There was an article written in the Flint Journal October 8, 2000. A forgotten journey, Poles' history marked by cemeteries only by Anwar Faruqi of the...
Hello all: I have just also received fresh from Henry S. in Canada, a shipment of questionaires which he has asked me to distribute at the Osada Reunion here...
Info for.. Michael Kulik There are a certain amount of "un-numbered" Monte Cassino crosses about. These are original, but were never stamped up. I presume that...
Barbara, I agree that Russia is liable and "that will never happen," but that does not mean that we should not try. We should at least try and see what...
The following is taken from Aleksander Kwasniewski's speech at a meeting with Jewish and Polish-Jewish communities dedicated to the memory of Jan Karski....
... Same idea ocurred to me when I went in 85. I was nine months old when I left Poland in Sept/44, but since, so far as I knew, I still had Polish ...
Stas: Oops! Yes, I know about collectivization, but sorry, it slipped my mind in this context. We are going back many years. I could have been 12 years old...
Hello Group, Do not jump into renewing Polish citizenship unless you all problems it may lead you to. Present Citizenship laws in Poland are still in state of...
Hi Helen, Funny you should mention it since I was just talking about this yesterday with my aunt. Yes, I do recall something like you described although I...
The reason for having a Polish passport in addition to a Canadian one is that it will be an advantage in the fairly near future. When Poland joins the EU a...
I recall quite a few years ago (10? 15?) my father received a letter from some authority. He thought it a little 'funny' that he was being invited to claim...
To the best of my knowledge, Poles who didn't return to Poland after the war didn't automatically lose their Polish citizenshp. In my case, I believe I am...
Please welcome Andrzej Tabero to the group. I know some members have had experiences in "going back". We would love to hear them! Stefan Wisniowski -- ... On...
Stas: The idea of dual citizenship is intriguing to me, and not only because it would help with property restitution. Poland should probably change its...
Stefan - Are you sure about what you wrote below? That is very exciting if it is true! How does dual citizenship work? I don't know why I seem to remember...
Hi, My Tata's family were, I believe, deported to Archangielsk on Feb 10th. And he, also, maintained that the men were seperate from the women. So his father,...
Stefan, One of the explanations as to why the Ukrainians may have been mis-classified after WW2 in the DP camps: DP's were classified according to citizenship...
Dear members Less than 10% of us have entered any information on our connections to the Kresy or the deportations into the group database. I invite you to take...
Hi, I would like to thank both Barbara and Cass for answering my query on the Polish camps in Teheran. Barbara, your information was invaluable! Cass, those...
Halina, The Archdiocese in Lwow/Lviv does have a website which covers its churches in Ukraine and other matters. The site is also in English, Polish, and...
Re: [Kresy-Siberia] Womens Barak No:8, Prosochy,Szengursk, Archangielsk OblastHallo Stefan, and Colleauges, I find it interesting as to your comment of...
For anyone who's in the Western Massachusetts/Connecticut PBS viewing area in the US, prospects are very good for seeing this very important documentary on ...
The cathedral in L'viv is stunning! (as are many other cathedrals and churches, Catholic and Orthodox, in Ukraine) It is well preserved and a very busy place...
Unfortunately, one should not expect to be treated well by the Polish elites, including their consulates. They have a very high opinion of themselves although...
Referring to the previous discussion about Poles, Ukrainians and believe that only Ukrainians were Greek Catholics, I'm enclosing web site on which is pastoral...
Hello Group I would like to ask if antone can tell me anything about Hranki which I am told is around 40miles from Lvov ,we have a old Aunt who lives in...
Polish Camps in Teheran, Etc. I just wanted to pass on some info about the camps in Teheran. There were 5 camps established in and around Teheran by the Polish...
Dear Colleauges, As promised in my inagural introduction I list below names, as depicted in my mothers diary of her colleauges, whom she shared the quarters...
