Genealogy / Birth Certificate for parent [4]

My aunts and I are not on speaking terms. They think they are punishing me for what they did. As for church records, that is going to be tough since I do not know the date of death for my grandmothers parents or where they are buried. I know there names and approximate year of birth, but that is about it. I suspect they may have been Greek Orthodox. Going on the scanned documents I have and if I assume them to be correct partly because my grandmother was still married to her 1st husband when my mother was born I would like to take a chance and apply for the certificate for my mother. I do have a copy of the marriage certificate for the 1st marriage for my grandmother. Plus I have a scanned copy of the annulment/divorce for her dated Sept. 1949 and a copy of the certificate of marriage to her 2nd husband in 1949. The declaration that the 2nd husband (the one I got to know as my grandfather) had made in order to get a passable copy of a birth certificate for mother, makes me think it as act of adoption

Law / Polish citizenship by descent for "Brześć nad Bugiem" born 4 grand-parents? [15]

Another thing to consider, did your grandparents have relatives living within the boundaries of Poland currently? If so, get in touch with them and see what else they can tell you about your grandparents. You may be surprised.

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

Merged:

Last name of Pusiewicz v Pus

I recently came across a church archive document regarding a marriage between a Tomasz Pusiewicz v Pus who married a Konstancja Wieczorek in 1889. Two things, how common is this last name in and around the Kropiwki area of Poland and trying to find descendants. I am curious about the last name since I have never came across it before. Thanks

Classifieds / Teaching Job [online] for an English Native Speaker - Poland based online school [19]

Milosz

Besides what is listed in the posting you have provided in your post about wanting English Teachers, what are you looking for that is not listed? Prosze email me. Dziekuje. I currently live in Canada.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Here in Canada everyone has the right to own handguns or rifles. But there are some hoops that you must go through in order to purchase them. For most that actually do own such type of firearms use them mostly for hunting. As for the Americans, as you have heard on the news in the last 20 years that have been a lot of mass shootings with the latest one at a church in Texas and there was a couple of schools in different states as well. If you want gun ownership, the American system is the wrong way to go on all accounts Since 1980, we have had only 2 major incidents of major shooting that I can remember here in Canada. The 1st one in Montreal at Ecole Polytechnic and the other one in Quebec city.

Law / Poland's citizenship by descent question. Polish great-great grandfather arrived in the USA as a kid. [76]

MattWebb, I do not know if you are following this post of yours still. Check the website known as easyexpat.com
Then find the forums link and then click on Poland. Then click on the immigration Poland - polska and look for the polish citizenship confirmation (part 3). You should be able to find answers to your questions there or in the other 2 parts. But in order to post, you will need to have an account. Also, check the citizenship act of 1920 and 1951. good luck

Classifieds / Random Classifieds Ads Poland [261]

How many bottles do you have and how much per bottle? Could you wait until about the 16th or thereabouts? I can make a trip up there on the Saturday of the festival if you can wait until then.

gary

Was in Toronto on the 17th for the Polish festival that was on Roncesvalles Ave. Sorry I missed you since you never replied. I have no idea as to when I will be back. Would have bought at least 3 or 4 bottles from you.

Language / Dziadzia / Babcia - help me with spelling/pronunciation [81]

As for the word/term babcia, when I was growing up I used the term babu for my grandmother and (d)ja(d)ju for my grandfather. That is what I can remember was used before they died many a year ago. I guess the pronunciation will depend on where the grandparents grew up or their parents.

Genealogy / Family Decendent of Gen. Jozef Bem [28]

JjJon
Do you have knowledge of Bohm's in the family that could have lived in or near Gostynin? The reason I ask is that my great great grandmother was a Bohm. I did find her grave, along with a brother of hers. Problem is I do not have much else in the way of information on her family other than what was written down in the family bible. I do know who her parents and grandparents are but not where they came from.

Genealogy / Claiming WW2 medals for Polish father [38]

I have been in touch with a lady by the name of Margaret Goddard who has a connection with the MOD in the U.K. I sent her a copy of the certificate that was issued with the medal that my grandfather received. The certificate has a number of issue and the date it was issued was in 1948. I also sent a copy of a letter that my grandfather wrote that states what units he was with and the time frame he was with each unit.

Usually, how long does it take to respond to such a request? My grandfather never served with the Polish Armed Forces outside of Poland during the 2nd world war. Since the certificate appears to have been issued from the U.K. I am hoping they may limited information on service records.

