Green represents my maternal grandmother's mother's family line, the focus of this research. Mystery #2: From where and when did they emigrate? Generally, it is very difficult to trace immigrant families' lives back into their home country without a town of origin found in American (i.e. post-immigration) Probably the clearest source for the hometown would be a naturalization record, but many immigrants never went through the process to become an American citizen. I have not

My Great-Grandmother, Lillian Alexandria Wisniewski, was my mother's mother's mother. According to my grandma, Arlene Dolores Vrana, Lillian's parents' names were Frank Wisniewski and Mary Novak. They were Polish, but other than that I had very little information about this family when I started researching. Lillian Alexandria Wisniewski and Joseph Francis Vrana Sr. Wedding -- August 27, 1924. St. Anne's Catholic Church, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. Enhancement and colorizat

Thanks for joining me here, as I share some of my own research, tips, and musings about genealogy and family history. I owe a lot to my grandparents, including my fascination with family history. I was first drawn to genealogy in elementary school, when we created a framed family tree in class, but I think more than anything, my grandparents' stories are what have inspired my interest most. My elementary school family tree, with living person's names removed for privacy. My m