Polish Museum of America: Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)

Chopin is not the only famous musician from Polish history. The Polish Museum of American has an entire room dedicated to Ignacy Jan Paderewski. He was a musician, statesman and humanitarian. The feather pen was used when he signed the Versailles Treaty of 1919 as Prime minister of Poland. Many furnishings from his suite in New York City as well as one of his pianos are included. Born in Easter Poland (in an area that is now part of Ukraine,) Paderewski was a talented pianist in Poland and the United States. He performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City and all over the country. He gave his first performance in Grand Rapids in 1902. Paderewski used his influence to support the re-establishment of a free Poland that had been divided by Russia, Prussia and Austria. President Woodrow Wilson used his ideas to write Point 13 of Wilson’s Proclamation ensuring Poland would be an independent country after World War 1. During World War II he again worked to raise funds and influence options to help Poland.

Symbol of Poland Reborn & the Polish Pavillion (1939 World's Fair)

The huge stained glass window in the Polish Museum of America was manufactured in Krakow for the Polish Pavilion for the 1939 World’s Fair. The woman in the middle is holding a sword and a sheaf of wheat representing the need to defend Poland and provide for its people. The edges have depictions of various Polish cities and trades. The national symbol of a white eagle wearing a crown is at the bottom and an image of the Virgin Mary is at the top.

The Polish Museum of America in Chicago, IL

Recently, we were treated to a lively guided tour of the Polish museum in Chicago, Illinois. The Polish Museum of America is a large museum in Chicago, Illinois. It dates from 1937 and was established as the Archives and Museum of the Polish Roman Catholic Union. “The Museum was founded to preserve the Polish past in America and to promote the study of the history, culture and traditions of Poland. The museum contains artifacts from Poland and also from Polish Americans. The art gallery features works by Polish and Polish American artists. A large permanent display is dedicated to Paderewski. Another large, permanent display is about Pope John Paul II. The Great Hall features a painting “Pulaski at the Battle of Savannah” by Stanislaw Batowski. It features General Casimir Pulaski who was killed fighting for freedom during the American Revolutionary War. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, he is a hero we grew up knowing about. Many of the exhibits originated from the Polish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. One example of that is a very large stained glass window by Mieczysław Jurgielewicz.

Polish Neighborhoods in Chicago

Polish people settled in five different areas in Chicago. Centering on the Polish Triangle at the intersection of Milwaukee and Ashland avenues with Division street it later became known as Polish Downtown.” same wiki article We were in this area when we visited the Polish Museum of America and a Polish restaurant. -------------- A short walk from the Polish Museum of America was the Polish restaurant Podhalanka. Everything was delicious. Four of the ten soups they make were available: barszcz czerwony, zurek, krupnik, and pomidorowa (beet root, sour borsch, barley, and tomato.) We tried the barley--which was familiar but was very tasty and buttery flavored and also the zurek which was new to me. The sour flavor was very tasty. We ordered lots of food and went home with lots of leftovers! Everything was excellent! ***** Podhalanka (1549 W Division Chicago IL) https://www.podhalankachicago.com/

The Polish language in Chicago

This is a picture of a subway ticket machine in Chicago with Polish as a language option. “Poles in Chicago are made up of both immigrant Poles and Americans of Polish heritage living in Chicago, Illinois. They are a part of worldwide Polonia, the Polish term for the Polish Diaspora outside of Poland.” “Polish Americans now made up 6.7% of Chicago's population, and numbered at 182,064.[5] Polish is the third most widely spoken language in Chicago behind English and Spanish.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poles_in_Chicago#:~:text=Polish%20Americans%20now%20made%20up,Chicago%20behind%20English%20and%20Spanish. -----------

