Passing through Wielacza, on the road from
Szczebrzeszyn to Zamosc, we took only a photograph of the road sign - in 1843,
Jan Wajszczuk (0299)
was registered in the Parish here (see
copy of his birth certificate),(perhaps he was also born here?) He
apparently then lived in Wysokie, but his descendants were born (or perhaps
were only registered - due to an administrative change in the Parish
affiliation?) in Sitaniec. It will have to be determined by reviewing the old
records.
We were awaited in Zamosc by members of Stefan's (0330)
family - his wife Maria, son Wojciech and daughters Krystyna and Jadwiga. It
was our first opportunity to meet them in person. Stefan's father - Antoni
(0329)
was born in 1891 in Sitaniec; his grandfather was - "Jan from Wielacza"! The
evening passed listening to the Family stories and reminiscences -
unfortunatelly, we were not able to establish the exact details of connections
between branches of the Family living in Wielacza, Sitaniec, Zamosc and
Wysokie (see below).
We arrived at the hotel in late evening. The Cafes in front of the Old City
Hall were full of guests and the Market Square was beautifuly illuminated (see
photo below).
Next day, Thursday August 8, we visited a Wajszczuk
family in Wysokie. We knew previously very little about this branch of the
Family. They descend from Stanislaw (0286),
who was first cousin of Antoni (above) and was born in 1852 in Wysokie. (It
appears that in later years, there was rather little contact between these two
branches of the Family, living in Sitaniec and in Wysokie)?
Stanislaw had 6 children - during this visit we met descendants of his two
youngest sons, Walenty (0274) - born in 1900 and Jozef - born in 1904.
From Walenty's line, we met his son Adolf (0278) and his wife, his grandson
Adam and his family and his daughter Helena (0290) Pyplok and her husband. The
Pyploks, who live permanently in the province of Silesia, were spending their
vacation in their summer home in Wysokie. Previously, during a visit in Zamosc
in 2002, we met Walenty's youngest son - Janusz (0296) and the daughter of his
other son Mieczyslaw (0283) - Renata
(0286) and her little daughter.
From Jozef's line, we met his son Witold (1080) - he was resting on a bench by
his house after a recent illness - and his daughter Lucyna (1109) Tor and her
son and his wife. They were also vacationing in their summer house in Wysokie.
They gave us a copy of their father Jozef's death certificate issued by a
Public Registry in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) - see. In it, the stated date of death
is December 12, 1942 and the place is Auschwitz. According to the family, he
died there in the Concentration Camp (It will have to be checked further
directly - so far we could not find his name there in the Camp records, which
are accessible to the public).
This was the last "stop" during this trip down the trail of the Wajszczuk
Family. It was very successful, occasionally quite emotional, allowed meeting
many new persons and gathering a substantial amount of new information. We
want to express our deep gratitude to the organizers of meetings in Drelow and
in Zolkiewka and to the distant relatives for their warm welcome and
hospitality. Special thanks to Pawel Stefaniuk for providing his car, serving
as a guide and driver and for his patience during long hours of meetings, and
in particular for documenting electronically on pictures and on paper the
acquired information. Until next year!
Meeting Witold Wajszczuk (1080) in Wysokie
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Witold giving directions - holding a brochure about Fr Karol |
Meeting Lucyna Tor (1109) and her son Tadeusz. We were not able to clarify
the circumstances of death of her father - Jozef |
Lucyna Tor and her son |
Visiting Adolf Wajszczuk (0278) family. From left: Renata (0282), Henryka
(0278), Michal (0958) and below - Rafal (0959) |
Adam's (0282) sons: Rafal and Michal playing with a cat
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Helena and Fryderyk Pyplok (0290) |
Lukasz Wajszczuk (0957) with his father Adam (0282) |
Conversations under the cherry trees |
The Pyploks in front of their summer home |
Original old Wajszczuk property and residence in Wysokie |
Adolf Wajszczuk (0278) in his flower garden |
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Text and
photographs:
Waldemar J. Wajszczuk and
Paweł Stefaniuk
(c) 2004
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