Hello, This is an article for the 27th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy. The Villages Surrounding the Góra Parish About 7 kilometers southeast of the city of Inowrocław, along the main highway between Inowrocław and Zakrzewo, lay a number of villages surrounding the Góra Parish. Among the villages that are […]

Hello, While researching my Tobiasz family within Poland, I have made many discoveries and produced many questions. As I move closer to establishing research results, I find that I am generating more assumptions than definite answers. Here are some facts that I have regarding my Tobiasz research, assuming that all family members listed below are […]

Hello, This is my translation of the Polish language marriage record of Franciszek Tobiasz and Marianna Ziemecka, from the Siniarzewo parish. Any errors are completely my own. Gosławice No. 4 1864 This happened in the village of Siniarzewo on May 11th, 1864 at 10 a.m. We announce that today, in the presence of witnesses, Walenty […]

Hello, This is my translation of the Polish language marriage record of Andrzej Tobiasz and Jadwiga Gołębiewska, from the Siniarzewo parish. Any errors are completely my own. Gosławice No. 4 1856 This happened in the village of Siniarzewo on June 5th, 1856 at 8 a.m. We announce that today, in the presence of witnesses, Michał […]

Hello, In previous posts, I have chronicled my search for my g-g-g-grandfather Ignacy Tobiasz. My documented trail of searches can be found in the posts below: Koneck Parish Films: Getting Closer To Solving My Tobiasz Mystery Madness Monday: I Thought I had Spotted Ignacy Tobjasz Hiding in the Koneck Parish Marriage of Michal Tobiasz and […]

Hello, This is my translation of the Polish language baptismal record of Mateusz Tobiasz, from the Siniarzewo parish. Gosławice No. 12 1853 This occurred in the village of Siniarzewo on the 14th of August, 1853, at 12 a.m. Ignacy Tobiasz appeared, age 34, day-laborer and resident of Gosławice, in the presence of Józef Lewandoski, age […]

Hello, After gaining some confidence in translating Parish records in Russian text, thanks to In Their Words Volume II: Russian by Jonathan D. Shea and William F. Hoffman, I wanted to try to translate the marriage record of my great-great grandparents again. Any errors in this translation are my own. Zakrzewo, No. 21, 1885 This […]

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, on Sunday. This week will be focused on the Tobiasz surname. Surname Pronunciation Tobiasz (Polish) – To be ah sh – listen to it here: Tobiasz Surname Pronunciation Tobiasz (American) – To bi asz Surname Meaning: Tobiasz –  first name Tobiasz (Tobias, Hebrew for “God is […]

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 […]