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 […]

Martin Wierzba Martin Wierzba, Route 2, Amherst, Town of Stockton, suffered a stroke while en route to St.Mary’s of Mount Carmel Church, Fancher, at 7:30 a.m. today and was dead on arrival at St. Michael’s Hospital. Born August 10, 1883, in the Town of Sharon, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. […]

Funeral of Mr. Wierzba Many relatives and friends were present and Sacred Heart Catholic church at Polonia Wednesday morning for the funeral of Michael Wierzba, 70, of the town of Sharon, who died last Saturday. A requiem high mass was conducted with Rev. Michael Klosowski officiating at the main alter and Re. Joseph Schulist and […]

Michael Wierzba, 70, a resident of the town of Sharon all of his life, died at his home there Saturday morning at 10:45 o’clock, following a stroke he suffered Friday morning. Mr. Wierzba was born in Sharon, in the Ellis neighborhood, on September 29, 1873, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wierzba. […]

Hello, A few weeks ago, I had the honor to have joined a Portage County genealogy research group. I have posted a link to the research groups website on my blog, http://www.bigalke.biz/. This group has members who excel in different aspects of Portage County and Polish genealogy research. A couple weeks ago I was able […]

Funeral of Mrs. Glodowski Funeral services for Mrs. John Glodowski of the town of Alban, who died Sunday night, were held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Adalbert’s Catholic church in Alban. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael Klosowski officiated and burial followed in the parish cemetery. The Rosary society of St. Adalbert’s attended the funeral […]

MRS. ALEX GLODOWSKI. Mrs. Alex Glodowski passed away at 5:30 a. m. Saturday at her home at Fancher station after a week’s illness. The deceased, whose maiden name was Annie Wiszba, was 28 years of age last June. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wiszba of Polonia. Seven years ago in May […]

OBITUARYVincent Wierzba A 90-year-old Town of Stockton resident, Vincent Wierzba, died at 2:15 p. m. Monday. His death occurred on the family homestead where he lived with a step-son, John Grzywacz. Mr. Wierzba was born in Poland in 1866, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wierzba, and came to the United States […]

Hello, As I index the Zlotow Parish records, I plan to change the German names of the villages to their Polish names and the Latin names of the parishioners to Polish (ex: Paulus = Pawel). I have a guide for the German-to-Polish towns that I intend to use, listed below: German Names – Polish Names […]