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.

Friday, November 24, 2017

Thanksgiving 2017

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!  (Well, okay, I'm a day late.)

As is our custom, we would like to take this time to publicly thank all those individuals who have provided information to the MPP Tree over the last years:

Dan Gabrielson – Information on the connection between Pacszeny and Rosplochowski families

Nicole Gorski – Infornatoin on the Sylvester D. Wabiszewski Family

Carol Goss – Information about the Kosmaczynski family

Frank Netzel – Information on the Ignatz Wenta family

Kathleen Groh Levy – Info on the Kwasigroch and Groh families

Isabelle Pastor – Information on the Malicki family

Marge Netzel Weiler – Information on the Skowronski and Netzel families

Faith Sromalla – Info on the Sromalla family

Thomas Myers – Misc. research regarding Bernice Kozlowski Poliwoda and Bernice Luedke Broderick

Pastor Dave Poedel – Information on the Podkomorski Family

Gary Rogowski - Information on the Rogowski family tree, including related Ciezki,  Kaminski
                            and  Masiakowski Families

Susan Sokolowski Cogswell – Information on the Stanley Czerwinski Family

Joanna Białkowska - continuing translation services

A Big THANK YOU TO of all you for your help and support.  If I missed anyone, I apologize.

Dick R.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Status Update - September, 2017

New Points of Origin:

Dabrówka, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
Co-Ordinates: Unknown – several possibilities
Family Names: Wrobel (1)

Gowidlino, Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Göbein, Gofedelin, Gofedelyn, Gofidelin, Gomdelin, Goudelin, Gouidelyn Govidely Gowidelin, Gowidlno, Gowidno
Co-Ordinates: 54.3237 N, 17.7929 E
Family Names: Wanta (1)
  
Gruta, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Grutta, Frankenheim, Frankenhain, Frankenhayn
Co-Ordinates: 53.4480 N, 18.9706 E
Family Names: Krojewski (1)

Janków, Kalisz, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Co-Ordinates: 51.8614 N, 18.2164 E
Family Names: Augustynowicz (1)

"Kolonia Rogolinska", Prussia
Co-Ordinates: Unknown
Family Names: Alicz

Łabiszyn, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Labischin
Co-Ordinates: 52.9548 N, 17.9228 E
Family Names: Masiakowski (1) 

 Lachowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Groß Lachowo, Polnisch Lachowo,
Co-Ordinates: 53.021 N, 17.7652 E
Family Names: Gonia, Masiakowski

Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Chmielecki
Dallman
Dargiewicz
Domanski
Dziadon
Grzeczak
Grzyb
Hosa
Kaszak
Kiedrowski
Kornatowski
Kosidowski
Kowrowski
Krojewski
Kubiszewski
Kwilinski
Lakoski
Lewicz
Maciejak
Marchwinski
Pensick
Pochalski
Pokrzywinski
Primus
Romel
Rydzewski
Selerski
Skalski
Szczechowicz
Warszewik
Wrobel

Profiles Added Since Last Update:  292

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):
 
 
450)  ….Henry K. Bronikowski (I) > brother, Stanislaus Bronikowski > wife, Agnes (Oleniczak) Bronikowski > mother, Julianna (Alicz) Oleniczak > sister, Magdalena (Alicz) Andrzejewski ….

451)  ....Frank Serocki > sister, Martha (Serocki) Tuchalski > daughter, Esther (Tuchalski) Biedrzycki....

452)  ….Martin Duszynski > brother, Stanislaus Duszynski > daughter, Anna (Duszynski) Bednarczyk > husband, Peter Joseph Bednarczyk > father, John Bednarczyk....

453)  ….Alexander Ciezka > wife, Rose (Dix) Ciezki > mother, Maria (Klimek) Dix > sister, Anna (Klimek) Sonnenberg > husband, Joseph Sonnenberg > sister, Cecelia (Sonneberg) Fons > husband, Louis A. Fons....

