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This site was constructed in memory of Andrzej Stanisław Tadeusz Grodyński, who on surviving a Soviet forced labour camp with his immediate family members (parents Stanisław and Halina plus brother Marjan), wrote about their lives and struggles in order both to tell their individual stories and to help preserve the family history that they all fought to perpetuate in a 'Free Poland'. The site displays photographs of places, memorials and people that directly or indirectly relate to the Grodyński, Bulczyński, Kusionowicz and Matter families, and in the spirit of my Father's wishes, it is hoped that other family members, close and distant, will contribute photographs and information to this site, so that the images and descriptions can be shared by all who may have an interest in Poland, its history, and its quest through the centuries for self-determination (see maps below).

Stan Grodyński

The photographs of places and memorials, the initial core of which relate to the life of Andrzej's grandfather, Andrzej Kusionowicz Grodyński, are organized under the associated towns listed below and include wiki and map links.

Historic Poland and Beyond - Promoted Quality Images (View QI Gallery Slide Show) Candidate Lists: FP VI QI

Links to Galleries of Towns\Places\Records

 Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns A-E)
    Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns F-J)
       Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns K-K)
          Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns L-O)
             Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns P-T)
                Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns U-Z)

Historic Former Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Czechoslovakia)
Beyond Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Czechia, Slovakia, Scotland, England)

Historic Poland's People - Gallery of CDVs, Cabinet Cards & Photographs

Awards & Featured Quality Images (with links)

The Special Barnstar

I've been searching for my Great Great Grandfather's grave for years and stumbled across your excellent photo of Franciszek Sikora's headstone in Milowka Cemetery. My Great Grandfather, Wladyslaw, came to the United States in 1906 and no one seemed to know the family history other than their names Frank and most likely Karolina and that they were from Milowka. Thank you so much for taking that photo! Warmest Regards from the United States - Michael Sikora Msikora227 (talk) 02:35, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Featured Quality Images - Poland

Hercules' Club & Pieskowa Skała Castle Baranów Sandomierski Castle Staircase Griffin Main Gate in Białystok Smiling Lucifer in Branicki Palace Palace Sphinx Sculpture Eagle Pavilion Elżbieta Branicka Painting X-ray Equipment Marie Curie Poster Bobolice Castle Casimir III Monument & Basilica in Bochnia Brzeg Castle Façade Casimir III The Great in Bydgoszcz Window on Sculptor Jan Zięder (Chochołów) Pakoszów Palace Sculptures Graduation Tower in Ciechocinek Paweł Stalmach Statue in Cieszyn Matter Angel in Cieszyn Cemetery Baker's Monument in Elbląg FRombork Castle South Gate & Cathedral Motława River in Gdańsk St Mary's Basilica - Astronomical Clock Pietà Mary Sculpture in Gdów 1846 Gdów Battle Monument Klimek Tower in Grudziądz Monument of Uhlan & Girl Karpacz Vang Church Cemetery View Kashubian Lake Scene Casimir III in Kazimierz Dolny Jagiellonian University Statue in Kraków Shop Glass Display off Main Market Square Church of Saint Mary & Cloth Hall Towers Edward Stehlik Sculpture at Church of St Mary Sculpture at 17 Kanonicza Tower & Carriage Balloon & Castle Tower Sukiennice Eagle Mascaron Lamp & St Mary's Tower Adam Mickiewicz Monument & Cloth Hall Stadnicki Palace Sculpture Chopin Portrait Adam Mickiewicz Bust Wajdelota Sculpture Szczepański Apartment Roof Sculpture Stained Glass in Kraków Lidzbark Warmiński Palace Castle Pola Negri & Charlie Chaplin Mural in Lipno Roof Dome & Sculptures in Łódź Maiden's Tears View of Malbork Castle John Paul II Statue in Niegowić 'Lady with an Ermine' in Niepołomice Palace 'Lubomirski Sculptures' at Nowy Wiśnicz Castle New Town Hall in Olsztyn Mary Stained Glass Window Copernicus Sculpture Town Hall Sun Clock at Otmuchów Town Hall Great Theatre for Opera in Poznań Mary Statue at Franciscan Church in Sanok Top of Sopot Lighthouse Grand Hotel & Beach Sigismund Column Statue in Warsaw Adam Mickiewicz Statue Copernicus Monument Profile Jan Kiliński Statue John Paul II Bust at Saints Church Grand Theatre Central Façade Marcus Valerius Sculpture Krasiński Palace Pond Monte Cassino Monument Detail Branicki Palace Roof Sculptures Józef Piłsudski Monument Chopin Mural Detail Featured Quality Images - Poland \| Scotch Mist ©

