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Re: Polish records translations

Sophia — Sun Oct 18, 2026 4:41 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2026 4:41 am

marcelproust wrote:

Skowronski wrote:

Please help with my relatives newspaper articles.

How I transcribed the first article and how it translated:

Z POMORZA
— *BYDGOSZCZ. W dzień Zielonych Świat obchodzą złote gody małżeńskie p. Stanisław i Anna z Lechowskich Stanisławscy, którzy przed rokiem przenieśli się z Ostrowa Wlkp. do Bydgoszczy, P. Stanisławski, znany na terenie ostrowskim kupiec i przemysłowiec branży maszynowej, pracował czynnie w licznych organizacjach zawodowych i społecznych, ciesząc się wszędzie dużym szacunkiem. Dom jubilatów był w czasach zaborczych ośrodkiem, w którym skupiały się szerokie żywioły patriotyczne, jubilat zaś uczestniczył z trzema synami w powstaniu wielkopolskim. Synowie: Leon, Czesław i Wiktor zajmują dziś poważne stanowiska społeczne, córka zaś Maria jest żona prof. M. Seidla z Bydgoszczy, a Leokadia przełożoną ss serafitek w Wilnie. Jubilaci otrzymali od ks. Prymasa Hlonda pismo z błogosławieństwem, oraz dyplom gratulacyjny z medalem od Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej.

FROM POMERANIA
*BYDGOSZCZ. On the day of the Green World, Mr. and Mrs. Stanisław and Anna Stanisławski née Lechowski, who moved from Ostrów Wlkp. to Bydgoszcz a year ago, celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, Mr. Stanisławski, a well-known merchant and industrialist in the machinery industry in Ostrów, worked actively in numerous professional and social organizations, enjoying great respect everywhere. In the times of partition, the Jubilee House was a center where wide patriotic elements were concentrated, and the jubilee participated with his three sons in the Greater Poland Uprising. Today, his sons: Leon, Czesław and Wiktor hold serious social positions, while his daughter Maria is the wife of Prof. M. Seidl from Bydgoszcz, and Leokadia is the superior of the SS Seraphites in Vilnius. The jubilees received a letter of blessing from Primate Hlond, and a congratulatory diploma with a medal from the President of the Republic of Poland.

And the second one:

Emil i Jadwiga z Michalskich Metzigowie w miejsce zawiadomień o ślubie wojennym córki swej Zofii z panem Leonem Stanisławskim z Ostrowa odbyć się mającym w czwartek i marca po południu o godz. 6 w kościele parafialnym w Szamotułach 10 mk.
Stanisław i Anna z Lechowskich Stanisławscy w miejsce zawiadomień o ślubie wojennym syna ich Leona z panną Zofią Metzig ze Szamotuł 10 mk.

Emil and Jadwiga née Michalski Metzig in place of the announcements of the war wedding of their daughter Zofia with Mr. Leon Stanisławski from Ostrów, which is to take place on Thursday and March in the afternoon at 6 a.m. in the parish church in Szamotuły 10 mk.
Stanisław and Anna née Lechowski Stanisławski in place of the announcements of the war marriage of their son Leon with Miss Zofia Metzig from Szamotuły 10 mk

...
and here is the memorials for a few of the above mentioned
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/267478351/leon-stanis%C5%82awski
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Leon-Stanis%C5%82awski--Powstaniec-Wielkopolski/31347598
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/266369906/zofia_jadwiga-stanis%C5%82awska
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164427121/czes%C5%82aw-stanis%C5%82awski
https://billiongraves.com/grave/M-Ludmi%C5%82a-Leokadia-Stanis%C5%82awska/27794975

If somebody could please make corrections or better translate these it would be much appreciated.

You did a great job, I made only small changes, marked with capital letters:

FROM POMERANIA

*BYDGOSZCZ. On PENTECOST DAY, Mr. and Mrs. Stanisław and Anna Stanisławski née Lechowski, who moved from Ostrów Wlkp. to Bydgoszcz a year ago, celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Stanisławski, a well-known merchant and industrialist in the machinery industry in Ostrów, worked actively in numerous professional and social organizations, enjoying great respect everywhere. In the times of partition, the Jubilee House was a center where wide patriotic elements were concentrated, and the jubilee participated with his three sons in the Greater Poland Uprising of 1918-1919. Today, his sons: Leon, Czesław and Wiktor hold serious social positions, while his daughter Maria is the wife of Prof. M. Seidl from Bydgoszcz, and Leokadia is the superior of the SS Seraphites in Vilnius. The jubilees received a letter of blessing from Primate Hlond, and a congratulatory diploma with a medal from the President of the Republic of Poland.

