Genealogy / Vintage Photos of Polish ancestors [144]

This is another of my father's paternal grandmother. She's standing next to her nephew's plane at the airstrip in Joliet, IL.

That's all I seem to have. I wish I had pictures of my father's grandfathers. We used to have pictures of his paternal grandfather from his wake. It was held at the family's house in Joliet. He had a striking resemblence to Joseph Stalin.

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Genealogy / Vintage Photos of Polish ancestors [144]

The above picture was taken in Calumet City, IL around 1940, but both of my great-grandmothers were born in Poland (then Galicia, Austria).

Genealogy / Vintage Photos of Polish ancestors [144]

From left to right - my father's maternal grandmother and paternal grandmother

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Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Looking at this translation again, I noticed Lubno is shown as Lubna. Which one is the correct form? Any help would be appreciated, as always.

Genealogy / Polish Surnames Anglicized? [48]

Well, I noticed that the 'ie' in my surname has been changed to 'ha' by certain people.

Genealogy / Stanley Klimek married Czernek/Czerniak/Skulsk [13]

The age of your Stefania/Stefnja is too old. I believe that my great-grandfather's sister was born around 1886. My great-grandfather John Czernek/Czerniak was born in 1893. Also, my Klimek family lived in Illinois and California, not in Pennsylvania as far as I know. Do you have an immigration record, like from ellisisland.org? It might reveal your Stefania's native village if you don't know it.

The birth year of my Stefania's youngest brother Joseph was 1918, and she was born a few years before that, I believe.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

I noticed that people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, and probably other areas had the surname Kochalko, which would be the phonetic spelling. My great-grandfather first settled in McKeesport, PA before he went to Joliet, IL. I wonder if a relative followed him to PA.

I also noticed a Stefan Koczolko, who came from Lubno. I believe this might be the Steve Kociolko I found in Kansas. Steve's wife was Stefania M. The children were John and Rose E. In Chicago a Helen Kociolko was boarding with someone.

I have a lot of names from various Kocielkos now, but now I can't link them together.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

It says your email is set to private.

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

Dziadzia and Busia are shorter forms, like grandpa and grandma.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Thanks once again, Miranda.

Hello once again,

I received another email. May I have another translation, please?

Dziêkuje za odpowiedz. Jak sie domysli³am mieszkasz gdzie¶ w USA.Masz
du¿o wiadomo¶ci o rodzinie..Ja niestety ma³o. Moja mama bardzo ma³o
mówi³a o swojej rodzinie.Ona siê bala, przecie¿ ¿y³a za czasów komunizmu
w Polsce. Nawet ze mn± ma³o o rodzinie rozmawia³a. Jak przychodzi³y
listy z USA to przedemn± ukrywala, gdyz ba³a siê ¿e jako dziecko
moglabym siê gdzie¶ wygadaæ i ona mogla mieæ nieprzyjemno¶ci. Moja mama
zmar³a w 1987 roku by³a wiary greko-katolickiej . Wszystko co po niej
zosta³o to odpis zawarcia ¶lubu gdzie jest napisane ¿e jej ojciec mial
na imiê Andrzej a matka Magdalena. Mam je¿ star± kopertê która jest z
USA od ciotki Bucek z 1957 r. i jest taki adres 852 Colbrna ST Jolet ,
chyba dobrze przeczyta³am.
A tera napiszê tobie co¶ co mnie przerazi³o. Nigdy w ¿yciu nie
wchodzi³am na strone internetow± w poszukiwaniu rodziny.W dniu
27.04.2007 siedz±c w pracy co¶ mnie tknê³o abym wesz³a na t± stronê i od
razu zobaczy³am ¿e kto¶ poszukuje rodziny Kocio³ko z £ubny, chyba jest
to jakie¶ przeznaczenie.
Mia³am ju¿ podobny przypadek w 1987 roku. Wtedy by³am w USA. Opiekowa³am
siê starsz± pani±, której córki m±¿ by³ prezydentem banku w Chicago.
Wtedy obchodzi³ 25 lat pracy i zaprosili mnie na bankiet do restouracji
w Chicago. Siedz±c przy stole obok mnie siedzia³ Pan, który mówi³ po
polsku. W trakcie rozmowy okaza³o siê ¿e jego rodzina te¿ pochodzi³a z
£ubny . A jak sie przedstawili¶my to okaza³o siê ¿e te¿ nazywa sie
Kocio³ko i jest moim dalekim krewnym. On te¿ pracowa³ w banku. Ja
niestety na drugi dzieñ ju¿ wraca³am do Polski i nie wziê³am adresu.
Mo¿e co¶ ci to powie , mo¿e to kto¶ z twoich znanych krewnych. Czekam
z niecierpliwo¶ci± na odpowiedz.

