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Nowak: Am the third generation born in the united states. Trying to find family in Poland. HI DID YOUR CHESTER HAVE A BROTHER BY THR NAME OF EDWARD? DOES THE NAME KLEIN RING A BELL? JUDY...	8	mackenzie Jun 17, 11, 08:44	GOV SUX Jan 9, 12, 06:35
The Last name "Mack" Maybe they added the letter 'c'. The word 'Mack' sounds similar to 'Mak' in Polish. It means poppy....	4	Ursila Dec 31, 11, 16:16	porzeczka Jan 8, 12, 21:11
What are common Polish character traits? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 I don't believe stealing is an ethnic trait. Just because your fiance is a certain way, doesn't justify a whole...	207	Anjelkake Apr 18, 07, 22:26	Guest Jan 8, 12, 19:35
is leonczuk/leonchuk Леончук a Ukrainian surname?common in alxmac: my grandmother was from belarus when it was under polish occupation. wanting to find out more about the surname....	1	alxmac Nov 29, 11, 21:55	Sasha Jan 7, 12, 20:16
Looking on information on the name Hreben. If it sounded like jebin than it probably was Polish grzebień. Please be aware that in the confused multilingual cauldron...	3	Blackspider Jan 2, 12, 03:57	Polonius3 Jan 7, 12, 00:22
Obtaining Polish citizenship if grandmother was born in Lviv (Lwow) thought bym whom.. By those who were forced to leave the country.. But it was not the picture ordinary Poles...	15	jonpaz86 Jul 22, 11, 10:37	Guest Jan 5, 12, 21:02
Searching for a village in Southern Poland (Baddi?) Thanks Polonius, Bajdy near the Slovak border sounds like a good bet to start with.	10	redclover Jan 3, 12, 09:38	redclover Jan 4, 12, 11:57
Gerhard, Maria, Zdzislaw Londkowski? Arrived: Australia 1949 Thanks Polonius3 for this information about the origins of the names of the three people (mother, father and son aka...	4	Anna-Bola Nov 4, 11, 10:22	Anna-Bola Jan 4, 12, 11:56
Information about the village Kozice, Trojanow Garwolina Dear Kristina, please contact me. I can help you sj_sj(at)gazeta.pl Sebastian	9	Kristina1948 Apr 10, 11, 22:53	sebidin Jan 4, 12, 09:16
Katyn/Starobielsk family survivors in Oz? Thank you Wroclaw. There is a huge amount of information regarding the Katyn, Starobielsk and Mednoye but the Ukraine list...	8	Tatiana Feb 16, 09, 09:58	Anna P Jan 4, 12, 07:21
How do you find relatives in Poland? 2 3 Not sure if anyone still reads this, but I am trying to trace my familys history via my fathers line,...	74	Guest Jun 16, 06, 10:09	Riley_Pick Jan 3, 12, 06:54
How common is it for other people of Polish origin to discover they are actually Jewish? 2 3 4 a.k.: Oh, I know. You Americans consider an Irish-Hungarian couple as mixed. Well they are ethnic mixes...	96	ScarletPoet Sep 5, 11, 01:00	EM_Wave Jan 3, 12, 00:14
Ukrainians in Poland before WW2 The Poles were poor and the Ukrainians were far poorer. My father talked about it, the Ukrainians were in battle...	5	alxmac Jan 2, 12, 06:36	PeterWeg03 Jan 2, 12, 13:30
How can the surname Drzewiecki be both Jewish and Catholic Well for example Taylor and Morris are very common surnames in the UK, among Jews and Gentiles alike. I do...	1	Levanna Jan 1, 12, 13:17	rozumiemnic Jan 1, 12, 13:20
Robert, bobka, stosh, iggy, kasia? - What is my name in Polish? 2 hayley9629: Is there a Polish spelling for Hayley, it's an English name. We don't twist English names :)	33	Warsaw8 Aug 8, 08, 20:18	peter_olsztyn Dec 30, 11, 08:52
Crest and the meaning of last name Sumski There were two noble lines amongst the bearers of the Szumski surname belonging either to the Jastrzębiec or Poronia clans....	16	tlckrsum Feb 3, 11, 04:06	Polonius3 Dec 29, 11, 14:54
Is there a list of those in the Polish Army during WWII? If anybody is in the Manchester area, there is a presentation “Anders’ Army - the Polish 2nd Army Corps” on...	10	jpwin26 Apr 14, 08, 19:07	fpby Dec 28, 11, 22:29
Julka surname Now there are 8 people with name Julka in Poland. 5 in town Kartuzy and 3 in Pila.	2	mweaver12 Dec 23, 11, 22:54	teresa55 Dec 28, 11, 11:36
Surazkowo,Poland You can to wriite to Archives in Bialystok. After 100 years all documents ( from USC- Polish Registry )...	1	archiwum Dec 27, 11, 20:04	teresa55 Dec 28, 11, 11:06
