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Dear members of the group,

It is with tears in my eyes that I post this first message... a strange
combination of happinnes, excitement, sadness, anger and pride. It has
been a long journey and I finally feel like I found home, with some many
writers-in-the-process in this group. Let me explain...

I am the son of one of the women that stayed in Santa Rosa Mexico, very
close to Leon Mexico, my hometown. I heard stories about her ordeals
during the war my whole life, but they were hard to understand for a
young boy who always had everything in life. The fact that history has
not been fair to our parents did not contribute to make this process
easier. I love the Internet. Everything is clearer now, but sadder, at
the same time.

The idea of documenting my mother's journey and earlier life in Poland
has always been around in the family. It was not until I read "Band of
Brothers" (nothing to do with my family, but enough to put the splinter
in my mind) that I decided that something had to be done and started my
research. The rest of my mother's siblings migrated to Canada, so along
with one my cousins, we have been "formally" working in this project for
almost one year.

Now we have several interviews with the survivors (never enough) and
among the books that I have in my collection are:

- The Polish Way by Adam Zamoyski
- The Polish 2nd Corps and the Italian Campaign by Witold Madeja
- Without Vodka by Aleksander Topolski
- El Convenio Ilusorio (The Fictitious Covenant) by Gloria Carre?o and
Celia Zack de Zukerman
(This is an excellent book about the life of the Polish Refugees in
Santa Rosa, however it is in Spanish)
- An army in exile by Gen. Wladyslaw Anders (this one should be in the
mail, it took me one year to find it)
- The forgotten Oddisey video (in the mail too).

I am sure that during my research, questions will arise. I am humbly
requesting and thanking in advance your help and patience. If there is
anything that you would like to know about the Polish Refugees that
stayed in Mexico or any other topic that you think I could be of some
help, do not hesitate to contact me.

I will be in touch.

Ricardo Villalobos-Grzybowicz

Ricardo

Where have you been - we have been waiting for you!

If you have not yet done so, please visit the files we have gathered thanks to Julian Plowy, at the address:
http://www.aforgottenodyssey.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=SantaRosa

In that collection, I see the names Eugenia Grzybowicz (the mother) and 3 daughters (Aleksandra, Anna, and Maria) all born in Woronucha in the powiat (county) of Krzemieniec in Wolyn. ?One of these may be your mother?

I commend to all members a visit to this collection of hundreds of photos, documents, letters, newspaper clippings, etc. as they put together a fascinating mosaic of the journey of the refugees to Mexico and their lives there.

By the way, Ricardo, in an earlier message you mentioned that Krzemieniec was not in Kresy, but of course it was. ?Though it is now located in Ukraine, Wolyn was one of the wojewódstwo (provinces) in the eastern borderlands (Kresy wschodnie) of the 2nd Polish Republic prior to 1939.

Stefan Wisniowski

--- In Kresy-Siberia@..., Stefan Wisniowski
<swisniowski@p...> wrote:

In that collection, I see the names Eugenia Grzybowicz (the

mother) and 3

daughters (Aleksandra, Anna, and Maria) all born in Woronucha in

the powiat

(county) of Krzemieniec in Wolyn. One of these may be your mother?

Wow! Yes! Aleksandra is my mother. Babcia Eugenia past away almost
15 years ago, but I am glad to report that she lived a very happy
life in Vancouver, Canada, after the terrible ordeal during the war.

And this is the best part. The three sisters are well and alive. We
had a family reunion in Vancouver two weeks ago. I am going to sound
like a crazy teenager but... IT WAS A BLAST!!! It is amazing how
well they are and the way they manage the bad memories about war. I
came back with hours of interviews for my research. It was a
beautiful and exciting trip.

I called my Mom yesterday to let her know about the group. She was
crying in the telephone with me. Unfortunately, she is not very
computer savvy, but I will keep her updated.

By the way, my two uncles fought with the Polish forces in Exile.
Could anybody please tell me how can I contact the British
government in order to get their records?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best Regards!

Ricardo Villalobos-Grzybowicz

--- ricvilla71 <ricvilla@...> wrote:

And this is the best part. The three sisters are well
and alive. We
had a family reunion in Vancouver two weeks ago. I am
going to sound
like a crazy teenager but... IT WAS A BLAST!!!

I'm in Vancouver at the moment. Sorry I'm only
learning of this now. It would have been interesting
to talk to you.

Czesc,
Leszek

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This information (and much much more) is on our research page at
http://www.aforgottenodyssey.com/reference.html
(See Anders Army War Records)
Stefan Wisniowski

--- In Kresy-Siberia@..., Lech Lesiak <lech_lesiak@y...>
wrote:

I'm in Vancouver at the moment. Sorry I'm only
learning of this now. It would have been interesting
to talk to you.

Czesc,
Leszek

I wish I had found this group before my trip... However, we had so
much fun that we are already planning our next trip. Probably I will
be able to see you then.

Regards,

Ricardo

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--- ricvilla71 <ricvilla@...> wrote:

I wish I had found this group before my trip...
However, we had so
much fun that we are already planning our next trip.
Probably I will
be able to see you then.

Maybe not. I don't live in Vancouver, I live in
Calgary, Alberta, about 1,000 km. east.

I'm here visiting my son.

But if you come to Vancouver again, post your
intention here, and maybe I can arrange to be in
Vancouver at the same time.

I've met one of the participants face-to-face when she
was in Alberta visiting relatives, and we had a
pleasant chat on the University of Calgary campus.

Czesc,
Leszek

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Ricardo:

I see your surname is Grzybowicz. Is there a chance you have any relative
here in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil?
All the best
Bella

Response sent personally. Thanks!

Ricardo

--- In Kresy-Siberia@..., "Bela Serpa" <bserpa@q...>
wrote:

Ricardo:

I see your surname is Grzybowicz. Is there a chance you have any

relative

here in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil?
All the best
Bella