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Postcard WWII

Agnieszka Pawlus — Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:47 pm

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:47 pm

This amazing story of postcard from WWII which helped to find relatives just started here. Now you can read Louis and Darek's narrations in PolishOrigins blog: http://blog.polishorigins.com/2013/03/20/amazing-discovery-of-darek-and-louis/

Post Card

Louie — Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:38 am

Author: Louie

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:38 am

Elzbieta and Ute. you now appear in the Welna:Deja;Philipsek:Pyka family history!
Thanks again,
louie

Re: WWII Post card

Louie — Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:27 am

Author: Louie

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:27 am

Elzbieta ,
I almost forgot, you.
Thank you very much.
louie

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Louie — Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:25 am

Author: Louie

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:25 am

Ute,
Boże dziękuję!
louie

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Elzbieta Porteneuve — Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:02 am

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:02 am

Usnik !!! (s with '), my typo.

Re: WWII Post card

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:59 am

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:59 am

Louie,

It is easy!

Expérditeur/ Sender is Jozef Lemanski (o with '; n with '), from Szczepankowo near Uznik (z with '); powiat Lomza (L with /; z with dot .). Google maps is your friend, put Szczepankowo Uznik Poland.

Interesting to see the mixture of French, Polish and English on this international postal ACK. Scan0012.jpg Expéditeur is in French, Carte Postale as well, but Scan0011.jpg is in Polish/English.

Kind regards,
Elzbieta

Re: WWII Post card

Ute — Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:15 am

Author: Ute

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:15 am

Louie,
The name could be Józef Lemanski. The name of the town/village is hard to read, it could be Konitz (now Konarzyce), pow. Łomza, Poland (pow. = powiat = county or district, Łomza with a line through the L that makes it sound like a "w").
Here you can see where Łomza is located: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81om%C5%BCa_Voivodeship

WWII Post card

Louie — Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:57 pm

Author: Louie

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:57 pm

Hi Forum,
I found this postcard and want to include it in our family history. I know my Dad, Louis Welna, sent it from Little Falls, Minnesota, but what is the last name of the recipient? The first name I think is Joseph but where did he live? I vaguely remember gathering things to send to Poland after WWII, but I was 4 at the time. I am sending both sides because the last name appears there. Thank you, louie