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looking for clues — Mon Jun 01, 2026 2:40 am

Author: looking for clues

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 2:40 am

Hi Jaime,
You title this post emigration but my gut reaction is that this isn’t an emigration or an immigration record. I believe that it is Ignacy Dziodziola sending money “home” to Poland to Katarzyna Dziodziola.

A quick Google AI overview in response to "Cunard money orders from immigrants" showed:
Historical Cunard money orders were financial instruments issued by the Cunard Line, allowing immigrants in the U.S. to securely transfer funds to family members in their home countries. This service provided a reliable alternative to mailing cash, operating alongside the company's established travel and traveler's cheque operations.

That said, there is always a chance that there also was a ticket purchased separately and this was additional spending money.

What I found interesting is the detailed information regarding Katarzyna address in 1925!

There was a similar receipt that sold on scripophily.net a paper collectible site (search scripophily cunard money order)

You asked about how you can trace this receipt. What specifically are you trying to trace?

Prussian emigration to France then USA

yapper — Thu Feb 26, 2026 2:49 pm

Author: yapper

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 2:49 pm

Yes, probably Hortense was traveling with her mother Marie Marguerite ROY Katterlet. The Katterle family traces back to the Alsace region of France which is near Switzerland. Her mother's maiden name of Roy would have been the link to her relatives in south Louisiana.

Note: Andermanns ended up settling on the German Acadian coast in Louisiana where other families from Alsace Lorraine (territory in Europe which switched between Germany + France over the years) had farmland.

Dymitrowska , Kolbuszowa immigration

BarbOslo — Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:05 pm

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:05 pm

MartaMisiaszek wrote:

Barb,
I have gone back to my husbands 3rd great grandparents on the Lenart side. Franciszek (Jan) Lenart b.1798 and Franciszka Smolen AND Wawrzyniec (Laurentin) Kowalskie and Zofia Lubera.

With Dymitrowska I have also gone back to 3rd great grandparents Blazej Dymitrowski and Malgorzata Golinska AND Tomasz Marcinkowska and Agnieszka Burkiewicz

I found most information on Geneteka, so these are just the beginning of my search.

What kind of drawings did you make? Any help would be lovely. I am still learning Steve Morse and have not come up with the information I need for the 1909 arrivals. Wladyslaw Dymitrowski came to the US and then disappeared. He died here or went back to Poland . Still a mystery

We leave for Poland September 24!!!
Marta

Emigration from Podczerwone in the district of Nowy Targ

AshleighOber — Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:30 pm

Author: AshleighOber

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:30 pm

Olszewska, Kunigunda; 1902; 14

Some updates on Ludzmierz immigrants to the US

Doug — Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:50 pm

Author: Doug

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:50 pm

I am trying to find info on the family of siblings: Michael, Joseph, George, John and Charles GUZY of the parish Ludzimierz in Rogozoik, Bedzin, Silezia. They all emmigrated in the late 1800s to the Luzerne/DeLancy area of Pennsylvania USA. Born at that parish approx 1860's 1870s. I have the name of the father mentioned as John GUZY. No mention of the name of the mother. Any help in identifying this family would be greatly appreciated.

Pescinski and Peszynski same?

BarbOslo — Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:40 pm

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:40 pm

I agree with Sandra!

Finding passenger lists for the S.S. Pres. Grant, 1903

starshadow — Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:38 am

Author: starshadow

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:38 am

Sophia wrote:

Hi Starshadow, Trish and Dave,
I think that Trish, in providing these two ship manifests, has given us the solution to the puzzle.
Starshadow, one of your questions was whether John got the name of his ship wrong. It was not his error. You can see on the Declaration of Intention that you posted, just below John's signature there is a paragraph showing that a certificate was provided to the clerk of the district court. That certificate would have named the ship and the date of entry. It was researched and signed off by the commissioner of immigration and naturalization. So the person who wrote that certificate provided incorrect information, and here I am hypothesizing that what they wrote was based on finding the same 1907 manifest that Trish posted. Further, I am guessing that the person receiving that certificate misread 1907 as 1903 and entered that info on the declaration. It is not the right one, however, because John was clearly in the U.S. already, marrying in Throop, PA in November 1905. Trish's June 1905 manifest, which gives the town of origin that you expected to find, is most likely the correct manifest.
By the way, the 1907 manifest is a two-page manifest.
What do you think?
Sophia

P.S. Here is a very nice example for you of a "Certificate of Arrival." Follow this link, scroll down the page until you get the part about naturalizations after 1906, and you will see it:

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/U.S._Naturalization_Records_Class_Handout

Thanks Sophia. I think you're right. There were so many John Modzelewski's coming over. Dozens of them it seems. It must have been hard for the clerks to find info for the right one. The John on Trish's 1905 manifest matches up in almost every way. I'll check out the article.

