When we found out the names of the villages in Poland where our ancestors had lived (in the region called "Little Poland" (Malopolska) we began searching the Latter Day Saints catalog for vital records. We were thrilled when we found out that the Latter Day Saints had microfilmed all of the Roman Catholic Church parish records for … Continue reading Polish church records – researching our Polish ancestors
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Brick Wall Problems
Genealogy Sisters solved a major brick wall this month in our family tree. For newbies in genealogy, a "brick wall" is a research problem that seems really hard to solve, almost insurmountable. Teamwork can help knock those walls down. In our family tree we have a Joseph Doran (1895-1941), born in Belfast, County Antrim, North … Continue reading Brick Wall Problems
Photograph of the Week – Mirota Farm, 1922
By 1920, Jozef and Zofia Mirota had moved to their farm in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Here they are in 1922 relaxing with their children and their neighbors, possibly the Wroble family. Jozef is wearing a hat, sitting top right, and his wife, Zofia, is sitting in the middle of the top row, … Continue reading Photograph of the Week – Mirota Farm, 1922
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