Quarantine isn’t fun, but it isn’t horrible. Time for a brief reality check.
Polish Resources
Here are a few of my go-to sites for Polish related genealogy/history resources. WWI + WWII Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego / The Warsaw Rising Museum A tribute to those who fought and died for independent Poland and its free capital in…
10 Questions to Ask your Grandparents
Here are 10 questions to ask your grandparents 10 questions to help plant the seed to grow your voluptuous family tree. Researching my families’ genealogy has been a rough road. Some days I want to toss in the towel because of the many…
Tomek i Ewelina – Wedding
My good friend Roman Augustyn has graciously translated this blog post; he really is my Polish language guru, and I am so thankful! You can check out his site here. Mój bardzo dobry przyjaciel, Roman Augustyn, zrobił mi ogromną przysługę…
Święconka – Happy Easter!
Święconka means: “the blessing of the Easter baskets”. It is a Polish Easter tradition which takes place on Holy Saturday. Baskets are filled with goods to be shared on Easter Sunday. This tradition dates all the way back to the 15th…