The other night, I translated the #birth record of Józefa Boniakowska (1882-83), the #stepdaughter of a distant relative. I downloaded it from #Geneteka #poland. It is drawn from the #parish records of #Ciechanów and is written in pre-revolutionary #russian. The #translation is in the alt-text. #Genealogy #geneadons #Ancestry #familyhistory

Tonight’s #genealogy project was the #translation of the #death record of Antonina Załęska, who was the SIL of my grandaunt by marriage. I downloaded the record from #Geneteka #poland. It was written in pre-revolutionary #russian. Like most #ancestors from that side of my #family she was born and spent her whole life in Ciechanów, north of #Warsaw in modern #Masovian #Voivodeship. The translation is in the alt-text. #geneadons #Ancestry #familyhistory #CongressPoland

Sometimes it pays to #read. I had a #birth record for “Marcel” Miliwodzki, b. Jan 1858. Then the trail ran cold. Upon reading the #parish journal entry, I learned the child’s name was ANTONI Marcel Miliwodzki. This small fact was overlooked in the #Geneteka #Poland database. So the full record for Antoni is Jan 1858 - Feb 1860, #Ciechanów then in the #Płock Governorate of #CongressPoland. Good to know for the #future. #Genealogy #geneadons #Ancestry #familyhistory

Hi all—joined earlier this morning. I’ve worked on my family tree on and off for years, but got into it seriously during the pandemic. I’m on #Ancestry 2-3X per week, but also use #geneteka.pl #ReclaimtheRecords and others. My known roots are in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Congress Poland. My other interests are #NYC history and the financial markets. I’m married, two adult daughters, 4 grandchildren, and I live in the NYC area. In the burbs, but walking distance to #Queens.