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Month: May 2018
52 Ancestors…Military records…
As it’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, this week’s 52 Ancestors theme is, not surprisingly, Military. I have chosen this opportunity to highlight a wonderful project at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) that is coming close to completion – the digitization of the Personnel Service Records (PSRs) of those who served with the Canadian… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…Military records…
52 Ancestors…the challenges of working in another language (or two)…
Regular readers of this blog already know that half my lineage is Polish. What some may not realize is that this necessitates me knowing not one, but two other languages! Our 52 Ancestors theme this week is Another Language, so I figured I’d share my experiences dealing with documents in both Polish and Cyrillic. And… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…the challenges of working in another language (or two)…
52 Ancestors…Great-great-grandmother Elizabeth…
There are many mothers in my direct line that interest me. So many, that I found it hard to choose which one to highlight for this week’s Mother’s Day themed post. After much consideration, I decided to return to my second great-grandmother, Elizabeth Hannah Sinkins, who sent me on a trip down the rabbit hole… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…Great-great-grandmother Elizabeth…
52 Ancestors…a mystery photo…
So many options presented themselves for this week’s 52 Ancestors theme, which is close-up. I hemmed and hawed about which one to go with and finally settled on this mystery photo, a close-up, from my babcia’s collection. The only thing I know about his is that his name is Leon Paszkiewicz, which means he’s some… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…a mystery photo…
writing my past 
