Hello Michael I too have been thinking along these lines. My father was from Lwow. In fact all going well I will be going back to Poland later this year to...
Hello Eve I have just replied to Michaels' mail. It seems many of us are thinking along the same lines. I would encourage it. Do not be put of by negative...
It is interesting to read that people have got the 'call' to visit the motherland! I say GO for it. I am missing Poland a lot and hope to go back at least ...
I think a group trip to Lwow and our ancestral villages would be wonderful! I have wanted to go there too, but am nervous to do so on my own. Wanda ... From:...
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rlipinsk@...
Jan 10, 2003 3:07 pm
Hi Ela! This is regarding the document about your father in Italian. I know some Italian and I probably could translate it for you. Please send it to me and we...
Hello Romuald I have only got a section, will send the whole contents of the document to you in a few days. Briefly - Determina: E concessa al Mar magg. ??. aa...
Hello Maria and Group! From all I have read and heard, it is not advisable to visit Ukraine unaccompanied by a reliable and reputable guide, driver, or perhaps...
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rlipinsk@...
Jan 10, 2003 3:59 pm
Hi Ela! From the info that you sent me I can say that it probably involves an Italian Cross of Merit. Concessa is the 3-rd person of the word concedere - to...
I have tried and was refused but have this info you are required to purchase a insurance policy at the Ukrainian border whether you have one purchased in your...
Paul - I guess this is one reason why it is good to get a Ukrainian driver who would have the proper Ukrainian license plates. Eve ~~~~~~~~~~ Also cars that...
As long as he/she is trustworthy and won't try to rip you off Paul ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home page; www.paulhavers.co.uk Eastern...
WOW... I have gone to Poland every year the last few years BUT.....for years, I have been wanting to go back to visit, explore, feel the place my parents were...
Hello Everyone! I think that this is a fantastic idea and I hope it will materialize. I myself would love to make this journey. The idea has crossed my mind...
Hi all! As I told you before Christmas I had the good fortune to visit Poland between 25th and 31st. The trip was emotional as I went with the deliberate idea...
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H. MacDonald
hel.mac@...
Jan 11, 2003 12:31 pm
Hello Michael and Barbara, et all! I, too, have read Janice Kulyk Keefer's book. Indeed, because she is a poet, a writer (also happens to be a professor of...
This is agreat idea and I am interested too! am not a very experienced travcller and would welcome going with the group. It would be a wonderful way for us...
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barb
barbkwie@...
Jan 11, 2003 7:38 pm
I was in Poland in 1962 - I was eight yrs old and Majdanek made the biggest impact on me out of the entire trip. The sadness in the air was palpable and yes...
seems very strange that even though Poland has so many cultural and other places to visit the places that are recommended are some of the most gruesome places...
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barb
barbkwie@...
Jan 11, 2003 10:34 pm
Paul, You are right of course. If one is returning to see the place of one's ancestors and if one is trying to understand the horrors and the journey of those...
The thing is, the concentration camps don't tell the full story, do they? They tell one people's war history, which was horrific, yet Polish Christians that...
Please welcome Viktor Lewin to the group. Can anybody advise him about obtaining copies of his father's amnesty papers from Ukhta camp? Are there other...
Just wanted to let you all know that along with my fiance, Vyto, my brother Tom (also a group member), and my sister Marianne (probably a soon-to-be member), I...
Peter Thank you for this. I will be sure to pass it around to my group members. If your grand-dad was a judge, it is likely that he was imprisoned by the ...
Just wanted to let you all know that along with my fiance, Vyto, my brother Tom (also a group member), and my sister Marianne (probably a soon-to-be member), I...
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H. MacDonald
hel.mac@...
Jan 12, 2003 4:51 pm
The insurance policy is only about $10.00 U.S. One can gripe on principle, however, as a tourist (guest) one might choose to accept the small cost when...
I was wondering if a map exists showing the polish settlements (Osada) that were established after the first world war. I am able to locate the general...
