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, December 20, 2015

Louis M. Kotecki - Featured Profile #47 (part 2)

Louis M. Kotecki, whose full life is discussed as Featured Profile #47, had a profile in Memoirs of Milwaukee County, (1909, edited by Jerome Anthony Watrous) while Mr. Kotecki was still a young man.  That entry, which follows, provides an interesting prelude to the rest of his life's story.


Sunday, December 6, 2015

Status Update - December, 2015

New Points of Origin:


Brzezinki, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Berkynek, Birkeneck, Otterhof
Co-Ordinates: 53.3149 N, 19.4087 E
Family Names: Kicki (Kitzki or Kitzke)

Brodnica, Brodnica, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a.: Strasburg, Brodnitza
Co-Ordinates: 53.2650 N, 19.3967 E
Family Names: Kicki (Kitzki or Kitzke)

Gniewkowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Polanda.k.a. Argenau
Co-Ordinates: 52.8961 N, 18.4021 E
Family Names: Krajniak, Matulewicz, Prusinski
New Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Barski
Bordak
Bruszka
Choinski
Damrat
Dawid
Dorobialski
Dorsz
Droba
Dropp
Faltynski
Grzogrodski
Janaszak
Konezak
Kopaczewski
Krajniak
Kruczek
Krzszkiewicz
Kubel
Kufkowski
Kupkowski
Lipski
Litkowiec
Maeynski
Migawa
Mussa
Osowski
Pelkowski
Podkomorski
Pozorski
Prusinski
Pyszka
Remsza
Sciborski
Strzyzynski
Surecicki
Szaj
Szczki
Szpak
Sztupaj
Trzebiatowski
Wojtkowiak
Wyrzykowski
Zalikowski
Zuchowski
Zychski
Zywert

Profiles Added Since Last Update:  328

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):

352)  ….Andrew Gazinski > brother, Hyacinth Gazinski > wife, Veronica (Czerwinski) [Gazinski] Alicz > second husband, Edward Alicz > father, Nicholas Alicz > sister, Magdalena (Alicz) Andrzejewski > son, Joseph Andrzejewski > wife, Gertrude (Erdmann) Andrzejewski > sister, Mary (Erdmann) Kaminski > son, John G. Kaminski (2) > wife, Nellie (Jazdzewski) Kaminski > sister, Helen (Jazdzewski) Ryterski > husband, Edward Ryterski > mother, Anna (Suchala) [Luczak] Ryterski > sister, Katarzyna (Suchala) Peksa > husband, John Peksa > sister, Josephine (Peksa) Saskowski > daughter, Jennie (Saskowski) Fons....

353)  ….Hildegarde (Buretta) Ryczek > father, Bartholomew Buretta > brother, Anton Buretta > daughter, Sophia (Buretta) Jasinski > daughter, Marie (Jasinski) Uciechowski > husband, John Uciechowski....

354)  ….Theodor Ulezelski > sister, Mary (Ulezelski) Bauman > daughter, Benomina (Bauman) Budnik > husband, Michael S. Budnik > father, Thomas Budnik > second wife, Mary (Andraszczyk) Budnik > brother, Andrew Andraszczyk....

355)  ….John Duszynski > sister, Mary (Duszynski) Szolwinski > son, Leo R. Szolwinski > wife, Harriet (Gorski) Szolwinski > sister, Alice (Gorski) Jarentowski > husband, Sylvester Jarentowski > sister, Mary (Jarentowski) Adamski....

356)  ….Michael Grutza > sister, Franciszka (Grutza) Rosploch > husband, John Rosploch > brother, Anton Rosploch > daughter, Anna (Rosploch) Gorski > husband, Edward M. Gorski > Alice (Gorski) Jarentowski....

357)  ....Bertha (Kitzke) Perlaczynski > son, Clarence Perlaczynski > wife, Caroline (Kutka) Perlaczynski > mother, Kazmira (Katherine) (Mazurek) Kutka > sister, Stephania (Fannie) (Mazurek) Jakubicz > husband, Edward Jakubicz > brother, Harry Jakubicz > wife, Victoria (Gorski) Jakubicz > sister, Alice (Gorski) Jarentowski....

358)  ….John Rosploch > brother, Barney Rosploch > wife, Wanda (Choinski) Rosploch > brother, Stanislaw Choinski > wife, Lucy (Golla) Choinski > sister, Helen (Golla) Rosciszewski > husband, Frank Rosciszewski > father, Peter Rosciszewski > brother, Vincent Rosciszewski....

359)  ….Michael Wierzbinski > daughter, Helen (Wierzbinski) Kowalski > husband, Vincent E. Kowalski > mother, Catherine (Krerowicz) Kowalski > sister, Mary (Krerowicz) Piotrowski > son, Alex Piotrowski....

360)  ….Lucy (Golla) Choinski > sister, Valentina (Golla) Matulewicz > husband, Sylvester Matulewicz > sister, Ursula (Matulewicz) Podlaszewski > husband, Frank Podlaszewski....

361)  ….Lucy (Golla) Choinski > sister, Mary (Golla) Dropp > husband, Leon H. Dropp > brother, Casimier Dropp > wife, Anna (Heller) Dropp > sister, Helen (Heller) Sikorski > husband, Sigmund Sikorski....

