Saturday, November 19, 2016

Good.....and sad news.

Sometimes this blog is my refuge from the storm. Thursday night I received some sad news, not about Joan, and thought about it most of the day. Later in the evening I received the message below and it brightened up my spirits. It was about a blog I had written over 8 years ago visiting a palace in Zakezewo, about 30 km north of where we live.  I wrote back to the author of it and asked permission to print it here and she granted it so here it is...........

"Hi,
I was looking for pictures of the castle in Zakrzewo and saw your blog. Funny that my busia worked there as a servant along with her entire family. The last name was Zietek along with the Braciszewski families. The darker brick building is actually where the families lived and I believe this is on the grounds also? Or at least this is what I was told and may be wrong. My busia left there when she could no longer stand serving the family and promised to marry my dzia dzia and take her to America. They say she used to pray at the statue of the lady on the grounds but I have no idea who the statue is. The family still lives in and the surrounding areas of Poznan. There is also a vacant building nearby where they distilled vodka and I’ve seen the pictures (recent) of the distillery. Thank you for the wonderful photos."
 
Lisa (Braciszewska) Harteau
 
Palace(now privately owned)

Where the families lived.
 
Check out the Poland is Beauty video on the right side.
 

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"Cze艣膰!
Szuka艂am zdj臋膰 zamku w Zakrzewie i znalaz艂am Tw贸j blog. Zabawne, 偶e moja Babcia pracowa艂 tam jako s艂u偶膮ca wraz z ca艂膮 jej rodzin膮. Nazywa艂a si臋 Zi臋tek z rodzin膮 Braciszewski. Rodzina mieszka艂a w budynku z ciemniejszej ceg艂y. W ka偶dym razie tak mi powiedziano, wi臋c mog臋 si臋 myli膰. Moja Babcia przesta艂a tam pracowa膰, gdy ju偶 mia艂a do艣膰 s艂u偶enia i obieca艂a po艣lubi膰 mojego Dziadka i wyjecha膰 do Ameryki. M贸wili, 偶e modli艂a si臋 przy pomniku kobiety, stoj膮cym na tamtym terenie, ale nie wiem, kim mog艂a by膰 ta kobieta. Rodzina nadal mieszka w okolicach Poznania. Nadal jest tam pusty budynek w pobli偶u, gdzie destylowano w贸dk臋 i widzia艂am zdj臋cia (niedawne) gorzelni. Dzi臋kuj臋 za wspania艂e zdj臋cia. "

Lisa (Braciszewska) Harteau