Below is a copy of the Poland Coat of arms / herb polski Most heraldry sites attribute this coat of arms to the surname Kuta. Possibly because an actual Coat of Arms does not exist for the Kuta family name. Although the origins of the name Kuta suggests that it is a Galician word, shortened …
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 …
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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