PGSMN Newsletter Winter 2017

POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA

Newsletter Volume 25 #4 Winter 2017

In This Issue

• President’s Letter

• Missing Branches

The Polish Genealogy Society • Upcoming Events

• Membership insert of Minnesota • Book Review

Annual Meeting • Legacy Family Tree Webinars

• Membership News Update Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit Restaurant • Using Mortality Schedules

2300 University Avenue NE • Royal Roots Run Deep

Minneapolis, MN • Publications of Interest

• Annual Meeting Announcement January 13, 2018

11:00 am—2:00 pm

Luncheon Contact Us Give us a call for more infor- Business meeting, elections mation about our services and meetings.

and bylaws voting Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota $25 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100 Mendota Heights, MN 55120-1367 RSVP at [email protected] 651-330-9312

Visit us on the web at www.pgsmn.org

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear PGS-MN Members,

In her final 2017 newsletter, MGS president Linda Westrom said we need to think ahead, dream ahead and develop a vision of what we want our genealogical societies to become. My vision is for PGS-MN to become an active, educational, and welcoming society for all people interested in Polish genealogy, history, and culture. In order to make this vision a reality it will take people and action. People + Action = Participa- tion. So I think the PGS-MN word for 2018 is PARTICIPATION!

My aim this year for PGS-MN is to create opportunities for more members to PARTICIPATE and become active along the society’s purposes of education and idea exchange. With our new location in Mendota Heights we have a bright, clean, no-elevators-required space in which to learn, research and grow our family trees. We’ll start engaging in newsletter, library, membership recruitment, and website tasks via committee so there are more opportunities for people to PARTICIPATE, utilize, and contribute their skills, interests, knowledge, and ideas to grow PGS-MN into a vibrant, energetic society. We’ll all get to meet more people and make more friends. We’ll get more “techie” this year and start using webinars for meetings to make it easier for people outside the Twin Cities metro area and others who cannot travel to participate in program meetings. Yes, my list goes on and on…..

So, mark your calendar and let’s get started PARTICIPATING by making reservations to attend the 2018 Annual Membership Meeting! The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 13, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Gasthof Zur Gemutlickeit restaurant located at 2300 University Avenue NE in Minneapolis. Cost is $25 per person. To make your reservation, please contact Rick Theissen via e-mail at rftheis- [email protected] or phone (651)739-1490.

This year’s Annual Meeting will consist of lunch and a short business meeting as usual with the awards presentation, financial reports, and board of director nominations and elections, but the Bylaws Committee is also submitting a revised bylaws document to the membership for a vote.

It’s been 12 years since the PGS-MN bylaws were reviewed and updated. The Bylaws Committee has been hard at work revising the bylaws to reflect the operational changes that have occurred within PGS-MN since 2006. The Committee has included some changes for its future operation also. As a member of PGS-MN your vote on the operational documents of the society is important. Your PARTICIPATION is needed!

Another very important, and possibly more important than it has been in ten years previous, is the next order of business - the nominations and elections of the open positions on the PGS-MN board of directors. This is an even-numbered year, so the positions up for election are secretary, treasurer, and directors II and IV.

Currently serving in these positions are secretary Vicki Myslajek, treasurer Michael Eckman, and directors II and IV, Dori Marszalek and Marie Przynski, respectively. Vicki, Dori, and Marie have all voiced interest 2 in running for re-election.

President’s Letter continued from page 3 Mike, however, is completing his tenth year of service in the treasurer position and he has announced he would like to retire. So we’re seeking someone to join in on the fun of being a PGS-MN board member and as treasurer. The treasurer duties include handling PGS-MN money transactions, depositing donations and membership dues into the bank account, and preparing financial reports. Please contact me at [email protected] or Jay Biedny at [email protected] if you are interested in having your name on the ballot (aka PARTICIPATING!). All board member positions are for a two-year term. To Michael Eckman, a big thank you for your dedicated, decade-long, treasurer service to PGS-MN and to the board of directors. I am especially thankful to you for helping me transition into this president position. I will be ever grateful for your patience and understanding. Although I do hope you’ll be around to help the new treasurer too!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you at Gasthof Zur Gemutlickeit on Saturday, January 13 with your PARTICIPATION shoes on!

