Craig Kanalley
Digital Media Marketer & Genealogy Enthusiast
Category: Poland
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Invisible Man: The Unusual Case of Michal Borucki
No birth record. No death record. No sign of him in the census either. How do I know Michal BORUCKI… READ MORE
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Breakthrough At Last: The Birkholz Family of Kreis Osterode, East Prussia
It’s been a long road searching for the parents of my 4th great-grandmother Caroline BIRKHOLZ. That winding road has finally… READ MORE
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Finding Pawel: Solving The Mrozik – Koscielniak Puzzle
After years of looking for his baptism record unsuccessfully, a breakthrough at last. His surname was something completely different when… READ MORE
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How School Records Helped Break Through A Brick Wall in Prussia
After relentless searching, I was able to bring the tree back multiple generations. It was possible through the use of… READ MORE
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How Godparents & Witnesses in Polish Parish Records Brought Down A Brick Wall
Determining the parents of my ancestor Jadwiga Bandosz (born in 1821) wasn’t easy. But after a careful examination of area… READ MORE
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How DNA Testing Multiple Relatives Made New Discoveries Possible
If it wasn’t for DNA testing multiple relatives, I wouldn’t have found a living 1st cousin of my great-grandfather, who… READ MORE
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My book “Wallace Wounded,” self-published in 2016 based on Irish-Canadian branch of my family history.
Craig Kanalley
About
A digital media marketer who is also a passionate genealogy research enthusiast with 25+ years of experience in traditional genealogy and 10+ years in DNA & genetic genealogy.
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