Hello all, this is my first post to this group. My name is Allan Plesniarski and my roots are in, you guessed it, Bukowsko. Last November I paid a visit and...
Allan, Well, it's about time! ;) I think this is a great idea. What size was the flag, Allan? For those in the U.S. I'd suggest you take a state flag. What...
... Hi Allan and a warm welcome to the list. Can you tell us a little about your ancestry? I am very distantly related to Plesniarskis by marriage. Philip...
I have recently acquired the Dictionary of Surnames in Current Use in Poland at the Beginning of the 21st Century_ compiled by Kazimierz Rymut. The information...
Very nice of you Debbie, thanks. BTW, I don't know if I mentioned it but while I was in the BT I tried to get a phone book but there are no spare ones to be...
Hi Debbie, This is the first time that I'm writing to the group. But since you asked folks to submit some surnames for "lookup" I thought that I'd submit my...
debbie; just read your message. 1. where do you get the disk and how much ? 2. the names that i would appreciate you looking are: a) Kellerman b) Blechner ...
Philip, In 2002, I was able to get the clerk at the Hotel Jagiellonski to photocopy the white and yellow page (there's only one page!) for Bukowsko. Sorry, at...
I knew I forgot something. I meant to mention that the CD can be purchased from the Polish Genealogical Society of America in Chicago. See the web site:...
Harold, I did not find any surnames with the exact spelling you gave. As of Sept. 2002, there was only one person in Poland with the surname, Kelerman. Note...
Harold, I looked-up Blechner. I just didn't put it in the first email. Blechner. There are 22 in Poland and they're all in one powiat. 9 males and 13 females...
Ed, There are 1,190 people in Poland with the surname, Twardzik. They're spread all over. However, there are 34 males and 30 females in powiat Jasl~o, which is...
In the current catalog from "Ksie~garnia Literacka" / "Polish Bookstore", out of Brooklyn, New York I noticed a couple of interesting videos and books for...
Folks, I am just a senior citizen new to computors and geneaolgy with a lot to learn. I have learned a little sitting on the side lines and reading other...
Hi Steve, and welcome to the list. You seem like an old hand already. It is always a good idea to listen in on a group for a little while before jumping into...
Steve, Witam! It appears your ethnic heritage is Ruthenian. Did you know that? I'm not sure, but the surname Helwak appears to be Ukrainian in origin and that ...
Debbie, last night I read your note[?] and my jaw dropped. Dorothy and I had got home about 11 PM from Pa. afgter visiting a cousin and we did manage to...
... You're right on target, as usual. I've been to the Telekomunikacja biuro in Sanok when I was there last summer. They were all out of phone books, but that...
Debbie, you outdid yourself! I have but a couple of meager comments to add. ... Lavrentiy also runs a mailing list on Rusyns (same thing as Ruthenian). You can...
Steve, You probably know I'm in Texas and that's why you offered the dinner. ;) My husband could join us for dinner but he'd pay his own way. I imagine you'll...
Philip, Out of stamps? That's pretty good. I was going to say something about the communist days but remembered that I've been to my bank when they were out of...
Phil, Thanksd for your insights on tshe web and personalities. I have sat on the side line of the Galacia site, made one post and got no hits but it did serve...
... on the side line of the Galacia site, made one post and got no hits but it did serve as an educational experience. I do this a lot -- lurking is a great...
Phil I am not bashful when it comes to questioning on topics new to me or when I can't find whatr I am looking for. Even at the advanced age I hae achieved...
Hi all, I found this email from a Polish friend of mine in one of my old email folders and I thought you might find it interesting. ... In Poland, I have...
Philip, Would you mind contacting your friend and asking the name of the book? Would also ask him in what sort of bookstore he located this reprint? Thanks ...
Hi, I was able to trace my family line back to my great-great grandfather Adrzej Plesniarski who once lived in Bukowsko. 3 families descended from Andrzej are...
... My friend hasn't replied to my query on the subject but I suspect it was S~ladami L~emko~w [In the Footsteps of Lemkos]. There's even a picture of the...
