Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Andrzejczak/Jędrzejczak surname. This ancestors surname was originally spelled as Jędzrejczak in Poland, but was interpreted and then spelled as Andrzejczak after they arrived in America. I am going to split this week’s Surname Saturday into Andrzejczak in America and […]

Hello, Here is a summary, which includes my recent additions, of my 16 Great-Greats: 1) Wincenty Wierzba – b. 28 Jan 1838 Tuszkowy, Lipusz, Koscierzyna, Pomorskie, Poland (Prussian Poland). d. 27 Jun 1909 Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.A. [Kaszubian]2) Wiktorya Zywicka – b. 16 Aug 1843 Kroszewo, Lipusz, Koscierzyna, Pomorskie, Poland (Prussian Poland). d. 01 Oct […]

Hello, During the past week, I had attempted to transliterate the Russian marriage record of my great-grandparents Stanisław Andrzejczak and Michalina Pluskota. I was able to make quite a few discoveries from that specific marriage record. The most significant discoveries were the names of Michalina’s parents and her birth location. Previously, I had determined from […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Nowak surname, which is an extremely common surname in Poland (205,536) and throughout the countries that Polish immigrants settled. Surname Pronunciation Nowak (Polish) – No v ak – listen to it here: Nowak Surname Pronunciation Nowak (American) – No […]

Hello, Yesterday was a big day for the Milwaukee Polonia. For the first time, since the first Polish immigrants arrived in Milwaukee in 1846, Milwaukee has a Polish-American Archbishop. The Diocese of Milwaukee has announced that Bishop James Edward Listecki, from the La Crosse Diocese, was named the new Archbishop of Milwaukee. More information can […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Zywicki surname. Surname Pronunciation Żywicki (Polish) – Zy vi ts kiSurname Pronunciation Zywicki (American) – Zi wick i Surname Meaning: Żywicki –  żywic = resin or żyw = alive(Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. […]

Hello, This is a reminder that voting is open until November 5th. If you’re a subscriber, visitor, or a frequent guest to Al’s Polish-American Genealogy Research blog, please feel free to vote for my blog, I would definitely appreciate it! More details can be found here: Vote For Your Favorite Genealogy Blog For Family Tree […]

Hello, This is a post to stress the importance of backing up your genealogical data. GeneaBloggers is hosting a contest on this topic, more info can be found at: Data Backup Day Contest-Win A Copy Of Handy Backup. I’d like to tell a story about a jump drive, a very useful jump drive…. First, I’d […]

Hello, Coinciding with October’s Polish-American Heritage Month, I was lucky enough to have finish an excellent book written by Norman Davies titled God’s Playground A History of Poland: Volume 1 The Origins to 1795. Although it took me about four months to read, due to my college classes and family life, I have finally finished. […]

Hello, I am honored to say that Al’s Polish-American Genealogy Research blog has been nominated for Family Tree Magazine’s 40 Best Genealogy Blogs, which will be an article in the May 2010 edition. There are a total of 131 Genealogy Blogs that have been nominated. They have been divided into 10 categories and the 80 […]