Emigration from Kaunas, 1907

MartaRogowska — Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:53 am

Author: MartaRogowska

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:53 am

Thanks Sophia, I will check.this and let you know what I found.
Best christmas wishes, Marta

Emigration from Rogoźnik in the district of Nowy Targ

sherrisvfd — Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:55 am

Author: sherrisvfd

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:55 am

Tomas Tylko arrived Ellis Island 23 June 1898 single Male age 24
Residence Place - Rogoznik, Nowy Targ District, Galicia, Austria
Single
2nd additional person's name - Jos Kwak
Page number 36
line 29
Departure Port Bremen
Ship Name Barbarossa

Emigration from Koniówka in the Nowy Targ district

Ute — Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:02 am

Author: Ute

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:02 am

I found the following Koniówka villagers who entered the United States through the port of New York, Ellis Island. Some of the handwritten passenger records are hard to read or incomplete, so if you can make any additions or corrections to this list, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Baka, Anna, Koniowka, Austria, 1909, Age: 9; Single; Polish; Born: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With Mikolai Kolwaki, Koniowka; Place of birth: Koniowka; Destination: Father [?] Baka, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 908 Mt. Vernon St.; Ship name: Potsdam; Arrival date: July 13th, 1909; Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland.

Baka, Ivan, Koniowka, Austria, 1909, Age: 16, Single; Polish; Last residence abroad: With Mikolai Kolwaki, Koniowka; Place of birth: Bolchowa; Destination: Father [?] Baka, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 908 Mt. Vernon St.; Ship name: Potsdam; Arrival date: July 13th, 1909; Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland.

Haberny, Andrej, Koniowka, Austria, 1912, Age: 20; Polish; Farm laborer; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With mother Kunigunda Haberny, Koniowka; Destination: Brother Wojciech Haberny, 18th Street, Chicago; Ship name: Amerika; Arrival date: February 27th, 1912; Port of Departure Hamburg;

Haberny, Wojciech, Koniowka, Galicy, 1909, Age: 21; Polish; Farm laborer; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With mother Kunigunda Haberny, Koniowka; Destination: Brother-in-law Jan Styrcula, 756 17th Street, Chicago; Ship Name: Rhein; Arrival date: January 3rd, 1909; Port of Departure: Bremen;

Haberny, Franc., Age: 27; Married; Farm laborer; Last residence aborad: With wife Agnieszka Haberny in Koniowka; Place of birth: Koniowka; Destination: Friend Jozef Blaczynski in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse; Arrival date: November 11th, 1908; Port of Departure Bremen;

Klejka, Jan, Koniowka, Galicia, 1909, Age: 26; Married; Farm laborer; Last residence abroad: With wife Katarzyna Klejka in Koniowka; Destination: Friend Wincenty Fedor [Fiedor] near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania; Ship Name: Rhein; Arrival date: January 3rd, 1909; Port of Departure: Bremen; Note: Was in the US before in 1902/07.

Leja, Joan., Koniowka, Austria or USA, 1913, Age: 33; Married; Farm laborer; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With wife Wiktorya Leja in Koniowka; Destination: Friend Jacob Leja in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Patricia; Arrival date: December 11th, 1913; Port of Departure: Hamburg;

Obertacz, Stanislaw, Koniowka, Galicy, 1908, Age: 17; Single; Farm laborer; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With father Jozef Obertacz in Koniowka; Destination: Cousin Jozef Lazonczyk, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse; Arrival date: November 11th, 1908; Port of Departure: Bremen;

Oleskiw, Maria, Koniowka, Austria, 1912, Age: 18; Single; Farm laborer; Ruthenian; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With father Jasko Oleskiw in Koniowka; Destination: Brother Maciej [?] Oleskiw, Scranton, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Nieuw Amsterdam; Arrival date: October 29th, 1912; Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland;

Planiczek, Andrzy, Koniowka, 1900, Age: 18; Single; Laborer; Last residence: Koniowka; Destination: Unnamed brother in Tarr, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Saale; Arrival date: March 2nd, 1900; Port of Departure: Bremen;

Planiczka, Jan, Koniowka, Austria, 1912, Age: 23; Single; Farm laborer; Last residence abroad: With father Jan Planiczka in Koniowka; Destination: Brother Jozef Planiczka, New Salem, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Amerika; Arrival date: February 27th, 1912; Port of Departure: Hamburg;

