Hello, Last week, I finished reading the book titled Faith & Fatherland: The Polish Church War in Wisconsin 1896-1918, written by Anthony J. Kuzniewski. An image of the book is below. I had loaned the book from my local library. The book is also available at Amazon buy following this link. The book was published […]

Hello, One of the research tasks that had really hooked me into my genealogy research has been the history of the places where my ancestors came from. I do like the history of where they arrived and settled too, but something about learning my families’ roots really drives me to continue my research. I enjoy […]

Hello, This is my sixth post that deals with the history of the Kujawy region of Poland, particularly the Aleksandrow Powiat. The Urban Gmina Aleksandrow-Kujawski is located in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried to translate the history of this gmina with various translating tools, which include books and online tranlation websites. Any errors in this […]

Hello, I would like to take the opportunity to give some background of the Powiat Aleksandrow, which is located within the Kujawski-Pomorskie Voidship. The powiat is divided into nine gminas or administrative districts. Six of these gminas are rural, with the other three being urban. The six rural gminas are: Aleksandrow-Kujawski, Bądkowo, Waganiec, Zakrzewo, Koneck, […]

Hello, This is my fifth post that deals with the history of the Kujawy region of Poland, particularly the Aleksandrow Powiat. The Gmina Raciążek is located in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried to translate the history of this gmina with various translating tools, which include books and online tranlation websites. Any errors in this translation […]

Hello, This is my fourth post that will deal with the history of the Kujawy region of Poland. The Gmina Aleksandrow-Kujawski is located in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried to translate the history of this gmina with various translating tools, which include books and online tranlation websites. Any errors in this translation are my own. […]

Hello, I had ordered and received four new books for my genealogy research. One is a translation guide, another is a Polish-English-Polish dictionary, and two of them deal with Kashubian-North American history and research. The books are as follows: 1) Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide written by: Jonathan D. Shea and William […]

Hello, This is my third post that will deal with the history of the Kujawy region of Poland. The Gmina Zakrzewo is located in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried to translate the history of this gmina with various translating tools, which include books and online translation websites. Any errors in this translation are my own. […]

Hello, This is my second post that will deal with the parishes in the Kujawy region of Poland. The Straszewo Parish is located within the Gmina Koneck, which is in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried to translate the history of this parish with various translating tools, which include books and online tranlation websites. Any errors […]

Hello, The Siniarzewo Parish is located within the Gmina Zakrzewo, which is in Powiat Aleksandrow. I have tried my hand at translating the history of this parish with various translating tools, which include books and online tranlation websites. Any errors in this translation are my own. (1.) Polish history and heritage is ingrained with the […]