As of now, I do not have much information about my other grandmother, Stanisława (my father’s mother). She was born on December 14, 1918, in Niemirówek, and passed away on May 13, 1996, in a hospital in Tomaszów Lubelski. Her maiden name was Walewander. Her parents—my great-grandparents—were Katarzyna and Kazimierz Walewander from Niemirówek. I do
Unfortunately, I never met my grandfather, as he passed away before I was born. The oldest photograph in our family collection belonged to my grandfather Łukasz (born October 18, 1911; died October 24, 1982). It shows my grandfather with a colleague, both in military uniforms. My grandfather, Łukasz Graca, likely served in the Border Protection
Let me introduce you… a unique edition of Zamość hip-hop. Kierunek 084 (KAZERO 84)—the group in question—was the first hip-hop act from Zamość to release an album, with a limited run of 200 copies in 2001. What’s more, every single copy was numbered. They wrote the lyrics themselves; the beats were produced by Olbo and
Today, I’m going to show you a photo of my dad from primary school, taken in 1969. I even visited the spot where it was taken quite recently (well, the general area, of course). The photo features two classes: my dad’s (born in 1959) and the one a year younger (born in 1960). Top row,
Unfortunately, as of today, we do not have much information about my mother’s uncle, Paweł Łojko. He was likely born in 1920 or 1921. He was the younger brother of my grandfather, Michał Łojko (I wrote about him in a post regarding the history of my grandparents, who were displaced from Hutków and held in
Hello, Welcome everyone to the New Year 2026. Today I’ll show you my archival family photos, mostly black and white or sepia, that I once scanned (that’s the way it’s supposed to be done 😉 and then colored in one of the photo editing programs. And the result truly exceeded my wildest expectations. Of course,
Some time ago, I came across a diary (two copies) from my mother-in-law, Stasia Stanisława’s, school days from the village of Płoskie (near Zamość) from the early 1970s. Take a look at the rhymes, wishes, poems, and graphics people wrote back then 😉 Honestly, I’d love to get back into writing diaries. Children these days
When describing the history of the village of Pańków, one can, of course, cite the definition from Józef Niedźwiedź’s Historical Lexicon of the Villages of the Former Zamość Voivodeship[1]. I know Pańków from a slightly different perspective. Namely, I was born there and lived there for the first 11 years of my life. I remember
Those who had one know what I mean, and those who didn’t know, too 😊 I’m talking about diaries, of course. Years later, they remain an invaluable treasure trove of memories. In a diary, each entry is unique, because everyone had a different handwriting style, drawing/painting unique and unrepeatable pictures. Finally, to include the text
Surely, every one of you has encountered a meme at least once while browsing the Internet. What exactly is a meme? And what role does it play in the modern world? Or perhaps we should ask, “What would happen if memes didn’t exist?” And what does it have to do with archiving? Let me start
