Like most genealogy fanatics, my sister and I have been engrossed in the 1940 Federal Census release this week. My husband is getting used to seeing me in front of the computer browsing through images, looking for family. Sometimes results come easy, and sometimes . . . . well, some I think I'll have to … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Making Babka like Bapcia
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Photograph of the Week – Wasik Family of McDonald, PA
One of our great joys as Genealogy Sisters was to go to a Wasik reunion in McDonald, Washington County, PA. My sister had written to one of the Wasiks in 2000 about our shared family heritage, and he said come on down to that year's reunion. So, with my brother-in-law in charge of the eight … Continue reading Photograph of the Week – Wasik Family of McDonald, PA
Polish church records – researching our Polish ancestors
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