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Post by maryhpf on Feb 23, 2010 10:57:14 GMT -7
My grandmother was born in Sieklowka Poland in May 1887. She came to the US in 1901. Her name was Katarzyna Fik, Her father was Thomas Fik. Her mother, whose name I do not know is buried in the cemetary that belongs to the catholic church in the village. We had relatives in Sieklowka as recently as 25 years ago. I am planning to go to Poland in August to do the walking pilgrmage. I would love to be able to meet family if I have any still in the area. Also, my grandfather was from the same general area, however, after he emigrate to the US most of his family was relocated to the Gdansk area during WW2. His last name was Zolandz. I believe that in Polish it is spelled Zolanz. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who know anyone in Sieklowka, especially the pastor of the catholic church as he would surely have information on the Fik family.
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Post by Jaga on Feb 23, 2010 17:28:09 GMT -7
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Post by maryhpf on Feb 24, 2010 6:42:24 GMT -7
Thank you for the welcome. Sieklowka is located in the southern part of Poland. It is a very small village off o f highway 988.It is south of Tarnow and North of Jaslo. I have tried to find a way to contact the pastor of the catholic church in the village, but, all the sites that I have found are in Polish, and although I can understand a speak a limited amount, I am not able to read or write Polish. If you know any way I can get an e-mail to the pastor I would be grateful if you could let me know. Yes, I know that my grandfathers name means acorn. My maidean name is Ptaszynski, and it means bird. Oddly enough, my husband is of Slovak descent and his name means pheasanat, so a bird married a pheasant! You mentioned a person on faceboook with the same last name, did you mean Fik or Zolanz?
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Post by baranski on Mar 31, 2010 6:02:41 GMT -7
It is with much interest that I read your message. My Grandfather, Alexander Baranski, also comes from Sieklowka. He was born in 1891 and in 1894 he and his mother, Rozalia, came to the US and settled in Thompson, CT. Unfortunately, by the time I became serious about tracing my family roots, all contact there was lost. I have not been able to gather much information but would be very happy to exchange ideas and results with you. I have been studying Polish but do not yet understand enough to be able to read the Polish web sites.
Ed
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Post by Jaga on Mar 31, 2010 14:30:08 GMT -7
This is so nice that both of you found each other!
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Post by kevinw on Jan 5, 2011 16:04:42 GMT -7
I find it interesting for such a small village that one would find so many abcestors came from there. I too am looking for information on the Catholic Church in Sieklowka, as my Great Grandfather was baptized there. I have the baptismal paper but can not find the name of the Church. There is only reference to this village and the county of Joslo. I did locate by facebook a probable distant relative in Joslo but difficult to get information / interest. Does any one know of any Polish cencus information on the area or information on Wietecha or Gadja ( Great Grandmother's maden name ) Is there a site I can E-mail the baptisimal paper to and get it translated?
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