My local PBS television station, KERA/Dallas is showing the documentary, "Auschwitz, Inside the Nazi State," at 10:00 pm (central time) Wednesday, April 4...
Airfares to Poland could come down next year due to a European Union transportation agreement which was recently approved. Though not named specifically,...
Hi everyone, I've recently "met" someone on the Net looking for Rakoczy roots in Bukowsko. Might be joining us soon. In the meantime, do any of you know of an...
Kim, I haven't yet photographed the Baptism book covering that date. It's possible there's something in the "Spis" but without a house number it would take a...
Happy Easter, Debbie! (and everyone, too!) I think Eastertime was the time of year I remember more Polish food "being out" on my family's tables and counters...
Happy Easter! My name is Jason Rakozy. My grandfather Louie who changed his last name from Rakoczy by removed "c" because of trouble pronouncing. My father and...
Hi Zofia, Did you receive my e-mail ok? I'm new to this and making sure my e- mail went thru. What is a polish name for Julian Rakoczy? What is her parents'...
Hi Philip, I just provided their emigration dates. I have Declaration of Intention for Andrzej Rakoczy with me. He departed from Stettin, Germany on 13 Apr...
Hi Zofia! Maybe that's where I heard the name Rakoczy (slapping myself in the head)! I am such a freakin' dork sometimes. Write me sometime when you get a...
Jason, Do you have the census data? Here's 1910: 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Andy <HLT>R Age in 1910: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1881 ...
... OK, here's your first stop: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html If they came through Ellis Island, their immigration records should be ...
Hi, I found 1910 and 1920 Federal census even Petition For Naturalization. There was no mention of his parents. No maiden name for his wife Mary. I'm stuck...
I asked my cousin and he doesn't know a name of church where Andrew and Mary married in which is a problem I'm having now. Sorry if I'm not that helpful. I'm...
I wrote the libraries of the area, the Forest City Newspaper Editor John Kameen, several area NE PA genealogical societies, joined a few, and still no...
Jason, I am having trouble locating Andrzej's and Antoni's Passenger Arrival Records. RE: Andrzej Rakoczy Andrzej and Mary married in the US in 1901 according...
Hi Debbie, It is Glen Campbell. The problem is that I don't know where Andrew and Mary married in because I called Indiana and Lycoming County and there was no...
I want to share with the Bukowsko Triangle Easter greetings I received today from the wojt (Mayor) of Bukowsko. The email included two pictures (not of...
Hi, I'm sorry to say I can't read polish language. If you don't mind translating it for me, thanks. That was nice of Mayor of Bukowsko who managed to find his...
Jason, Well, that makes two of us. I think it tells the last minutes of Jesus on the cross and the next paragraph tells of the Resurrection. Someone will...
Jason, Happy Easter! I think I found something for you. This information comes from the "Spis Parafialny" page 637-640. RE: New House # 132/Old House...
Dear Debbie, (Getting up from her chair, arms and hands way up above her head; clapping) Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And isn't Izydor one of the brothers'...
Hi Jason, I went back to check on where I saw the Isador name, and it belongs to Andrew Isador Rakoczy from Chicago. Born 3 Mar 1887. His card says he is...