Paulina Kurkiewicz born June 27, 1838

Paulina Kurkiewicz (my 2x great grandmother) was born June 27, 1838 at 8:00 in the evening. Her parents were Józef Kurkiewicz and Ewa (nee Wiśniewska, previous married name Rachanska) are the couple that Mike Liszewski and his sisters Betty and Joan and I have in common. Paulina’s younger brother Ignatious is their great grandfather. This makes Mike and his sisters my third cousin 1 time removed. The witnesses were Jakób Palm , ex traditional captain , 50 and Tomasz Krotki , writer in Customs Office in Tomaszów ,58 ,both residing in Tomaszów This child during Holy Baptism was given the name Paulina and the Godparents were Jakób Palm and Tekla Orzechowka . ----------------------- Tomaszów 28th June 1838 7 o'clock in the evening. Presented himself Józef Kurkiewicz, shoemaker residing in Tomaszów, 23 and in the presence of Jakób Palm , ex traditional captain , 50 and Tomasz Krotki , writer in Customs Office in Tomaszów ,58 ,both residing in Tomaszów and showed us a female child born in Tomaszów on 27th this current month and year at 8 o'clock in the evening from his wife , Ewa , from first marriage Rachański née Wiszniewski , age 28 . This child during Holy Baptism today was given the name Paulina and the Godparents were the above mentioned Jakób Palm and Tekla Orzechowka .

Jan Raczkiewicz--more about his life

Jan died of a broken heart: I found out more about Jan Raczkiewicz (my great uncle) who I could not track after the late 1920s. I told you about his birth two days ago. Here is the rest of the story with the new information: Jan left Poland at age 21. He departed from Hamburg, Germany on February 3, 1910. He arrived in New York 15 days later. Another single man, Stanislaw Czarnopys and two married men --Jonf? Benks and Aige Riasche -- also from Tomaszow Lubelskie -- traveled with him. His brothers Anthony and Joseph came two and a half years later and also settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The three brothers lived with each other at various different times and their sister Marion also later moved to the U.S. Like other immigrants, Jan moved around quite a bit during the first five years he was in the U.S.. The first address I have for him is 409 Stocking Ave in 1913. All of the houses that Jan lived in are in the same general neighborhood. In the earliest Polk Directory I could find that listed him (1914), Jan is a cabinetmaker at Phoenix Furniture Company https://www.periodpaper.com/products/1920-ad-robert-w-irwin-co-phoenix-furniture-factory-grand-rapids-michigan-gf5-222755-gf5-231 which in 1988 was razed by Grand Valley State University for part of their downtown campus. A large section of the 1873 building was salvaged by the Grand Rapids Public Museum. http://www.furniturecityhistory.org/company/3773/phoenix-furniture-co In 1915, Jan was a shoemaker at Adolph Montrim (shoe repairer.) In February of that year, he was shot twice outside the house he shared with my grandfather Anthony (on Winter St.) after returning from a wedding. (For more about that story, check out: --------------After that, Jan moved to Olive Street. In January, 1916 when John (26) got married, he was still a shoemaker and his fiance, Frances Kudlicka (25), was a dishwasher. They lived on Gunnison Street. When he registered for the WWI draft the following June,1917, Jan was no longer a shoemaker and was a cabinet maker at Johnson Furniture Company. In the 1920 census, Jan is a finisher in a furniture factory and his wife Frances is a seamstress. I found out from this record they were both naturalized in 1917. In 1921, Jan and his brother Joseph were still cabinet makers. After this, there is no trace of Jan or his wife in the U.S..I was told by my newfound Polish second cousins that Jan went back to Poland. He and his wife did not have any children. They bought a farm near Poznan, which is about 260 miles northwest of Tomaszow Lubelski. (I think Bartosz Raczkiewicz told me the name of the town but I have forgotten.) Jan’s younger brother Boleslaw visited him regularly. The part of the story after Jan returned to Poland came from Boleslaw’s son Eugeniusz (my first cousin 1x removed-- and Bartosz’s father.) “I talked with my dad about Jan. Jan and his wife did not have any children. She cheated him and he went to sleep in a field with potatoes and got sick (pneumonia) and died. We don’t know which year it was.” I am not sure yet of Jan’s age when he died or where he is buried. Jan’s wife remarried Piotr Krasnicki and died at age 58 in Lublin, Poland, in 1945. Image credit: By fot. Slawek Ilski, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54826851

