My Polish Roots (Carrie Jankowski McNish) From Natalia, Poland to Syracuse, New York I was born and raised in New York State in the 1970s. My mother’s side of the family were early settlers in America who immigrated from Scotland,…
November 1st is an important holiday for Poles, during which we visit our deceased loved ones. It is also an ideal time to meet living relatives. How do we celebrate this day? In churches, solemn masses are held in memory…
Land books (Grundbuch) and land files (Grundakten) are a valuable and at the same time not very popular source for genealogical research. In Prussia, on December 20, 1783, a general mortgage ordinance was issued, according to which the acquisition of…
Serwitut, serwituty were peasants’ rights to use manor meadows, pastures and forests, originating from the feudal period. In Polish lands, they were mostly liquidated by the end of the 19th century. The issue of servants was regulated by the Act…
Kashubian wedding traditions was subject of ethnographic research made by Oskar Kolberg. From 39th part of his great novel “Dzieła Wszystkie” we can discover how marriage traditions looked like in Wejherowo area. The marriage was proceed by matchmaking. Usually it…
Cadastre it is a list of properties and lands located in Galicia, these files contain descriptions of municipal boundaries, a detailed description of land, owners and land area, lists of buildings, tax files, etc. The metric is a source for…
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At the end of last year, a client contacted us to find a deceased person and provide him with information about him. At first, the case looked like many others. After exchanging e-mails, it turned out that the client was…
Many of us obtain information about our ancestors through databases. This is a convenient method, but we must remember one very important thing. Documents in the past were created in various languages and often in the form of entire sentences.…
