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.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Status Update - April, 2015

Announcements:

1)  Family Search:  Janusz Tomaszewski is looking for descendants of the following Dolata brothers that immigrated to Milwaukee:

Ignatz Dolata married Martha Mielke
Stanley Dolata married Marry Zielinski
Joseph Dolata married Marrica Katherine Novak
Andrew J. Dolata married Agnes Nowak
Leon Dolata married Hedwig Frankowski
Constantin Dolata

Janusz Tomaszewski is a descendant of a sister Catherine of these brothers. If you would like to contact him, you can reach him at janusztg@gmail.com

2)  We've finally put some substance to our "Points of Origin" tab on this blog.  Check it out, if you haven't already.   From now on, the Status Updates will have a new category, that will look like this:

New Points of Origin:

Brzyskorzystew, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Birkenfelde, Bryskoristew, Brzyskorzyszew
Co-Ordinates: 52.9° N, 17.65° E
Family Names: Luczak, Suchala

So far, I've only gotten through the "F's".  I will continue adding the localities that I have, alphabetically.  I will not announce those on the Status Updates.  However, if I come across a new locality in a part of the alphabet that I have already added to the Points of Origin, then I will announce it in the Status Updates.

New Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Andradzka
Anisko
Bednarczyk
Bernatowicz
Checkla
Chilicki
Ciechanowski
Czetwertynski
Dyktalowa
Golawski
Gotakowski
Gulczynski
Hejnicki
Jonloaski
Kaczmierski
Korda
Mackiewicz
Maliszewski
Malmarowski
Mizgalski
Mrotek
Nadolski
Omiel
Ratajczak
Rossa
Skwara
Staimoch
Stasky
Suchwalko
Swodzinski
Szpkiocowna
Szudrowicz
Szwanin
Talkowski
Wichatek
Zamoyski
Zygarlicki

Profiles Added Since Last Update: 361

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):

315)  ….Phil (Theophil) Rozga > wife, Julia (Karnowski) Rozga > brother, Anthony [Karnowski] Karn > wife, Lula (Stasky) [Worzala] Karn > first husband, Valentine Worzala > brother, Joseph J. Worzalla > wife, Agnes (Czajkowski)Worzalla > mother, Elizabeth (Prill) Czajkowski > sister, Catherine (Prill) Lukaszewski....

316)  ….Phil (Theophil) Rozga > father, Michael Rozga > brother, Stephen Rozga > daughter, Frances (Rozga) Karnowski > husband, Paul Karnowski > brother, Anthony [Karnowski] Karn....

317)  ....Jan Brzezinski > daughter, Cecelia (Brzezinski) Michalski > son, John L Michalski (1)....

318)  ....Agnes (Brezinski) Stanczyk > brother, Martin Brzezinski > son, Joseph Brzezinski > wife, Helen (Michalski) Brzezinski > sister, Alice (Michalski) Ureda....

319)  ….Antionette (Jagodzinski) Kobza > mother, Rosalia (Waloch) Jagodzinski > brother, Valentine Waloch > wife, Marianna (Kaczmarowski) Waloch > brother, Joseph Kaczmarowski > daughter, Angeline (Kaczmarowski) Piszczek....

320)  ….Leo Stocki > sister, Stella (Stocki) [Adamczyk] Brykczynski > second husband > Frank Alvin Brykczynski > mother, Franziska (Pliszka) Brykczynski > sister, Johanna (Pliszka) Mazurkiewicz > husband, Michael Mazurkiewicz...

321)  ….Rosalie (Tatera) Jendrzejek > brother, Frank Tatera > wife, Rosalie (Koniec) Tatera > father, Adalbertus Koniec > brother, Michael Koniec > wife, Francizska (Ziarnik) Koniec > sister, Marianna (Ziarnik) Wisniewski > son, John Wisniewski > wife, Catherine (Brzezinski) Wisniewski > sister, Anastazja (Brzezinski) Michalski ….

322)  ….Adalbertus Koniec > wife, Eva (Ozga) Koniec > sister, Jadwiga (Ozga) Meller > son, Joseph Meller, > wife, Rosalia (Brzezinski) Meller > sister, Anastazja (Brzezinski) Michalski....

323)  ….Anna (Kobza) Kwiatkowski > son, Eugene Kwiatkowski > wife, Mary (Frontczak) Kwiatkowski > brother, Walter Frontczak > wife, Stella (Hapka) Kwiatkowski > half-sister, Rose (Hapka) Moczynski > daughter, Private (Moczynski) Rosploch ….

324)  ….Mary (Frontczak) Kwiatkowski > brother, Walter Frontczak > wife, PRIVATE (Talkowski) Frontczak > father, Stanley Talkowski > first wife, Constance (Michalski) Talkowski > brother John L. Michalski (1)....

PCN:  3.80
(For an explanation of the PCN - "Project Completeness Number") see Status Update - February, 2012 and Status Update - March, 2012)
 
Historical PCN Data:
April, 2015:  3.80
February, 2015:  8.33
December, 2014: 1.08
November, 2014:  2.58
October, 2014:  2.58
September, 2014: 3.00
August. 2014:  2.29
July, 2014:  3.00
June, 2014:  2.44
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:

Karnowski to Karn (Karns)
Luczak to Ryterski, Ryddner
Ryterski to Rydner, Ryddner, Ryder

Corrected Names:

Burcianna to Bureta
Ziamek to Ziarnik

New Alternate Spellings:

Brzezinski Brzizinski
Brykczynski Brykezynski
Chart Hast
Danielski Danelski
Drycht Drychta Dricht
Grochowski, Grochow, Groczonka, Grozanka, and Grozowa.
Jach Jachowski
Jazdzewski Jazdziewski Jazkzewski
Ozga Ośga
Peksa Pecksa
Ratajczyk Ralojoyzak
Stamioch Stazairoch
Suchala Sachala
Wielgosz Wielgosch
Wojtas, Woitas
Ziarnik Zianik Ziarmek Ziornek Ziarnek



Saturday, April 4, 2015

Ready for Dyngus Day?

OK, I have to admit, Dyngus Day is a new one on me.  I don't think I've ever heard of it before, and we certainly never celebrated it in our family. (I'd love to hear from anyone who did celebrate this in Milwaukee.)  According to an article in the Milwaukee Journal on April 6, 1936, Dingus Day was gradually dying out in the Polish neighborhoods of American cities, including Milwaukee.

 Dyngus Day celebrates the Polish tradition, whereby on the Monday after Easter, the boys try to douse the girls with water and hit them about the legs with switches.  What fun!  I never would've known of this Polish tradition, if I hadn't run across the following photograph which appeared in the Milwaukee Journal on April 7, 1942:

[Pictured: Marion Czarnecki, Joan Kazmierczak, Sylvia Mussa and Leonard Raszkiewicz]

Despite that 1936 Milwaukee Journal article,  Dyngus Day is apparently still big in Buffalo although it looks more like a Polish St. Patrick's Day:



Apparently, it is also celebrated in South Bend, as well.  You can learn more about the tradition, here.

Here is another old article as to how Easter was celebrated by the Milwaukee Poles:

"Old Polish Easter Customs," by Edward Kerstein, Milwaukee Journal, April 1, 1934, p. 28