I talked to my cousin about this and it turns out my great grandfather Michal Buczak wasn't sent to Siberia at all: he was in the cavalry and was captured by...
Thanks for your kind words about my blog Helen. I shared it because I think many members would find it both enjoyable and emotionally enriching to have a focus...
Thanks Jackie, The Jozef Zajkowski born in 1904 is a strong candidate, however we understand his father's name was Jan, not Mikolaj... There seems to be so...
This is wonderful, truth is truth and there is no more extraordinary truth than from our own survivors. Well done. Culture, truth, recognition. Regards, ...
Thanks for sharing Martin. Your blog is beautifully organised and I thought description of your father's homecoming and the reunion with his sisters was very...
It’s been sometime since I last looked through my blog about Dad and his family in Siberia and Persia. In total it has five pages totalling over thirty...
Dear fellow K-S members we are excited to announce that at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. last Thursday, the Association of American Publishers...
Dear all, On Thursday 21st February Dr Monika Janowski will give what is likely to be a very interestingtalk on "Women, Foodways and 'Polishness' during a...
That's interesting Eva. I don't think I can make it, but I know a girl at university who is researching postwar Jewish immigration to Britain. Perhaps some of...
Thanks Tadeusz. I tried using google translate on the Russian website and got the name of Michal Buczak, but I couldn't find Maria Lysak (half the page was...
Dear UK Members, Next week on Friday 22-Sunday 24 February K-S (UK) will be exhibiting at the Who Do You Think You Are Live show in Olympia, London (see our...
Tracey, It might be a good idea to contact from Lida Roots Group (also Yahoo) who might help you with your trip. Contact the administrator. Antoni in UK...
Stefan S, My mother in law, Cecylia Wiktorowicz missed the boat to England because she came down with second attack of Malaria and Typhoid in the Tengeru camp...
Dear All This may seem an odd request from South Africa. Discussing with colleagues the tropical diseases, malaria, yellow fever, etc, found in countries such...
Hit Try MOD in UK. My Father joined Polish Army in Tashkent and was discharged in Iran due to health issues. I contacted MOD and was surprised with what I...
Hi Michael... Just chek the names from that Russian page...yours Grand parents lived at Listopadowka almost on my doorsteps. Some of them used to live in...
That's interesting Stanislaw. My grandfather lived in eastern Poland before the war, so it's possible his father came from what is now Ukraine. It's a pity I...
You should read book "The Eagle unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the second world war". Its full of data re the political sides involved in the end of WWI and...
Hi Richard, Welcome to the group, we have a lot of very knowledgeable members who I am sure will be able to help you in your search. I've made an attempt and ...
Hi! I would like to share some information on my Polish family. My grandfather Tadeusz Buczak (1922-2004) was sent to Siberia in 1939 and forced to cut down...
Ted Sebestianski (who posted the message below) omitted to provide a link to the stories that he was referring to. Here are the links to the stories in the...
