Questions tagged [poland]
For questions about ancestors and records in the country of Poland. The status and boundaries of Poland have varied significantly historically. This tag may be used for the previous political entities within the geographical boundaries of present-day or historic Poland.
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What is the Russian town in this census listing?
I'm trying to determine my (step-)grandparents' birth place from the 1916 Canadian Census. The relevant portion is this:
For context, here is the entire record. The people in question are listed as ...
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Correct spelling of Polish surname Dziubenofska?
My Polish grandmothers last name was Dziubenofska, but I know that's not how it is spelt! I'm looking for the proper spelling.
Can you help find it for me?
She came over to Ellis Island and they ...
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Extract Facts from an Army Portrait
I don't know much about my step-grandfather prior to his emigration from Russia in 1906 other than the fact that he was in the "Czar's army" and he left Russia to escape the brutality of that army.
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Finding genealogy research companies offering their service in Poland?
I am interested in finding out more about my family genealogy by hiring some company or person to do the work for me. My entire family comes from Poland, so I am wondering whether there are any ...
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Polish spelling variants for "Yechezkel Fleker"
I am trying to locate any records about my grand father.
His name in "Yechezkel Fleker" or in hebrew "יחזקאל פלקר" and I am trying to search some polish archives for information about him.
I am not ...
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Researching Michael Patron (1897-1972) and Genia Zeimer (1900-1983), born Poland (possibly Warsaw)
I am looking for my ancestry and starting on my Father's side of the family. I am currently looking for my great great grandparents and further back on my Father's side.
My Grandpa (Father's father)...
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Where can I find Jewish Historical Information Pre WWII in Europe?
I am looking for a site/records for information on Jewish History in Europe of pre WWII era.
Mainly of birth and marriage records from Poland.
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Finding vital records in Upper Silesia (Prussia/Germany)?
I am looking for info about my great-great-grandparents. The info I'm looking for is:
Dates and locations of their birth, marriage and death
Go back further in time and find their ancestry
Whether ...
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Reading city name in Eastern Europe on passport from around 1900?
Could you please help me to decipher the name of the city, region, and/or county? My grandma was born in the year 1901 and left Poland in the year 1925. She lived in Kovel, Poland for several years. I ...
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Finding information on ancestors who lived in the Polish Borderlands (Kresy)
I have been trying to find more information on one of my family lines which is from the Grodno region in present-day Belarus.
A little background information:
My paternal grandfather's line is from ...
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Finding records about Germans from Russia (Bessarabia)
Many of my German ancestors seem to have come from a place called Plotzk, Bessarabia. They ended up in South Dakota, many in Parkinston, Hutchinson County, SD.
Here are some examples of a few of ...
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Where to find information on villages Jablonow & Suchostaw, Husiatyn, Ukraine (Galicia area, formerly Austria & Poland)?
Looking for information or databases that will help with my research of Jablonow & Suchostaw, Husiatyn, Ukraine. These two villages are in the area known as Galicia and have in the past been part ...
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What is this city name in this passenger list from Russia/Poland in late 19th/early 20th century?
The full passenger list can be found below -- I'm looking at the entry for "Stanislaw Walczykowski" line 20.
What is the name of the city he identified as last place of residence and birth place? It ...
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Finding church records for the Kuck family in Grudziądz, Bydgoszcz, Poland?
Gottlieb Kuck was born in 1879 in Grudziądz, Russian Poland. Gottlieb married Dorothea Hefner 1903, and had children Frieda Katherine born 1905, Reinhold was born 1907.
I am looking for Lutheran ...
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Spelling Polish name pronounced Ko lo jay?
For sure it starts with K. Pronounced Ko lo jay. There is a d on last syllable is similar to dij.
Maybe Kolodij?
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Looking for 1901 birth/baptismal certificate in Poland?
I am trying to locate my grandfather's birth record, his parents' marriage certificate or anything else that will help me delve back into my family's history in Poland.
Grandfather: Jan Zaluga, born ...
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Original Spelling(s) of Polish surname anglicized as Shemynski?
The English spelling of my maternal grandmother's maiden name was "Shemynski".