Peggy Larson PGS-MN president [email protected]

PGSMN Member and speaker Nancy Gagner at her granddaughter’s preschool, celebrating their Polish heritage at the “Around The World” celebration. —

“The Thing that interests me most about family history is the gap between the things we think we know about our families and the realities” - Jeremy Hardy

Address/email changes or membership questions? Contact Dori Marszalek, Membership Chair, 3901-61st AV N, Brooklyn Center, MN 55419-2403 or email [email protected]

PGSMN Officers/Board of Directors Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota

President — Peggy Larson (763-445-0090) A branch of the Minnesota Genealogical Society [email protected] 1385 Mendota Heights Road Vice President— Paula Colwell (612-220-4852) Mendota Heights, MN 55120-1367 [email protected] www.pgsmn.org

Treasurer - Mike Eckman (952-944-4008) Committees [email protected] Library—Bob Kraska Secretary - Vicki Myslajek (763-533-5658) [email protected] Membership—Dori Marszalek & Mary Johnson Newsletter/Website —Marie Przynski Director - Mary Johnson (763-323-4655) [email protected] Programs/Publicity—

Director - Dori Marszalek (763-535-2296) Research—John Rys, Greg Kishel [email protected]

Director - Richard Theissen (651-739-1490)

National Genealogical Society 2018 Family History Confernce, May 2-5, 2018 in Grand Rapids, MI. Learn new strategies, resources, and techniques to sharpen your family history skills at the NGS 2018 Family

History Conference.

The upcoming NGS 2018 Family History Conference will be the first national genealogical conference held in Michigan. As the second largest city in the state, Grand Rapids is a one day drive or less from most Midwest- ern cities, has a thriving economy with a small-town feel, friendly people, and safe walkable streets. The NGS Family History Conference, 2–5 May 2018 is your opportunity to choose from more than 175 lectures presented by many nationally recognized speakers, explore an exhibit hall filled with more than 80 exhibitors, and network with over 2,000 genealogists. Every NGS conference has a different theme with a new program top to bottom—so there is always much new to learn and discover. Additional information and registration at conference.ngsgenealogy.org. Early bird registration is now open. 4

Book Review: Korzenie Polskie, Polish Roots The following book review was written by Bobbi King for Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, 07/06/15

Korzenie Polskie, Polish Roots by Rosemary A. Chorzempa. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2014. 270 pages.

This second edition of Rosemary Chorzempa’s book is a welcome update of what is simply the best Polish genealogy book out there. With several sections of new material particularly focused on online research, Polish Roots re-asserts its place as a singular and essential Polish research guide.

Part One: Research in America covers the American documents we can pursue: the trunk in the attic, ciocia kasia (talking to your family), church records such as parish anniversary books, cemetery, gravestone, and funeral records, obituaries, fraternal societies, alien and draft registration records, the U.S. Passport Office, and other resources. She writes excellent instructions for using the records of the Family History Library and Centers, she describes the Polish Museum of America Archives and Library in Chicago as well as several (American) Polish genealogical societies, and offers a list of local and regional repositories with Polish collections.

Part Two: Research in Poland offers information for the researcher going to Poland. First chapters give a history of Poland, with particular attention to the vovoids (provinces) utilizing maps, timelines, and explanation. Chapter six describes each vovoid in detail, followed by chapters for locating your ancestor using maps and gazetteers, and using the records of Poland. There is even a chapter detailing how to write a letter to a Polish repository with exact and correct Polish language wording. Interest in genealogy inside Poland has increased. With the emergence of Polish genealogical societies, volunteers have indexed and published records online. One example:

BASIA (Database of Archival Indexing System), http://www.basia.famula.pl/en; The Wielkopolska Genealogi- cal Society (WTG “Gniazdo”) has begun a project to transcribe and index vital records that have been released online by the Polish National Archives. The area covered is the Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) area, near Poznań.

Numerous online collections are described and cited.

Ms. Chorzempa gives historical nod to the diverse populations who occupied Polish lands: the Slavic, Prussian, German, Jewish, Caraïtes, Scots, Dutch, Irish, Armenian, Russian, Bohemian, Tatar, Tzigane, English, and Italian peoples.

She describes the Polish-related histories and records of the numerous sects of religions: Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Evangelical (Lutheran), Mennonite, Reformed (Protestant), and Hebrew.

