Table of Contents for Rodziny Spring 2013

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

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

PGSA’s May Meeting……………………………………………………….2

From Our Correspondent in Poland—New East Prussia:

Archival Materials, Iwona Dakiniewicz…………………………3

Thank You to Karen Stanuch … Welcome to Phyllis Klen……..5

A Useful Suggestion………………………………………………………..5

Tips from Eric Basir, Author of “Ask the Retoucher”……………..6

The Search Is On!…………………………………………………………..6

Michael Synovitz: My Great-Grandfather, Mark Synovitz………7

SEPTA Driver is a Hero in Poland, Daniel Rubin………………..12

Follow-Up to “Birth-Baptism Intervals for Polish Children”…..13

Making the Connection, Joan Smyrski Schmidt…………………15

Growing Your Research Resources…………………………………16

Grandma’s Cousin Zygmunt, Judith L. Eckert……………………18

Book Review—The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to

Denver and Back, by Maria Sutton, reviewed by

Rosalie Lindberg…………………………………………………….22

From the Library—Genealogy at a Glance: Polish

Genealogy Research, Virginia Witucke………………………23

How Did They Get Here? The Adventure Begins, Dell

Kasuk……………………………………………………………………24

From the Słownik Geograficzny: Łowisko, Łukowa, and

Smęgorzów……………………………………………………………27

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

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