Marianna Kaszucka was born June 25, 1821

Two hundred years ago on June 25, 1821, Marianna Kaszucka (my 1rst cousin, 4x removed) was born at 10:00 at night. . Her parents were Fedory Kaszucki, age 30 and his wife Teśka (or Tekla) Panczyszak, age 25. Andrzej Kaszucki (my 3x great grandfather) was one of the witnesses for her birth. Andrzej and his brother Fedory were both furriers. A third brother who also came to Tomaszow Lubelski from Uhnow was a shoemaker. The other witness was Wojciech Kudlicki, age 50 and a shoemaker. Marianna was born in Tomaszów Lubelski, in house number 425 belonging to Jan Zamalski. The birth and death records on the Kaszucki side between 1819 and 1825 include some house numbers In Tomaszow Lubelski. I don’t know if they lived and worked their trade in the same building but if they did, these would also be the addresses of their business. Only one of the references includes a street name-- 219 Krasnobrodzki Street. I don’t know if the other numbers in the 200 range (204, 206, 207, 213, 215, 225) were all on the same street. Most of the addresses were in the 200 block, the only others were 106, 160, and 425. All the addresses refer to the three Kaszucki brothers from Uhnow and their families: Andrzej, Fedory and Teodore. ------------------ Tomaszów 1821 28th June 10 o'clock at night . Presented himself Fedory Kaszucki, age 30 , furrier ,residing in Tomaszów and showed us a female child born in the house of Jan Zamalski , number 425 , on 25th of this month and current year at 8 o'clock in the morning, confirming that it was begotten of him and his wife Teśka née Panczyszak , age 25 and it is his wish that the child be given the name Maryanna. This was in the presence of witnesses Wojciech Kudlicki, age 50 , shoemaker and Andrzej Kaszucki, age 23 , furrier and both from Tomaszów .

Jan Raczkiewicz born June 23, 1888

Jan Raczkiewicz (my great uncle) was baptized today (133 years ago) June 24, 1888, in the Roman Catholic Church. Jan was born on June 23, 1888. Jan was the first born child of Jan Raczkiewicz and his wife Katarzyna nee Kaszucka (my great grandparents.) His parents were both Roman Cathoic but his mother’s father Stefan Jozef Kaszucki was Greek Catholic. His Godparents were Marcin Skurcz and Antonina Mazej?. Marcin Skurcz, 20, and Maciej Bendf?, 28, were witnesses. They were both farmers from Sabaudia. Jan’s father (also Jan) was a 24 year old peasant in the village Sabaudia and his mother Katarzyna was 17 years old. They had already been married two and a half years. Jan’s father Jan had one sister who died young. His mother remarried Tomasz Kedra after his father passed away and he had two younger half siblings. Katarzyna had six older siblings who all died in childhood. Her mother was still alive when she married. Katarzyna’s father was a furrier in Tomaszow Lubelski and her mother’s family were shoemakers. I am not sure if her father was still alive. What was their world like at the time of Jan’s birth? Galicia (the term at the time for the area they lived) was still in the last of seven famines. Even though serfdom had been abolished fifty years earliers, peasants were not wealthy. Peasants owned land but as it was portioned out to their children so many owned less than an acre and much of that acre was made up of up to 20 separate plots of land. They usually did not earn enough to pay taxes. In a few days, I will tell you “the rest of the story” about Jan. I have not been able to track down a picture of Jan. ------------ Took place in town Tomaszów on June 12th/24th, 1888 at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Appeared in person Jan Raczkiewicz, 24 y.o., peasant, resident of the village Sabaudia, in presence of Marcin Skurcz, 20 y.o., and Maciej Bendf, 28 y.o., peasants, residents of the village Sabaudia, and presented to Us a male child and stated that he was born in the village Sabaudia yesterday at 3 o'clock in the night to his lawful wife Katarzyna nee Kaszucka, 17 y.o. During holy baptism performed on this date, the child got the name Jan, and the Godparents were above-mentioned Marcin Skurcz and Antonina Mazej? This act was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses and because they illiterate then signed by Us only