Work / I'm retired teacher, age 69 - I want to teach English in Poland voluntarily, in return for Polish language [18]

Eugene
Another thing to consider in order to make your pension go the distance if you want to teach would be to bargain. For example, if a school takes you up on your offer, have them help you with the cost of accommodations. Or someone can offer you a couple of rooms to work out of and then you would have to help out with incidentals such as food. By having a sitting room included with the bedroom, then you could teach privately or assist students with their homework.

News / RUSSIA TO MAKE PUBLIC THE KATYN FILES... [274]

It has been quite some time now that Russia was supposed to declassify their files on the Katyn Forest Massacre. Has anyone heard what has happened as of yet to these records? Have the records been reviewed, scanned and turned into pdf files so people can access and read them?

Genealogy / Wierzcholek family surname [15]

kind of odd in a way. my babcia's maiden name was Wieczorek. But my grandmother was born in Kropiwki, NE of Lublin and married someone from a nearby village just north of Podedworze. I doubt there is any connection due to the spelling. But the name sounded very close to hers though.

Life / Electricity in Poland: plug and voltage? [73]

inWroclaw

a rewire while it may initially cost a bundle, but in the long run will prove to be cheaper. Especially when you consider the alternative and that could be a short circuit which would cause the wires to overheat and maybe cause a fire. Check with the place that covers your insurance for your place. Chances are they may be aware that aluminum wiring may be a hazard and could give you a break on the insurance so to speak if that wiring is replaced. Copper may be more expensive, but if it helps to reduce the potential for causing a fire over aluminum wiring, it is cheaper than trying to replace your belongings that were damaged by fire and the stress of having to relocate during the process after the fire.

History / Finding locations of old Photos - Lublin, Lodz, or Pabianice? [7]

Great thanks. My grandparents would have know where the photos were taken, but they have died over 30 years ago. My 2 aunts don't know and at least I can let them know. Like I said in my main post with the photos while I could not pin either photo down to a specific location because there was nothing written on the back of them or even the year the photo was taken. I could only surmise the supposed locations based on the connections my family had to those locations. Such as Pabianice is where my great grandparents are buried and Gostynin was where they were born. Lublin was where my mother was born and Wegrow was where my grandfather was baptised and some family still live. As for Lodz, had some family living there until the first world war since I have a post card that was sent to them in 1909.

Life / Electricity in Poland: plug and voltage? [73]

to Plaiddino

on the external power unit for my laptop it does say that it is a dual unit capable of handling either North American or European power supply. if your laptop or play station have more or less external power units then another option would be to find a place to buy the appropriate power supplies for each item if you so desire. Either way, now you have something to think about.

Law / Poland's Inheritance Law Without Will [21]

Rey115
If you and your brother do not wish to give up your rights to the part ownership of the property, obtain any documents you can. Such as birth and death certificates. Since your uncle was the owner of the property and died before his parents (your grandparents), and he had no children, how much of the property reverted back to the parents and then after their deaths was divided between your aunt and father. Other postings I have read made allusions that if the owner of a property does not have children to inherit the property then the courts would look at the question did the deceased have siblings and/or parents still living and determine how to split the property if I understand it right.

The point here is who owned the property prior to it being registered in your uncle's name. If ownership got transferred while the original owners were still alive to your uncle there must be some kind of court document to substantiate this. By obtaining the certificates of the individuals involved (birth, marriage and death) may also assist in how the ownership got split may help your claims. By obtaining the various certificates will help to prove your claims to prove that the owner was your uncle because the names of the parents would be on all the birth certificates.

Using the certificates and other documents in proper perspective will help. Your best bet would be to locate a lawyer that will hopefully know the real estate laws and inform you if there is a statute of limitations and how that applies to your case.

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

Would the British location for archives of Polish military have something on the signal corps? My grandfather never set foot in Britain when the WWII started. His service basically ended on Sept. 17, 1939 after his unit may have been captured by the Russians near Czortow, Poland (now in the Ukraine). I enquired through the CAW and was told that any records for my grandfather can not be found. At the same time, from a story that was related to me, the commissioned officers were segregated and may have eventually been summarily executed.

If that is the case, then his unit may be connected to the Katyn massacre. I heard that Russia declassified some of the material related to the Katyn massacre and handed it over to the Polish government. Can that materiel be accessed in order to (dis)prove a connection? Or do I have to go through a museum in SW Poland that may have POW information to find information. The museum is located in Lambowicz, I believe. Sorry if I have the spelling wrong since I do not have the correct spelling in front of me right now.

Genealogy / Information on how/where to search to find out my father's history [9]

No you did not. The original poster just knew that his parent was born in Poland but did not indicate if he knew where. Your information, albeit somewhat limited, was going on the fact he or she already had something to work with. You two were already assuming that this individual had something to work with. The impression I got from the posting that this person did not have anything at all but just guesswork.