Emil and Jadwiga née Michalski Metzig in place of the announcements of the war wedding of their daughter Zofia with Mr. Leon Stanisławski from Ostrów, which is to take place on MARCH 1ST ON THURSDAY in the afternoon at 6 a.m. in the parish church in Szamotuły 10 mk.
Stanisław and Anna née Lechowski, STANISŁAWSKI'S SPOUSES, in place of the announcements of the war marriage of their son Leon with Miss Zofia Metzig from Szamotuły 10 mk.

Hi Marcel and Skowronski,

I would like to add an important detail to the second newspaper article, the one with the heading "Ofiary." This is a listing of people who made donations. The first sentence of the article says: "Dla komitetu niesienia pomocy w Królestwie Polskim złożyli:" and so, these two couples who are of interest to you celebrated their wartime weddings by making donations to the Relief Committee of the Kingdom of Poland.

Best regards,
Sophia

Re: Polish records translations

marcelproust — Sun Oct 18, 2026 1:24 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2026 1:24 am

Skowronski wrote:

Re: Polish records translations

marcelproust — Sun Oct 18, 2026 1:13 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2026 1:13 am

Skowronski wrote:

I am checking Your translations.

Re: Polish records translations

Skowronski — Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:49 pm

Author: Skowronski

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:49 pm

Please help with my relatives newspaper articles.

How I transcribed the first article and how it translated:

Z POMORZA
— *BYDGOSZCZ. W dzień Zielonych Świat obchodzą złote gody małżeńskie p. Stanisław i Anna z Lechowskich Stanisławscy, którzy przed rokiem przenieśli się z Ostrowa Wlkp. do Bydgoszczy, P. Stanisławski, znany na terenie ostrowskim kupiec i przemysłowiec branży maszynowej, pracował czynnie w licznych organizacjach zawodowych i społecznych, ciesząc się wszędzie dużym szacunkiem. Dom jubilatów był w czasach zaborczych ośrodkiem, w którym skupiały się szerokie żywioły patriotyczne, jubilat zaś uczestniczył z trzema synami w powstaniu wielkopolskim. Synowie: Leon, Czesław i Wiktor zajmują dziś poważne stanowiska społeczne, córka zaś Maria jest żona prof. M. Seidla z Bydgoszczy, a Leokadia przełożoną ss serafitek w Wilnie. Jubilaci otrzymali od ks. Prymasa Hlonda pismo z błogosławieństwem, oraz dyplom gratulacyjny z medalem od Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej.

FROM POMERANIA
*BYDGOSZCZ. On the day of the Green World, Mr. and Mrs. Stanisław and Anna Stanisławski née Lechowski, who moved from Ostrów Wlkp. to Bydgoszcz a year ago, celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, Mr. Stanisławski, a well-known merchant and industrialist in the machinery industry in Ostrów, worked actively in numerous professional and social organizations, enjoying great respect everywhere. In the times of partition, the Jubilee House was a center where wide patriotic elements were concentrated, and the jubilee participated with his three sons in the Greater Poland Uprising. Today, his sons: Leon, Czesław and Wiktor hold serious social positions, while his daughter Maria is the wife of Prof. M. Seidl from Bydgoszcz, and Leokadia is the superior of the SS Seraphites in Vilnius. The jubilees received a letter of blessing from Primate Hlond, and a congratulatory diploma with a medal from the President of the Republic of Poland.

And the second one:

Emil i Jadwiga z Michalskich Metzigowie w miejsce zawiadomień o ślubie wojennym córki swej Zofii z panem Leonem Stanisławskim z Ostrowa odbyć się mającym w czwartek i marca po południu o godz. 6 w kościele parafialnym w Szamotułach 10 mk.
Stanisław i Anna z Lechowskich Stanisławscy w miejsce zawiadomień o ślubie wojennym syna ich Leona z panną Zofią Metzig ze Szamotuł 10 mk.

