Information, tips, and other interesting finds on this personal journey
This is a picture of the men of the Troka, Zalewski, Szulta, and other families. The photo includes both my great-grandfather and his father-in-law, my great-great-grandfather. Also included are some great uncles and some other family members. Here are the names of everyone in the photo. Back row: … [Read more...]
I plan on adding major events for both my family tree and my wife's family tree from now on. That should help some of those less busy weeks. As always, you can find all of this information yourself on the Dates & Anniversaries page. April 18th 1892 - Married - Thomas J CORRIGAN & Emma … [Read more...]
The history in my family tree for this week. As always you can browse the dates yourself on the Dates & Anniversaries page. April 11th 1939 - Died - Anna A (LINDNER) ZALEWSKI - Anna is my great-great-grandmother on my father's side. She was born 27 Nov 1865 in German Poland. She married … [Read more...]
This is from my grandparent's wedding, Richard & Mary Jane (CORRIGAN) ZALEWSKI on October 11, 1947 at St. Gall's Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I particularly enjoy the two kids on the sides of the church. I'm not even sure if they're part of the family. Click the photo for a larger version. … [Read more...]
I received this photo from another researcher that is also looking into some of my Polish family. They also just happen to cross with my ZALEWSKI family. This is a photo she sent me that is from July 1941 that includes my great-grandfather, Joseph ZALEWSKI, on the right and my great-uncle Robert … [Read more...]
The dates and anniversaries for my family for this week in March, though it's not a very busy week. As always, you can find info for any day using the Dates and Anniversaries page. March 14th 1764 - Born - John Baptiste III GADIOU St. Louis - John is my 5th-great-grandfather on my mother's … [Read more...]
This is a photo of my Grandpa, Richard Zalewski, and my younger brother, Joel in 1986. I'm assuming it's around Easter since that's where the photo was in the album. I like the fact that they're wearing matching shirts, or as we called them, "Grandpa Shirts." … [Read more...]
One of the big mysteries I am trying to solve in my genealogy is to find more information on my great-grandfather, Joseph Zalewski's, military history. According to a previous family researcher, all of his military files were burned in the extremely destructive 1973 National Personnel Records Center … [Read more...]
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