewkowice 50°17' 17°55' E M U G Poland 190.2 miles SW of Warszawa 52°15' 21°0'
Gniewkowiec 52°55' 18°09' E M U G Poland 128.1 miles WNW of Warszawa 52°15' 21°0'

go to JewishGen.org. This is where I found these areas

Life / Popular myths and legends of Poland [15]


Thanks, Michal, fascinating!!!! and beautiful artwork!

USA, Canada / 2008 U.S. Presidential Election according to Polish and foreign people [90]

...and your choice would be?

USA, Canada / 2008 U.S. Presidential Election according to Polish and foreign people [90]

and I'm still waiting for Lesser's.

USA, Canada / 2008 U.S. Presidential Election according to Polish and foreign people [90]

I think I heard that Romney has backed out to give McCain a better chance.

USA, Canada / 2008 U.S. Presidential Election according to Polish and foreign people [90]


Is that a joke? If not, where do you see the comparison?

USA, Canada / 2008 U.S. Presidential Election according to Polish and foreign people [90]


I had hoped so, but there is so much garbage going around on the internet about his connections that are false, I just wanted to make sure.

Genealogy / STEMPORA - Help Please! [9]

Hi Michael,

Great to hear from you... have been working hard on the Stempora genealogy and have found out some pretty interesting stuff.
Why don't you join so that you could send me, or I could send you a Private Message.

Sande

Genealogy / STEMPORA - Help Please! [9]

Debbie,

Still waiting for a reply from the woman who sent me a paper with his name on it. There was no other info about him on that original sheet, just his name. I will let you know as soon as I hear.

Sande

Genealogy / Archives- I really need your help folks [14]


Where would these be found, or where would you inquire about them, please?

Genealogy / Any info on the Sniatkowski surname? [3]

I have just finished doing lots of research on the surname ZWIATKOWSKI. I found that the "T" in Polish looks like a T, but it is really an "L" with a slash through it.

Anyway go onto the site below which shows a map with areas where the SNIATKOWSKI name is located. There are several choices, written in blue... so be sure to ckick on all of them. There are some on Suwalki.

moikrewni.pl/mapa/index/s_15_32.html

Genealogy / Oleksiuk [5]

data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetlexp5b

Go to the the above website, Jewish Gen. org and this should give you the location of your village. There are two listed; but according to the maps they seem to be in about the same area, which is North of Warsaw, and between Gdansk on the left, and Kaunas, on the right.

Were they Catholic? If so I can see if I can find the Archdiocese that the church would be in.

I also found this article on Dogpile.com, which talks about a Sawmill in Danzig, now Gdansk, that was used as a workcamp during WWll.

wwiimemories.com/fergie.htm

Genealogy / Oleksiuk [5]

Hi Bobby,

Here it is: jewishgen.org/databases

Then scroll down to _Eastern Europe_ and click on _The Jewish Gen Shtetl Seeker_
Click on _search for places by name_

go to -Town Search_ and enter the name of the town, leaving all other choices empty, except for choosing the _Sounds Like Search Method_

It should give you several choices and then you can check them out on the map of your choice.

GS

Genealogy / Surnames: Trzaskowski/Szamlewska [15]

Hi Michele,

Welcome!

Let's start by you telling us what you do know, so we can help you. It's best to start from what you know and work backwards.

Such as their first names, where they lived, when they were born, names of their children, where they died, etc.

Grandesande

Genealogy / Surnames: Trzaskowski/Szamlewska [15]

Michele,

Do you know when they came to the US?, or where they lived here in the States?

Were your Uncle and Aunt here, were they married, and what was their surname?

I will try to find what I can on Ancestry, but I could use this added info.

Thanks, Grandesande

Genealogy / Surnames: Trzaskowski/Szamlewska [15]

Hi Michele,

I sent you a private email with some info. Did you get it?

GrandeSande

Genealogy / Surnames: Trzaskowski/Szamlewska [15]

Thank you, I will continue to look, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't looking for info you already had.

Ps.... I was born in New Jersey.

Genealogy / Surnames: Trzaskowski/Szamlewska [15]

Michele,

I was born in Jersey City, and lived in North Arlington, Wallington, and North Plainfield. Currently, my family is in southern NJ and I am in northern California.

All four of my Grandparents are from Poland. I am currently trying to find their villages in Poland, also.

Are you in Jersey?

GS

Michele,

Go to moikrewni.pl/mapa/ and type in the surname Tzraskowski
and click 'Szukac'. It will show you all the places where that name is located.
Then do the same for the surname Szamlewska.

If you compare the results, there are only two places that have both of those surnames: m.Bydgaszcy and Szczecin.

Perhaps both grandparents came from the same town/village and one of these would be the place?

GS

Genealogy / Kołakowski - Russian records to Polish or English [5]

Hi,

I can help you a bit... if you go to the following:

esisnet.com/~jackbowmanstc/russian1.htm

It will give you a Format for Russian Polish Birth, Marriage, and Death records. It will also do the same for Napoleonic records. (check the options at the bottom of the page)

While it will not translate your record, it will give you an idea of the location on the record of dates, names and relationship.

GrandeSande

Genealogy / U.S. Polish ethnic enclaves? [19]

Jersey City, NJ - St. Anthony of Padua Polish Church and School on Monmouth Street. Still there, so I imagine there are still Polish people in the area.

Genealogy / Clarification - where is "Hacrowie"? [9]


What is the source of this record?
Where have you searched besides Google?
Did he live in the States at all?
What dates are you working with?

GS

Travel / LUBLIN. Any facts needed about the area. [16]

Are any of you familiar with Podhorce, Tomaszow?

I have found the name of someone living there who is in my family genealogy. Do any of you ever travel near there?

Grandesande

Life / Polish Fairytales [25]

Hi Franek,

Thank you for sharing this list.
I, like Barbara Thompson, am a second generation American with a singular ancestry: Polish. I will be getting some of these stories, as I am trying to catch up on my heritage. My grandparents were concentrating on being Americans, and shared very little with me.

GrandeSande