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ThisPain   
26 May 2011
Genealogy / How Polish am I? What is the correct formula? [58]

Hey ya'll Im new to this forum and have a question.My grandfather on my moms side is half-Polish(Doberenski is his surname),which in turn makes my mom 1/4 Polish,which makes me 1/8 Polish right?So-is this formula correct?Thanks.
ThisPain   
27 May 2011
Genealogy / How Polish am I? What is the correct formula? [58]

Polonius3
Thats how my maternal grandfather spells it.When I was younger my mom told me that we had relatives who came from Poland to Ellis Island circa 1900.I also understand that many people who immigrated from Europe altered the spelling of their last names once they came to the US.