THE SIEMIĄTKOWSKI FAMILY. PART II THE MANOR IN WOJSŁAWICE AND ITS INHABITANTS IN PHOTOGRAPHS, MEMOIRS AND FAMILY RECOLLECTIONS Cover Image

O RODZINIE SIEMIĄTKOWSKICH CZĘŚĆ II. DWÓR W WOJSŁAWICACH I JEGO MIESZKAŃCY NA FOTOGRAFII, W PAMIĘTNIKACH I WSPOMNIENIACH RODZINNYCH
THE SIEMIĄTKOWSKI FAMILY. PART II THE MANOR IN WOJSŁAWICE AND ITS INHABITANTS IN PHOTOGRAPHS, MEMOIRS AND FAMILY RECOLLECTIONS

Author(s): Bożenna Antoszczyk
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Siemiątkowscy; Wojsławice; Sieradz region

Summary/Abstract: Helena de domo Walewska (1868–1956) and Antoni (1868–1952), coat of arms Jastrzębiec,were owners of the Wojsławice and Tymienice estates until the outbreak ofWorld War II. The palace in Wojsławice, built in 1900–1902, was their place of residence,from which they were removed in September 1939.they had three sons: Bolesław(1901–1935), Józef (1904–1939) and Jan (1909–1958), and daughter Maria (1903–1979).Part II of the story of the Siemiątkowski family contains of Helena Siemiątkowska’s recollections of the childhood and tragic death of son Bolesław. The palace in Wojsławice was inhabited up to September 1939 by daughter Maria Klińska with three children(Jan, Maria-Antonina called Tereska, and Zofia) and son Jan Siemiątkowski. This study depicts the life of the residents of the manor in the interwar period as well as in the new, hostile, post-war realities far from the family seat

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 30-53
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English, Polish