Although a long time in coming, this second edition finds its way to a deserved and distinctive spot next to its sister on the genealogy book shelf.

Interest in genealogy inside Poland has increased. With the emergence of Polish genealogical societies, volunteers have indexed and published records online. One example:

BASIA (Database of Archival Indexing System), http://www.basia.famula.pl/en; The Wielkopolska Genealogical Society (WTG “Gniazdo”) has begun a project to transcribe and index vital records that have been released online by the Polish National Archives. The area covered is the Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) 5 area, near Poznań. Continued p.6 Continued from page 5

Numerous online collections are described and cited.

Although a long time in coming, this second edition finds its way to a deserved and distinctive spot next to its sister on the genealogy book shelf.

Strengthening Ties that Bind Families Together https://familyhistory.ce.byu.edu/ July 31—August 3, 2018 at BYU Confenence Center, Provo, Utah Proposals are now being accepted through January 5, 2018. Welcoming proposals that allow participants to gain new skills and receive helpful information in various areas—getting started, youth participation, research methodology, DNA and Forensic genealogy, etc. .

RootsWeb Security Update https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2017/12/23/rootsweb-security-update/

On December 20, Ancestry’s Information Security Team discovered a file containing email addresses/ username and password combinations as well as user names from a RootsWeb.com server could be susceptible . This information was related to users of Rootsweb’s surname list information, a service that was retired earlier this year. RootsWeb is described as a free community-driven collection of tools used to host and share genealogical information It is Important to note that RootsWeb does not host sensitive information like credit card numbers or social security numbers, and is not supported by the same infra- structure as Ancestry’s other brands. They are in the process of informing all impacted customers and will also be working with regulators and law enforcement as appropriate. They have taken two immediate corrective actions—the affected accounts have been “locked” and will require the creation of a new password at the next visit; and Ancestry has taken RootsWeb offline and are working to ensure that all data is saved and preserved. They do advise however, that they may not be able to save all the data, and are working hard to resolve the issue. It is believed that the information is secure currently, and are contacting users of the site. 6 Membership Update

Hello PGS-MN Members,

Please check your address label, if it has Membership exp: 12/31/2017, this maybe your Last Newsletter!!

PGS-MN is Still a Bargain at $20 per year!!

Our standard PGS-MN Society membership dues have been stable for the last eight years at $20 per year. This is comparable to many other ethnic, regional genealogical organization across the country.

Let’s take a look at 2017 in review, this year we had the following speaking at our meetings:

March - John Rys spoke about Polish Surnames April - Bob Kraska spoke about Polish Towns ,Locations and Maps May - John Rys spoke about the History of Polish Churches in North East Mpls Aug - PGSMN participated in the Twin City Polish Festival Sept - Terri DiCarlo spoke on Writing and Publishing your Family History Oct - Nancy Gagner spoke on discovering America’s Polonia towns Nov - Allan Woitaszewski spoke on his Family Military History

You should find a little recap in the past 2017 PGS-MN Newsletters that give a little information or the handouts regarding these meetings.

Have you been to the PGS-MN website lately? Check it out, at pgsmn.org View all the updated tabs and find out what a great resource our website really is.

We truly value your membership and would like to Thank You, for your continued support.

Dori Marszalek [email protected]

The Polish American cultural Institute of Minnesota now publishes a bi-weekly Polish Community calendar. If you wish to be on the mailing list, send an email to [email protected]

Some upcoming events—

Jan. 20- Art Class Painting on Glass, Instructor Mary Welke, from 1pm to 3:30pm - See www.pacim.org for lregistration/information and cost, or call PACIM at 612-378-9291. Space is limited.

Feb. 10 Bal Karnawalowy, Crown Plaza Northstar Hotel, Downtown Minne- apolis. 5 pm to Midnight. Registration/costs at www.pacim.org. (Please note this is the updated venue).

Feb.18 Carpathian Festival, noon to 5 pm, Landmark Center, St. Paul

March 26th - Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day

May 3,4,5,6– Festival of Nations- Visit Polish booth and Café

PGSMN has volunteer staffing at the MGS Library on the first Saturday of the month from 1:00 - 4:00 pm and “Polish Night at the Library” on the 2nd Thursday of the month with expert genealogical resources available from 6:00—9:00 pm

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10 am to 4 pm, the Minnesota Genealogy Center will have a Grand Opening. There will be time to visit with the Interest Save the Date! Groups, Branches and Affiliates, have cookies and treats, take a mini-class on genealogy, tour the William J Hoffman Library and Research Center, and register for door prizes. See you on January 13th!

