Genealogy / Genealogy sites in Poland. Looking for Polish family of my great-grandparent. [13]

If you know the birth place, then your best bet is to approach the parish church in that area for baptisms, christenings & marriages.

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]

Yes he did have two daughter and I think both of them attended the Polish Boarding School in Northampton

KRZYZ ZASLUGI Z MIECZAMI
Means A Cross of Merit with Swords. There are three catagories. Gold, Silver & Bronze. A Polish wartime medal given to soldiers serving in the Polish army as well as members of the Resistance. Primarily given for courage and fortitude

Genealogy / Leszczynski surname, Balcerzak [51]


Polonius3 would happen to know who is researching Rybinski (see Stefan Rybinski - 1910 thread)

would you happen to know anything about Rybinski research


rozylowicz.com/pdf-files/recollections_of_poland_2007_5.pdf]

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]


I'm reading Rising 44 Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies. It's shaken me, even though I was brought up on a lot of information it provides. I recommend reading it. It gives a very accurate account.

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]


So did mine. Do you know whether he was in the first REgiment? If so he would have been stationed in Duns, Scotland - where a memorial was put up in memory all those who fought for the Division. For many years those who survived used to meet up in London - Either in the Polish Cultural Centre (POSK) or in Kensington around the corner from the Club "Polskie Ognisko" - Polish Hearth

SNIP
The reason Poles didn't participate in the victory parade, was because the Brits invited the Polish Government, but in the last minute they realised they hadn't been allies with that element (Lublin Committee) of Polish Government, so at the ninth hour those who had represented the Polish Government in Exile were hurriedly invited. It was felt however, that the parade for Poles would have meant a march for defeat and so no one took part.


It can be only one of three. Do keep searching. If you need any help with the Polish just copy and paste - Just make sure you keep out family names.

Genealogy / Looking for any and all information on Dabrowski/Dombrowski from Poland [88]


The site lists various locations and number of Dabrowski in each location.

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]

Photos from my collection:-
First attachment
From left to right
1st Armoured Division in prayer before battle somewhere in Europe
Scottish Polish Society Membership Card
The crew of this tank perished one hour before the end of the war.
Dijon
Memorial to those who served in 1st & 2nd Armoured Division erected in Dunsl
Souvenir card of 16th Brigade of 1st Armoured Division
Second & Third Attachment
Roll of Honour remembering those who were stationed in Duns of the 1st & 2nd Armoured Division and fell battlefields in France, Belgium, Holland & Germany

Fourth attachment.
Scotland - Sikorski present.
Can only load one at time, so the others will have to wait until someone else replies to this. will try to load on this one by editing.

Third one.
Fourth one
Here goes the fifth one. Sorry if it doesn't work.
I've attempted to the photo attachments individually hence the running commentary. I hope it's worked.


How did you attach your photos. I've just tried and failed abysmally

Genealogy / Need some help with Bublitz family origin. [23]


Pomerania was autonomous in 1933 and possibly for that reason the name was Bublitz. The history of the region is very checkered. Sweden/Branderburg Prussia/Poland/German Empire/Germany and even France held sovereignity at different periods. From 1815 it came under Poland.

Genealogy / Need some help with Bublitz family origin. [23]


Unlike the place the surname most likely would have been Bublicz

Genealogy / Odette Timmons looking for father history, Setnik [4]

Churches:- (Kosciol means church)
Kosciol Nowoapostolski
Address:
ulica Jodłowa 24
41-506 Chorzów
woj. śląskie
tel. 32 785-43-23 lub 60 615-13-74
fax 32 785-43-23
adres nak.org.pl

Kosciol Świętej Jadwigi
Wolności 51, 41-500 Chorzów
e-mail: acnak@nak.org.pl
This email address also applies to the first church mentioned.

Lutheran Churches:-
Kołciół ks. Marcina Lutra Chorzów, ul. Powstańców 13
Or
Kościół im. Elżbiety Chorzów, ul. Katowicka 92

Write to:-
EA w Chorzowie, ul. Dąbrowskiego 22, 41-500 Chorzów

E-mail: chorzow@luteranie.pl (for both churches)

Tel/fax.: (032) 241 13 97

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Kosciol św. Józefa
ul. £agiewnicka 17
41-500 Chorzów II
tel. (032) 2498-199 fax: (0-32) 2498-644
e-mail: oremus@poczta.onet.pl

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There are several families living in and around Chorzow with the same surname.

Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]


Most definitely. See Polonius thread on previous page

Genealogy / Manko, Federowicz, Baszczek, Zatwarnicka. Family history mystery. [36]


Poland had been partitioned by Austria, Prussia and Russia and its existence wiped off the map. Poles consider those parts still to be Poland but under the rule of whichever partitioner. Some parts came under different rulers, as in the instance of SE Poland - once under Austrian rule, then Russian and now Polish. Sometimes surnames were modified to the phonetics of the given ruler making it in some cases difficult (but not impossible) to trace ancestors.

