For over 150 years, Milwaukee has been home to a large community of people of Polish descent. The Milwaukee Polonia Project hopes to show the interweaving, intertwining family trees that resulted in this community. It is hoped that, eventually, all the families can be connected to one another. The Milwaukee Polonia Project is also a means to explore our common history and celebrate our shared heritage.

THE ACTUAL DATABASE OF THE TREE IS NOW LOCATED AT THE MILWAUKEE POLONIA PROJECT TREE at Tribal Pages. (We still have much work to do, so don't assume that families are shown completely.) YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSWORD TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON DECEASED INDIVIDUALS.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Honoring Our Heroes - Memorial Day, 2014

On this Memorial Day, I would like to take the time to remember some members of our community who lost their lives while in the service of our country:

Ralph Boschke (1924 - 1945)

 

This famous photograph shows U.S. Marine Pfc. Paul E. Ison dashing across Okinawa's infamous "Death Valley" in the spring of 1945.  Paul Ison was in the 13-man squad led by Ralph Boschke and was with him when Ralph was killed in action.  The enemy had been spotted concealed in a nearby cave.  Boschke and Ison crawled forward together with a satchel charge.  The plan was to explode the satchel charge on the roof of the cave to bury the Japanese inside.  Unfortunately, they were spotted before they were close enough to lay the charge.  A burst of machine gun fire caught Boschke across the chest, killing him instantly.  Ison lived to tell his story.

Ralph was the son of Max Boschke and Agatha (Konkel) Boschke.

George Dominiak (abt. 1920 - 1944) - a private in the U.S. Army, he was killed in action, France, November 29, 1944.  He was the son of Frank Dominiak and Rose (Kurzynski) Dominiak.

Charles P. Link (1933 - 1951) - the son of Charles Link and Pauline (Brandt) Link, he was serving as a Pfc. in the Army, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, when he was killed in action in Korea on October 17, 1951.

Ralph Mokwa ( abt.1921 - 1944) - was the son of Anthony Mokwa and Sally (Jagodzinski) Mokwa

Published in the Milwaukee Journal, March 15, 1944
Ralph's first cousin Leroy Kitzke was killed in action on Saipan later that year.  (See Honoring Our Heroes)

Raymond J. Szymanski (1922 - 1944) - the son of Ignatz Szymanski and Salomea (Polak) Szymanski, he was killed in action in Italy, May 25, 1944.

John S. Zaczek (1915 - 1944) - the son of Joseph and Mary Zaczek, he was a Motor Machinist Mate, 2nd Class in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the time of his death, May 10, 1944.

Rest in Peace.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Status Update - May, 2014

Family Search Announcement:

Tom Milke (txmilke@aol.com) would be interested in hearing from any other descendants of Josepha Tenerowicz and her husband Tomasz Rypel.

New Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Bialecki
Buda
Framski
Gadzinski
Gieniusz
Glebin
Gronowski
Kosmaczynski
Lubawa
Machulak
Plawski
Skorzewski
Szlachetka
Szolwinski
Szplett
Werner
Winiarski

Profiles Added Since Last Update: 186

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):

242)  ….Martin Roger Petroviak > father, Mike [Piotrowiak] Petroviak > brother, George H. Petroviak > wife, Lucille (Duszynski) Petroviak > father, Felix Leo Duszynski > brother, John Duszynski > wife, Julia (Kosmaczynski) Duszynski > sister, Martha (Kosmaczynski) Napientek > husband, Ignatz Napientek > mother, Angeline (Rosploch) Napientek....

243)  ….Joseph Stachowiak > sister, Mary (Stachowiak) Wroblewski > daughter, Stanislawa (Wroblewski) Framski > husband, Frank Framski > sister, Mary (Framski) Fons > husband, Paul Fons > sister, Veronica (Fons) Duszynski > husband, Felix Leo Duszynski....

244)  ….Mary (Framski) Fons > second husband, John Fons > sister, Veronica (Fons) Duszynski....

245)  ….Agnes (Gorski) Felski > daughter, Florence (Felski) Michalski > Joseph L. Michalski (3) > sister, PRIVATE (Michalski) Boschke > husband, Max Boschke (II) > father, Max Boschke (I) > brother, Anastasius (Stanley) Boschke > second wife, Hattie (Peszczynski) [Mokelke] Boschke > brother, Joseph Peszczynski....

PCN:  4.5
(For an explanation of the PCN - "Project Completeness Number") see Status Update - February, 2012 and Status Update - March, 2012)

Historical PCN Data:
May, 2014: 4.5
April, 2014:  4.67
March, 2014:  3.0
February, 2014:  10.5
January, 2014:  2.9
December, 2013:  4.11
November, 2013:  3.89
October, 2013:  2.14
September 2013:  2.9
August, 2013: 2.71           
July, 2013: 4.28
June, 2013:  3.01
May, 2013: 6.33
April, 2013: 3.33
March, 2013:  8.2
February, 2013: 2.1
January, 2013:  8.0
December, 2012: 3.29
November, 2012: 6.0
October, 2012:  12.25
September, 2012:  6.4
August, 2012: 3.89
July, 2012:  4.57
June, 2012:  7.75
May, 2012:  9.33
April, 2012:  16.67
March, 2012:  16
February, 2012:  12.8
January, 2012:  19
 
Newly-Discovered Changed Names:
 
Maciejewski to Mackey
 
New Alternate Spellings:
 
Bialecki Biatecki
Brzezinski Przyzenski
Ciesielski Ciesulski
Kosmaczynski Kosmocinski
Losos Lossosi Osos
Lubawa Zubawa
Malkowski Matkowski
Rutowski Rutoski
Szlachetka Izlachetka
Szplett Splet Splilt