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February 5, 2017 — New Third Cousin (Magdalena Maczynska)

Dear William, Daniel, Catherine, Michael, and Sarah, (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Congratulations! You have a NEW Third Cousin! Her name is Magdalena Maczynska, and she was born on February 1, 2017, in Warszawa Poland.

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Probably, the easiest way for you to understand this Family Tree is to print it out, and then paste the pages together (each next to each other) — to do so, go HERE.

As you can see from this Family Tree, Magdalena is the daughter of Marek’s, Rysiu’s, & Malgosia’s Second Cousin, Kasia Maczynska (nee Tomala), who is the daughter of my First Cousin, Roza Tomala (nee Bobrowska), who is the daughter of my Dad’s sister, Teresa Bobrowska (nee Kostro).

I met Kasia (Magdalena’s Mom), when Malgosia, John, Marek, Kelly, Babcia Krysia and I traveled to Poland in 2006 — I started telling you about that trip HERE (unfortunately, I never got around to telling you the rest of that story — maybe I will have a chance to do so soon).

Anyway, on our second day in Poland, we attended a dinner hosted by my First Cousin Roza and her family. That is when I met Kasia.

On May 26, 2012, Kasia married Piotr Mączyński.

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Together, Piotr and Kasia set up a photography business — FlipFrames

Piotr & Kasia

I hope that each of you will have the chance to open your own business some day — it is hard work, but it can be very rewarding.

Today is the Superbowl — so, I have to run (I need to prepare some snacks).

Love,

Dziadziuś Paweł.

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July 4, 2011 — Call me “Dziadziuś”

Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Last night it was decided that you are to call me “Dziadziuś” — that it good. Dziadziuś is a diminutive form of dziadek (pronounced gah-Dek, with the “dz” sounding like the “g” in “genes”), which translates into English as grandfather. William — note that the “dz” sound in Polish is always like the “g” in “genes”; or “j” (like in “jar”); and “ś” sounds like the “s” in “she.”
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June 14, 2011 — The beginnings of the Polish people

Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Good morning Prince William,

The other day I wrote to you about your beginnings – but, there are many beginnings; and each beginning is related to an earlier beginning. For example, your beginning is related to your Mom’s and your Dad’s beginning; and your parents’ beginnings are related to your grandparents’ beginnings; and so on … (some people would say “etcetera” or abbreviate etcetera as “etc.”).
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