Hello, This my delayed version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. I am merging a few of the other Surname Saturday posting styles that I have seen, so hopefully I can make it somewhat original. Surname Pronunciation Wierzba (Polish) – V iez baSurname Pronunciation Wierzba (American) – Wer z ba Surname Meaning: Wierzba – Willow Public […]

Hello, In a previous post called Wloclawek Archives Request, I wrote that I have been in correspondence with the Wloclawek Archives. In another post called Andrzejczak/Pluskota, I listed all the information that led me to believe that Stanisław Andrzejczak and Michalina Pluskota were from Gosławice, Zakrzewo, Aleksandrow-Kujawski, Poland. This morning, the Wloclawek Archives responded with […]

Hello, My Monday madness stems from the search for my g-g-g-grandfather Ignacy Tobjasz (also spelled as Tobiasz). Background information regarding my recent research can found in these previous posts: Straszewo Parish Marriage RecordKoneck Parish Films: Getting Closer To Solving My Tobiasz Mystery I have searched frontwards, backwards, and everywhere in between within the Koneck Parish […]

Hello, Besides the Lomża Diocese Request that I had previously made, I had also sent a request to the Włocławek Archives. The request was to find the baptism record of Stanisław Andrzejczak in the Siniarzewo Parish. My request was for the specific date of May 8, 1882 in the village of Gosławice. I have been […]

Hello, I had a bit of free time the other night and I tried to make the best use of it. I started to search the Sulęczyno, Stęzyca, and Parchowo Parish records to trace back my Eckendorf ancestry. By using all of the parish records, I was able to connect the family back another generation. […]

Hello, Today, I have received an obituary that I ordered from the Milwaukee Public Library’s Ditto copying service. I found the obituary listed on the Kuryer Polski Indexing Project Search located on the PGSA website. I had taken a random shot on this obituary of Anna Kobs. I was pleasantly surprised at the results….The picture […]

Hello, In between writing my capstone (thesis) paper, work, family, and everyday life, I have been searching through multiple Kaszubian Parish records for my Eckendorf ancestors. If you like puzzles, these records are definitely for you! The records that I am searching through are the Sulęczyno, Stężyca, Parchowo, and minimally through Lipusz Parishes. First, what […]

Hello, In a previous post titled, Straszewo Parish Marriage Record, I had commented on the possibility of tracking down my Tobiasz ancestors to their original village and parish. From the Russian language marriage record of Michał Tobiasz and Rozalia Nowak, I thought that the village of Michał’s birth was Biesiekierz that belonged to the Koneck […]

Hello, I had started to write this post yesterday morning, but I had to put it on the side to finish studying for an English Literature exam that I was taking that afternoon (I had passed the exam!! :)). I did see that Donna from What’s Past is Prologue posted a great article on SS-5 […]

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 […]