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From: "Jan Textor" <>
Subject: RE: [POSEN] Opinion on town name
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:17:17 +0100
In-Reply-To: <403E4CDA.3070805@pacbell.net>


Frank,
The pronunciation of Tremesal and Trzemzal is not quite the same in Polish,
but in my opinion it is acceptably close. By the way, there is a village
called Krzyzownica 3.7 km north of Trzemzal. This could be the Krzyzawnici
you asked about.

Hope this helps.
Jan Textor, Denmark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Wolniak [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:46 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [POSEN] Opinion on town name
>
>
> Thanks Diane, this just might be the village but unfortunately I'll
> never know at this time as the records for Trzemzal or it's parish in
> Trzemeszno haven't been filmed yet, I'll have to wait.
>
> Does the pronunciation of Tremesal and Trzemzal sound the same in
> Polish? I neither speak, read or write it.
>
> He was six years old when he came to this country so what he wrote or
> had written for him on the form in 1917 at the age of 22 was done
> phonetically (I believe) thus making it difficult for us descendants.
>
> Again, I really appreciate your input and time.... Frank
>
> Jay and Diana wrote:
>
> >Frank: What about Trzemz~al in kr. Mogilno, formerly Trzemzal (German
> >name) and alternate German name, Tschemsal? I cannot find any kreis
> >which come close to your Krzyzawnici
> >
>
>
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