454)  ….Josephine (Ciezki) Adamski > mother, Maryanna (Masiakowski) Ciezki > brother Frank Masiakowski > daugther Lille (Masiakowski) Kosidowski > daughter Yolanda (Kosidowski) Lakoski > spouse, Russell P. Lakoski > mother, Mollie (Koelsch) Lakoski > sister Esther (Koelsch) Badura > spouse, Theodore T. Badura > brother Wincenty Badura > spouse, Maryanna (Rosploch) Badura > sister Antonia (Rosploch) Klappa > husband, Teofil Klappa > sister, Justine (Klappa) Rosewicz > husband, Martin Rosewicz > brother, John Rosewicz....

455)  ….Theodore T. Badura > brother August Badura > wife, Selma (Rogalski) Badura ….

456)  ….Theodore T. Badura > brother Stanley Badura > wife, Anna (Datka) [Badura] Wesolowski > father, Jacob Datka > brother Frank Datka > wife Appolonia (Wojciechowski) [Oleniczak] Datka ….

457)  ….Theodore T. Badura > sister Pauline (Badura) Lipinski > husband, John Paul Lipinski > brother Frank Lipinski ….

458)  …. John Paul Lipinski > first wife, Joanna (Tafalski ) Lipinski > sister, Wladyslawa (Tafalski) Kielczynski > daughter Hortense (Kielczynski) Dudzik > husband, Felix T. Dudzik > son Jerome Dudzik ….

459)  ….Anna (Datka)[Badura] Wesolowski > second husband > John F. Wesolowski > first wife, Valeria (Szyper) Wesolowski > father, Joseph Szyper > brother, Michael Szyper (II) ….

460)  ….Theodore T. Badura > brother Peter Badura > wife, Rosalia (Kaczmarek) Badura > brother, Casper Kaczmarek ….

461)  ….Casper Kaczmarek > sister Francsizka (Kaczmarek) Rewolinski > husband, Joseph Rewolinski > brother, Frank Rewolinski > son Henry Aloysius Rewolinski ….

Newly Discovered Changed Names:

Grzyb to Grebe

New Alternate Spellings:
 
Augustinowicz Augustynowicz
Ciezki Ciszki Ciczki
Hosa Hossa
Kaczmarek Kaczmaceke
Kasianowicz Kaczanowicz
Klimet Klinner
Kolat Colack Kalall
Krojewski Kerjeski
Lesak Lascak
Leszczynski Leszcjzonski
Masiakowski Masiakoski
Masil Masel Massel Moser
Podkomorski Potkomorski
Polaczyk Polaszyk Pelasik Polasik
Rozploch Rozfloch
Rydzewski Ridzewski Ridgowski
 
PCN:  2.91
Rank:  18th lowest out of 49

(For an explanation of the PCN - "Project Completeness Number") see Status Update - February, 2012 and Status Update - March, 2012)
Historical PCN Data:
Previous Two: 
May, 2017: 1.93
March, 2017:  1.55
Average PCN:  5.23
Median PCN: 3.80
Lowest PCN:  1.08 (December, 2014)
Highest PCN:  19 (January, 2012 - the start of the Project)
 

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Status Update - May, 2017

New Points of Origin:


Broniszewice, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Bronischewitz, Marienbronn,
Co-Ordinates: 51.9684° N, 17.8136° E
Family Names: Melerowicz, Wojtczak (1)

Darżlubie, Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Darzlubie, Darslub, Darzlub, Darschlub
Co-Ordinates: 55.706° N, 18.3266° E
Family Names: Dettlaff (4)

“Kunecko," Poland
Co-Ordinates: Unknown, possibly Kunicha, Augustów, Podlaskie, Poland, a small village just west of Sztabin
Family Names: Kubiak (1)

Lisewo Kościelne, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Lisiewo Koscielne, Liebensee
Co-Ordinates: 52.9093° N, 18.0792° E
Family Names: Skowronski, Steponski (1)

Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Aleksandrowicz
Belewinski
Bladzik
Bliznier
Czarkowski
Czlapinski
Jachimiak
Jakubek
Jesko
Kolpak
Kowakik
Łapacz
Lepinski
Mankiewicz
Piatek
Podolak
Proll
Raszkowski
Reinert
Rusinski
Skiera
Stepianowski
Steponski
Suchorski
Szewczykowski
Wierske
Woyzekowski
Zagrodnik
Zuromski

Profiles Added Since Last Update:  258

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):

435)  ….Rozalia (Dettlaff) Karczewski > sister, Franciszka (Dettlaff) Piechowski > son, John S. Piechowski > wife, Leona (Blazdik) Piechowski > half-brother, John C. Zielinski > wife, Irene (Brefka) Zielinski > father, John Brefka....

436)  ....Leona (Blazdik) Piechowski > sister, Anna (Blazdik) Gorzalski > father, Boleslaus Gorzalski > brother, John P. Gorzalski > wife, Marjanna (Dettlaff) Gorzalski....

437)  ….Stanislaus Kaczmarek> brother, Anton Kaczmarek > wife, Stanislawa (Skowronski) Kaczmarek > half-sister, Catherine (Skowronski) Ignowski > son, Felix Ignowski > wife, Nettie (Wiza) Ignowski > mother, Josephine (Tarkowski) Wiza > sister, Eva (Tarkowski) Sikora....

438)  ....Catherine (Skowronski) Ignowski > daughter, Adelaide (Ignowski) Starszak > husband, Thaddeus Starszak > mother, Martha (Plewa) Starszak > sister, Mary (Plewa) Michalski....

439)  ....Catherine (Skowronski) Ignowski > sister, Blanche (Skowronski) Rewolinski > son, Henry Aloysius Rewolinski > wife, Evelyn (Franckowiak) Rewolinski > sister, Sylvia (Franckowiak) Kulwicki....

440)  …. Blanche (Skowronski) Rewolinski > daughter, Clara (Rewolinski) Miller > Erwin Miller >father, Peter Paul Miller > father, John Meller....

441)  ….Catherine (Skowronski) Ignowski > daughter, Sophie (Ignowski) Netzel > husband, Edward Netzel > Joseph Netzel > brother, Alexander Netzel > son, Ignatius Frank Netzel > wife, Helen (Wenta) Netzel > father, Ignatz Wenta > brother, Frank Netzel....

442)  ….Catherine (Skowronski) Ignowski > husband, Joseph Ignowski > brother, Frank Ignowski > first wife, Angeline (Mankiewicz) [Ignowski] Harhay > sister, Helen (Mankiewicz) Szopinski > daughter, Lucille (Szopinski) Gorzalski > husband, Frank J. Gorzalski > father, John P. Gorzalski …

443)  ….Joseph Ignowski > half-sister, Veronica (Bliznier) Wojtczak > husband, Valentine Wojtczak to his sister, Francisca (Wojtczak) Paprocki > husband, Adam Paprocki > brother, John Paprocki ….

444)  ....Joseph Ignowski > half-sister, Rozalia (Bliznier) Krzyzan > husband, Benedykt Krzyzan > brother, Adalbert Krzyzan > wife, Bronislawa (Michalski) Krzyzan > sister, Minnie (Michalski) Komorowski > husband, Stanley Komorowski > sister, Cecelia (Komorowski) Drozniakewicz....

445)  ....Angeline (Mankiewicz) [Ignowski] Harhay > sister, Mary (Mankiewicz) Szopinski > husband, Wladislaw Szopinski > brother, Joseph Szopinski > daughter, Lucille (Szopinski) Gorzalski....

446)  ….Angeline (Mankiewicz) [Ignowski] Harhay > sister, Josephine (Mankiewicz) Zoltak > husband, Ladislaus Zoltak > brother, Bernard Zoltak > wife, Celia (Maciolek) Zoltak > brother, Michael Maciolek > wife, Sally (Rakowski) [Maciolek] Karolewski....

