Genealogists...why we do what we do !

Who isn't fascinated by the concept of time travel?  Perhaps, this was my motivation to pursue the hobby of genealogy, which quickly became my life's passion. Most of us are collectors of coins, sea shells, stamps etc.  I, like many, became a collector of ancestors. After all, what other hobby allows one to become an explorer, historian, researcher, story teller, scribe and puzzle solver all at the same time?

This blog is dedicated to my Polish heritage.  Long ago, my Australian cousin and I published a book 'The Ryan Road" regarding our shared Irish forbears. These past few years, I have concentrated on my Polish heritage.  I long avoided doing so being intimidated by the language.  With the help of many at Polish Origins and the Genealogy Translations on Facebook, that impediment faded.  I have also met many people along the way who have been generous with their personal time.


This effort is one in which I hope to preserve the story of my Tylicki clan for posterity. Both of my grandparents- Boselaw Tylicki and Eugenia Panuciak -emigrated from Poland to Newark New Jersey, via Ellis Island.  They left Poland just before WWI.  I would later discover that they hailed from different backgrounds.  My grandfather descended from minor nobility, my grandmother from proud peasantry!


I was privileged to know my grandmother, my grandfather died long before I was born. I have gotten to know them both a bit better during the course of this hunt.  I know that they were both hard working, determined and kind individuals, who had strength of their convictions.

Of course, the holy grail for a genealogist is to discover living relatives, that we never even knew we had.  I have been many times blessed with this reward.  Perhaps, blogging will produce more new found 'riches'.  :)  This is my hope...