Travel / My Experience in Poland (compared to Germany) [100]


You come to such sweeping conclusions after ONE week in Poland? How much time have you spent in Europe? One and a half weeks?

Genealogy / Kameczura surname - any Polish people related? [30]


The 1930 United States Census states that a John Kameczura (*1882) immigrated to the US in 1906. He and his wife Kattie (*1889) had a son named Alexs, who was born in Illinois in 1918. Assuming that these people are your ancestors: have you tried to get hold of the long form birth certificate of Alexs? The document should list the exact birth dates and places of John and Kattie Kameczura, which should then give you the necessary data to continue your research in Poland.

familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R42-DQB?i=12&cc=1810731

freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes-usa.html

Genealogy / Kameczura surname - any Polish people related? [30]


That's interesting. In Prussia/ the eastern provinces of the German Empire, the spelling of surnames was fixed after the introduction of the civil registration offices in 1874. Rarely any name variations. Seems that Austria introduced civil registration only in 1939

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]


Oh really. Who would leave? Greece? The sooner, the better.


You are overestimating the importance of Poland. Just like the U.K. in the past, the country is slowly building a bad reputation in other member states - moaning, whinging and complaining non-stop.


Just what Europe needs: more welfare queens waiting for handouts.

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

Well, demand a referendum then and leave. Maybe Blair's call for the eastern enlargement of the EU in 2004 was a mistake after all?

News / Two Polish Men on trial for brutally murdering German Pop Star in homophobic attack [53]

Ever heard of a youth hostel and bunk rooms?

USA, Canada / Polish natural water (16,8 ounce 24 plastic bottles) valued 36,72$ in US online market [8]

I will never understand why people stock up on overpriced bottled water before a natural disaster when they can easily fill a 500 gallon tank with tap water.

Life / Polish Attitudes toward America [36]


How do you see Poland's future? Important EU member state or American poodle #2?

Life / Polish Attitudes toward America [36]


Have you considered that it's much more complicated and expensive to move back home from the US than from the U.K. or Germany for example?

Life / Polish Attitudes toward America [36]


You met most of them?

Genealogy / Surnames: Sierzputowski & Skrocki [25]


That seems to be a surname rather than the name of a town. Just a few examples:

stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=44&sub=822
myheritage.com/names/hieronymus_schniady
myheritage.com/FP/genealogy-search-ppc.php?type=&action=person&siteId=201607631&indId=1000007&origin=profile


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Śniadowo,_Podlaskie_Voivodeship

Life / What has Poland accomplished in the science and technology field? [22]


Because Barbara Watzenrode doesn't sound particularly Polish? :)

For the rest of the discussion, see here: https://polishforums.com/news/germans-germanize-kopernik-copernicus-outrage-28721/

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


The Sudetenland was given to the Germans by the Brits, French and Italians on September 29th, 1938. No invasion necessary; just a little thing called the Munich Agreement...

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


Nonsense. War reparations from Poland? For what?

The former Polish territories in the east were already occupied by the Soviets at the very beginning of WW2 and they would've kept them no matter what. Territory by the way that to a large extent belonged to the Russian Empire before WW1. They simply took it back, and the Brits and Americans were too weak to stop Stalin from doing so.

Genealogy / Zieminski - Help getting started with family research [15]


That's incorrect. You need to search using 'exact match' (check the checkboxes underneath the names):

familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ4-YKW8
familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDW-4DKN
familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVDW-QDQH

Once you have access to the original documents, you should be able to find out the names and birth dates of your grandparents and (probably) great grandparents.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


Because the Soviets took Polish territory in the east? Then Poland should talk to Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania about compensation; not Germany.

Genealogy / Zieminski - Help getting started with family research [15]


Try one of these... :)
(they seem to think that England and Great Britain are the same, though)

familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


The 1/4 of its former territory that the Soviets handed over to Poland doesn't count?

Genealogy / Zieminski - Help getting started with family research [15]


Forget it. Ordering of microfilms/fiches will be discontinued on August 31st.

familysearch.org/blog/en/microfilm-distribution-discontinued-august-31-2017

Genealogy / Jeske family research [3]

How about this guy?

familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJLD-1NT
familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK6-Q372

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


You misunderstood. They are an anti-German rag because they equate modern day Germany to the Third Reich on a regular basis. On top of that, they regurgitate WW2 ad nauseam (the Nazi articles I was referring to). The Daily Fail isn't only anti-German, by the way. It's also quite anti-Polish. Just read their articles on Polish nationals working in the UK, and then have fun with the comments section.


Anything. Even Breitfart is a scientific journal compared to the Daily Mail. :)


No, he's "only" suggesting that Germany should pay reparations - which automatically brings us back to the 1954 agreement.


Don't be childish, Iron.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


You really want Germany and Russia to sit down together and decide what to do about Poland?


I understand what you're trying to say, but the Daily Fail is really the last source you would want to quote in this case. They are well known for publishing anti-German and Nazi articles on a daily basis.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


One of the reasons why it really makes no sense that Kaczyński brings it up again. He's trying to stir sh*it as usual in my opinion.


Good point.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


I agree. In my opinion, this is just another attempt by Kaczyński to create distrust between the two nations. Who knows, maybe it's even the US administration and the British government who are behind all this - trying to break up the EU. Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]

The East Germans agreed to give the former German territories in the east to Poland. In exchange, Poland agreed to waive its right to war reparations. Well, in both cases the Soviets did it, of course, but that's only a formality.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_reparations#Poland

What this means is essentially that Poland would have to return all ex German lands first before it could demand war reparations. Who wants that? Neither Germany nor Poland or any other party involved. Kaczyński came up with this stuff again because Poland is currently under fire regarding the migrants. He did that before when some Germans demanded compensation for their lost property in the east. It's about retaliation and nothing else. Dangerous game he's playing.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


If they really insist that the Polish government of the 1950's wasn't legit because it was controlled by the Soviets, then the Germans could turn that argument around and claim the same for the GDR. All agreements null and void? Impossible. Kaczyński is an idiot.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


Poland and Germany settled that issue in 1954.

Language / How long to to learn Polish? In hours? [64]


They speak Chicagowski...

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]


And your "smaller system" signed up for it...

History / In Memory of victims, who had their lives cruelly taken at Treblinka Death Camp in Poland [104]


Apologies then; never heard of it. I still believe though that it was only stupidity like Obama's blunder and not intent. According to Radio Poland, they broadcasted it on Monday and apologized the next day. Was that a one time incident on German TV?



The worst atrocities happened in the German death camps located on Nazi-held Polish territory. Maybe that's why they send the kids to the most infamous German death camp located on Nazi-held Polish territory. See what I mean?