I’m a native Californian and am passionate about genealogy and family history. Ive discovered much about my ancestors through internet family trees, digitized records, and Find a Grave. Networking with other researchers/distant cousins has taught me more about my ancestors' every day lives through stories. Maternal ancestors (Schantzen, Stancyk) were Polish and French Catholic residing mostly in Minnesota. Paternal ancestors (Cohen, Polsky) were Polish and Jewish and lived in Nebraska, Minnesota, and San Francisco, CA.

I’m a native Californian and am passionate about genealogy and family history. Ive discovered much about my ancestors through internet family trees, digitized records, and Find a Grave. Networking with other researchers/distant cousins has taught me more about my ancestors' every day lives through stories. Maternal ancestors (Schantzen, Stancyk) were Polish and French Catholic residing mostly in Minnesota. Paternal ancestors (Cohen, Polsky) were Polish and Jewish and lived in Nebraska, Minnesota, and San Francisco, CA.