Many of our ancestors originated from the province of Posen (Poznan). In 1998, the province of Posen was incorporated into the newly formed province of Wielkopolskie, which is how you will find it on today's maps.

It is known and documented that the Constantin Jankowski family emigrated during the late 1880's, from a small village called Charlub in Posen province. Documentation of births, deaths, and marriages have been obtained from the Catholic Church records in nearby Mchy, which substantiate this.

Many documents have also been obtained from the Zielinski branch indicating that some of them emigrated from the village of Kornaty, also in the province of Posen. Documentation was received from the Catholic Church in the nearby town of Ostrowo Koscielne. These Zielinski's have not yet been tied in to our family tree. However, they did immigrate to Menasha, Wisconsin, so it is assumed that there is a family connection.