Genealogy / Information on how/where to search to find out my father's history [9]

Awoj21

Who dealt with his funeral and his estate? If he emigrated to Australia, he would have needed some kind of paperwork in order to travel from Poland and to enter Australia. Upon arrival he would have had to file for his intention of becoming a landed immigrant in order to become a citizen. So start with any legal papers the executor/executrix may still have in their possession. Failure on this part, the next step would be to contact the immigration department for Australia and put in a request for copies of documentation they may have on your father.

Do you actually live in Australia yourself? If so, try and think of yourself as an immigrant and what the main point of entry would be for Australia. For example, was it Sydney or Perth? Where do they keep records upwards to 50 years old and do they have a central archives for records older than 50 yrs of age. Prior to 1918, Poland was partitioned by 3 countries, Russia, Austria, and Germany. If your father was born in the Russian partition, chances are any documents that still exist after all this time may be in Russian. So do not be surprised if you may be able to obtain copies of them. Hopefully this will give you a starting point since the others have not done so.

Law / Poland's Inheritance Law Without Will [21]

You mention about the property in your first post. What is the size of the property and its location? If it is undeveloped property with city limits near industrial, it could be worth some money now if that town/city is growing and its looking for property to entice industry to them and therefore provide employment. In the post you make it sound like it is your babcia that is still alive. One thing is to find out if a video is just as acceptable to the courts as a written will. If the court system will accept the video, then you might want a lawyer present when it is done and you can ask questions like you would in a court to get your babcia to lay it on the line as to who gets what and how much in regards to the property.

Sounds like your ciocia is being greedy and wants to claim what might be your rightful inheritance for her side of the family. If your ciocia is desperate to try and have your mothers claim on the property then she would have to have the property evaluated and have it ascertained how much each portion is worth and have her tell your mother how much her portion is worth and buy her out.

Law / A parent born in Poland. Obtaining a Polish birth certificate? [38]

I have tried for my mother and was told they either could not find the book that it would have been registered in or the book is currently missing. While I do have a replacement that was issued on he behalf by request from my grandfather. Unfortunately the replacement has his last name and is in English. Which means that either her birth was never properly registered at the time or it was listed under my grandmothers' first marriage or the book actually is missing.

Life / Public Masturbation now allowed in Sweden, Would this work in Poland? [43]

Regardless of where you masturbate and hopefully it is behind closed doors and in privacy you are practicing safe sex. With all the transmittable diseases, particularly hiv/aids, playing with yourself is more enjoyable than having to deal with meds. Chances are open masturbation may not be readily accepted unless it is at a nudist beach.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]

I kind of agree with pieorgi2000. I was over to Germany and Poland twice within the last 4 yrs with hopefully the 3rd trip coming up later this yr. I noticed that the public transportation system is a lot better over there. That makes it a lot easier to get around even in and out of smaller communities. It seems the transport system there is at least 50 years ahead of what we have here in Canada. The train system here is slowly being cut back and even the bus service between a lot of the communities whether small or large is not very conducive. That means you almost have to coerce someone to give you a ride back and forth from one small community to another or a larger centre. Even if I am not fluent with either German or Polish, I felt more at home over there.

History / Polish conscripts to German army [132]

To king Athelstan
Define wrong side. From those that fought for Germany, Russia or Japan everyone else was on the wrong side. But from the families of the personnel that fought, regardless of which army these people were in, you were on the wrong side.

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [239]

Regarding the surviving daughter or others of the family left behind, there might be a way to dispute the given records. From the 2nd world war until the late 90's it would have been a bit more difficult to prove connection unless you actually had the paperwork. But then there could be claims that the paperwork was forged and photos were dodged to make it look like there was some connection. But with DNA being used to prove family connections now, this might be a way of proving or disproving that Mr. Buchwald was the father. But to do so would mean going through the courts in order to exhume the bodies of the deceased in order to obtain DNA to substantiate claims. Going through the courts would be costly in order to prove a point.

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

try sending an email to caw.wp.mil.pl that is for the Centralne Archiwum Wojskowe located at 00-910 Warszawa 72. hope that helps.

UK, Ireland / Inheritance Law in Poland and debts - how does it affect a British child? [27]

Ok. Now I understand better as well. I have had some time as well to rethink what I was trying to get across in the previous posting. That was certain personal effects or mementos, such as photos dealing with the family and letters that the grandfather may have kept from friends and family that have emmigrated.