Welcome Henry,
It is great to see another fellow-Canadian aboard and also that
Kresy-Siberia members continue to refer new members to the group so that
together we can increase our knowledge of our family's experiences.
Perhaps you can share some of your father's history with the group?
--
Stefan Wisniowski
Moderator, Kresy-Siberia
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From: Henry Sokolowski <hsokol@...>
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 11:19:16 -0500
To: Stefan Wisniowski <swisniowski@...>
Subject: Re: FW: APPROVE -- henrysokolowski <hsokol@...> wants tojoin
Kresy-Siberia
Good Day,
My name is Henry Sokolowski from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
My mother came from Dzisna, near Wilno. One of her brothers was sent off to
Siberia by the Soviets. The rest of them somehow avoided deportation until the
German retreat in 1944 when they were all rounded up and sent to Germany to
work in an aircraft parts manufacturing plant.
My father's family, originally from the Krosno area, moved to Felsztyn (near
Lwow) after WW1. My father died years ago but he left behind a basic summary
of his "travels" beginning with his Officer training at Wlodzimierz through to
his family's deportation to Siberia and his subsequent enlistment in the
Polish 2nd Corps.
I had been surfing the web for genealogy and Polish history sites when I came
across Chris Gladun's site. He mentioned Kresy-Siberia and here I am.
Thank you
Henry Sokolowski
Stefan Wisniowski wrote:
Hello Henry
Thanks for expressing an interest in joining the Kresy-Siberia Group. Could
you please send me a brief note introducing yourself and your background or
interest in the Kresy-Siberia topic, so that I can join you up and introduce
you to the group?
Also, I would be interested in how you found out about the group...
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Thanks
--
Stefan Wisniowski
Moderator, Kresy-Siberia
Australia