Anna (Dominik) Raczkiewicz died June 23, 1869

Current events included a year-long outbreak of cholera, the continuing struggle for democracy and the effects of overpopulation, when Anna (Dominik) Raczkiewicz (my 3x great grandmother) died. Anna died June 23, 1869. Jan Skurcz, 36 and Jozef Bender, 30, who lived nearby helped to report the death. She was the daughter of Tomasz Dominik and Regina nee Wojcik. Her family was from Majdan Gorny. She was 63 years old and left behind her husband Michal. Anna and Michal were married for 45 years and had 11 children together. During this time period, the health of people in general improved with the result that more children made it to adulthood. Eventually this would lead to the challenge of not having enough land to divide among the children in a family. They lived in the village of Sabaudia and worked as farmers. In Poland, the farmland is divided into long, thin fields that start from the road. This makes it easy to plow since the number of turns is reduced. Different crops may have been planted in each strip, allowing the family to be self-sufficient.

Anthony Raczkiewicz marries his first wife June 20 1916

Around four years after Anthony Raczkiewicz (my grandfather) arrived in the U.S., 1912, he married his first wife Klementyna Golabiewska in Grand Rapids, MI (June 20, 1916.) Anthony’s brother Joseph was one of the witnesses. The other was Catherine Nadwornik (spelling?), who was on the ship with Klementyna when she came to the US and was also from the same area in Poland. ***** Klementyna had family in Bay City, Michigan and the priest in Grand Rapids that married her and Anthony, had been in Bay City before coming to Grand Rapids. Pastor Joseph Kasminski who performed the wedding, had been an assistant priest at St. Stanislaus in Bay City for four and a half years after his ordination. On February 1, 1914 he became the pastor at Sacred Heart in Grand Rapids, which had been started in 1903 after many Polish people on the Westside wanted another church besides St. Adalbert that was closer to their homes. Klementyna was born November 23, 1897 in Tomaszów Lubelski. Her parents were Wojciech Golebiowski, 35, a blacksmith and Katarzyna (nee Roczniak), 37. The witnesses were Ludwik Skiginski, 45 and Konstanty Kudlicki, 34 and her Godparents were Ludwik Skiginski and Antonina Roczniak. (An interesting side note is the Roczniak name--I have connected with Joan Kessler and Susan VandenBerg. They are related to Andrzej Dubiel on his Dubiel side when a great great aunt of his married a Roczniak and moved to Michigan.) ***** As you know from previous posts, Anthony and Klementyna were married for less than two years when she passed away on April 4, 1918 from complications of childbirth. Their daughter Bronislawa, who was born in Bay City three days earlier, was taken to D.A. Blodgett Children’s Home for medical care. She passed away there in July of a congenital heart problem. ------------------------------------- There are various spellings of her name (Klementyna, Klementona) (Golebiowska, Geleheski, Golbaska) and Antoni went by Anthony by this time. On the marriage record, Clementena’s father is listed as Albert Golbaska and her mother is listed as unknown (on her immigration record her father is listed as Wojciech Golebiowska.)

