Hello, Below is the obituary of Julia Bonk nee Kobs, from the Milwaukee Journal newspaper that was published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   Julia Bonk nee Kobs Obituary Citation: Obituary – Julia Bonk, Milwaukee Journal, 19 May 1936   Summary Julia Bonk, aged 86, died, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the mother of the following children: […]

Hello, Below is the obituary of Balbina Glisch nee Kobs, from the Kuryer Polski newspaper that was published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Balbina Glisch nee Kobs Obituary Citation: Obituary – Balbina Glisch, Kuryer Polski, 18 December 1917   In Polish: Wszystkim krewnym i znajomym donosimy tę smutną wiadomość iż nąszą najukochańsza matka, babcia i siostra Śp. […]

Hello, Below is the obituary of Otylia Malek nee Kobs, from the Milwaukee Journal newspaper that was published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   Otylia Malek nee Kobs Obituary Citation: Obituary – Otylia Malek, Milwaukee Journal, 22 September 1940   Summary Otylia Malek nee Kobs died on September 19, 1940, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the mother […]

Hello, This is my translation of the Polish/Latin language marriage record of Franciszek Murach and Weronika Kurpiewska, from the St. Josephat’s Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Any errors are completely my own. St. Josephat’s Parish, Milwaukee, No. 38, 1907, On August 5th, 1907, Franciszek Murach, single, Catholic, residing in Milwaukee, the son of Stanisław and Anna […]

Hello, This is my translation of the Polish/Latin language marriage record of Stanisław Deręgowski and Stanisława Mujta, from the St. Adalbert’s Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Any errors are completely my own. St. Adalbert’s Parish, Milwaukee, No. 8 On August 13th, 1913, Stanisław Deręgowski, born on September 15, 1889, in Piotrków, gubernia Warszawa, Polonia Russia, the […]

Hello, I have transcribed the locations of the various residences in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for some of the children of Michał and Jadwiga Krzymianoski nee Kicińska. This is their residence information, as taken from Wright’s Directory of Milwaukee 1907/08: 1907 Albert Krzymianowski (Wojciech Krzymianowski) – laborer, residence 868 Grant Street Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories [database on-line]. […]

Hello, In my last post, I had noted the new collection that was unveiled online by UW-Milwaukee this weekend called Milwaukee Polonia: (http://uwm.edu/mkepolonia/). The collection contains photographs taken by Roman Kwasniewski from the early 1900s through the 1940s. There are over 32,000 photographs in the collection. This is an outstanding amount of material that can […]

Hello, I’d like to share information regarding a new online collection that will be unveiled this weekend at Milwaukee’s Polish fest. The collection is from UW-Milwaukee and includes photographs from Milwaukee’s Polish history. More information regarding the details of the collection can be found here. A direct link to the online collection can be found […]

For those of you that research your ancestry in Milwaukee, the death notice search on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website has been greatly reduced. I came across a post on the “Milwaukee – Family History & Genealogy Message Board” that details the search function issue. The post can be found here: Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Historic Archive […]

Hello, I’d like to share an article that was posted on OnMilwaukee.com’s website (onmilwaukee.com). The article is about Milwaukee’s Kashubian population that lived on Jones Island. The article gives some history about Jones Island and the Kashubian region of Poland. Check it out: Kaszube’s Park marks an interesting past Here are some points to keep […]