MGS will be increasing their dues effective January 1, 2018. Individual Members will MGS Dues be USD $40 / Year. Family membership will be USD $60 / Year. A One-year subscrip- to Increase tion to the MGS Journal with no other membership benefits will be $25 /Year.

MGS announces that the online library catalog is up and ask that you check out this excellent resource. See https://mngs.org. Library fees—admission is free to MGS, branch, and affiliate members / non-members are asked to pay a $10 day-use fee.

Have you used a Mortality Schedule?

Records that are often overlooked are the Federal Census Mortality Schedules—truly an invaluable record for genealogists.

The U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index (1850 only), is available online at no charge on Fami- lySearch.org at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441?collectionNameFilter=false, and for 1850 through 1880 on Mortality-Schedules.com at http://www.mortality-schedules.com/, and on Ancestry.com (limited to Ancestry subscribers only) at: https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx? dbid=3530.

When looking at these records its handy to know that the information is available only for the year immedi- ately preceding the census, and was an under-reported statistic. So the deaths in the prior 9 years were not captured in the schedule, and are not listed.

A key feature of the mortality record is they list the cause of death. And if other than “old age” provide an opportunity to check other resources (local newspapers, etc), which in turn can lead you to other relatives. Many states did not compile death records until the late 1800s or early 1900s. In those cases, Mortality Schedules may be the only record that documents a death date and provides any supporting information. You should know that the 1890 Mortality Schedules were recorded but destoyed along with census records in a major fire. In 1900 the information was collected, but the original records were destroyed by an act of Congress. However, in Minnesota, a copy of the Minnesota records were discovered at the Minnesota His- torical Society and have been published. It is the only known surviving mortality schedule for any state.

Polish Genealogy Databases Online

Polish Genealogical Society of America—Birth Records, cemetery burials, death indexes and other records from Polish churches, Polish language newspapers and other sources in cities and states across America are available for free from the Polish Genealogical Society of America—https://pgsa.org/research-directory/ search-databases/

Geneteka—Baptisms, Deaths & Marriages—created by Polish Genealogical Society contains over 10 million indexed records, many linked to digital images, from parishes across many regions of Poland. Select a region from the map to view available parishes. http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/

Poland Roman Catholic Church books, 1587-1976—browse digital images of church books containing baptisms and births, marriages, burials and deaths for parishes in the Częstochowa, Gliwice, Radom, Tarnow, and Lublin Roman Catholic Dioceses of Poland. Dates and records available vary by diocese and parish. Free from Family Search.org

The JewishGen Poland Database—search or browse more than four million records for Poland, from a variety of sources, including vital records, business directories, voter lists, passenger manifests, Yizkor books and other Holocaust resources— https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/

Pradziad Database of Vital Records— The PRADZIAD database (Programme for the Registration of Records from Parish and Civil Registration Offices) of the State Archives of Poland contains data on parish and civil registers preserved in state archives; Archdiocesan and Diocesan archives, and Jewish and Roman Catholic parish registers from the Civil Registration Office in Warsaw. Search for a town to learn what vital records are available and where they can be accessed. The site does not include actual copies of these records, but see Databases in State Archives (Szukajwarchiwach.pl) to see how to access records online.

Databases in State Archives (Szukajwarchiwach.pl) - This free online repository of digitized vital and civil records from the state archives of Poland is being created by the National Archives of Poland.

