Look at those smiles...

Dot & Arnie, Christmas Eve 2010

Aren't they cute?  Love this picture. 

Chrsitmas Eve at the Blahas is a longstanding tradition.  May there be many more!

Bulera Update

     One of the researchers at the Poznan Project recently sent information about Frank and his brother Joseph. Both men were married in Poland before they came to the United States.
     Information translated from the marriage record of Frank is:

 Farm worker: Franz Bulera;  Roman Catholic; b. 14 Aug 1857 in Kaczkowo, resident in Kaczkowo, son of the farmer Valentin Bulera and his wife Catharina Wyt, resident in Kaczkowo.
Unmarried girl Franziska Bauza, Roman Catholic;  b. 16 Nov 1862 in Kaczkowo, resident in Gasawa, daughter of the farmer Michael Bauza (deceased in Kaczkowo) and his wife Catharina Traczewska(?) now married Dominiak, resident in Kaczkowo.

      Information from Joseph's first marriage is as follows:

Farmer's son Joseph Bulera; Roman Catholic;  b. 2 Mar 1863 in Kaczkowo, son of the farmer Valentin Bulera (deceased in Kaczkowo) and his wife Catharina Domagala (sic) (resident in Kaczkowo).
Farmer's daughter Apollonia Jurek; Roman Catholic; b. 13 Jan 1866 in Bozejewiczki, son of the farmer Andreas Jurek and Anna Chrusniak from Bozejewiczki.

Lukasz recently found information giving the death date of Valentin Bulera as 5 Sep 1884.  The info was given by Joseph.  It also indicates that Valentin was born about 1821 in Kaczkowo.  This needs to be verified by church records.  This info won't be available until Archives open in spring.

There are also records that indicate that Valentin Bulera and Catherina Wyt were married in 1853.  It appears that Valentin was also married previously in 1850.  His parents were Martin Bulera and Margaret (maiden name unknown).