Emil and Jadwiga née Michalski Metzig in place of the announcements of the war wedding of their daughter Zofia with Mr. Leon Stanisławski from Ostrów, which is to take place on Thursday and March in the afternoon at 6 a.m. in the parish church in Szamotuły 10 mk.
Stanisław and Anna née Lechowski Stanisławski in place of the announcements of the war marriage of their son Leon with Miss Zofia Metzig from Szamotuły 10 mk

...
and here is the memorials for a few of the above mentioned
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/267478351/leon-stanis%C5%82awski
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Leon-Stanis%C5%82awski--Powstaniec-Wielkopolski/31347598
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/266369906/zofia_jadwiga-stanis%C5%82awska
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164427121/czes%C5%82aw-stanis%C5%82awski
https://billiongraves.com/grave/M-Ludmi%C5%82a-Leokadia-Stanis%C5%82awska/27794975

If somebody could please make corrections or better translate these it would be much appreciated.

Re: Marriage Record

marcelproust — Thu Oct 08, 2026 11:46 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 11:46 am

stewart wrote:

I've received the attached which I was told is a record of the marriage between Aniela Runowicz and ? Grabowski. I was told it was in Russian but it seems to be in Polish? I'd like to know - first name of Mr Grabowski and where and when the marriage took place, their dates of birth, and any information about their parents that#s provided - names etc. Thank you!

I am working on it.

Marriage Record

stewart — Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:44 am

Author: stewart

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:44 am

I've received the attached which I was told is a record of the marriage between Aniela Runowicz and ? Grabowski. I was told it was in Russian but it seems to be in Polish? I'd like to know - first name of Mr Grabowski and where and when the marriage took place, their dates of birth, and any information about their parents that#s provided - names etc. Thank you!

Re: Kontrakt, March 1927

marcelproust — Tue Aug 18, 2026 12:08 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 12:08 am

Fmbelcher wrote:

If you could translate this document, I would be most appreciative. It is written by a notary to my GGM, Marya Strezpek Stec when she lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I believe it is a request to sign papers so that they could sell the family estate.

I am working on it.

Kontrakt, March 1927

Fmbelcher — Mon Aug 17, 2026 3:09 pm

Author: Fmbelcher

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2026 3:09 pm

If you could translate this document, I would be most appreciative. It is written by a notary to my GGM, Marya Strezpek Stec when she lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I believe it is a request to sign papers so that they could sell the family estate.

Re: Polish records translations

jangle1 — Sat Aug 15, 2026 9:00 am

Author: jangle1

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 9:00 am

Thank you so much for taking the time to translate this, Marcel. I really appreciate it!

Re: Polish records translations

marcelproust — Thu Aug 13, 2026 1:50 pm

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 1:50 pm

Sophia wrote:

marcelproust wrote:

jangle1 wrote:

Hello! Could I please have some help translating this record please? It is the marriage record from Balbieriškio Švč. Mergelės Marijos Rožančiaus Romos katalikų bažnyčia for Jakob and Rozalia. I know it is long, but it is an exciting find (thanks, Sophia!) that I am hoping could provide more context/information. Thank you for considering!

33
Putroszany [currently: Putriškiai]
Marriage record for Krutula Jakub and Róża

It happened in Balwierzyszki, on August 26th, 1836, at 5 p.m.

We make it known that in the presence of witnesses, Jerzy Krutula, a farmer from Putroszany, 30 years old and Mateusz Zwyrbel, the administrator of monastic property from Putroszany, 28 years old, a religious marriage was concluded, between:

Jakub Krutula, a single man, a farmer born and living in Jachany, a son of Jan and Justyna nee Szulewska, the Krutula spouses, 21 years old

and

Róża, a miss, a daughter of Szymon and Anna, the Zwyrbel spouses, 17 years old, who was born and lives at her parents' in Putroszany.

This marriage was preceded by three banns of marriage, announced on: August 10th, 17th and 24th of the current year in the parishes of Balwierzyszki and Udryń.

The newlyweds' parents, who were present at drafting this marriage Act, gave their permission for this marriage to be concluded.

There were no objections for this marriage.

This Act was read to the newlyweds and witnesses, all of whom were illiterate.

Priest Świętochowski.

Hi Marcel,

Could you look at it one more time? It is indexed as 1833, not 1836. You can see the index here (go to skan 79):

https://www.epaveldas.lt/preview?id=1041%2F1%2F1

The marriage record itself is on skan 78.

Best regards,
Sophia

Thanks for pointing that out; I’ve already corrected my mistake.

Re: Chana Bekas birth record

Podjazd — Thu Aug 13, 2026 9:44 am

Author: Podjazd

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 9:44 am

marcelproust wrote:

Podjazd wrote:

I would like get this record from 1856 translated.

Thank you.