BASIA— The Baza Systemu Indeksacji Archiwalnej (BASIA) or Archival Database Indexing System, of the Wielkopolska Genealogical Society makes it easier to access the digitized scans of Polish vital records online from the Polish National Archives. Type your surname in the search box in the upper right corner and then select a pin from the resulting map to access the digitized records. The website is available in English, French, German, and Polish (look for a dropdown box near the top of the page to select your language preference http://basia.famula.pl/en/

AGAD - Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw— Access online registry books and other digitized parish records from the Eastern areas of Poland, now in Ukraine. This online resource is a project of the Archiwum Glowne Akt Dawnych (AGAD), or The Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw

Polish Origins – Polish Genealogy Database Search Tool—The Polish Genealogy Databases tool from PolishOrigins.com allows you to access the increasingly rich Polish genealogy resources available online and see the content displayed in English, by entering a keyword (surname, place). Google and Google Translate are used to search and provide translations from Polish-language sites. Included websites and databases are handpicked for their Polish genealogy content. https://polishorigins.com/community-resources/ 9 continued p.14

PomGenBase - Pomeranian Christening, Marriage & Death Indexes— Over 1.3 million baptisms, 300,000 marriages, and 800,000 deaths have been indexed by the Pomeranian Genealogical Association and made accessible through their online PomGenBase database. Some cemeteries and monuments are also included. http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/searchB/

Index of Polish Marriages Until 1899— Marek Jerzy Minakowski, PhD, has organized this index of Polish marriage records prior to 1900. It's not a huge database -- with 97,000+ records -- but continues to grow. http://www.przodkowie.com/metryki/en.php

Genealogy Indexer: Historical City Directories— Search 429,000+ pages of historical directories, primarily from countries in Central and Eastern Europe, plus 32,000 pages of Polish and Russian military documents (lists of officers, casualties, etc.), 40,000 pages of community and personal histories, and 16,000 pages of Polish secondary school annual reports and other school sources. http://genealogyindexer.org/ The Polish Genealogy Project— Track you surname and find its most common location. Additionally, multi- ple genealogical links to directories, databases, maps, lists, photos, and even provides a research services (cost). Polishgeno.com There are hundreds more sites that can be utilized—short listing to get your started in your research.

Publications of Interest

Don’t let the title put you off—Professional Genealogy is a manual by professionals for everyone serious about genealogy. For librarians who struggle to help a whole new class of patrons, it provides a bridge to the methods, sources, and minutiae of history, up-close and personal. For established genealogical professionals, it offers benchmarks by which they can advance their skills and place their businesses on sounder footing. For all those who dream of turning a fascinating hobby into a successful career, Professional Genealogy details the preparation and the processes. For the casual researcher, excellent tips and directions for your research. Available on Amazon, and other bookjobbers.

There is no right/wrong standards currently in Genealogy research. The Author developed standards and provides standards so that everyone “can speak the same language.” Extremely helpful when combing throught various documents and information from a variety of resources.

Slawson, Mary H., 2002, Getting It Right: The Definitive Guide to Recording Family History Accu- rately, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, 263 pgs. Available on Amazon and other bookjobbers.

Tips for Standardized Genealogy Data Entry at - http://columbinegenealogy.com/pdfs/Getting%20It%20Right.pdf free online—Author Judith Schaefer Phelps created a handy style guide for genealogy researchers.

Royal Roots Run Deep for Meghan Markle, fiancé and cousin to Prince Harry World renowned genealogist Gary Boyd Roberts, Senior Research Scholar Emeritus at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has, together with collaborators, revealed that England’s future American Royal Bride is descended from royalty herself. She is a 24th generation descendant of King Edward III, a medieval monarch of England who died in 1377. This newly discovered lineage for Ms. Markle comes through an early immigrant to Boston, Massachusetts, the royally-descended Rev. William Skipper, who arrived in New England in 1639, an ancestor of the future royal’s father, Thomas Wayne Markle. “Meghan Markle is related to Prince Harry hundreds of times over, and therefore also to millions of Americans and Britons,” says Gary Boyd Roberts. “Much of American and English history is reflected in her diverse ancestry.” Her distant kinships also include most modern European royal families, Roberts states, through a late medieval English kinswoman, Margaret Kerdeston (ca. 1426–after 1485), wife of a French nobleman and grandmother of a queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Among Markle’s distant cousins are her future grandmother-in-law, HM the Queen, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Her American cousins include U.S. presidents George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Alan Arthur, and James A. Garfield. Roberts, author of Ancestors of American Presidents, also states that she is distantly related to First Ladies Mamie Eisenhower, Ellen Wilson, and Frances Cleveland, as well as former Secretary of State John F. Kerry, actors James Dean and Roy Rogers, and authors O. Henry and John Greenleaf Whittier. “In addition to representing many important firsts, the Royal bride-to-be also has unexpected roots to traditional royal history,” says D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogi- cal Society. “Through these facts, taken together, she may be a solidifying and positive figure in Anglo- American kinship and American-British relations.” This new research on Ms. Markle’s ancestry was conducted by Gary Boyd Roberts with assistance from Alex Bannerman of Charleston, West Virginia, and some data sourced from the websites famechain.com and AmericanAncestors.org.

