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From: colleen dobrzynski <>
Subject: Re: [POLAND] How Did They Get The Resources?
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 21:20:40 -0500
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Family members in America have sent funds back home to cover the fees.

If you can't get rid of the skelton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance. -George Bernard Shaw> From: > To: > Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 22:07:08 -0400> Subject: [POLAND] How Did They Get The Resources?> > My brother and I exchanged emails the past two days on a subject I > hadn't considered until he asked about it. Maybe someone here can > comment on it. Here's the subject:> > It is 1882 and, as a resident of Southeastern Poland, you have decided > to go to America to pursue your future. Unfortunately, you live in a > small village and are poor. How much would it cost you (US currency > stated at then-year dollars is the preferred economy) to get from your > village to a seaport (by train, I would presume) and then to book > passage (assume steerage) to America? By what means would you be > likely to accumulate the money (assuming no rich uncle is around!)?> > The question seemed almost trivial when he first asked it but, based > on the current cost of making that trip, it poses a dilemma. > Wouldn't the cost to a peasant have been out of reach?> > ...........Mike> *********************************> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > ----------------------------------> Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots.> ----------------------------------> Browse the list's archives here:> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots>; Search the list's archives here:> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1>; > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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