Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:57 pm
Post subject: WWII Post card
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
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UtePO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:15 am
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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
Last edited by Ute on Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:45 am; edited 2 times in total
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Elzbieta PorteneuvePO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:59 am
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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
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Elzbieta PorteneuvePO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:02 am
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Usnik !!! (s with '), my typo.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:25 am
Post subject: Re: Post Card
Ute,
Boże dziękuję!
louie
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:27 am
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Elzbieta ,
I almost forgot, you.
Thank you very much.
louie
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:38 am
Post subject: Post Card
Elzbieta and Ute. you now appear in the Welna:Deja;Philipsek:Pyka family history!
Thanks again,
louie
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Agnieszka PawlusPolishOrigins Team
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