Walenty Racza and Zofia Mical married 1928 lived in Jarczowce? or Staroniwa? Ciderman: They lived in Staroniwa and Jarczowce The only common thing shared between these two places is their common general...	2	Ciderman Dec 26, 11, 23:55	boletus Dec 27, 11, 17:56
Does your last name end in CKI not SKI -SKI is a common adjectival ending in Polish, from a grammatcial standpoint names ending in -ski, -cki or -dzki are...	24	btb1060 Oct 15, 07, 14:43	Polonius3 Dec 27, 11, 13:45
Need help finding a place in Suwalki region (from Russian times) Please look for Zegary, Żegary, Žagariai ! marek.wierzbinski@gmail.com	3	Margie10 Jul 16, 10, 17:27	Marek W. Dec 25, 11, 19:09
The Prefix "Omel" in surnames Your calling Omel a prefix threw me off, becasue there is no such prefix in Polish. (Typical prefixes are za,...	5	Jack_Daniels Dec 19, 11, 23:55	Polonius3 Dec 23, 11, 18:32
Last name Mesje That cannot be ruled out. Mosiej, Mosiek and similar are dervied from Moses (Mojżesz)	7	MesickAnnie May 19, 10, 03:08	Polonius3 Dec 23, 11, 09:07
ARE THERE ANY RECORDS SHOWING IMMIGRANTS LEAVING USA BEGINNING 20THC From memory I read somewhere that about 1 in 3 returned home. These would be young men who had families...	9	caprice49 May 11, 10, 15:03	PolishBread-OK Dec 21, 11, 22:15
Obtaining WWI Military Records Of course it's possible,but I presume you will need to search in Austrian archives if he fought for Austro-Hungary,maybe even...	2	Cecylia Dec 21, 11, 00:20	blackadder Dec 21, 11, 13:06
Tunisian living in Italy married to a Polish Woman - Obtaining Polish nationality. Seriously??? wow....mate you need to get some help(Psychologist) NO and NO,	3	hedi Jul 23, 11, 21:19	bledi Dec 20, 11, 21:08
Repatriation Records in Poland during/after WWII you can try: straty dot pl or indeks . karta . org . pl good luck! wiola p.s....	1	pstolarz Nov 6, 11, 09:08	zimorodek Dec 20, 11, 19:11
Family History - Deborski family - Brodnica and Rypin Area I think what you've found is the 1920 census record with the birth ~1867. In all the other census...	10	gadeborski Nov 29, 11, 20:54	gadeborski Dec 20, 11, 18:59
Polish person's average height? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 southern: Several Polki are 1.80 and above.But the tallest in the slavic kingdom are the Cesky they reach giraffe dimensions....	204	ElvisPresley May 9, 08, 17:58	Natasa Dec 18, 11, 19:00
Trying to Find Photos of Łęgowo, Wagrowiec, kosciol (SW Katarzyna) Thank you so much!	3	familysearch Dec 17, 11, 03:21	Familysearch Dec 17, 11, 11:11
"Krzysik" family My name again Jerzy Krzysik. I hae lived in canada all my life but in the last 9 years here...	9	DKrzysik May 24, 07, 12:24	krzysik Dec 15, 11, 07:03
How would you spell this name please-"Gzegorgitska"? Zman: Grzegorzyk is an option as well, methinks Oh, no! And it could be Grzegorczyk as well. Google-wise, he beats...	4	Milly Dec 15, 11, 00:20	boletus Dec 15, 11, 04:53
My mother was born in Zamość 90 years ago Hi, Thank you ! :))	5	likupfer Dec 12, 11, 22:49	likupfer Dec 13, 11, 10:41
Father's side of family is Polish. maksym: I only see 2 Czugala surnames listed in the Social Security Death Index. Pete and Helena Your grandfather's...	3	mattc Dec 9, 11, 01:10	mattc Dec 13, 11, 01:40
Szczebrzeszynie, family name Tzitron. Polonius3: It was chosen solely to illustrate the difficulties many foriegners have with hissing-shishing Polish pronunciation It's also tough for...	6	noanit Dec 11, 11, 23:02	rybnik Dec 13, 11, 00:56
Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? 2 http://greek-gods.tripod.com/Scythians.htm In times of Herodot to the east from Don Sarmatians lived. According to a legend transferred by Herodot, they...	44	Ogien Feb 1, 11, 03:41	cheesymac Dec 12, 11, 19:52
Polish Gypsy Roots 2 3 4 5 tina94: i am a polish gypsy... well in poland there are 4 kinds of gypsies so not all gypsies r...	149	Guest Jun 3, 06, 02:49	Magdalena Dec 12, 11, 15:18
Looking for Robert Jureczko Bielsko Biala I got this mail today from Anita another friend of Robert here in Utrecht from the youth hostel he worked...	24	Koos Dec 1, 11, 19:48	Koos Dec 11, 11, 19:35
Born in Poland, moved to US as a baby - What do i need to get a PL passport? Hey amcapol, It actually started out as just a visit, but things can unravel quickly when you're looking for...	18	plockguy Sep 16, 11, 15:46	plockguy Dec 11, 11, 07:27
