tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post3940147598302716781..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Bit More About CelestiaJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-84008263921203232542018-08-14T21:05:54.708-07:002018-08-14T21:05:54.708-07:00Oh, Polish! That's another branch of my family...Oh, Polish! That's another branch of my family's story I need to conquer! Sometimes, with all those name challenges, I wonder if it would be helpful to learn Polish phonics, to help me be able to spell (or misspell) Polish names in English.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-52211813962994778812018-08-14T06:07:43.582-07:002018-08-14T06:07:43.582-07:00Between handwriting, spelling and pronunciation, i...Between handwriting, spelling and pronunciation, it does get challenging. My recent revelation is that Ceslaus turns into Chester when polish is Americanized. I was having issues since all the sisters and sister in laws of that generation share names and I can't trace who is married to who. The answer came when I found "Cesclaw" in the census at one address and "Chester" at the same address 10 years later. Miss Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.com