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Memoirs of a Peasant – From Serfdom to Present Day

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Written by Jan Słomka – Translated by William F. Hoffman

Published in Poland in 1929, this memoir was written by a peasant who served for years as the administrator of his Galician village. Słomka (1842-1932) paints a graphic picture of every aspect of life – from what villagers ate to how they dressed, from their role as little more than draft animals to developing a social awareness, and living through WWI.  As an eyewitness to history he saw his village people move from subservience under Austro-Hungarian rule to living in a free Poland.

The extensive information Słomka provides is today referenced and quoted by historians, scholars, and genealogy storytellers.Through his eyes you can experience vicariously the lives of of your Polish ancestors.

William F. Hoffman (Rodziny editor) has painstakingly translated this book into contemporary English, annotating and explaining vintage references.

6 x 9 Paperback

493 Pages

2017 Rodziny – Fall 2017 – Electronic version

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Table of Contents for Rodziny Fall 2017

President’s Column, Chet Szerlag…………………………………………………1

Letters to the Editor………………………………………………………………………..2

Upcoming PGSA Meeting……………………………………………………………..2

From Our Correspondent in Poland: How the Tsar Decimated

the Polish Nobility, Iwona Dakiniewicz………………………………..3

A list of Selected Lublin Gubernia Applicants for

Certification of Nobility………………………………………………………….5

First Year of Schenectadians John and Julia (Polek)

Jakubczak’s Sojourn in Buffalo, New York (1925–1960):

Their Cousins – The Frank Jakubczaks of Its Black Rock

District, Leonard F. Jakubczak, Ph.D.…………………………………….7

Gems of Polish Genealogy at the Newberry Library…………….. 16

Book Review—Polish Immigration to America: When,

Why, How, and Where………………………………………………………….. 17

Remembering Those Who Died in World War I, Richard

Warmowski…………………………………………………………………………… 18

What Exactly Was a “Colony”?, William F. Hoffman………………… 20

“Kronika Bukowsko” on DVD, Debbie Greenlee………………………. 22

Memoirs of a Peasant: From Serfdom to Today, Chapter

Eleven, Part Three, Jan Słomka………………………………………….. 23

From the Słownik Geograficzny…………………………………………………. 27

Articles of Interest……………………………………………………………………….. 31

Index to Surnames Mentioned in This Issue…………………………… 32

2015 Rodziny – Winter 2015 – Electronic version

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Table of Contents for Rodziny Winter 2015

News and Notes from the President………………………….1

Letters to the Editor………………………………………………..1

The Fourth Partition, Czwarta Dzielnica…………………….2

From Our Correspondent in Poland—Time for the

Nobles, Iwona Dakiniewicz………………………………..3

Meet the 2015–2106 Board Members……………………….5

We Need You!………………………………………………………..8

Notebook Subscribers…………………………………………….8

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!…………………………………8

A Review of the Cloud-Based Course: The Guide to

Documentation and Source Citation, Leonard

F. Jakubczak, Ph.D…………………………………………..9

Comments on the Surname Dymek, William F.

Hoffman……………………………………………………….. 11

From the Library—Did They Come to Chicago?,

Virginia Witucke……………………………………………..13

Memoirs of a Peasant: From Serfdom to Today,

Chapter Three, Jan Słomka……………………………..14

From the Słownik Geograficzny: Chotowa, Łączki

Kucharskie, Ropczyce, Sędziszów Małopolski……25

Articles of Interest…………………………………………………31

Index to Surnames Mentioned in This Issue…………….32