I would like to know the original/alternate spelling(s) to look for in Polish records, with the appropriate language ...
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Finding Listing of Polish Soldiers that were forced to fight with Germans in WWI?
I need to locate a listing of Polish soldiers that were killed during WWI who were forced to fight with the Germans.
I had two of my grandfather's cousins "drafted" by the Germans during WWI to fight....
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Looking for location in 1910 Russia (family spoke Polish)
I am looking for the locations of two towns in 1910 Russia. They are listed as Dolowicz and Nalkozile (spelling is unclear) in this passanger manifest from Hamburg.
When they arrived in America, ...
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Finding surname distributions for names in Poland before WW2?
Gen-evolu allows us to see the distribution of family names in Germany both in modern times and during the peak of the third Reich in WW2, before Germany was affected with the ethnic cleansing of its ...
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Would the Polish surname Jurkiewicz have been different in Russia?
Elias (Alexander) Jurkiewicz was living in Bilyi Kamin', Ukraine when his first children were born. Family lore says Elias came from Russia and worked there as a shoemaker for the Czar (we haven't ...
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Locating German or Polish Cavalry military record from late 19th century?
My g-grandfather was supposed to have been in the Cavalry. He was born in 1860, where ?(Germany/Poland). I know at that time Poland was under German rule. Married in Gollub, Germany and my grandmother ...
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Spelling alternatives for polish name "Mushke"
My grandmothers mother's name was something like "Mushke" (from what my father remembers from his mother).
I am trying to determine the correct spelling (e.g. for looking up a birth certificate),
or ...
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What does huba mean in this Polish Catholic marriage record?
I got my hands on a marriage record from Poland.
It's written in Latin. Here's what I divined with the help of Google Translate:
Inter Josephem Wojnowski viduam de Bialybrod operanium et Hedwigam ...
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Current name of Jatotowicze village from 1903 Russia?
I'm trying to locate the current name of the village my grandmother was born. She was born in 1903 in the village of Jatotowicze, in or near the township if Iwje, in the province of Nowogrodek. She is ...
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What variants in spelling and pronunciation might there be for Polish surname Chorzelewski?
What variants in spelling and pronunciation might there be for the Polish surname Chorzelewski?
The name could be Chorelewski also.
My grandmothers maiden name was Chorzelewski here in the US.
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Where to find information about Grünberg and Rosenbaum relatives from Danzig?
My grandmother Dora Grünberg b. Danzig 11-Mar-1920 d. Perth 31-Jul-2016 came from Danzig to Australia when she was 16 and has very little knowledge of her families names or locations.
Where is the ...
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Where to find information about Italy - Czech - Poland migration?
Reviewing my grandfather's documents I found evidences that his family arrived in Poland after some generations that left Italy and lived in the (actual) Czech republic.
Where can I find information ...
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Finding Grandfathers birth certificate born in Lwów Poland
I'm trying to find my Grandfathers birth certificate, he was born in Lwów/ Lvov 1922 back when it was Poland.
I've searched both the Galacia Database and Jewish Gen including all the usual Ancestry....
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Where did the Vannoske's come from?
The origin of the Vannoske family (FamilySearch, Ancestry) is the biggest brick wall I have left. Here's what I know:
The obituary of the oldest daughter, Mary Wojnowkski (Mrs Albert Zierak), says ...
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Ancestors in Lemberg (Lviv) and Czyczkow/y
My great-grandfather was born in Lemberg, Galicia (now Lviv, Ukraine). However, I am unsure how to proceed to further back in the family tree. I have written to the archives in Lviv which hold the ...
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Seeking birth family of Michał (Michael) Gudzinowicz Praniewicz from Poland/Russia? [closed]
after reaching out to some historical societies in Massachusettes, I learned that I was dealing with two exact people named “Michael Praniewicz” – sorry for all the confusion. Below you will see my ...
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Researching family member that immigrated to USA from Poland in 1831
I'm looking for information on the surname Lyskowinski in Poland. I know he came on a ship named Northumber that departed from London, England and arrived in America on Aug. 23, 1852. His place of ...
