Welcome to Part 2 in my story of researching my Polish great-great-grandparents, Frank Wisniewski and Mary Novak! If you haven't read the first post, start there for a little more background. Below is a basic pedigree of this family line for reference: Mystery #2: From where and when did they emigrate? Generally, it is very difficult to trace immigrant families' lives back into their home country without a town of origin found in American (i.e. post-immigration) records. Probably the clearest source for the hometown would be a naturalization record, but many immigrants never went through the process to become an American citizen. I have not been able to find a naturalization record for Frank or Mary. Based on census records and Frank and Mary's death certificates (informants: Mary and their son Stanley, respectively), I think Frank came to the U.S. around 1894 and Mary likely arrived between 1891-92. Frank was from the Russian partition of Poland and spoke Polish. Mary was
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