447)  ….Boleslaus Gorzalski > sister, Martha (Gorzalski) [Helminiak] Aleksandrowicz > daughter, Mary (Helminiak) Gapinski >husband, Frank Gapinski > brother, Clarence Gapinski > spouse, Dorothy (Wozny) [Gapinski] Butler > brother, Ervin Wozny...

448)  …. Mary (Helminiak) Gapinski > sister, Lucille (Helminiak) Swick > husband, Harry [Cwiklinski] Swick > brother, Walter A. [Cwiklinski] Swick > wife, Mary (Grohall) Swick > brother, Harry S. Grohall....

449)  …. Harry [Cwiklinski] Swick > sister, Helen (Cwiklinski) Wozny > husband, Walter M. [Max] Wozny > brother, Ladislaus Wozny....

Newly Discovered Changed Names:

Cwiklinski to Swick
Strzyzewski to Straski, Strasen

New Alternate Spellings:

Belewinski Beliwinski
Bielinski Bielincka
Bladzik Bladzek Blacik
Bliznier Blizenier Blizner
Cichocki, Cichowski, Ciechowski
Chrapikowski Chrapkowski
Czlapinski Lzladzinski
Gorzalski Gorzaliki
Jachimiak Jachymiak Jacbiniak Jonchinsak Jackyniek
Jedka Jedke
Kobylanski Kobylinski
Krzyzan Krzyan
Krzyzanowski Kysyzanowski Krzezanoski
Kolpak Kolpac
Melerowicz Melirowicz
Owsiany Owsianny
Proll Prohla Prala Prol
Rewolinski Revolinski
Steponski Stępowski Simpowski
Strzyzewski Strzyewski
Sztyma Styzma
Wojtczak Wojtezak


Corrected Spellings:

Bielinka to Bielinski

PCN:  1.93
Rank:  5th lowest out of 48

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

Historical PCN Data:
Previous Two: 
March, 2016:  1.55
September, 2016:  3.86


Average PCN:  5.32
Median PCN: 3.86
Lowest PCN:  1.08 (December, 2014)
Highest PCN:  19 (January, 2012 - the start of the Project)



Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Status Update - March, 2017

New Points of Origin:

Chłapowo, Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Chlapawo, Chlapau, Chlappau
Co-Ordinates: 54.8070 N, 18.3812 E
Family Names: Ciskowski

Czerniejewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Schwarzenau
Co-Ordinates: 52.4334° N, 17.4902° E
Family Names: Malicki, Biskupski, Budzinski (1)

Komorowo, Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Deutschtal
Co-Ordianates: 52.5557° N, 17.4236° E
Family Names: Kujawa, Malicki (1)

Gołańcz, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Golancz, Gollanz, Gollantsch, Schwertburg
Co-Ordinates: 52.9444̊ N, 17.3014̊ E
Family Names: Grabarkiewicz, Kuranki, Kurlinski, Maternowski, Olbinski Rozewicz, Streig, Tylicki, Wloczwoda, (7)

Kruszwica, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Kruschwitz
Co-Ordinates:
Family Names: Ciechanowski, Woytarznewski

Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Barczewski
Bizewski
Burda
Grzegorski
Jachowicz
Kozaczyk
Lenz
Muzia
Rachau
Szczepanowski
Sommedag
Staniszewski
Szpyrzewski
Trendel
Woytarzewski
Woznicki

Profiles Added Since Last Update:  297

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):

424)  ….John Gora > brother Frank Gora > wife, Sophia (Wawrzyniakowski) [Gora ] [Tholl] Tadych > father, John Wawrzyniakowski ….

425)  ....Jozef Budzisz > brother, August Budzisz > son, John Budisch [Budzisz] > daughter, Hattie (Budisch) Schilz >son, Nicholas J. Schilz > wife, Margaret (Tholl) Schilz > mother, Sophia (Wawrzyniakowski) [Gora ] [Tholl] Tadych....

426)  ….Sophia (Wawrzyniakowski) [Gora ] [Tholl] Tadych > third husband, John J. Tadych....