Featured Quality Images - Lithuania

Sculptured wooden doors of Saints Peter & Paul Cathedral, Kaunas River embankments with Meridianas yacht, Klaipėda Boats by Lake Lūšiai in the Aukštaitija National Park Bridge to Trakai Island Castle Visitor Torture Cage ‘Trial’ in Castle Main Courtyard Yachts Moored at Trakai Castle jetty Mindaugas Monument in front of 'New Arsenal' and Gediminas Tower Portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko, Lithuanian National Museum Detail of Portrait Painting of Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) 'Rebel of 1831' - Cybulskis of Verkiai Three Holy Martyrs & Saints of Vilnius, Anthony, John, Eustathius Top of Tower with Statue above Energy & Technology Museum Saint Helena Statue and Sculptures above Entrance of Cathedral Basilica Entrance Façade (side view) of Cathedral of St Stanislaus & St Ladislaus Entrance Façade of Cathedral Basilica Sculptures of St Florian and St Maurus Tree of Life Mural at Kazimieras Būga Auditorium, Vilnius University Murals Adjacent to Entrance to Baltic Philology Hall Featured Quality Images - Lithuania \| Scotch Mist ©

Featured Quality Images - Latvia

Daugavpils Fortress Inner Gate Jelgava Trinity Church Tower Entrance Latvian Flag over Riga Skyline Barges in Daugava River Freedom Monument - Three Stars Liberty Statue War of Independence Memorial Guard Latvian National Theatre Lighthouse in City Park Barclay de Tolly Memorial Riga Dome Cathedral Tower St Peter's Tower & St Roland St Roland in front of House of the Blackheads House of the Blackheads Façade House of the Blackheads Clock-Calendar Art Nouveau District of Historic Riga City Centre Façade at 4a Strelnieku street Upper Façade at 10b Elizabetes street Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ Entrance Rundāle Palace Coat-of-Arms West Wing Panorama of Rundāle Palace Featured Quality Images - Latvia \| Scotch Mist ©

Featured Quality Images - Estonia

View from Patkuli, Tallinn Portal at 71 Pikk street Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Mosaic Façade Perspective View across Freedom Square Liberty Cross Tallinn Skyline from Harjumäe hill Barclay de Tolly Mausoleum Water Tower, Viljandi Viljandi Castle Hill 'Convent' wall ruins Castle Park Suspension Bridge Featured Quality Images - Estonia \| Scotch Mist ©

Featured Quality Images - Austria

Michaelertrakt Fountain Sculpture Detail Ankeruhr Musical Bridge Clock Athena Statue & Sculptures at Parliament St Katherine's Church Façade Calvary Painting in Graz Cathedral Palace of Schönbrunn & Sculpture Hercules & Lernaean Hydra St Stephen's Cathedral Memorial Plaques Michaelertrakt Power on Land Fountain Natural History Museum Dome Ornate Bakery Entrance on Hofgasse Plague Column Sculpture Burgtheater Façade Sculptures Empress Maria Theresa Monument Featured Quality Images - Austria \| Scotch Mist ©

Featured Quality Images - Czechia

Adršpach Rocks ’Popular Trail' Bouzov Castle Courtyard Fresco Rašínova Corner Sculpture in Brno Brno Basilica of the Assumption Portal Špilberk Castle Drinking Fountain Český Krumlov Castle & Old Town Rooftops Sculpture at Český Krumlov School Hradec Kralove Church Towers & Plague Column Valdice Gate & Mary's Column in Jičín Jičín Amphitrite Fountain Statue Kroměříž Main Square Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc Astrological Clock in Olomouc Virgin Mary Column in Telč John Of Nepomuk Statue & Seminary in Telč Town Hall Sculptures in Uherské Hradiště Prague Astronomical Clock Calendar Statue of St Anne (Charles Bridge) Statue of Saint John the Baptist Detail Statue of John of Nepomuk & St Vitus Cathedral View of Prague Castle from Charles Bridge Statue of John of Nepomuk Jesus Crucifix (Charles Bridge) Havlíčkův Brod Maria Sculpture Kutná Hora St James Church Featured Quality Images - Czechia \| Scotch Mist ©

Featured Quality Images - Slovakia

Top Marian Column in Kosice Archangel Michael & Marian Column 'House of the Beggar' Façade State Theatre Façade Orthodox Church in Medzilaborce Andy Warhol Umbrella Sculpture Trenčín Pietà Sculpture Mary mourning Jesus Tower of Nativity of Blesséd Virgin Mary Art Nouveau & Cupola - Old Town Building Trenčín Castle from Trenčín Castle Tower Watch Tower Over Trenčín and Beyond Old Town View from Castle Street Sculpture in Spišský Hrhov Spiš Castle View from Spišské Podhradie Storks' Nest in Vol'a Featured Quality Images - Slovakia \| Scotch Mist ©

Direct Links to Towns\Places\Records

Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns A-E)

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Białystok Cathedral

Branicki Palace Gate

Branicki Palace

Branicki Palace Garden

Branicki MU History Museum

Lubomirski Palace

Bochnia 2025

Municipal Cemetery

Spa Town

Cieszyn

Market Square (Rynek)

Old Town Tenement Buildings

Churches & Memorials

Alfons Matter Villa

Other Matterówka Buildings

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Municipal Cemetery

Czchów Castle

Church, Chapel, Cemeteries

Czorsztyn Castle

Niedzica Castle (Zamek Dunajec)

Dębno, Brzesko County

Dębno Castle

Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns F-J)