Meet and Greet: Visit Poland

Send me a private message if you are interested in details about traveling to Poland in September 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-etOiaiZek0

Antonina Czarnopys Born June 16, 1856

Antonina Czarnopyś was born June 16, 1856 at 11:00 in the morning in Tomaszow Lubelski. Her father Szymon was a 25 year old shoemaker. Her mother was 29 year old Marianna nee Halkiewicz. The witnesses were Stefan Piróg,age 30 and Mikołaj Kaszucki, a 33 year old furrier. Mikolaj is a child of Fedora Kaszucki (my 3rd great uncle) who came with his brothers from Uhnow and then died at the age of 25. Antonina was baptized on June 17. Her godparents were Stefan Piróg and Julianna Hałkiewicz. Antonina will grow up to marry Ignacy Kurkiewicz (my 2x great uncle.) They are Mike Liszewski and his sisters Joan and Betty’s great grandparents. (Mike, Joan and Betty are my third cousins 1x removed.) This was the first record that Connie Liszewski had translated on June 6, 2020. We have been working together on family history ever since!

Fedora Kaszucki Died June 17, 1827

Andrzej Kaszucki (my 3x great grandfather) was a declarant for his brother Fedora Kaszucki’s death on June 17 1827. The other declarant was a third brother. The three brothers were born in Uhnow, Galicia, Austria and were Greek Catholic. The brothers came to Tomaszow Lubelskie leaving family behind in what is now Ukraine. Fedora was only 25 years old when he died. He was a shoemaker and his other two brothers were furriers. Fedory/Teodorwas born in Ulanów, which at the time was in Province of Lwów , which is now in present day Ukraine but Ulanów is now in Poland in province He left behind his wife Marianna (nee Mirowska.) and their three children Mikolaj, Maciej and Apolinia. Fedor/Fedir is a Ukrainian form of the English name Theodore. You might remember that I had a hard time sorting out the two brothers who were born about two years apart. Different records in both Polish and Russian had multiple versions of their names: Fedora, Fedora, Teodor and more.

Regina (Wojcik) Dominik Died June 15, 1853

Regina (Wojcik) Dominik (my 4x great grandmother) died June 15, 1853. She was an 80 year old peasant. The witnesses that reported the death in Tomaszów two days later were Michał Raczkiewicz and Kazmierz Mazur. Michal was 54 years old and from Sabuadia. He was Regina’s son-in-law, married to Anna (nee Dominik.) The other witness Kazmierz was 60 years old and was from Majdan Górno, where Regina was from. Her husband Tomasz had died 22 years earlier. They had at least four children.

Franciszek Raczkiewicz born June 14 1904

A life ending at age 39--shot in the Rotunda in Zamosc. This was the tragic end to the life of Franciszek Raczkiewicz (my great uncle) in 1943. Janina Bender's (Tomasz Raczkiewicz's grandmother) testimony (August 25, 2010) was that their land was given to new settlers. Franciszek was caught trying to steal his own corn to prevent the starvation of his family. Franciszek was born in the “town Tomaszów” today (June 14) in 1904. His parents were Jan, age 39 and Katarzyna, age 34 who were living in the village Sabaudia. Franciszek was the 8th of 9 children. In the presence of witnesses, Jan Skurcz, age 25, and Pawel Kiec, age 30, both peasants, living in the village Sabaudia, the birth was registered. At the Holy baptism performed on June 16, his godparents were the first witness, Jan Skurcz, and Teressa Lisikiewicz. He was given the name Franciszek in honor of Saint Franciszek Xavier. This missionary was known for kindness and a reputation for good deeds. St. Franciszek Xavier advocated friendship to bridge cultures and he had connections with political figures from different countries as well as many normal people. Franciszek Raczkiewicz was married to Stanislawa. They had one son, Jozef. Franciszek and Stanislawa’s son Jozef died in Libya, Africa in 1990, bitten by an insect. He was there for a work contract. He previously studied chemistry in Wroclaw. It is common for people from Poland to go somewhere else to earn money and return. (Some people in the United States do that also.) Libya and Poland developed ties during the time that Poland was still communist. The two countries developed trade deals together “The employees of “Budimex”, “Dromex”, “Kopex” or “Polimex-Cekop” built roads, factories, gas and oil pipelines, sugar factories and realised housing contracts. In turn, the Foreign Trade Enterprise “Polservice” sent experts to Libya for individual contracts, including engineers, geologists and chemists. Polish cartographers prepared the regional plan for Tripolitania and detailed plans for 79 Libyan cities. Many Polish doctors and nurses from surgery teams worked in Libya under the contracts realised by the “Polservice”. https://przystanekhistoria.pl/pa2/tematy/english-content/71064,Muammar-Gaddafis-Libya-a-forgotten-ally-of-the-Polish-Peoples-Republic.html Jozef and his wife Danuta (living) had two daughters who live in Krakow. They would be my second cousins but I don’t know their names yet. Image: By 『中公バックス 日本の歴史 別巻2 図録 鎌倉から戦国』より。, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1262310

