timmyj109
Joined: 01 Feb 2018
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:17 pm
Post subject: Polish or Slovak
One of my maternal lines goes back to the Gronkow, Nowy Targ area up until they emigrated to the USA around 1890. This side of the family always said they were Slovak, but this area is currently in Poland. Has this area been historically Poland or do you think it is more likely that they were Slovaks living in Poland at the time or was this area not always Polish? There are several distinct surnames, so what is the likelihood of 4 or 5 different families all being Slovak living in Poland?
Tim Johnston
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Tim Johnston
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eurocaribbean
Joined: 30 Jan 2018
Replies: 9
Location: Brighton, UKBack to top |
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:28 pm
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Both options are possible. I have couple of great grandparents that are Czech and they lived in the middle of Poland.
Names of your ancestors may be a clue...
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Margot
http://eurocaribbean.co.uk
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zamagurie
Joined: 30 Apr 2011
Replies: 32
Location: United StatesBack to top |
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:47 pm
Post subject: Gronkow
It is very likely that you will see people of Poles, Slovak, Rusyns and even German ethnicities in Gronkow! This is based on actual research in Gronkow Records as well as surrounding Podhale Region. KAM
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KAM
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 9:26 am
Post subject: Re: Polish or Slovak
[quote="timmyj109"]One of my maternal lines goes back to the Gronkow, Nowy Targ area up until they emigrated to the USA around 1890. This side of the family always said they were Slovak, but this area is currently in Poland. Has this area been historically Poland or do you think it is more likely that they were Slovaks living in Poland at the time or was this area not always Polish? There are several distinct surnames, so what is the likelihood of 4 or 5 different families all being Slovak living in Poland?
Tim Johnston[/quote]
Dzien Dobry (Good Morning),
All Pols are Slavs. Folks from Lithuania, Poland, Czech(Slovakia), Ukraine, Russia Etc all derived from the Slav ppl. Over time, they grouped to different parts of eastern Europe.
You may be related to Rob Gronkowski. The Ski in the name literally translates to "from". Rob "from" Gronkow.
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