Singalewicz, Marya, Koniowka, Austria, 1912, Age: 23; Single; Ruthenian; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With mother Marya Singalewicz in Koniowka; Destination: Brother Filip Singalewicz in Scranton, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Nieuw Amsterdam; Arrival date: October 29th, 1912; Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland;

Sudoba, Jacob, Koniowka, Galicia, 1909; Age: 22; Married; Last residence abroad: With father Jacob Sudoba in Koniowka; Place of birth: Koniowka; Destination: Friend Wincenty Fedor [Fiedor] near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania; Ship Name: Rhein; Arrival date: January 3rd, 1909; Port of Departure: Bremen;

Sudoba, Maria, Koniowka, Galicia, 1909; Age: 28; Married; Last residence abroad: With father Jacob Sudoba in Koniowka; Place of birth: Koniowka; Destination: Friend Wincenty Fedor [Fiedor] near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania; Ship Name: Rhein; Arrival date: January 3rd, 1909; Port of Departure: Bremen;

Zieba, Joseph, Koniowka, 1899, Age: 18; Single; Laborer; Last residence abroad: Koniowka; Destination: Wonek, Ashland Ave, Chicago; Ship name: Saale; Arrival date: August 24th, 1899; Port of Departure: Bremen;

Zieba, Maciej, Koniowka, 1905; Age: 28; Married; Laborer; Last residence abroad: Koniowka; Destination: Uncle [hard to read, looks like Ludwig Zbosa], Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania; Ship name: Breslau; Arrival date: February 25th, 1905; Port of Departure: Bremen; Note: Was deported.

Zieba, Wojciech, Koniowka, Austria, 1909, Age: 40; Place of birth: Koniowka; Last residence abroad: With wife Rozalia Zieba in Koniowka; Destination: Zieba, 790 17th Street, Chicago; Was in Chicago before 1906/1908; Ship name: Vaderland; Arrival date: March 30th, 1909; Port of Departure: Antwerp;

Ziemba, Jan, Koniowka, Austria, 1909, Age: 17; Single; Farm laborer; Last residence abroad: Mother Rozalia Ziemba in Koniowka; Destination: Acq. Jan Liska, Renock, Pennsylvania; Ship name: President Grant; Arrival date: November 11th, 1909; Port of Departure: Hamburg.

Several Wielkopolski --ska

dnowicki — Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:35 pm

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:35 pm

Hi Bill,

Here are some things you may find interesting/useful. The Słownik geograficzny describes Witkowo. At around the time of Leon’s birth the town had a population of 1,583, of whom 1,127 were Catholic, 144 were Protestant, and 312 were Jewish. The town had 159 houses and an area of 288 hectares. The entry you want is the third in the right hand column, which continues on the next page. Here is the link: http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XIII/669

The parish church where Leon and his siblings were baptized and where his parents were married is the church of St. Nicholas (św. Mikołaja) and the current masonry church structure was blessed in 1838. Here is a link to the history of the parish: http://parafiawitkowo.pl/historia-parafii/

The following link takes you to pictures of the parish church:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Parish+P.W.+St.+Nicholas+Witkowo/@52.4403258,17.7729048,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPD1MHLOGFrf-08Xy8Cw4tl6e4dtZy4NWeeSulU!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPD1MHLOGFrf-08Xy8Cw4tl6e4dtZy4NWeeSulU%3Dw128-h86-k-no!7i1200!8i803!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xcb7ad3c07ea955bb!8m2!3d52.4401163!4d17.772789

Wishing you continued success,

Dave

Emigration from the village of Dzianisz to the US

faw113 — Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:24 am

Author: faw113

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:24 am

Hi. My great-grandfather - Jan Habina- immigrated to the US from Dzianisz. I did find his name on the list you posted. I have found more info of how he came - the ship's manifest - I was wondering.. it seems like many people from this town immigrated to the US. Do you know the possible reason why they would around that time? Was it to avoid WW1? or other reasons.

Also, I am looking to find out more information on his family (parents/siblings). Do you know of any records there that I could find?

Thanks,
Fiona

Looking for Pokoje

lifestorymaker — Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:08 pm

Author: lifestorymaker

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:08 pm

I canNOT thank you enough. You are amazing! You have advanced my research 300%. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.

Best,
Lisa

Emigration from Pieniążkowice in the district of Nowy Targ

Shellie — Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:09 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:09 pm

Hi Kathy,
You have come to the right place! You have a lot of information about your grandmother's family compared to what many of us started out with when we began our search.

