Re: [cybalist] Deciphering surnames

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 2275
Date: 2000-04-29

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Reinhart-Waller" <waluk@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [cybalist] Deciphering surnames


> Yes, your spelling Walukiewicz is correct. Mine was a
typo. But this
> is the name on the wedding certificate from the Polish
church. The name
> on the tomb stone is Walukevich. So, I need to return to
the Lithuanian
> and Vilnius to find the historical thread.

No need. You could be called Valiukeviciene there, but it
would be the same name in a different guise. Walukevich is
just an Anglicised version of Walukiewicz. I've never used
the Salt Lake City archive but I know people who have. It's
reputed to be a very good database.

Piotr