This is a photo of my great-great-grandparents, Joe & Clara (SZULTA) TROKA on their 50th wedding anniversary. The date of this photo would be somewhere around 29 Jan 1944 since they were married in 1894. They were married at St. Hedwig's Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a very nice … [Read more...]
Single View: Frank J Zalewski, Sr
19 May 2009 By
This is the first of my "Single View" posts. These will be entries on a specific individual (or possibly family.) I will put out as much detail as I have in hopes to find someone who may have more information. Not only will this help me get the info online, but it will also help me dig through the … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Zalewski
19 March 2009 By
According to the note for this photo, this is a picture of my grandfather, Richard Zalewski (middle), with his sister Irene to his left and Eugene Nowiski to his right. I don't know off-hand who Eugene Nowiski is, but it does look like he's ready to change someone's oil. Multiple people have said … [Read more...]
Weekly History
15 March 2009 By
Family History for the week of March 15 to March 21. March 17 1960 - Died - Angeline R (ZALEWSKI) PIERZCHALSKI - Also known as Amelia, she was my great-great-aunt on my father's side. She was born 6 Jul 1887 in Poland (noted as German Poland.) March 18 1678 - Married - Francois … [Read more...]
Tombstone Tuesday: Ignatius Szulta
10 March 2009 By
Today's headstone is that of my 3rd great-grandfather, Ignatius SZULTA. If you think his name is unique, you should see his wife's name, Nepomuncema SYLDAKT. Talk about a mouthful. My polish isn't very good, but I'm pretty sure his surname is pronounced like "Schulta." I don't even know where to … [Read more...]
Names, Places & Most Wanted Faces
3 March 2009 By
Getting the idea from Julie at GenBlog, here is my list of most wanted names, places and faces. Names Places Zalewski Milwaukee, Wisconsin Poznan, Poland Thielke Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Württemberg/Mecklenburg, Germany Last Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Doeringshagen, … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday
19 February 2009 By
Wordless Wednesday's Photo is labeled "trokas&szultas" in my list. Unfortunately, when I first scanned a few photos from my grandmother, I didn't label them very well. Though, it was probably labeled something like that in the album itself. There are only two people I think I can pick out. My … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
11 February 2009 By
I'm going to start posting just the photo on Wednesday and then the description of it on "Tell Me Thursday." … [Read more...]
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