Roberts states that Markle is also descended from American immigrant Christopher Hussey, of Nantucket, as has been correctly reported in the press, but he is skeptical of any noble ancestry through that line. “What is clear now,” Roberts says, “is that she has a well-documented lineage from medieval kings through the Skipper family of Boston and that Prince Harry is her 17th cousin.”

NEHGS, with its national headquarters located in Boston’s Back Bay, is the oldest and largest genealogical society in America. NEHGS serves more than 250,000 members and millions of online users engaged in family history nationally and around the world. It is home to a world-class research library and ar- chive, and an expert staff. NEHGS offers an award-winning genealogical research website at AmericanAncestors.org with 1.4 billion records and maintains a publishing division which produces original genealogical research, scholarship, and educational materials, including the Mayflower Descendant, a quarterly journal of Pilgrim genealogy and history.

11 The Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota

Who: The Polish Genealogical Society of MN was formed over 20 years ago as a branch of the Minnesota Genealogical Society

We are currently over 250 members strong from across the country, but predominantly from the upper Midwest- especially the Twin Cities area in Minnesota.

Why: We were formed with four main goals in mind: * Create an interest in Polish genealogical research; * Preserve the family and institutional history of Minnesota's Polonia, * Encourage the exchange of ideas and information between PEOPLE of all research levels through meetings, forums & publications. * Work with other genealogical organizations with similar interests

What: We maintain a library & map collection as a part of the larger MGS Library * We offer personalized assistance at the library on specific Saturdays and Thursdays. * Publication of a great quarterly newsletter with articles of local interest. * Host an annual meeting and several informative meetings throughout the year. * Foster the indexing of local records from historically Polish parishes * Publications and additional resources specific to Polish Genealogy are for sale

Please note : We do not do personal history research for you, but will help you do your own.

When: Informational meetings - free and open to the public: three in the Fall and three in the Spring. The Meeting topics include research, cultural, historical & economic aspects of Poland and Polish America, as well as member’s personal journeys into our ancestry research.

Host an annual meeting luncheon for the annual report and election of board officers every January. Participate in the Twin Cities Polish Festival, providing genealogy information, and have done so every year since the festival’s inception.

Where: Meetings at the MGS Library facilty in Mendota Heights Minnesota.

Cost: Your $20 membership in the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota include: the quarterly newsletter; monthly meetings and summer activities; total access to the MGS Library; great website; and networking opportunities with great fellow genealogists.

Google us or checkout our web site is: www.pgsmn.org

Szukam cię — I’m looking for you

Missing Branches

Attention new and renewing members: Please type your family names and locations or print clearly in block letters to avoid confusions. We do our best to type the names and locations. Unfortunately some handwriting is difficult to discern correctly.

New and Rejoining Members:

Bahls, Mary Jo, 17255 Cty RD 7, Verndale, MN 56481, [email protected], Researching: SZIEGEL/SIEGEL settling in Ottertail County, MN.

Culp, Kimberly, 10686 182nd Ave NW, Elk River, MN 55330, [email protected], Researching: JABLONSKI settling in Scotia, NY; NARTOWICZ, RENIEWICZ, TABLOUSKI/JABLONSKI, DOLGIEWICZ.

Danner, Jean Culp, 8478 147th ST N, Hugo, MN 55038, [email protected], Researching: ; NARTOWICZ, RENIEWICZ, TABLOUSKI/JABLONSKI, DOLGIEWICZ.

Imholte, Barbara, 1110 26th AVE N, ST. Cloud, MN 56303, [email protected], Researching: BRODA of Poznan, Poland, settling in Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL and New York; CIADER of Rozdrażew, Wielkopolski; KUZMA; KASPROVICH of West Prussia, Poland.

