Information, tips, and other interesting finds on this personal journey
History and documentation has always hinted that my great-granduncle, Frank Zalewski, Jr, the brother of my great-grandfather, Joseph, never married, never had children. There was never any mention of a wife, anywhere, and he was buried with his parents, Frank & Anna, when he died in 1976. I, … [Read more...]
A few weeks back, I ran across a link on BoingBoing to an article on Slate.com. I saw that it mentioned old documents and since I'm a sucker for old documents, I gave it a read. If you're also a fan of old documents, especially more interesting ones, than you'll love this series of articles on a … [Read more...]
Anyone following the latest research into my ZALEWSKI line knows that I've run across the GWIAZDOWSKI surname on a few occasions. They have something to do with my ZALEWSKI family, but I'm still not 100% sure what it is. Research points to many conflicting options: These are Frank ZALEWSKI's … [Read more...]
Amanuensis Monday – An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. … [Read more...]
I've been a customer of Netflix for many years now. Back when I first signed up, it was only DVDs by mail. Now you get instantly streaming shows and movies into your living room through a PC or an XBox or a Wii console and it's glorious. I've run across a bunch of different history and genealogy … [Read more...]
Well, after over a decade of doing genealogy research, I finally made a trip to one of the "local" Family History Libraries. I put local in quotes, because it was still a good 30 miles away, but not too far. I'm not exactly sure why I never visited one. I like knowing how things work before I go … [Read more...]
While looking for some other documents, I ran across a record that again pretty much seals the fact that my great-great-grandfather, Frank J Zalewski, and the Jacob Zalewski I have been researching were brothers (or worst case, cousins of some sort.) Below is my great-grandfather, Joseph … [Read more...]
I probably didn't pick the best day to do some more research at Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee today. A wonderful "spring" day in Wisconsin, a windy 23 degrees with snow flurries. I also should have probably worn more than a sweatshirt, but it wasn't all that bad. I did have a knit cap on. Last … [Read more...]
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