Happy Birthday to Bartosz Raczkiewicz June 13

Happy birthday to Bartosz Raczkiewicz (my 2nd cousin.) This picture was from the recent baptism of youngest daughter Maja.

Paulina Raczkiewicz Born June 12, 1901

Paulina Raczkiewicz (my great aunt and Andrzej Dubiel’s grandmother) was born June 12 1901 at 5:00 in the afternoon. Her parents were Jan, age 37 and a peasant, and Katarzyna (nee Kaszucki), 30 years old. They lived in the village Sabaudia. (Pictured second one from the left.) Paulina was the 7th of the nine children born to the family. The older children were ages two to thirteen when she was born. The witnesses were both peasants--Marcin Matej, age 30 from Sabaudia and Andrzej Luj, age 28 from Podhorce. Her Godparents were Marcin Matej and Jozefa Kedrowa. Everyone present was illiterate, so the priest read the record outloud to them and was the only one who signed it. ***** Took place in the town Tomaszów on June 5th/18th, 1901 at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Appeared in person Jan Raczkiewicz, age 37, peasant, living in the village Sabaudia< gmina Tomaszów Lubelski>, and in the presence of witnesses Marcin Matej, age 30, and Andrzej Luj, age 28,both peasants living in the villages Sabaudia and Podhorce ,he presented to Us a child of female sex, stated that this child was born in the village Sabaudia on May 30th/June 12th of the current year at 4 o'clock in the morning to his lawful wife Katarzyna nee Kaszócka, 30 years old. At the Holy baptism performed on this day, this child was given the name Paulina and her godparents were 1st witness and Jósefa Kędrowa.This act was read aloud to the illiterate present and signed only by Us.

Happy Birthday to Joanna Leń

Today is the birthday of Joanna Leń. (She is my second cousin. Her grandfather is Piotr Raczkiewicz.)

Father John Maksymowski

Monsignor John Maksymowski was at St. Adalbert Church for my mother Shirley Longwell's childhood and also for most of mine. He was the second pastor until he retired in 1970 and Monsignor Thaddeus Sniegowski was appointed. ***** http://www.mipolonia.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/St.-Adalbert_1881-1981_Grand-Rapids_MI.pdf ***** https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107808362/john-a_-maksymowski

Grandmothers

I wouldn't be where I am if it wasn't for my grandmothers. ***** https://www.facebook.com/TwistedTwigsGenealogy/posts/3920990941299525

1907 Map of Tomaszów

1907 map of the pre-WW1 Tomaszów County of the former Russian Lublin Governorate of Congress Poland ***** http://maps.mapywig.org/m/Polish_maps/various/Bazewicz_Atlas_geogr_ilustr_Kr%C3%B3l_Pol_1907/zbc16646_AGIKP_0087_mapa038_powiat_tomaszowski_gub._lubelskiej.jpg

