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Unlike Poland though, Montenegro wasn't conquered by imperial powers.

Anyway, as I said earlier already: annexing someone else's territory was daily business in Europe throughout history, and Poland's fate was nothing unusual in that respect. What made the partitions unique IMHO was that a large and established European country was ultimately wiped off the maps.

you are talking utter nonsense and you know it.

The reason I've passed up this entire website, is the nattering nabobs of negativism that ignore the stated use of "Genealogy".
Kill or rename this, and allow others to return to it's intended use.

How about you sign up first so we know who we are talking to?

Ironside why do you claim ancient history is irrelevent when it did happen and ultimately has a larger impact than the annexation of Poland? Also where do you get off claiming it is nonsense to say that Poland is not the only country that suffered in Europe? Are going to ignore the Muslim invasion of Europe and the fact that before people started thinking of politics in terms of geography there were many more feudal states based upon loyalty which were at war with each other? It seems like an extreme case of narcissism to claim that Poland is the only country in Europe that suffered. Both Spain, and Germany have had civil war through most of their histories, in fact if it weren't for the Swedes having burnt many Church documents my great grandfather might have found out his ancestry further than the 1600's because my families documents were in a Catholic Church which the Swedes invaded in Germany not Poland.

Oh come on get real, First of all I do not claim that only Poland suffered that what delaph said; how do you measure impact? I would say that events of yore have less impact than recent ones.

If anyone is interested in helping me find records of my Polish grandfather please message me. I would appreciate the help.

Thank you

God bless

What's the grandfather's name?

My great grandparents, Thomas Nawalany and his wife Anna, née Szymczak, were in the area of Chorna Woda ( Now in Malpolski province) during the 1879 Castral count. I need someone to look at the list of families and get me the first names and all information from that count for the Nawalany and Masliak(or similar) families.

NAWALANY: probably derived from nawałnica (violent weather, downpours accompanied by strong winds).

SZYMCZAK: patronymic meaning Simonson.

MAŚLAK: root-word masło (butter), hence something buttery or a butter merchant; maśłak is also the name of a mushroom known in the US as a slippery jack.

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tips on how to search for information?

folks on this site have been fantastic about sharing information, which is truly appreciated!
however, im curious to better understand where i can find more and more information about my family and its history in poland.
for instance, my grandfathers last name is krysiewicz. i know, thanks to others here, that means "son of Christopher"
i was also told the "wicz" is from northeastern poland. so, how was that determined, where could i have found that type of info, etc?

i am asking so i can do more and more on my own vs constantly asking the members here.
any tips of sites or other sources would be awesome.

thank you!

If you haven't already searched the forum, have a look at these two threads. There is a wealth of information within the first one:-

https://polishforums.com/genealogy/poland-resources-3318/3/

I am looking for my Grandparents heritage, they come from Poland to the United States, but I can't find them on any site. The only thing I know Is they came from Hebdowie, Kieirc, Poland around the late 1890 and 1900. Is there something else I can use to find out about it? I would really appreicate your help

My Grandfather George Ceslewski (sometimes spelled Cieslewski) was born Aug 20, 1892 (1890?) in Bronono, Bronowo
Russia Poland ? having a hard time figuring out exactly where this was/is... and Grandmother Helen Milewski Ceslewski, I never had the opportunity to meet any of them, since they all passed away before I was born, my father Henry John Ceslewski , was 1st generation American

Hey Elaine try the geneteka.genealodzy.pl site. Podlaskie is the Province where Bronowo is located. Found lots of Cieslewski's but no George (in polish would be jerzy or jurek) in 1890 or 1892. Found lots of Milewski's and a Helen in 1894 but not sure what your grandmothers birth date is. Hope this helps. At least it gives you a place to start.