Nr 33
Ciechanów

It happened in the town of Ciechanów, on May 3rd/15th, 1856, at 8 a.m.

There appeared jews, Abram Totengreba, 47 years old and Abram Wątroba, 42 years old, both the synagogue sextons, both living in the town of Ciechanów and they declared that yesterday, at 3 a.m., died a jew, Chana Bekas, a daughter of Berek, a widow, wife of the late Dawid Bekas, 60 years old. She was survived by 5 children.

After convinced myself aobut the death of Chana Bekas this Act was was read to the declarants and it was signed by them and the Civil Registrar.

Thanks marcelproust, I appreciate it very much. I believe she was my 4th-great grandmother, and now I know that she had at least five children.

Re: Chana Bekas birth record

marcelproust — Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:38 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:38 am

Podjazd wrote:

I would like get this record from 1856 translated.

Thank you.

Re: Polish records translations

Sophia — Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:02 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:02 am

marcelproust wrote:

jangle1 wrote:

Re: Polish records translations

marcelproust — Thu Aug 13, 2026 5:40 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 5:40 am

jangle1 wrote:

33
Putroszany [currently: Putriškiai]
Marriage record for Krutula Jakub and Róża

It happened in Balwierzyszki, on August 26th, 1833, at 5 p.m.

We make it known that in the presence of witnesses, Jerzy Krutula, a farmer from Putroszany, 30 years old and Mateusz Zwyrbel, the administrator of monastic property from Putroszany, 28 years old, a religious marriage was concluded, between:

Jakub Krutula, a single man, a farmer born and living in Jachany, a son of Jan and Justyna nee Szulewska, the Krutula spouses, 21 years old

and

Róża, a miss, a daughter of Szymon and Anna, the Zwyrbel spouses, 17 years old, who was born and lives at her parents' in Putroszany.

This marriage was preceded by three banns of marriage, announced on: August 10th, 17th and 24th of the current year in the parishes of Balwierzyszki and Udryń.

The newlyweds' parents, who were present at drafting this marriage Act, gave their permission for this marriage to be concluded.

There were no objections for this marriage.

This Act was read to the newlyweds and witnesses, all of whom were illiterate.

Priest Świętochowski.

Re: Polish records translations

marcelproust — Thu Aug 13, 2026 3:32 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 3:32 am

jangle1 wrote:

I am working on it.

Chana Bekas birth record

Podjazd — Wed Aug 12, 2026 9:36 am

Author: Podjazd

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 9:36 am

I would like get this record from 1856 translated.

Thank you.

Re: Polish records translations

jangle1 — Tue Aug 11, 2026 12:14 pm

Author: jangle1

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2026 12:14 pm

Hello! Could I please have some help translating this record please? It is the marriage record from Balbieriškio Švč. Mergelės Marijos Rožančiaus Romos katalikų bažnyčia for Jakob and Rozalia. I know it is long, but it is an exciting find (thanks, Sophia!) that I am hoping could provide more context/information. Thank you for considering!

Re: Translation of a residence list

Blue — Wed Jul 15, 2026 8:16 pm

Author: Blue

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2026 8:16 pm

Thanks Sophia. Unfortunately I don't know whether it is a parish church list or a residence list. Your information has been really helpful.

Re: Translation of a residence list

Sophia — Wed Jul 15, 2026 5:54 pm

Author: Sophia

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2026 5:54 pm

Blue wrote:

I have attached the heading columns - the header for Anna is the clearer and darker grey image, and the header for Jadwiga is the more faded image. Thanks so much of your help.

Thanks for the column headers, Blue.

For Anna, I now read it this way: "Anna urodz Nowak"

I'm not used to seeing maiden names written that way, but that is what I see.

For the column "stan zawód" I am seeing żona... (I actually can't read the ending, but I think it might say żonaty). If you are able to look at other women on this page or other pages, you should be able to see this same word in multiple places, if its purpose is to indicate that she is the wife of the head of household.

Is this a list of people who belonged to a church? Or is it a residence list for a town? If it's for a church, then I would agree with your interpretation that a cross-out means she left this parish. If it's for a town, I would see it slightly differently.

For Jadwiga, I agree with Barb's reading of her occupation as "służąca".

Sophia

Re: Translation of a residence list

Blue — Wed Jul 15, 2026 5:41 pm

Author: Blue

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2026 5:41 pm

I have attached the heading columns - the header for Anna is the clearer and darker grey image, and the header for Jadwiga is the more faded image. Thanks so much of your help.