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
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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
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