Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]

Try looking for him here
wbh.wp.mil.pl/pl/skanywyszukiwarka_zaawansowana/
Choose bazy personalne. Start with imię (first name) and nazwisko (surname) and check if any results match.

I just reread it and if he fought in ww1 he might have been in the Prussian, Russian or Austrian army as Poland was partitioned back then. If he lived in Tarnopol, I guess he was in the Austrian army.

Not sure where to look for records from the Austrian -Hungarian Empire.

Not sure if there will be data on regular soldiers but check here
statearchives.gv.at/kriegsarchiv

News / As a Time Capsule From The Holocaust Was Found In Zlocieniec, Poland [24]

@Chemikiem
I came across his name when reading about serial killers and somehow remember the name of the town.
His house is still inhabited ...
Imagine.

News / Nazi gold train 'found in Poland' [90]

Still a chance to find 'Portret młodzieńca'.
After all, I'm pretty sure it's kept in the train in right conditions.
And another way to promote the region.

News / As a Time Capsule From The Holocaust Was Found In Zlocieniec, Poland [24]

@Chemikiem
It's where Karl Denke came from.

As interesting as it is, it brings back the past in two dimensions in a way -not only does it reminds us of the past, but also of the town's German population.

Real Estate / An increase of 25% rent is legal in Poland? [5]

Check this page. Google translate might help.
spes.org.pl/twoje-prawa/ochrona-lokatora-i-dodatek-mieszkaniowy/podwyzka-czynszu

Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]

It might have been cholera as well.

Genealogy / Is there a list of names of who was in Poland's Anders army? [34]

@Ignatovich
The first one is from the 1970s and it confirms registration of temporary residence of a foreigner at the given address (30th July - 26th August). Marian's citizenship is given as British.

The next two are probably older. The last one confirms that he was a member of the Polish Army in the USSR from 25th ?, 1942.
He was a member of Batalion S since July 1st.
The middle photo shows a stamp of Batalion Specjalny (Special) so it's probably that Batalion S. Part of the stamp is written in Russian. I'm not sure of the first word in Russian, the rest is the same as in Polish. Batalion S in the USSR.

Strz. might refer to strzelec =shooter/ rifleman ?but someone more knowledgeable might provide more info.

History / Is there a list of those in the Polish Army during WWII? [193]

@Philpast2
There's a Gerard Pastuszka born in 1928 in Chorzów (close to Katowice) on Arolsen
collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/archive/68540666/?p=1&s=Gerhard%20pastuszka&doc_id=68540666
You can contact them to look for your Gerard.

Was he in the Polish army?
Do you know the fate of numerous Silesians at the outbreak of WW2?

Language / The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish [80]

Piętka.

Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [375]

@simpleboi95
Do you do your eyebrows?

You look white European so you may pass as a Pole. Your blonde looks kind of reddish in the pics - it happens but not very common here.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1043]

@Mike98989
You need someone who specialises in Latin.mine is too poor.
I guess it's a birth record of Basil (Wasyl or Bazyli in Polish but since it's a Greek Catholic book probably the previous).

The headings are missing so it's not only my poor Latin but also guessing in poor Latin.
The first date is usually the day of birth and then the day of baptism. I can't see the month -it was cut out while cropping.

A legitimate child.
The next chart is usually about the parents
Basilius Feredycz (?) Peasant (?) in Jablonka Wyzna of Lucas (?) And Helena nee Stefan.
Sophia Feredycz daughter of Daniel Bzynko (???) and Eufrozja/Eufrozyna nee Iwaniuk.
The last part is usually the godparents.

Show the full page to someone who knows Latin better ^^

History / Piłsudski, like Hitler and Stalin (according to some Lithuanians) [144]

@Vlad1234
'Russian historians' :)
During the Kiev Offensive Poles and Ukrainians fought against the bolsheviks.

Genealogy / Adopted from Poland; trying to find my biological parents [99]

@jjayemeisinger
Contact the orphanage.

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [303]

@Zlatko
Gdańsk is at the Baltic Sea.
Generally Poland is further north than Bulgaria .

As I said I don't know much about gardening but I guess there are more factors than just the temperature.

@jon357
Funnily enough, I talked with a friend about an avocado tree she'd got and how she actually failed to safe. Not a tree yet, tbh.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

@KorkiTaczer
Who said they voted for PO?

Just a tiny little question before I fekk off; )

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

@Spike31
Read what's underneath what you quoted :)

Again, it's mostly about protecting others from you than the other way round.

All in all, imho, the elections are not really on people's minds anyway.
Probably, no one will win in the first round anyways.

And actually, concerning all countries in the world, being in charge of the country's politics during the pandemic is probably not what they expected and it's not easy to be popular with the society.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

@Spike31
So there's no point for doctors wearing masks during surgeries also? ;)

There's a meme with an interesting explanation to that.
If you and the guy next to you are not wearing trousers, if he starts peeing at you, you will get wet.
If you're wearing trousers, and he's not, you're gonna get wet but most will be absorbed by your trousers so you won't get all of it on you.