427)  ....John Wawrzyniakowski > wife, Mary (Ulenberg) [Wawrzyniakowski] Pokrop > second husband > August Pokrop > daughter by first marriage, Agnes (Pokrop) Stachowiak > husband, Theophilius Stachowiak > sister, Helen (Stachowiak) Piasecki....

428)  ….August Pokrop > first wife, Elizabeth (Grochowski) Pokrop > mother, Rosalia (Cybulski) Grochowski > sister, Marianna (Cybulski) Hausz....

429)  ....Franciszek Fennig > wife, Katarzyna (Janiszewski) Fennig > second husband, Wladyslaw Fennig.....

430)  ….Max A. Boschke > father, Valentine Boschke, sister, Julianna (Boschke) Lenz > son, Julius Jacob Lenz > wife, Martha (Ciskowski) Lenz > sister, Frances (Ciskowski) Szukalski > daughter, Blanche (Szukalski) Lenz > husband, Louis Lenz > brother, Julius Jacob Lenz….

431)  ….Frank Drozniakiewicz (I) > son, Joseph Drozniakiewicz > wife, Jadwiga (Bartkowiak) Drozniakiewicz > sister, Helena (Bartkowiak) Borowiak > husband, Michael Borowiak > sister, Mary (Borowiak) Szczepanowski > son, Anthony Szczepanowski > wife, Lucy [Ludwika] (Kolodziejski) Szczepanowski > mother, Eva (Graszkowski) [Kolodziejski] Erdman > second husband, Antoni Erdman > brother, Andrew Erdman....

432)  ….Ella (Stachowiak) Ratkowski > sister, Theresa Agnes (Stachowiak) Braun > daughter > Elizabeth (Braun) [Murawski] Zielinski > first husband, Andrew Murawski > father, Joseph Murawski > first wife, Helen (Dejnowski) Murawski > mother, Anna (Machajewski) [Dejnowski] Stachowiak > husband, Lawrence Stachowiak.....

433)  ….Ella (Stachowiak) Ratkowski > brother, Clemens Stachowiak > wife, Dorothy (Tomaszewski) Stachowiak > mother, Cecelia Alice (Albrecht) Tomaszewski > Jennie (Albrecht) Litzau > husband, Albert Litzau > father, Joseph Litzau (2) > second wife, Pauline (Grzegowski) [Bessa] Litzau > son, Henry Bessa....

434)  ….Helen (Stachowiak) Piasecki > sister, Alice (Stachowiak) Utecht > husband, Sigismund Utecht > mother, Apolonia (Barczewski) Utecht > sister, Hedwig (Barcewski) Krawczak > son, John Krawczak > wife, Cora (Jagodzinski) Krawczak > sister, Frances (Jagodzinski) Zawodny > daughter, Sophia (Zawodny) Celichowski > husband, Eugene Celichowski > father, Walter Celichowski....

Newly Discovered Changed Names:

Kwasigroch to Groh
Stachowiak to Staviak
Wawrzyniakowski to Warner

New Alternate Spellings:

Boncel Bounzl
Brzustowicz Broztowicz Brzustowczona Brzostowicz
Budzinski Budzynski
Graszkowski Graczkowski
Grzegorski Gregorski
Kordus Kordes Kordess
Lientej Linether
Persall Pesal Pesall
Polzin Polzyn
Stachowiak Stachoviak
Szweda Sweda Szwedinski
Trojanowski Trajonowski
Wendt Went

Corrected Spellings:

Brust??z? To Brzustowicz


PCN:  1.55
Rank:  3rd lowest out of 47
(For an explanation of the PCN - "Project Completeness Number") see Status Update - February, 2012 and Status Update - March, 2012)
Historical PCN Data:
Previous Two: 
September, 2016:  3.86
June, 2016:  1.94

Average PCN:  5.40
Median PCN: 3.86
Lowest PCN:  1.08 (December, 2014)
Highest PCN:  19 (January, 2012 - the start of the Project)