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Kluki- Historic Polish Village

Polish Genealogy

Tim Firkowski

Friday, 09 December 2011

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Have you ever wondered what life was like for your ancestors during the course of your research? It is easy to get wrapped up in the document research for your ancestors. Take a moment to examine how they lived. This will giive you a new persepective on their lives and may help your research.

While visiting with my distant cousin Tadeusz in Słupsk, Poland this summer I had the opportunity to see many places around Słupsk. One of the places that fascinated me the most was a historic polish village musem in Kluki. I think I took about 400 photos that examined all the details of the construction of each building.

Słowinska Village Museum in Kluki

Zagroda Słowińska "Słowinska Park" was built in 1962. This museum of a reconstructed village shows the traditional and typical culture of fishing villages in the area. The surrounding scenery can be viewed from Rowokół "holy mountain" which is 115 meters above sea level.

The Museum of the Slovinian Village in Kluki is a recreation of the layout of an old village. Walking through this historic village feels like you have stepped back in time. The unique and fascinating thing about the Museum is that it is an incredible reconstruction of a section of a village. These buildings come from all around the area. They have been carefully deconstructed and then reconstructed on site. The only access for visitors is one road which runs through the center of the village.

map skansen muzeum thumbs Heritage center

Reimann family's farm, 1850,
Jost and Klick's farm, 1st half of the 19th century,
Fishing warehouse,
Charlotta Klick's log cabin, end of the 18th century,
Log cabin in Zoruchow, 1841,
Albert Kluck's farm,
Keitschick family's farm, half of the 19th century,
Anna Kotsch's farm, end of the 19th century,
Log cabin in Wierzchocin, 2nd half of the 19th century.

The thatched roofs were actually still used into the 20th Century. One building may hold multiple families with one section of the building which housed the animals.

If you are interested in seeing more photos from this village, you can view them at the link here.

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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).