Where the ethnicity is stated as Polish, you can be sure the roots are Polish.

Ruthenians had the same issues.

Genealogy / Polish surname Gil. My ancestors were from the town of Widelka. [74]


You'll find a bit of history on this:- pgsctne.org/nb_wola_history.html

This village came into existence in 14th century and was first known as Doblowa. You will find there is a specific dialect spoken in that region.

Have a good holiday in Poland.

Genealogy / Manko, Federowicz, Baszczek, Zatwarnicka. Family history mystery. [36]

Eastern Slavic people from Rus (historically small parts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland northern Slovakia. If you google Ruthenia you will find more details

Genealogy / SURNAME:CZARNECKI [27]


Does anyone know of a Zdzislaw Czarnecki who lived in Cambridge? Not sure when he died but would have been over 100 if he were still alive.

Genealogy / Polish soil - who wants to buy? Does it have any sentimental value? [11]


Poles in the UK who were unable to return to Poland under communism did obtain Polish soil which was used to put on the coffin when buried.

Genealogy / Looking for descendents of Josef Samiec [4]


Wola Zelichowska comes under the parish of Tarnow. Some churches in that area hold archives older than 100 years. Wola Zelichowska comes under the Parish of the Church:-

Wniebowzieci Najsw. Maryi Panny
32-260 Greboszow 2
Malopolska
Tel: 00 48 14 64-16-014
Email: greboszow@diecezja.tarnow.pl

Alternately, you can write to:

Urzad Stanu Cywilnego
ul. Gumniska 30
33-100 Tarnów
Poland
tel. (14) 688-90-85, (14) 688 - 90 - 86 fax: (14) 688 - 90 - 86 ...

Genealogy / POLISH REFUGEE CAMP - CAMBRIDGE UK - SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES [30]


Thanks Amathyst


Thanks Eagle20

I have tried both and now need to go the National Archives and start digging further. All I have is the name but no date or place of birth. Does anyone know where to find all the passenger lists for UK for Poles entering UK during and after the war? I found one website which listed a few ships between 1945-48 but not all are on it, and as my father was not listed this indicates there have to be other lists available. All I need at this stage is date of birth and perhaps place of birth or last residence. Soldiers entered during the war and there has to be a record somewhere. Any help most gratefully received.

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]


Thomas!! Next you will be asking you was Stanislaw Bec

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]


Are really that naive? My mother - a Catholic with no particular reason to highlight the plight of the Jews was one of the lucky ones who lived to tell the tale of the horrors of Auschwitz.

There were however many nationalities (including Germans) of many religions in camp who suffered a similar fate as the Jews and if they are to be reproached it should be for making the holocaust exclusive to them.

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]


There were also people who escaped to convey the horrors to the Western Allies who for a long time did not believe what was going on.

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]

It did beggar belief. And clearly still does with some. Little is mentioned about the offspring of the survivors. They too relived the horrors in graphic detail throughout their childhood.

Genealogy / POLISH REFUGEE CAMP - CAMBRIDGE UK - SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES [30]


Thanks Bk - I'll give it a go. It's proving to be a tough search.

Genealogy / POLISH REFUGEE CAMP - CAMBRIDGE UK - SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES [30]


Will certainly take a look though it is in Herts, whereas I've now worked out the camp site may have been in Cambridgeshire. Thank you for the suggestion and no stone will be left unturned.

Bookratt I would be most grateful if you could check out Zdzislaw Czarnecki. He was based in a camp somewhere in Cambridgeshire. The only camp I've found was in Witcham near Ely. Someone else suggested a camp called Mepal but I've found no trace of it.

Any help deeply appreciated.

Genealogy / Finding Lech family from Wisloczek/Canada [16]


Is a tiny place. In 2006 the population was 160 of which 55 were under 18.
It's about 3km walk from Rudkawka Rymanowska reached via Rzeszów or Tarnów. Some records are kept in Rudkawka Rymanowska, but most would be kept in Krosno.

Contact: e-mail: lgd@sobiesami.pl
I've tried searching for a local church where records were kept in the past for those born in Wisłoczek, and have contacted locals to establish for you where records could have been kept or transferred.

Genealogy / Help with ancestry...Trzynka [12]


It's in Poland and is known as Grudziadz.

Genealogy / Wierzcholek family surname [14]


As you are aware there are two places by that name in close vicinity to each other. Having seen some other of your threads his wife was Orszulak and as there are some Orszulak's in Jaszczurowa in the District (Gmina) Mucharz in Wadowice County it might be a good place to start.

The parish church is Sw. Wojciecha:-

Mucharz 111, 34‑106 Mucharz, tel. +44 (33) 876 14 67

Genealogy / Wierzcholek family surname [14]


Comes under Tarnow

Law / My Great GrandMother was born in Poland sometime before 1915 - any chance for Polish citizenship? [37]


I agree with 'dnz'. You may need to check whether the law allows you to be a dual national.