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Re: Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

BobK — Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:29 pm

Author: BobK

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:29 pm

caserry wrote:

Can you tell me how to locate old posts, so I can refresh my memory?

Use Google's advanced search: http://www.google.com/advanced_search ..
Enter the keyword(s) you are looking for... and lower down, the website to search..
(if just looking for a forum HERE, use "polishorigins.com/forum" to narrow it to only
the forums)

Works for any kewords, and any site anywhere.. I can't work without it...

Re: Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

BobK — Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:46 pm

Author: BobK

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:46 pm

babusia

That's the one I remember..

I wasn't sure of the other, tried a number of English to Polish translations in Google, but got no
hit. Kind of thought it was grand mother or grand 'other' ..

Thanks all for the memories.

Re: Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

Ute — Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:46 am

Author: Ute

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:46 am

Bill Rushin wrote:

Bob and Ute, actually it's babusia. babcia > babusia > babuśka (babus'ka) or babuszka.
pronouced BAP-chah, bah-BOO-shah, bah-BOOSH-kah. It was changed and shortened for the little kids to pronounce easier in America. Dziadzia is pronounced jah-jah, grandpa.

There is also góral word- babka which is a small anvil used to beat on when sharpening a scythe.

Thank you, Bill!

Re: Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

Bill Rushin — Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:59 pm

Author: Bill Rushin

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:59 pm

Bob and Ute, actually it's babusia. babcia > babusia > babuśka (babus'ka) or babuszka.
pronouced BAP-chah, bah-BOO-shah, bah-BOOSH-kah. It was changed and shortened for the little kids to pronounce easier in America. Dziadzia is pronounced jah-jah, grandpa.

There is also góral word- babka which is a small anvil used to beat on when sharpening a scythe.

Re: Polish home

Ute — Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:16 pm

Author: Ute

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:16 pm

Bob,
my paternal grandmother who came from Poland was called 'Busha' -- I assume that's how 'Busia' it is pronounced in Polish, and 'Busha' was the 'Americanized' version of it.
Ute

Re: Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

Cheri Vanden Berg — Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:05 pm

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:05 pm

That is what we (my siblings and cousins) called our grandma who emigrated from Poland. I know that there are other Polish words for grandmother that seem to be used more. I have heard people wonder if it's a regional thing, but I don't know. On the English-Polish translator at poltran.com I was given the words Babka, Babcia, Babunia, Baba. For grandfather there was only one - Dziadek, but we called my grandfather Dzia Dzia. So, in other words, I believe the seated woman is one of my great aunts. Happy to answer your question. - Cheri

Re: Polish home

BobK — Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:54 pm

Author: BobK

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:54 pm

[quote="....... seated woman is one of my Busia's .. sisters.[/quote]

I'm not familiar with that word, "Busia". What is it in English?

Thanks,
Bob

Re: Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

Shellie — Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:34 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:34 pm

It kind of reminds me of a small Zakopane style house. See example here:
http://www.alternative.to/Zakopane,44805/description

Polish home

Cheri Vanden Berg — Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:02 pm

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:02 pm

I love this home. Unfortunately, I can't identify the place. I would guess that the seated woman is one of my Busia's (Aniela Lenart) sisters.

Polish Peasant Homes in Old Photos

Shellie — Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:38 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:38 pm

Do you have photos of the homes of your Polish Peasant ancestors? In this section we are looking for photos that captured the outside or inside of your ancestor's homes.

Please share them with us!

I have attached a photo of my ancestor's home near Drohobycz or Boryslaw. My great-uncle Frank Ferenc visited his family there in 1930. Click on the photo to see larger image.