Comments on: The Slesinski Sisters: Part 2 – The Research http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/ Adventures in genealogy Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Marlene Huth http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/#comment-1220 Tue, 05 May 2009 17:21:22 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1220 This is very interesting. My grandmother was Sophie Goreski. I called her “Bacia”.
So I guess we’re related! My mother is Loretta (Goreski) Brkovich, Sophie & Joseph Goreski’s second daughter.

My email address is webscaper@hotmail.com. Feel free to contact me. I’m open to helping you in research if you like. Although I am a novice at best.

-Marlene

]]> By: Bronwyn Klimach http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/#comment-1020 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:06:06 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1020 Donna,
Yes I do know Lukasz, and his great work in promoting genealogy esp in Poznan. :-)
I’ve participated in the Poznan Marriages Project, and when visiting Poland (Babimost region) for the first time in 2007 with my cousin we enjoyed having Lukasz as our guide for a day.
I think I have to agree that using a researcher, who communicates in English and can access not only records in the Archives but an assortment of other resources, is my preferred option. That said, I am really hoping I get another opportunity to spend time in the archives, using the original registers.
I hope you soon make time for further research on your family back in Poland; I trust you are very familiar with Steve Danko’s blog and all those wonderful translations of Polish records which he so kindly shares.

]]> By: djpoint http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/#comment-1017 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:05:16 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1017 Thanks, Ladies! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Bronwyn, for this research I actually used Lukasz Bielecki – I’m sure you have heard of him. If not, their site is at http://www.discovering-roots.pl/info.htm. Because some of the dates were less than 100 years old, I could not use the LDS records. Now that I am back a couple of generations, I can look myself (when I get the time!). The youngest sister, Sophie, really helped me by spelling it out on her SS application – even adding in the “Konin” province name (at the time). I could have written to the archive, but I had gone through that with another branch of my family and had to deal with translating the letters, so I wanted to try a researcher instead. Lukasz did great work!

]]> By: Lisa http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/#comment-1016 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:02:11 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1016 Great work, Donna! Thanks for sharing your family’s story and all of your research steps and helpful tips with us. I’m looking forward to part three.

Lisa

]]> By: Bronwyn Klimach http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/#comment-1015 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:07:05 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1015 Donna,
Thank you for sharing this most enjoyable story.
Were you able to do your own research in Poland or did you have a local priest, archives or genealogist assist?
Having just one place showing up as Dobrosołowo certainly helps progress – so many names are duplicated throughout Poland!
Looking forward to your next article,
Bronwyn.

]]> By: Becky Wiseman http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/the-slesinski-sisters-part-2-the-research/#comment-1014 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:23:52 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1014 Donna, I’m sitting on the ‘edge of my seat’ in anticipation of reading ‘the rest of the story’ as Paul Harvey says…

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