August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 Maryann Barnes

Wedding Wednesday – Jozef Mirota and Zofia Szczerba – 1909

This lovely photograph is from my Polish grandparents wedding, on 17 February 1909 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As you can see at the top, it is still in the frame. It was hard to get a good photo of it without reflections. Previously I have blogged about some … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday – Jozef Mirota and Zofia Szczerba – 1909

June 29, 2013June 30, 2013 Maryann Barnes

Surname Saturday – Szczerba Family of Małopolskie, Poland

This is the Szczerba Coat of Arms of our Polish family, associated with the Rawa (Rawicz) families. It is a very ancient crest with over 460 Polish names. My grandmother's father was Piotra (Peter) Szczerba (1840-1882), born in Brazna, Malopolskie, Poland. Kraków, is the capital, but our Polish family comes from little villages south of … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Szczerba Family of Małopolskie, Poland

January 8, 2013February 12, 2013 Veronica

Matrilineal Monday – Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953)

Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953) is the subject of this week's Matrilineal Monday. When my sister and I decided to start looking into our family history back in the 1990s, it was our grandmother Zofia Szczerba and grandfather Jozef Mirota, that I was most interested in researching. At the time we knew very little about their origins … Continue reading Matrilineal Monday – Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953)