Gonsecki / Zakrzewski - Polish Ancestry GĄSECKI: root-word gęś (goose); probably topo tag from Gąsewo (Goosevu'ille) or simiular., ZAKRZEWSKI: za (beyond) and krzew (brush, bush,...	6	RobertTushinski Oct 18, 11, 22:03	Polonius3 Dec 10, 11, 19:23
professional, experienced archivist and historian-archival services Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. Hopefully we...	5	roots.in.poland Dec 4, 11, 18:33	roots.in.poland Dec 9, 11, 16:13
Searching for Wasikowski and Papczynski Family History 1. John M. Wasikowski b - August 1862 in Annapolis, MD d - 1944 in South Bend, St Joseph, IN...	4	WasikPapczy Feb 7, 11, 23:05	Larrywaz Dec 8, 11, 16:52
Sniezyk - I thought I would like to know a little more about my roots We are having a little śnieżyk here in Podlasie right now. The first of the season. Much later than the...	11	sniezyk Dec 7, 11, 20:34	teflcat Dec 8, 11, 09:33
Surnames Anglicized? 2 Interesting discussion. My surname is Deborski. At work, when I talked to someone on the phone who was...	36	karturn Jul 30, 07, 15:07	gadeborski Dec 7, 11, 15:30
Jalowiecki coat of arms and title inheritance? What a surprise! If your cousin has a really documents stretching to XVIII cent., I would be very happy to...	21	amczy1 May 14, 10, 17:35	Juniperus Dec 7, 11, 12:50
Forgacz - Jezupol, Poland Hi Ela, Thank you very much for the information. How do I contact Waldemar Forgacz?	8	whisperingkate Aug 8, 11, 20:17	whisperingkate Dec 6, 11, 18:50
Poland's Srals SRAL: Believe it or not there are severa dozen people in Poland signing themselves Sral. Most of them are Górals...	0	Polonius3 Dec 5, 11, 18:54	—
How common do you think Asiatic ancestry is in Poland? EM_Wave: Maybe so, but you still can't deny that's a common look in Poland... Who says I can't deny it?I...	5	EM_Wave Dec 3, 11, 03:43	grubas Dec 4, 11, 00:10
Closed: Chomczyk Rob, you only need to ask once , someone will help you as much as they possibly can....	2	archiwum Dec 3, 11, 21:33	Patrycja19 Dec 3, 11, 22:01
Frank Wozniak 1879,born Dlugowola,Church:Goszczyn,Warsaw-Poland Please contact me at carla_keys@fastmail.fm but ONLY (I do not want any "email friend-pals") ONLY if anyone...	4	Frank 1879 Apr 19, 09, 13:37	WomanofSpirit Dec 3, 11, 19:17
Help with family name Besta? Only 32 Bestas in Poland (according to a previous census), 19 of them in Upper Silesda (Katowice region). The name's...	1	emil Nov 26, 11, 13:51	Polonius3 Dec 3, 11, 11:43
Jednoralski Family from Zalno, Poland Second Correction: Żalno is in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Tuchola Powiat Gmina Kęsowo	14	Jednoralski Oct 16, 11, 23:20	Jednoralski Dec 3, 11, 06:32
My ancestors from Poland were ethnic Jews JonnyM: Very likely. The penultimate sentence kind of clinches it. I think the handle jewboy 16 kind of clinches...	4	Jewboy16 Dec 2, 11, 23:14	Wedle Dec 3, 11, 04:00
Knew I was Hungarian, but my DNA came back Polish??? Bob D: but could anyone give some historical perspective that may clear this up for me? Check...	24	Bob D May 19, 09, 21:47	pawian Dec 1, 11, 22:32
Do Polish people have big noses? 2 3 4 ... 13 14 We have a proverb, more a coping sentence for those who didn't have luck with the nose. I like...	414	carpe diem Jan 26, 07, 18:41	Natasa Dec 1, 11, 02:15
The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans 2 3 4 ... 6 7 Iskra: No, from as far as I have learned Slavic are darker than Germanic. Germanic tribes traditionally are similar to...	185	Catherine1011 Sep 23, 07, 05:34	alxmac Nov 30, 11, 21:29
Polish looks? 2 3 4 ... 36 37 From what I have seen living in a Polish community and having been to Poland 3 times it seems that...	1,104	HeySUNSHINE Dec 3, 07, 15:55	jochemczyk Nov 30, 11, 21:09
Family History - Pankoski/Pankowski in Wągrowiec Does anyone have any information about the Pankoski/Pankowski family from Wągorwiec? I know of 2 brothers, Joseph Pankoski, born...	0	gadeborski Nov 29, 11, 21:19	—
Manko, Federowicz, Baszczek, Zatwarnicka. Family history mystery. I have read your posts with great interest. My name is Stanley Fredericks. Your great great grand parents were my...	28	Trevor Dec 30, 09, 03:47	s fredericks Nov 29, 11, 02:57

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