As a genealogist and keeper of family memories, the best presents to receive on your birthday are always the ones that mean something special to another family member. So when I received a birthday card today from my Dad and found enclosed a photograph of my grandfather as a child and another of my great …
Month: February 2019
I know very little about my Polish/Ukrainian family, who I descend from Paternally. My grandfather Jan Kuta was born on the 18th January 1924 in Katerynychi, Lviv Oblast, Poland, which is now a part of Ukraine, the area fell into the hands of Nazi Germany between 1941 to 1944. This period was extremely volatile for anyone …
My grandfather’s hands were placed into a machine and the Nazi’s broke them. For many years I have been piecing together the life of my grandfather Jan Kuta, his story is a complicated one and still not complete even though I have written about his life in part and my research of him a few …
I have been doing a little more research into my surname, and found a few sources indicating that the surname Kuta is likely a shortened version of Kutowski The name seems to have changed a few times to fit in with what was happening within Eastern Galicia which changed hands many times. Kuta / Kuty …
Below is a list of family names associated with the locations my Kuta family lived. I am Posting them here on my Blog in the hope that it will make connections with my French/Polish/Ukrainian family. I have listed this post in English, Polish and Ukrainian. If you recognise any of the names, then please get …
The Biography of Michal & Katarzyna Kuta. (great grandparents) At the time of writing this biography, little is known about the life of Michal & Katarzyna Kuta. All I have is a photograph of them and their daughter Soffie Kuta, a photograph probably taken in France and during their daughter’s confirmation thus reflecting their religious …
The Story of Jan Kuta My Grandfather, Jan Kuta was one of those people that lived on the edge and survived more then most of us ever could. I never knew my Grandfather, he died just a few months before I was born. I would have been his first Grandson and like my sister before …
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