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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:32 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Henryk&lt;br /&gt;
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You're the best - thanks for the info.  I will try all of it!!&lt;br /&gt;
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Louise</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:32 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=203'&gt;Henryk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:38 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      There is no email address given for any of them. I presume after the first contact an email address will be provided to facilitate communications. Note that Marek Białobrzewski states that he has and is searching for information. Contact him first.&lt;br /&gt;
The registration system should be working, as I received a message yesterday that the person had just registered. Here is the English language registration form:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://genealodzy.pl/user.php?op=register&amp;amp;module=NewUser&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://genealodzy.pl/user.php?op=register&amp;amp;module=NewUser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The British flag does not consistently convert all screens to English, but using refresh helps.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kuria.lomza.pl/index.php?wiad=354&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.kuria.lomza.pl/index.php?wiad=354&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Here is the Łomża Diocese Archive address:&lt;br /&gt;
Archiwum Diecezjalnym w Łomży &lt;br /&gt;
p. o. Archiwariusza - Ks. dr Jerzy Niestępski (Archivist)&lt;br /&gt;
Łomżyńska Kuria Diecezjalna &lt;br /&gt;
ul. Sadowa 3&lt;br /&gt;
18-400 Łomża&lt;br /&gt;
Polska&lt;br /&gt;
Tel: +48-(086)4734611  fax: +48-(086)-4734604&lt;br /&gt;
There is no email address given, but this may work:&lt;br /&gt;
•Wicekanclerz - Ks. mgr lic. Sławomir GAWRYŚ (Vice Chancellor)&lt;br /&gt;
tel./fax 86/ 473 46 31&lt;br /&gt;
e-mail:slawekg@lomza.opoka.org.pl</description>
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                                        <author>Henryk</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:38 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>ponikiew wielka</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:46 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Hi Henryk&lt;br /&gt;
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Many months ago you posted advice for me to contact some people on a Polish genealogy website (you gave me the link) re the parish for Ponikiew Wielka .  Something is not working and I am not able to register on the website and contact those people.  Do you know if there is any other way to contact them outside of the website?&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks so much&lt;br /&gt;
Louise</description>
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                                        <author>Loufamtree</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:46 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:09 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      OK - great. Thanks for the help</description>
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                                        <author>Loufamtree</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:09 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=203'&gt;Henryk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:52 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      My guess is that at least one can communicate. If you can't find some one to do Polish letters for you, send both an English version and a google translated Polish version. Give information about your relationship with your ancestors. Perhaps they can find some relatives living there for you.</description>
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                                        <author>Henryk</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:52 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:37 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Henryk&lt;br /&gt;
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So much great info - thanks a lot. I'm a big LDS user so - too bad about that! I'm thinking the people you listed are all in Poland. Should i assume that they could communicate with me in English?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Louise</description>
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                                        <author>Loufamtree</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:37 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=203'&gt;Henryk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:37 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      The 1880s Geographic Dictionary of Poland lists that parish. It was founded in the 11th century.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en&amp;amp;miejscowosc=r%F3%BFan&amp;amp;gmina=&amp;amp;wojewodztwo_id=0&amp;amp;wyznanie_id=0&amp;amp;rodzajaktu_id=0&amp;amp;search=search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en&amp;amp;miejscowosc=r%F3%BFan&amp;amp;gmina=&amp;amp;wojewodztwo_id=0&amp;amp;wyznanie_id=0&amp;amp;rodzajaktu_id=0&amp;amp;search=search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Polish National Archives has: alegata 1897-1900, 1902-1904, 1906; małżeństwa 1897-1906; &lt;br /&gt;
urodzenia 1897-1906; zgony 1897-1906. No LDS records. The Łomża Diocese Archives may have records.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://genealodzy.pl/modules.php?op=modload&amp;amp;name=Katalog&amp;amp;file=index&amp;amp;req=details&amp;amp;pid=7203&amp;amp;search=rozan&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://genealodzy.pl/modules.php?op=modload&amp;amp;name=Katalog&amp;amp;file=index&amp;amp;req=details&amp;amp;pid=7203&amp;amp;search=rozan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This sites gives access to four other researchers of the parish, with ancesters from that parish. Free registration to send a pm via that site: Anna Czajka, Maciej Markowski, andziulam and Marek Białobrzewski. Try the researchers first.</description>
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                                        <author>Henryk</author>
                                        <pubDate>Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:37 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:31 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      P.S. Do you know how I could find out if Rozan was the parish for Ponikiew Wielka back in the 1870's?  I'm wondering if i could get records om microfilm from there for that time period</description>
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                                        <author>Loufamtree</author>
                                        <pubDate>Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:31 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:02 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Thank you so much for the suggestions.&lt;br /&gt;
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I will look into this Ponikiew Wielka - that sounds like a close match&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I appreciate your help&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Louise</description>
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                                        <author>Loufamtree</author>
                                        <pubDate>Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:02 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=203'&gt;Henryk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Perhaps Ponikiew Wielka, although it is far from Toruń.&lt;br /&gt;
Ponikiew Wielka -population 68; woj. mazowieckie, pow. makowski, gmina Czerwonka (originally Perzanowo). Parish Różan. 50 km north of Warszawa.</description>
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                                        <author>Henryk</author>
                                        <pubDate>Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=-1'&gt;Anonymous&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:25 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Louise,&lt;br /&gt;
Weelka either is Wielka or Wielki, but there are thousands of places named like that. So your focus must be on something that sounds like Poniket (maybe Pa~niket?). I was not able to find any in KP province, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polkujaw/county.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polkujaw/county.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gilberto</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:25 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Birthplace: &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot;</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1715'&gt;Loufamtree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:27 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Sorry - I'm still new at this. I accidentally posted the following as a reply to an old topic - oops! Here it is where it should be, as a new topic:&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of my Polish ancestors were born in the northeast part of Russia-Poland, supposedly not far from Torun. Only one family member ever indicated his exact birthplace on a document - most of them simply wrote &amp;quot;Russia-Poland&amp;quot;. This particular person put &amp;quot;Poniket Weelka&amp;quot; as his birthplace on his WWII Draft Registration form. I'm not great at Polish, but it seems like it was probably spelled phonetically. I was wondering if anyone has a guess as to what the real name of this place might be??? &lt;br /&gt;
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Thanx &lt;br /&gt;
Louise</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:27 pm</pubDate>
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