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Research from Końskie Area Churches

Poland Traditions & Interest

Tim Firkowski

Sunday, 11 September 2016

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Św. Mikołaja (St. Nicholas) church in KońskieWhen I was researching my own family, thousands of hours were spent building the family tree while going through rolls of microfilm from a number of churches. My Firkowski family is scattered all over Poland & sometimes I did not know where other family was and had to do some trial & error research in nearby churches and found family in parishes near Końskie. My research covered many churches, but even though I have been to Poland a number of times, I had yet to see many of the churches that I spent so much time looking through their records. I thought it was time to rectify that & a whole day was dedicated to visiting those parishes.

The first stop was at Św. Mikołaja (St. Nicholas) church in Końskie. Many of the family come from the area of Rogów which is just outside of Końskie, but Rogów did not have a church at that time, but we decided to stop to see the church that now is there. We were curious if the priest knew of any family that still lived there, but he did not recognize the name. The church

Inside Św. Mikołaja churchthere was only 25 years old.

Next stop was in Gowarczów to see śś. Piotra i Pawła (Saints Peter and Paul) church. The cemetery was not in view from the church, so we asked someone where it was. Just a short walk away we took a quick walk through the cemetery to look for family graves, but in our short visit we did not see any. My next visit I would like to be prepared & take more time for a thorough search.

After visiting the church in Gowarczów we went to Białaczów to see św. Jana Chrzciciela (St. John the Baptist) church which was originally built in the 13th century, but we encountered the cemetery first. A quick look around allowed us to locate a number of family graves. Driving into Białaczów, we thought we would quickly see where the church was but were unable to find it and had to ask someone. The church did not have a very high steeple.

Sw. Wojciech in Rogów

Church in Rogów

Church in Gowarczów

śś. Piotra i Pawła (Saints Peter and Paul) church in Gowarczów

Gowarczów Cemetery

Family Grave in Białaczów Cemetery

św. Jana Chrzciciela (St. John the Baptist) in Białaczów

Inside św. Jana Chrzciciela Church

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About the author

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).