Second cousins

Not long ago I did not know of a single second cousin. Since doing family history on my Grandpa Raczkiewicz’ family, I have discovered that there are ALOT! Our grandparents were siblings and are our great aunts and great uncles. . Our parents are cousins to each other and are our first cousins one time removed. I am part of a group of 65 second cousins. Thanks to everyone who helped find everyone’s names even though we are missing at least two. Please let me know if there are any other omissions or errors. 21 were born in the U.S. and 44 were born in Poland. Five are deceased: Paula Raczkiewicz, Robert Raczkiewicz, Diane Mastee, Jerzy Dubiel and Marcin Raczkiewicz. ***** Jan: none ***** Joseph: none ***** Anthony: Bronislawa: Lorraine: Sandi Spruit Anthony Jr: Yvonne Raczkiewicz Eileen Raczkiewicz Shirley: Paulette Longwell Linda Longwell Lori Longwell Ronald: Rhonda Raczkiewicz Paula Raczkiewicz Robert Raczkiewicz ***** Stanislawa: Stanislaw: Stanislaw Bielak Władysław Bielak Wanda Bielak Maria Bielak Władyslaw: Wiesław Bielak Jerzy Bielak Wanda: Krystof Soldaj Maria Soldaj Alina Soldaj Maria: Janus Dubowik Wiesław Dubowik Waldemar Dubowik ***** Piotr: Jan: Wiesław Ryszard Maria Zdzisław: Alina Jadwiga Jolanta Joanna ***** Mary: Wanda: Michal Kozicki Ann Kozicki John Kosicki Irene: David Mastee Diane Mastee Theresa: Marie Parkansky Karen Parkansky Connie Parkansky Paul Parkansky John Parkansky Daniel Parkansky ***** Paulina: Bronislawa: Zbigniew Pankiewicz Elżbieta Pankiewicz Grzegorz Pankiewicz Bolesław Pankiewicz Krystyna Pankiewicz Henryka Pankiewicz Jan: Jerzy Dubiel (1951) Maria Dubiel (1955) Andrzej Dubiel (1966) Jozefa: Renata Malec Krystofa Malec Edward: Bogusław Dubiel (1961) Anna Dubiel (1963) Leokadia Edwarda Tryndoch Stanisława Tryndoch Halina Mirosław Tetych Barbara Tetych ***** Franciszek: Jozef: Daughter 1 (Krakow) Daughter 2 (Krakow) ***** Bolesław: Eugeniusz: Joanna Raczkiewicz Sebastyan Raczkiewicz Bartosz Raczkiewicz Mieczysław: Tomasz Raczkiewicz Marcin Raczkiewicz Jacek Raczkiewicz Magdalena Raczkiewicz

My Mother's Cousins

Since doing family history on my Grandpa Raczkiewicz’ family, I have discovered that there are ALOT of relatives! My Mother is part of a group of approximately 23 cousins. She only met three of them in her life and really only remembered one. Since doing family history, we have discovered who they are thanks to help from multiple people. Their parents were Anthony Raczkiewicz and his siblings. The two oldest siblings -- Jan and Joseph -- had no children. Anthony had five, Stanislawa had four, Piotr had two, Mary had three, Paulina had six, Franciszek had one and Boleslaw had two. Eight were born in the United States: Bronislawa, Lorraine, Anthony Jr., Shirley, Ronald, Wanda, Irene and Theresa. Fifteen were born in Poland: Stanisław, Władysław, Wanda, Maria, Jan, Zdzisław, Bronislawa, Jan Jozefa, Edward Jerzy, Leokadia, Halina, Jozef, Eugeniusz, Mieczysław. ***** Seven of them are still alive: Shirley, Theresa, Halina, Eugeniusz, Mieczysław, wladyslaw and Wanda. ***** Jan: none Joseph: none Anthony: Bronislawa, Lorraine, Anthony Jr., Shirley, Ronald Stanislawa: Stanislaw, Wladyslaw, Wanda, Maria Piotr: Jan, Zdzisław Mary: Wanda, Irene, Theresa Paulina: Bronislawa, Jan, Jozefa, Edward Jerzy, Leokadia, Halina Franciszek: Jozef Bolesław: Eugeniusz, Mieczysław