Hello, This is my translation of the Russian language baptismal record of Stanisław Jędrzejczak, from the Siniarzewo parish. Gosławice, No. 14, 1883 This occurred in the settlement of Siniarzewo on the 3rd of May, 1883, at 5 p.m. Walenty Jędrzejczak appeared, age 24, a laborer from the settlement of Gosławice, in the presence of Franciszek […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Krzymianowski surname. Surname Pronunciation Krzymianowski (Polish) – Kz mi an ov ski – listen to it here: KrzymiznowskiSurname Pronunciation Krzymianowski (American) – Kriz mi an ow ski – listen to it here: Krzymianowski Surname Meaning: Krzymianowski –  derived from […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Krefft surname. Surname Pronunciation Krefft (Polish) – Kr eff t – listen to it here: KrefftSurname Pronunciation Krefft (American) – Kr eff t Surname Meaning: Krefft –  derived from the German word kraft, which means strength or power. (Source: […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Wałdoch/Waldoch surname. Surname Pronunciation Wałdoch (Polish) – Vaw dok – listen to it here: WałdochSurname Pronunciation Waldoch (American) – Wal dok Surname Meaning: Wałdoch –  derived from the German word wald, which means forest. Or from the German first […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Knopik surname. Surname Pronunciation Knopik (Polish) – K no pik – listen to it here: KnopikSurname Pronunciation Knopik (American) – Nah pick Surname Meaning: Knopik –  derived from the word knap, which means weaver(Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, […]

Hello, After receiving records from the Włocławek Archives of my Andrzejczak ancestors, I had ordered some of the Siniarzewo Parish films from my local Family History Center. About a month ago, I was able to search these films. Not only did I find records of my Andrzejczak ancestors, but I also found entries for a […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Murach surname. Surname Pronunciation Murach (Polish) – Moo rah k – listen to it here: MurachSurname Pronunciation Murach (American) – Mur a k Surname Meaning: Murach –  derived from the word mur, which means to wall(Source: Polish Surnames: Origins […]

Hello, This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Pluskota surname. Surname Pronunciation Pluskota (Polish) – Pl oos ko ta – listen to it here: PluskotaSurname Pronunciation Pluskota (American) – Pl oosh ko ta Surname Meaning: Pluskota –  “a verb. derived from the word plusk, which means to […]

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, Recently, I have started creating posts regarding my attempts at transliterating the Russian marriage record of my great-grandparents Stanisław Andzrejczak and Michalina Pluskota. I have divided the marriage record into sections. The first six sections of my transliteration can be found here: Marriage of Stanislaw Andrzejczak and Michalina Pluskota Part 1 Marriage of Stanislaw […]