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Searching for great grandfather Arnold Kuhn who lived in Poland then Russia?
Is there any way to trace the origins of my great grandfather Arnold Kuhn?
He lived in poland and had a family there I believe towards the end of the 1800s and early 1900s.
At some point he moved ...
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What Polish village is named in this document?
This draft registration card lists a birth location of what looks like Soodlikof, Poland, but I cannot find any record of such a place. This relative was a Jew born in 1888, so the location is likely ...
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Finding a town in Russia-Poland from 1910
On the passenger manifest arriving March 25, 1910, it shows my great grandfather, Stanislaw Zaniewski as being from "dawewicz" Russia. We are trying to track down his birth or baptismal records. He ...
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Chruszow, Poland,1901
I am trying to locate my Grandfather's Birth records. He lists "Chruszow, Poland,1901" as his birthplace.
What would Chruszow, Poland, now be known as? What Parish would I search for ...
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Where is the Friedrichsbruch near Kokotzko in West Prussia / Poland?
I hoping to clarify where exactly Friedrichsburg / Friedrichsbruch or perhaps a similar variant immediately close to Kokotzko Poland.
Per this document there were about 21 different variants of ...
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What is the name of the sister and what is the town in this passenger list?
I am trying to research my husband's grandparents. They arrived in St. Albans, Vermont, in 1913 from or through Canada, emigrating from Poland/Russia. This is from the column that states who is their ...
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Deciphering 1910 Russian city name?
On a 1909 passenger list I have the following record. The 1st word is the city name. There is a ditto mark to the left of that, it is for Russia. To the right of the city name it says Father Jozef ...
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Where was Kolashine, Russia?
I am researching my great-grandmother. In a naturalization form on 1936-04-23, she listed her place and date of birth as Kolashine, Russia, 1888-11-09.
Source: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/...
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Seeking Russian Orthodox Church Records 1840-1900 for Lagody, Poland/Russia (now Belarus)?
My grandfather was born in 1885 at Lagody/Lagodi, Poland/Russia (Vilna/Wilna gubernia) and came to USA 1911.
Lagody/Lagoda/Lahady is now in Belarus (Hrodna/Grodno province) and is still a small ...
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How to find records of a refugee from the Nazis?
I am trying to find my husband's great gradnmother's details. She was born on July 15, 1913 in Germany or Poland. Her name was Mae Bernstein. Her parents were Max and Edith Bernstein (from her ...
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Where is Cesna (City) in Russland from 1909 ship manifest of Polish grandmother?
My grandmother's ship manifest states her city of origin as Cesna Russland.
She is Polish.
Does anyone have any idea what or where Cesna is?
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Record of US citizen/non-citizen marriage abroad in order for family to travel from Poland to US in 1925
My ancestor was a US citizen (naturalized in 1920) who travelled to [then-]Poland (where he was originally from), and got married to a non-US citizen and had a child with her while he was abroad. He ...
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Finding village called Rubel in Poland, pre WW2?
My grandfather apparently was from a small village in eastern poland, called Rubel. This is now Belarus.
There must be a different way to spell it, as Rubel was the currency for Poland up until 1917.
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Tracing genealogy of people with particular Polish surname?
I am trying to trace the genealogy of one or more people with the surname "Wozniack."
I believe that it is Polish name and that these people are of Polish descent
Where in Poland are people with ...
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Finding original Polish surname of 19th Century immigrant to United States?
My great, great grandfather's American name was Steve Voiten. I know his Polish given name was Stanislaw, but our family records say Woytinkewicz as a last name. I can't find any evidence of that ...
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Finding original spelling of Polish name Vazuka which was anglicized on arrival to US? [duplicate]
My last name is Vazuka, but it is polish and was anglicized upon arrival to the US.
How do you spell it in Polish?
How do you pronounce Vazuka in Polish?
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Finding a Ship Record from 1902
Where do I begin? I know my great-grandfather, Josef Boksa, 2/28/77 was born in Warsaw. And recently found his naturalization papers from 1917. It lists the date of his arrival as 8/16/1902 and that's ...
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