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Surname Saturday: PATER
Surname – PATER Meaning/Origin – The name PATER comes from the Latin pater, meaning “father”. In English, it is pronounced PAY-ter or PAH-ter. Hear it pronounced by a Polish … more →
What's Past is Prologue
Surname Saturday: PATER
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 2 months ago: Surname – PATER Meaning/Origin – The name PATER comes from the Latin pater, meaning … more →
Do you have a photo of my great-grandmother?
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday I celebrated the 100th anniversary of my great-grandmother’s arrival to the U.S. Un … more →
April 16, 1909 - Welcome to America!
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 8 months ago: Today marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of my great-grandmother, Elżbieta Müller, to the Un … more →
Memories of Aunt Joan
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 9 months ago: Joan Pater, 1932 Joan Delores Pater was born on August 30, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the fi … more →
When You Can't Find Grampa's Marriage Record
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 10 months ago: One of my more popular posts has been Philadelphia Marriage Indexes Online. As that post indicates, … more →
Celebrating Occupations on Labor Day
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Since today is “Labor Day” in the United States, I wanted to take a look at my ancestors … more →
Haller's Army
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Image – Polish Army in France recruitment poster, courtesy of Wikipedia. One unusual record source f … more →
Age: By the Numbers
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Courtesy of footnoteMaven.com! “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at t … more →
Żyrardów: Birth of a Modern Town
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: My immigrant ancestors came from many different places. Some came from large capital cities that had … more →
A Salute to Gutsy Women Travelers
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Ever since my first transatlantic trip in 1985, I’ve been stricken with the travel bug. There … more →
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: The 41st Carnival of Genealogy asks the question: If you could have dinner with four of your ancesto … more →
Polish Names and Feast Days
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Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Name days, which are the church’s feast day of the saint that bears one’s name, have long been consi … more →