I meant to say an English translation. I apologize for the different characters, but that is how I received the email. If much info about living people is included, could someone send it via private message, please?

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Hello,

I received two emails. Could I receive translations, please?

Dziekuje za wiadomo¶æ. Prawdopodobnie jeste¶my spokrewnieni. Wiem ¿e
mojej mamy ciotka wyjecha³a do Joliet, Illinois. Tam mia³a restouracjê.
Moja mama i jej siostra Hanka po zakonczeniu II wojny by³y w Angli,
ciotka chciala aby one przyjecha³y do USA. Hanka pojecha³a do USA i
mieszka³a gdzie¶ w ILLonois. Moja matka w 1947 roku wrócila do Polski.
Zaraz po przyje¼dzie do Polski pojecha³a do £ubny, ale ju¿ tam z rodziny
nikogo nie zastala. W Polsce ju¿ nikogo z rodziny nie znalaz³a.Ja w
1997 roku pojecha³am do £ubny, ale te¿ nic wiêcej sie nie
dowiedzia³am.Wiem ¿e jaki¶ daleki krewny ale nie znam adresu mieszka w
Chicago. Je¿eli wszystko sie zgadza to mo¿e sie przedstawimy . Ja mam na
imiê Mirka , mieszkam w Chodzie¿y (Polska), niestety nie znam
angielskiego.

Zapomnia³am dopisaæ ¿e mojej mamy ciotka w Jollet nazywa³a siê Bucek

I meant to say could some translate into English, please.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Thanks so much for the quick reply, Miranda.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Hi,

Is her son the one named Ben? I spoke to him a while back over the email. I think that Theodore and my great-grandfather Wasyl were cousins, judging by the closeness of their birthdates, not brothers. The mother of Bazil, the bar owner, was Marya, according to his immigration papers. Bazil's son was called Eddy. His wife was named Antonina. Eddy's wife was called Anne. Bazil and Theodore may have been brothers. Did you know a Tekla Kocielko from Chicago? All I know about her husband is that he was blind. She's the only sibling of Wasyl's I know of. Her married name is unknown, but her son was named Nestor. He and his parents lived in Joliet for a time before they went to Chicago. He was married to an Italian woman (Maria or Mary) and had two children: a boy (either called David or Richard) and a girl (Nadine). Nestor and my grandfather Dominic were close cousins, I was told.

Hello again Cas,

My father remembers Pauline, Louis and Mary. He last saw Pauline and her family at my grandfather's funeral in 1968. Martin Luther King was killed a week before that, so there were a lot of riots in the streets. My father and uncles had a hard time getting there. To my understanding some roads and bridges were blocked.

Mary was named Mary Werner, wasn't she? She was my uncle's Godmother. She and my grandmother were friends when my grandparents lived with my great-grandparents in Joliet.

I learned more recently that a second wave of Kocielkos and Pilips arrived in the 1930's. I see other Kocielkos and Pilips on the SSDI, but I can't establish a connection yet. My father was told that his grandmother's family raised Clydesdale horses in Europe. I don't know if this is useful info or not, but....

Hi,

I received this email. I was wondering if someone could translate it into English, please.

Przeczyta³am w internecie o poszukiwaniu rodziny Kocio³ko z £ubny. Moja
mama pochodzi³a z ³ubny k/ Dynowa nazywa³a siê Kocio³ko mia³a na imie
Melania . Jej ojciec mia³ na imiê Andrzej i zmar³ oko³o 1920 roku. Wiem,
¿e ca³a rodzina Kocio³ko w 1945 roku zosta³a przesiedlona do Rosji. Jej
siotra Hanna wyjecha³a do Stanów . Proszê o odpis

Genealogy / Wojtaszczyk family - does anyone have any information? [6]

Is yours a Franciszek Wojtaszczyk, who married a Wiktoria (died 1968 in Buffalo, NY) and died himself 1954 in Buffalo? If so, there's a family tree on the Ancestry website. It's free to see.

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]


I was at my local Borders (bookstore) and saw two book on Ukrainian: Ukrainian by Teach Yourself (features two CDs and is rather thick) and a phrasebook by Lonely Planet. I bought the latter. For a phrasebook it's almost 300 pages thick. Just thought I'd share if anyone was interested in learning Ukrainian.

I browsed through my Ukrainian book today. Not only does it give hundreds of phrases, but it has about 20 pages on grammar.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

It was nice to talk with you tonight. I think the army was called Oprichniki. I just read an article about them on Wikipedia.

Genealogy / Looking for information on family name TOBICZYK [18]

This is a little off-topic, but is the Holy Cross Cemetery you mentioned the one in Calumet City, IL?

Genealogy / Do Polish people have big noses? [451]

Almost all of my Polish grandparents and great-grandparents had long noses, so....