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Home of Jan Matejko

Poland Traditions & Interest

Tim Firkowski

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

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There are many famous people who are from Poland and one of the well known artists in the world, also was from Poland.

I had the chance to see his home in Kraków-Krzesławice, which included some of his works of art.

The display of old furniture is fantastic and are really works of art themselves.

Right next to his home is an old wooden church. I love these old wooden churches, & although we were not able to go inside the church, the gate to the grounds was open and I was able to get a look around.

The Auxillary Church of St. John the Baptist & Our Lady of the Scapular was originally built in about 1640 and was modified in about 1916 & moved to its present location in 1997.

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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).