Motława River

National Museum

City Centre

Main Town Hall

St Mary's Basilica

Gdów

Gdów Manor

Gdów Church

Gdów Cemetery

Gdów Cemetery Chapel

1846 Battle of Gdów Memorial Mound

Sylwester Kusionowicz Grave

Kusionowicz & Fihauser Plaques

Gdów Cemetery 2025

Old Town (2023)

Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns K-K)

Vang Stave Church (Świątynia Wang)

Kashubia (Kaszuby)

Tuchlino Park-Zoo

Adam Mickiewicz Monument

St Mary's Basilica

Main Market Square (Rynek Główny)

St Florian's Gate & Juliusz Słowacki Theatre

Jagiellonian University

Hutten-Czapski Museum (Pałac Czapskich)

Szczepański Square (Plac Szczepański)

Old Tenement Buildings

Kazimierz District Buildings (Jewish Quarter)

Corpus Christi Basilica (Bazylika Bożego Ciała)

St Stanisław's Church ("Kościół na Skałce")

Kraków History Montages

Old Town, Museums & Galleries (2024)

Old Town Hall Tower (2024)

Rynek Underground Museum (2024)

National Museum 'Modern Art' & Artistic Crafts (2024 - 70+years)

Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace Old Poland Gallery (2024)

Czartoryski Palace Museum - Ancient Art Gallery (2024)

Krzysztofory Palace Historical Museum & Cribs Gallery (2024)

Sukiennice Gallery - 19th Century Polish Art (2024)

Wawel Royal Castle Museum & National Art Collection (2024)

Archaeological Museum (2024)

Old Town, May 3 Parade & Museums (2025)

Pharmacy Museum (2025)

Krzysztofory Palace Historical Museum & Cribs Gallery (2025)

Rakowicki Cemetery

Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns L-O)

Łańcut Castle

Castle Interior

Lidzbark Warmiński

Castle of Bishops of Warmia

Collegiate Church of Saints Peter & Paul

Lipno

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church

Pola Negri Theatre & Museum

Lipno Cemetery

Łódź

Izrael Poznański Palace

Palace Interior & Arthur Rubinstein Rooms

Lublin Cathedral

Tatra National Park

Milówka Cemetery

Saint James Cathedral

Ordensburg Castle

Lake Ukiel (Jezioro Ukiel)

Auschwitz I

Auschwitz II - Birkenau

Otmuchów

Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns P-T)

Pobiedziska Cemetery

Poznań

Cathedral Island

Church of Saint Stanisław

Town Hall

Przemyśl

Cathedrals, Churches & Buildings

Church of the Ascension in Olchowcach

Central Railway Station (Głowny Dworzec Kolejowy)

Town Hall & Artus Court

Tropie

Tropie Cemetery

Historic Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (Towns U-Z)

Royal Castle

Łazienki Park

Wilanów Palace

Royal Castle Square (2023)

Saint Anne Church (2023)

Royal Route (2023)

Old Town (2023)

Theatre Square (2023)

Gardens & Parks (2023)

Buildings & Sculptures (2023)

Wieliczka

Salt Mine

Town Hall

Zakopane

Zakopane in 2025

Tatra Museum

Jaszczurowka Chapel (Sacred Heart of Jesus)

Zaleszany

Zaleszany Parish Church

Zaleszany Cemetery & Horodyński Chapel

Zamość Defensive Fortifications

Zbydniów

Horodyński Manor (Dwór)

Horodyński School

Historic Former Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (View Historic Former Poland Gallery Slide Show)

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Viljandi

Viljandi Castle Hill

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Bauska

Bauska Castle

Jelgava Orthodox Cathedral

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Riga Castle

Riga Dome Cathedral

The Freedom Monument

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Art Nouveau District

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ

University of Latvia - Internal Murals

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Kaunas Castle

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Palanga

Bistrampolis Manor

Adam Mickiewicz Museum

Adam Mickiewicz Monument & Surrounds

Cathedral Square

National Museum of Lithuania

Saints Peter & Paul Church

Vilnius University

FORMER POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH CITIES & TOWNS

Beyond Poland - Buildings & Memorials Gallery (View Beyond Poland Gallery Slide Show)

AUSTRIA ("ÖSTERREICH")

The Hofburg

Natural History Museum

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Old Brno (Staré Brno)

Old Town Hall (Stará Radnice)

Špilberk Castle

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Opava
Prague

Town Hall & Clock

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SLOVAKIA

St Elisabeth Cathedral (Dóm svätej Alžbety)

Trenčín Castle Views (2015)

Trenčín Castle Visit (2019)

SCOTLAND

Polish War Memorial Ormiston

Wojtek Monument Princes Street Gardens

Girvan

Bynehill Cemetery

Doune Cemetery (East & West)

Old Churchyard Cemetery

Kirkmichael

Parish Churchyard Cemetery

ENGLAND

London

Streatham Cemetery

Streatham Park Cemetery

Wandsworth Cemetery

Historic Poland's People - Gallery of CDVs, Cabinet Cards & Photographs