I am very excited to see that your ancestors were in Podole. My family left Odrowaz and lived in Podole for a few years. My grandfather's sister and brother were born there. I cannot figure out what drew them to Podole. Interestingly, there were several families from Odrowaz, Pieniazkowice who went to Podole.

I can help you with more information. Check your private messages.
Welcome to Polish Origins - When I created my posts here 10 years ago, it was my hope to reach people like you whose ancestors were from my family village. Thank you for posting!

Kind Regards,
Shellie

Atlanta Kathy wrote:

My first post here! I'm amazed at the wealth of information you provide.

My grandmother Aniela Skupien, emigrated to the US from Odrowaz in 1913. Here is what I know for sure:

ANIELA MARY SKUPIEN-CZERMAK (my grandmother)

Birth: 8 Dec 1894
Odrowaz, Austria, Poland GALICIA
Baptism: 11 Dec 1894, Odrowaz, Austria, Poland

Father: Jozef Skupien, b. 1863 Pieniazkowice, Poland, d. Nov 1940 Podole, Poland
Mother: Mary Hosana-Skupien, b. 1874 Odrowaz, Poland, d. May 1962, Podole, Poland
Married: 1893

Maternal Grandfather: (1st name unknown) Hosana, b. 1848, Odrowaz, Poland
Maternal Grandmother: Agnieszka Mikos-Hosana, b. 1852, Odrowaz, Poland
Maternal Aunt: Jostyna Hosana, b. 1876, Odrowaz, Poland

Siblings: Anna, b. 1896, Ordowaz, Poland, d. 1984, Podole, Poland
Jan, b. 1899, Odrowaz, Poland, d. 1964, Podole, Poland
Franciszka, b. 1909, Odrowaz, Poland, d. April 1992, Wielogkowy, Poland
Agnieszka, b. 1911, Odrowaz, Poland, d. Nov 1992, Yastrzebia, Poland

My grandmother married Jozef Czermak who was born November 1889 in Ojcow or Lofzno. His parents were Jacob Czermak. Mother: Mary Wlodjek-Czermak.

Does this ring a bell for anyone? I would welcome any input or comments you may have.

Also, I scoured the Polish book about this area and found many Skupiens, some Mikos and a few Hosanas.

Regards
Kathy

Emigration to prevent conscription

Stefanie — Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:15 pm

Author: Stefanie

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:15 pm

Thank you, Dave. You've provided some very interesting information. I'll send an email inquiry to the Ostrazany parish and will report back here.
I guess the email will have to be in Polish? Fingers crossed that they reply in English!

Stefanie

Is it possible for some immigrants to bypass customs?

Wally1049 — Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:46 pm

Author: Wally1049

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:46 pm

Meant to say all

Julius Dembrowski

eurocaribbean — Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:53 am

Author: eurocaribbean

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:53 am

Dębrowski (Dembrowski) is not very popular surname in Poland (see Geneteka links). It's the most likely that it was Dąbrowski (Dombrowski) and got changed over the time, outside Poland.

Dębrowski 17 records
http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=d%C4%99browski&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=eng&exac=1

Dąbrowski over 43000 records
http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=d%C4%85browski&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=eng&exac=1

I would try also looking for Debrowsky or Dabrowsky as the "ski" tends to be misspelled as "sky".

There is one Julius Dombrowsky that arrived to Baltimore in 1887...

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97J-XS8G?i=232&wc=MKZ4-GP6%3A1004777901%2C1004787801%3Fcc%3D2018318&cc=2018318

Hope it helps.

OFFBEAT: New documentary about Polish immigration features

dorzechowicz — Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:57 pm

Author: dorzechowicz

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:57 pm

Ute wrote:

http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/offbeat-new-documentary-about-polish-immigration-features-pnc-professor/article_6c88bb72-1f1f-5002-b8ba-d81fd74d1ef0.html

Sorry for the bump, but as I was perusing the boards, I came across this from my old hometown (Hammond, Indiana) newspaper. Thank you for posting it! I've purchased the streaming version from Amazon, and look forward to watching it tonight. Who knows, maybe I'll see a familiar face or two!

Koszewski - Ship Manifest

skozewski — Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:44 am

Author: skozewski

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:44 am

Maybe I just found it!!

Emigration Ports

skozewski — Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:55 am

Author: skozewski

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:55 am

Please view attached passenger list and identify name at the very top - is it Barbara Kaminska, or Chaminska? Alex Kaminski would be great grandfather's brother. Also, is the family from Płock, Mazowieckie as documented by another researcher? much appreciated

Alexander Kaminskas
Arrival Date: 26 Jun 1888
Birth Date: abt 1873
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Place of Origin: Marjensice, Prussia
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Rugia