362)  ….Lucy (Golla) Choinski > sister, Stella (Golla) [Bronikowski] Kosak > first husband, Henry K. Bronikowski (I) > sister Pelagia (Bronikowski) Malczewski > husband, Frank Malczewski > sister, Josepha (Malczewski) Fons > husband, Joseph Fons (2)....

363)  ….Henry K. Bronikowski (I) > son, Henry F. Bronikowski (II) > first wife, Cecelia (Jendryk) Bronikowski > mother, Mayme (Kureski) [Dluszkowski] Jendryk > daughter, Mayme [Mary] (Dluszkowski) Konkol....

364)  ….Stella (Golla) [Bronikowski] Kozak > second husband, Leo S. Kosak > brother, Alois Kosak > wife, Theresa (Wozniak) Kosak > sister, Cecylia (Wozniak) Paradowski > husband, Frank Paradowski > father, Joannes Paradowski....

365)  ….Michael S. Budnik > brother, John T. Budnik > second wife, Elizabeth (Ulezelski) [Krolick] Budnik > father, Theophil W. Ulezelski > brother, Theodor Ulezelski....

366)  ….John T. Budnik > first wife, Regina (Paruzynski) Budnik > mother, Victoria (Ulezelski) Paruzynski > brother, Theodor Ulezelski....

367)  ….Leo S. Kosak > second wife, Anna Mary (Wielebski) Kosak > brother, Peter P. Z. Wielebski > wife, Pelagia (Tutaj) Wielebski > mother, Maryana (Michalski) Tutaj....

368)  ….Helen (Buretta) Cesarz > father, Bartholomew Buretta > brother, Anton Buretta > wife, Prakseda (Dorsz) Buretta > sister, Sophie (Dorsz) Kosciesza > son, Frank Kosciesza > Frances (Tomczyk) Kosciesza > father, Frank Tomczyk > brother, Peter Tomczyk > son, Edward Tomczyk....

369)  ….Frank Kosciesza > half-brother, Bernard Kosciesza > wife, Agnes (Unknown) Kosciesza > second husband, Joseph M. Starosta > son by first marriage, Edward E. Starosta....

370)  ….Frank Kosciesza > sister, Mary Barbara (Kosciesza) Swodzinski > husband, Harry William Swodzinski > sister, Katherine (Swodzinski) Rozga > John J. Rozga (2) > sister, Frances (Rozga) Karnowski...

371)  ….Harry William Swodzinski > brother, Anthony G. Swodzinski > wife, Jennie (Seelen) Swodzinski > sister, Elizabeth (Seelen) Grohall > husband, Frank P. Grohall > brother, George Grohall....

372)  ….Jennie (Seelen) Swodzinski > sister, Eleanore (Seelen) Grohall > husband, Albert Grohall > brother, George Grohall....

373)  ....Harriet (Stanioch) Mazurkiewicz > daughter, PRIVATE (Mazurkiewicz) Grohall > husband, Richard Grohall > father, Harry S. Grohall > brother, Edward Grohall....

374)  ....Richard Grohall > sister, Lorraine (Grohall) Placzek > husband, Raymond Placzek > father, Casimir Placzek....

375)  ….Harry S. Grohall > brother, Frank Grohall > wife, Antonina (Lipinski) Grohall > brother, Frank Lipinski > wife, Frances (Placzek) Lipinski....


PCN:  2.00
(For an explanation of the PCN - "Project Completeness Number") see Status Update - February, 2012 and Status Update - March, 2012)
 
Historical PCN Data:
 
December, 2015: 2.00
October, 2015: 8.25
August, 2015:  1.24
June, 2015:  7.00
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:
Szaj to Shy
Wielebski to Wiley
Wiza to Wiese

Corrected Spellings:

Kondziora to Kandziora

New Alternate Spellings:

Andrzejewski Andejerski
Bauman Baumann
Biedrzycki Biedrzyoka
Brzycki Brzucki
Dorsz Dorsch
Faltynski Fattynski
Golla Gota
Grohall Grochal Grochel
Jamusz Jamoz
Jasinski Jasinzki
Kalk Kalik
Klapa Klappa Keapa
Kobza Kocza
Kopydlowski Kopidlowski
Kosciesza Koswesza Kosoirsza
Kostecki Kosecki Kosetcki
Krygier Razyier
Krzszkiewicz Krzazkiewicz
Malich Malik
Migawa Migala
Nitz Nec Nyk
Okonski O Knuske
Osowski Asowski Ossowski
Piotrowski Protrowski
Podkomorski Podkomonski
Polaszczyk Polaszyk Polasik
Preuss Preiss
Prusinski Sprusinski
Scibiorski Siborski
Sekuluwski Szkulmowski
Strzyzynski Szcyzynski Sciznski
Swodzinski Cwodzinski Soijinski Cwojdzinski Czwojdzinski
Szczki Sozzka
Sztoba Szboba
Tomaszewski Tounzewski
Ulezelski Ulczelski
Wiza Wisa
Wojtkowiak Woztkowiak
Wyrzykowski Wyzyzkowski Wizkowowski Werzykowski Wyrakowski
Zalikowski Gelikonka
Zarek Zaskowski
Zoltak Zaltek Zultak
Zywert Zeywert