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Benedictine Abby in Staniątki

Poland Traditions & Interest

Tim Firkowski

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

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Sunday morning we started out by visiting the Benedictine Abby in Staniątki which is a village near Niepołmice. The day started out with some rain, but that did not deter us at all, as umbrellas did the job of pretecting just fine.

This trip I now have had the opportunity to see the wonderful architecture and beauty of many old churches. I have enjoyed old churches ever since my trip to Mexico when I was 18 years old.

St. Wojciech (Adelbert) is the home parish for the nuns in this Benedictine Abby. This year they were doing some renovations to celebrate their 800th Anniversary.

It amazes me all the time that these place in Europe have been around for so long & the United States was not even a thought in anyone's mind. The USA is such a young country & Europe is so full of history.

BREAKFAST!

St. Wojciech

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Tim Firkowski

I have been doing genealogy research since 2002 & have worked full time as a Professional Genealogist since 2008. I specialize in Polish and American-Canadian Genealogy. As a member of APG, I was the 2010/2011 President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). I have Certificates of Completion for studies in "Foundations of Forensic Genealogy" and "Advanced Forensic Genealogy Techniques". I have been a volunteer librarian at the local Family History Center, and a genealogy research consultant at “Ask the Expert” Ancestry Road Shows. I have traveled to Poland numerous times & researched in churches and archives. At conferences and special events, you may find me dressed up in my Sherlock Holmes outfit, or my Kujawy (the folk costume from the region in Poland where my ancestors came from).