tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7099893313538347932..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: In His FootstepsJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38318800852957085622020-12-24T21:45:14.113-08:002020-12-24T21:45:14.113-08:00For all the work done all year long on these goals...For all the work done all year long on these goals, it wasn't until these last few months that I finally made a breakthrough--mostly thanks to help from those DNA tests.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51171070059096646282020-12-23T21:10:53.743-08:002020-12-23T21:10:53.743-08:00I had a friend who was Polish and she took all the...I had a friend who was Polish and she took all the teasing in stride. You have been so busy with your research! Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-4496500781188069122020-12-21T16:48:22.128-08:002020-12-21T16:48:22.128-08:00That is one of those fortunate Google discoveries-...That is one of those fortunate Google discoveries--yes, a fantastic find. Glad you took the time to take a look, Miss Merry.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-57780445941374571342020-12-21T16:45:37.470-08:002020-12-21T16:45:37.470-08:00What an interesting full circle your daughter comp...What an interesting full circle your daughter completed, Miss Merry. Thank you for sharing that story.<br /><br />I have heard that Polish is one of the most difficult European languages for English-speaking people to learn. That is one of those languages far better to absorb by daily exposure from family--natural language acquisition. What a blessing that your oldest grandchildren had that opportunity.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-6498915072526813442020-12-21T07:16:26.261-08:002020-12-21T07:16:26.261-08:00I went to the document you linked. What a fantasti...I went to the document you linked. What a fantastic find!! And the pictures!! What an important document. <br />Miss Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-617291229205021482020-12-21T07:13:50.159-08:002020-12-21T07:13:50.159-08:00A sad discovery. Sometimes it is hard to fathom th...A sad discovery. Sometimes it is hard to fathom the atrocities suffered by those who come before us. My husband's grandmother spoke only Polish after she came to New York state. His mother spoke Polish and English and translated for her mother. My husband refused to learn Polish. <br /><br />The circle comes around when my daughter married a man in another city whose grandmother learned Polish from her mother. And she taught my oldest grandchildren to speak it. Miss Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.com