Sunday, March 22, 2009

Rodzina


Finally, after nine years of research, I have collected the pictures of my grandfather Adams brothers and sisters. It's been an interesting journey that started with a box of old pictures, an old address from 1958 in Poland. a fanatical determination to find out about my ancestry and ended with desire to live in the country of their birth and to know their descendants. Four of them immigrated with my great grandfather J贸zef in the early 1900's, Adam, W艂adys艂aw, Ludwik and Cecylia. The other two. Genowefa and Stanis艂aw, remained in Poland with their mother Ludwika. It hasn't ended my searching, however, because now, living in Poland, I have the opportunity to find out so much more and go further back in time. That is what I have been doing this last week and the results have been very satisfying. Now I know who were my great great grandparents and great great great grandparents. I know that eventually the records will end and then that will be the end of my maternal side of the family. However, I haven't really begun to look into my paternal side, the reason I am a Piekarczyk and not a Kazmierczak. Anyone doing research my only advice is that if you really want to know about your family, don't give up no matter what obstacles occur.

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