Hello, This article has been written for 22nd edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern Genealogy. This is my story of breakthroughs, roadblocks, more breakthroughs, and then followed with more roadblocks. Although roadblocks can be a pain while researching, it also allows us to learn different tools, angles, records, and ways of looking at […]

Hello,   This past weekend, I was able to find the Death Certificate of Julianna Kulas nee Wierzba at the Golda Meier Library (UW-Milwaukee). This was a very cool find because it solidified my theory and other research that connected Julianna Kulas nee Wierzba as a sister to my g-g-grandfather Wincenty Wierzba. The Death Certificate […]

Hello, After discovering that Marcin and Julianna Kulas nee Wierzba, along with family, immigrated to America in 1861, I am re-accessing some of the Wierzba families that were baptising children during the 1850’s-1860’s. There were some Wierzba daughters that married and were having children during this timeframe and then stopped. First I thought that they […]

Hello, Ancestry.com had added the German Casualties in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 database last week. I lucked out and found an entry for Stanislaw Wierzba in the database. Below is that entry. I believe the entry states in German: Webrm. Stanislaw Wierzba aus Tuschau, kr. Berent. L/ Granaisch. d.d. Kopf. I was able to find […]

Hello, First, I would like to thank Donna Stefani for this headstone picture and many more that she had taken for me during her recent trip to Stevens Point. Thanks Donna!!! This is a picture of my great-great-grandfather Wincenty Wierzba’s headstone which is located at the Sacred Heart Church Cemetery, in Polonia, Portage, Wisconsin. The […]

Mrs. Mary Wojak Mrs. Mary Wojak, age 72, a resident of Portage county for many years, died Monday night at 6 o’clock at the home of her brother Mike Wierzba, of the town of Sharon. She had been ill and confined to bed since Saturday. Mrs. Wojak was born on August 6, 1869, in Poland, […]

Hello, In my previous post I stated that I had found a paper trail that marked the arrival of the first of my Wierzba ancestors in America on July 13, 1861. I would like to post the records that I have found. 1) The record above is the first baptism entry of Julianna Wierzba from […]

Hello, I have just stumbled onto an exciting discovery for my Wierzba Ancestry and family history. First, I will provide some background and tie in previous posts. In post: http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/06/lipusz-parish-baptismals-bartlomiej.html, I listed all of the baptisms of Bartlomeij Wierzba and Rozalia Knopik from the Lipusz Parish. In post: http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/05/wierzba-arriving-in-america-june-1872.html, I listed the history of the […]

Hello, I have decided to focus some of my genealogy research on transcribing and recording/indexing select Parish films. I feel that in doing so I will be able to discover more about my families within these communities. Plus I’ve noticed that as I search through these films I tend to focus on one surname at […]

John and Julianna, with children, immigrated from Lipusz, Poland in 1872. After arriving in America they moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They lived on the Polish south side on Maple Street. The children of John and Julianna are as follows: Marianna – 10/08/1865 – Lipusz, Koscierzyna County, Poland – Lipusz Parish Marcianna – 01/27/1867 – Lipusz, […]