Ropella, Justin, 4601 Blaine Ave, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076, [email protected], Researching: ROPEL/ ROPELL/ROPELLA; KLUWIKOWSKA/KLUWIKOWSKI of Szopa, Sierakowice, Kartozy, settling in Portage County, WI; KUBISIAK, JUR, SZARAFINSKI, SIKORSKI of Poznan, settling in Portage County, WI; GLODOWSKI of Kartuzy, settling in Portage County, WI; SZULFER of Stezyca, settling in Portage County, WI; BONOWSKI of Pomerania, Prussia, settling in Portage County, WI; RETZA/RECA of Sluza, Koscierzyna County, settling in Portage County, WI.

Sonnek, Susan, PO Box 133, Delavan, MN 56023, [email protected], Researching: JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI, FRANZISKA JANAS of Owisisko-Kujawsko, Pomorskie, Poland. (Joseph and Franziska were married.)

Woitaszewski, Scott, 4823 Red Pine CT, Eagen, MN 55123, [email protected], Researching: WOITASZEWSKI of Gruta, settling in Nebraska & Minnesota.

Wrich, John, 6666 21st ST N, Oakdale, MN 55128, [email protected], Researching: LEO WRYCZA, MARIA KUSZ.

Renewing Members:

Anderson, Valerie, 402 Iona LN, Roseville, MN 55113, Researching: JOSEPH JOHANNSOYKA, ROSALIA BYCZKOWSKA of Warsaw area, Poland. (Joseph(1812-1846) and Rosalia(1815-1846) were married.)

Arth, Janet, 1400 S 2nd ST, Apt B609, Minneapolis, MN 55454, Researching: SOBKOWIAK of Kcynia area, Poland, settling in Salamanca, NY, Maryland, and St. Paul, MN.

Farnham-Hieber, Susanne, 23309 Whitley DR, Clinton Township, MI, 48035, [email protected], Research- ing: KUSHA, ZIMA of Poland & Austria, settling in Wright County, MN; JARECKI of Poland & Austria, settling 13 in Chicago, IL & Minneapolis, MN

Geron, Adam, P.O. Box 302 West Point, VA 23181, [email protected], Researching: MICHAEL J. GIERON of Tarnow, Poland, settling in Flewsburg, MN; FRANCISEK BUCZEK of Mircze, Poland, settling in Corry, PA.

Hanson, Natalie, 13569 Riverview DR, Elk River, MN 55330, Researching: RODA/RODE/ROHDE of Bobolice, Kosalinski, Zachodnio, West Pomerania, settling in Chicago, IL & Gilman, MN; GADACZ of Srebowa Gorki, Brzyskorzystew, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL & Gilman, MN; NOVAK of Gasawa (Znin) Bydgoszcz, Poland, settling in Silver Lake & Gilman, MN; POKORNOWSKI of Modliszewko, Gniezno, Poland, settling in Silver Lake & Gilman, MN.

Kasella, Eleanor, 7637 Ojibway Park Rd, Woodbury, MN 55125, [email protected], Researching: KASELLA/ KASSELLA of Schalkowitz, Opole, Poland, settling in Elliston, MT, Delano & St. Paul, MN; KOSIK/KOSSIK of Lodzkie, Opole, Poland, settling in North Dakota, Moorhead & St. Paul, MN.

Koleas, George, W156 N10640 Cobbler LN, Germantown, WI 53022, [email protected], Researching: BARDON of Lubnia, Chojnice, Brusy; Settling in Sharon, Polonia, Plover, Portage County, WI; BEMOWSKI of West Prussia; Settling in Stevens Point, WI; BRUFSKI of Koscierzyna; Settling in Sharon, Portage County, WI; CYBULSKA settling in MN; GORENTKIEWICZ settling in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI; KEDROSKE of Lipusz; Settling in MN, then Pike Lake, Marathon County, WI; KIEDROWICZ of Lubnia, Chojnice, Brusy; KIEDROWSKI of Lipusz; Settling in MN, then Pike Lake, Marathon County, WI, KIEDROWSKI Settling in Stevens Point, Portage County, WI; KREYSKIE, KUKLINSKI of Lubnia, Chojnice, Brusy; KURENKIEWICZ settling in Milkaukee, Milkaukee County, WI; MANCZEWITZ, MANKIEWICZ, MANSAVAGE of Lubnia, Chojnice, Brusy; Settling in Sharon, Polonia, Plover, Portage County, WI; MASCHKE of Lipusz; SZUKALSKI, SZYPERZYNSKI settling in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI; ZAHONOWICZ of Poland; ZDANOWICZ of Augustovia; Settling in Milwaukee,Milwaukee County, WI.

