Genealogy / Need help with the origins of the surname von Czapiewski [21]

Could it have been Czapiewski or Czaplewski? Both seem to be Pommeranian surnames (hence the 'von' prefix from being in Prussia previously)
J

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]

More on the Fahrenheit family:
task.gda.pl/files/quart/TQ2003/03/TQ307Z-C.PDF
J

Genealogy / Just found out I'm Polish! [45]

Coshomre,
First, it's most likely your ancestor was actually (first) named 'Casimir'.
Since they came to Texas, the most likely Port would have been Galveston and it might be possible to look at those records and get lucky.

Another thing, the Polish communities in South Texas are in the same general vicinity so if you know where they lived it might be possible to check the Parish records and see if anything comes up.

Being that they changed the surname it's going to be very difficult but not impossible.
Also, the South Texas Poles came from most of the same Parishes in Southern Silesia so if you get lucky and figure out the proper surname it should be fairly easy to track further back.

Don't know if I helped much- but I wish you luck in your genealogical pursuits.
J

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

It's doubtful the Poznan Project will have transcriptions of any Opole Parishes. This site may help:

rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polopole/index.html

Once you find the proper Parish, you can go to the LDS Library website and find the Microfilm number:
familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
(search by place)

Then find an LDS Church with a family history center and order the microfilm there, you can get temporary or permanent loan of the microfilm.

(worked for me anyway)
Good luck in your research!
J

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

Hi Patrycia,
Yes I would estimate I am ethnically about 1/3 Polish but I am not lucky enough to have any relatives that I know of in Poland. I'm planning on going there in a few years and maybe I'll run into some. :)


Obviously you have no clue and broad generalizations such as this only make you sound like a fool...


The Poles of South Texas (I am not from here) are from Upper Silesia and established the first pemanent Polish settlement in North America. I believe they started coming here in the 1850's or so. I did not see that program but I suppose that some of them mixed with the local population which is Hispanic. Some of the ones I know are still 100% Polish though. There are also quite a few folk of Czech ethnicity as well.

Nice pictures Cheehaw, thanks for sharing!

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

My Mother was German/Austrian descent. Dad is Polish and part German descent, his Mother was full-blooded Kashubian (part German as well).
My folks came here to America between 1853 and 1888, so I am American through and through but I enjoy learning about my roots and especially studying history.

Genealogy / SKI...SKY...ZKI...Polish surname endings [38]

I thought Jasiński might have to do with ash trees?

Jasiński- do you know where your family is from? My G-Grandmother was Jasiński.