dojok
21 Mar 2019
Genealogy / Paternal grandparents Feldman/Prochnak born 1879, married Waipahu, Hawaii 1899 [10]
Aloha! I'm Polish (100%, from Warsaw) married to a Hawaiian who has 8 generations of ancestors in Hawaii. I'm fascinated by the history of Poles in Hawai'i. I would love to connect with people who are of Polish descent in Hawai'i or who have grown up in Hawaiil.
My spouse's grandmother was 1/2 "Portuguese" and 1/2 German (maiden name Ebling, married to Burgess). She was from Kauai. She died in 1992 I think. I met her. I was very surprised that she and her daughter, my mother in law, used the same "old wives tale" remedies as we do in Poland. I always thought it was the European connection but after reading some postings here (polishforums.com/archives/2005-2009/genealogy/contract-labor-hawaii-35804/) it's very likely that Poles in Hawai'i were erroneously registered as German, Austrian or even Spanish (from Galicia).
It would be crazy if I were able to find Polish ancestry among my spouse's relatives!
@katmell I can't help you with your search (unless it's language assistance in Polish) but I'm very curious about your ancestors in Hawai'i and whether you keep in touch with those relatives. I'd love to hear from you. My email: djk@pobox.com.
Aloha! I'm Polish (100%, from Warsaw) married to a Hawaiian who has 8 generations of ancestors in Hawaii. I'm fascinated by the history of Poles in Hawai'i. I would love to connect with people who are of Polish descent in Hawai'i or who have grown up in Hawaiil.
My spouse's grandmother was 1/2 "Portuguese" and 1/2 German (maiden name Ebling, married to Burgess). She was from Kauai. She died in 1992 I think. I met her. I was very surprised that she and her daughter, my mother in law, used the same "old wives tale" remedies as we do in Poland. I always thought it was the European connection but after reading some postings here (polishforums.com/archives/2005-2009/genealogy/contract-labor-hawaii-35804/) it's very likely that Poles in Hawai'i were erroneously registered as German, Austrian or even Spanish (from Galicia).
It would be crazy if I were able to find Polish ancestry among my spouse's relatives!
@katmell I can't help you with your search (unless it's language assistance in Polish) but I'm very curious about your ancestors in Hawai'i and whether you keep in touch with those relatives. I'd love to hear from you. My email: djk@pobox.com.