Mitchell, Stanley, 345 Bridge ST, Shoreview, MN 55117, [email protected], Researching: ZYGMUNT KARBOWSKI of Gratne, Poland, settling in 1914 in St. Paul, MN; STZFANIA DOMORAT/DOMARAD/DOMORAD probably of Gratne, Poland, settling in 1914 in St. Paul, MN. (I am searching for birth and marriage information. They were probably married about 1919 at St. Casimir’s or St. Adalbert’s.)

NMISKOWIEC, SLOPEK settling in Minneapolis, MN; SLAVKOWSKI settling in New Jersey.

Nelson, Debbie, 6316 Wyoming Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, [email protected], Researching MISKOWIEC, SLOPEK settling in Minneapolis, MN; SLAVKOWSKI settling in New Jersey.

Odette, Barbara,8219 S. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL 60652, [email protected], Researching: CZUBERNAT, BATKIEWICZ of Nowy Targ, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL; CZOP of Radłow, Poland, settling in Chicago; GRANICZNA of Radłow or Lęka, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL.

Pedersen, Heather, 8421 W 97th ST, Bloomington, MN 55438, [email protected], Researching: WASIK/ WĄSIK of Majdan Krόlewski, Podkarpackie, Poland, settling in Minneapolis, MN; PIWINSKI/PIWINSKA of Oygany, Podkarpackie & Potok-Stany, Lublin, Poland, settling in Minneapolis, MN; RUDZKI/RUCKI of Nadbrzezie, Sandomierz, settling in Chicago, IL & Minneapolis, MN; KOPEC/KOPACZ of Majdan Krόlewski, Podkarpackie, Poland, settling in Minneapolis, MN & New Jersey.

Pretare, Dorothy, 2344 SE 8th PL, Renton, WA 98055, [email protected], Researching: KIEDROWSKI of Lipusz, Poland, settling in Winona, MN, Trempealeau County, WI, Walsh County, ND; RUDNIK, BLASZKOWSKI of Oslawa Dabrowa, Poland, settling in Winona, MN, Trempealeau County, WI, and Jamestown, ND; KONKOL/KONKEL of Koscierzyna, Poland, settling in Winona County, MN, Trempealeau County, WI. Continued p.19 14

Stawarz, Raymond, 70 Oakview PL, Owatonna, MN 55060, [email protected], Researching: ANDREW STAWARZ of Leki Gorne, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL; MARIA DUDEK KWIECIEN of Podlesie, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL; STANLEY TRAGARZ of Rzeszow, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL; KATARZNA KULA of Poland, settling in Chicago, IL.

Syverson, Alice Bahls, 5399 County 12 BLVD, Kenyon, MN 55946, [email protected], Researching: WITZKI of Poznan, settling in Perham, MN.

Tomzak, Thomas, 1218 Sophia ST, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, [email protected], Researching: THOMAS TOMCZAK/TOMZIK of Poland, Came through Baltimore, MD, then settling in Sturgeon Lake, MN. (Became a citizen in 1888)

Viere, Constance, 28300 Kelp RD, St. Joseph, MN 56374, [email protected], Researching: SKAJA/ SKAJEWSKI of Chonjoince, settling in Shamokin, PA & Benton, MN; KLODZINSKI of Schubin, Poland, settling in Alberta Township, Benton, MN; ZUBKA settling in Shamokin, PA & Benton, MN, BARDONSKI settling in Chicago, IL & Benton, MN; PODALSKI, ZABINSKI, SCHAEFER, BARRET, BUTKOWSKI.

Zawislak, Kathleen, 2144 Case AVE E, St. Paul, MN 55119, [email protected], Researching: ZAWISLAK of Jodlowa, Poland, settling in Chicago, IL, New York, and St. Paul, MN; TARARA of Łubiany, Bierdzany, Poland, settling in Rochester and St. Paul, MN; DANIELSKI, RYCHICKI of Prysiersk, Srebrnagora, Poland, settling in St. Paul and Wilno, MN.

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