I found a very interesting site, Roots Television, that's loaded with vblogs or video blogs. Basically it's online TV shows about, you guessed it, genealogy.

There are six categories to choose from on the home page; Roots Living, How To, Homeland, DNA, Legacy, and Pay TV. Each category has several show you can watch on their site, no extra software to install.

I chose the How To category first. On that page ther are four sub-categories to choose. Research Process, Lectures, Ancestors Military, and Oral History. The Research Process provides information to help you start your research and keep it going. Stop by the site, I'm sure you will find something that will pique your interest.

My Great-Grandfather Vincent (Vincento) Radaskiewicz death certificate from 1916.

There is quite a lot of information in this document.

• Full Name: Vincento Radaskiewicz
• Place of Death: Southington, CT - Milldale Park
• Residence: Southington, CT
• Occupation: Farmer
• Date of Death: 1916 May, 13
• Date of Death: 1817 March, 10
• Birthplace: Russia
• Father's Name: Vincento Radaskiewicz
• Mother's Name: Unkown
• Burial Place: Southington, CT Cemetery: St Thomas
• Informant: Mr. Vincento Radaskiewicz

Two thing I fine interesting, his birth date <strong>1817</strong> and his mothers name in unknown. I figure he was born about 1857 because the 1910 Census lists his age as 45 years old. I believe the informant was Uncle Vinny, which would explain why he wasn't sure of his grandmother name.

I went to St. Thomas's Cemetery and found his headstone. It was a newer looking a stone, probably a replacement of the original. If anyone has time to inquire at the cemetery about in grave site contact me with the information.

Every thing happens for a reason. The mass immigration from Europe to America is no exception.

The Timeline of Polish History on the PolandGenWeb site mentions in the 1890's of the mass emigration of Pole to the US due to poverty.

Poland experiences mass emigration due to poverty. Approximately 4 million out of 22 million Poles emigrate to the United States prior to World War I.

After reading a chapter from The Polish Peasant in Europe and America; Monograph of an Immigrant Group by William Isaac Thomas, Florian Znaniecki, I feel many of the Poles that came to America were looking for a better their life than what was there for them in Poland.

The conditions the Kingdom of Poland were bleak for the average family earning only enough to barely live on. Farms were small and produced just enough food. Work in the industrialized cities was very competitive employing only 30% of the men. Without many options available, either through brokers or by borrowing money from relatives they came to America.

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Here's some information on the Steam ship my Grandfather John Orzell sailed on to the US.

{timg title:="S.S. Oldenburg" thumb:="/images/stories/orzell/tn_oldenburg.jpg" img:="/images/stories/orzell/oldenburg.jpg"} The "Oldenburg" was a 5,006 gross ton ship built by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1890 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd] of Bremen. Her details were - length 415ft x beam 48ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 49-1st, 38-2nd and 1,901-3rd class passengers. Launched on 13/12/1890, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Montevideo and Buenos Aires on 11/2/1891. On 11/6/1891 she commenced her first voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, 18/2/1892 her first from Bremen to New York, 22/6/1892 her first from Bremen via Suez to the Far East, and on 26/10/1892 her first from Bremen via Suez to Australia. On 3/3/1904 she started her last Bremen - Far East voyage (8 Round Voyages), 19/1/1905 her last Bremen - Baltimore voyage, and 18/4/1906 her last Bremen to Australia (18 round voyages). She resumed Bremen - South America sailings on 25/8/1906 and on 10/4/1910 commenced her last Bremen - New York crossing (24 round voyages on the North Atlantic). She commenced her final Bremen - S.America voyage on 12/11/1910 and in 1911 was sold to Turkish owners and renamed "Ak-Deniz". She was scrapped in 1923. [<em>North Atlantic Seaway</em> by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.556] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 29 January 1998]

Born in Plainville, CT on Aug. 8 1917

Departed on Dec. 8, 2007 and resided in Framington, CT

Helen Rosia Olenik of Farmington, formerly of New Britain, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away December 8, 2007. Helen had just celebrated her 90th birthday in August with family and friends. Helen was such a wonderful woman; kind, gentle, caring, loving, quiet and generous. She was loved by everyone and her family adored her.

Helen graduated from New Britain High School in 1938 and worked her entire life in New Britain before retiring in 1977. Helen was devoutly religious and was active in church activities at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.