But if he's wearing trousers and starts peeing, he's going to get wet, not you.

As you can see not really scientific but explains it.

The main reason behind wearing masks is protecting others from you.

I hate wearing them, btw but since it may protect people even to a minimum extent, I can do it.

BTW, pis vs po arguments seem to belong to the past now, so pre -covid.
Someone is getting nostalgic. Awwwwww

Travel / Sułoszowa is one of the longest villages in Poland [7]

@jon357
Since it's so common, perhaps it's shetls that are like Polish villages; )

Such lining of houses in the countryside is quite common in villages around the place where I live.

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [303]

@Zlatko
I actually googled sequoias in Sofia and it was real fun to read but I don't think sequoias as such are common in Bulgaria. Or in cities as such.

I really don't know much about gardening but I guess certain plants may survive in different climates but the climate will probably affect their growth.

In fact, I know so little that I thought ginkgo biloba was the named of medicine my dad took some time ago. @jon357 :)
But I googled it.

I actually ended up in Obi on Thursday and they do have some plants in their offer. Most likely of worse quality than at a gardener's but I bought some lavender :)

My friend ended up buying more as someone actually interested in gardening.

Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]

@Jaskiewicz
Just a guess but if it was Jaśkiewicz it might be son of Jaśko/ Jaś (John /Johnny).

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [401]

@Crow
It's całować in Polish.

@gjene
It's not a common name. I can't think what it may be derived from.
As for how common it is in Poland now
nlp.actaforte.pl:8080/Nomina/Ndistr?nazwisko=Pusiewicz+
Here are some results for Pusiewicz on geneteka (indexed church records from certain areas).
As for Kropiwki, according to Wikipedia the village had a population of 20 in 2011 so it's really tiny.

Genealogy / Seeking marriage and death records from Rzeszow [3]

You can contact the civil register office in Rzeszów to get their death certificates. Those should include their parents' names. Also they should include their place of birth. That's of some use if they were born somewhere else.

usc@erzeszow.pl

As for their birth records, they should include this information as well but I can't find anything online prę 1890. You can always contact the Rzeszów branch of state archives. They'll know what happened to the records.

Some records from Pobitno are available online at szukajwarchiwach.pl. You can look them up though not all scans are available online.

Genealogy / Leszczynski surname, Balcerzak [51]

There are roughly 25 thousand users of this surname in Poland nowadays. I doubt all came from the noble family.
Check the records. Start with what you have in the states. Look for their immigration papers.

Travel / Will corona kill my plans? Travel to Poland [18]

@Cargo pants
Get some fresh food - will do you more good.

Travel / Will corona kill my plans? Travel to Poland [18]

@Cargo pants
Can't you just transfer money?
What does she have to send you?

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [303]

@Jojo1
Probably everything but sequoia

News / Hundreds Protest Against Lockdown at Polish-German Border [8]

Even if they support them financially, that may work for single people. It won't be that easy for those with families.

News / Hundreds Protest Against Lockdown at Polish-German Border [8]

I saw a report on it on tv.

BTW, isn't there online teaching in Germany?

That's really tough -something that seemed so unusual yet so obvious (living in one country and working in another ) is not so easy anymore.

I really wonder what will happen to these people as it seems pretty unlikely right now that they'll open the borders.

Po polsku / Płonie Biebrzański Park Narodowy [5]

Za mało wiem, żeby mówić o odpowiedzialności za taką sytuację.
Koleżanka, która dużo bardziej orientuje się w temacie juz kilka lat temu mówiła o suszy w Polsce.
Może to być związane z ociepleniem klimatu.
Narozrabialismy -my ludzie.
Placi za to przyroda.
W temacie pożaru czytałam o bieliku, który zginął, bo do końca próbował chronić gniazdo i wyleg.
Przykre to.
W tym pożarze giną rośliny i zwierzęta. Te, które ten park miał w jakiś sposób chronić.
Strażacy nie mogą wjechać ciężkim sprzętem na teren ze względu na podłoże.
Lasy państwowe próbowały gasić z powietrza z tego co czytałam, ale to żywioł na terenie podatnym na rozprzestrzenie się ognia.

I choć nie lubię mówić o polityce, to jak się słyszy, że minister rzuca, że ocieplenie klimatu to w sumie dobra sprawa, bo mniejsze rachunki za prąd -czy coś w ten deseń, a za chwilę dochodzi do pożaru takiego terenu, to jakby nie w porę.

Taki mały update (w Ponglish ): przyczyną może być wypalanie traw.
google.com/amp/s/wiadomosci.radiozet.pl/amp/full/442957/Polska/Biebrzanski-Park-Narodowy-plonie.-Przyczyna-pozaru.-Nowe-informacje
Jakim trzeba być kretynem?

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1043]

@jon357
The original post mentioned learning disabilities.
That's why I said more information would be useful.