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Title
Date(s)
- 1920-1923 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Katarzyna Dudek, 1902-1986, was born in Wieprz, Poland, the daughter of Carolus and Anna Dudek. She emigrated from Poland to Canada in 1923, arriving in Halifax on board the S.S. Pittsburgh on February 24, 1923. Katherine (as she subsequently spelled her name) continued on to the Crowsnest Pass area of Alberta and in April 1923 married Tomasz "Tom" Oczkowski, 1885-?, a Bellevue coal miner. Thomas was born in Juszczyna, Poland and had come to Canada in 1912. The Oczkowkis lived in Bellevue until 1928, when they moved to a farm near Lundbreck. They had three sons and three daughters, Charlie, Stanley, Frank, Anna (Leskowsky), Wanda (Suminski), and Mary (Chalmers). They retired to Calgary in 1957.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Wanda Suminski, 1989.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of Katherine's birth certificate, passport, immigrant landing card, and health certificate. Includes English translations of the documents. Also includes a photocopy of Katherine's ticket folder, and articles about Tomasz and about the Polish community in the Crowsnest Pass.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in Polish and English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Photographs of the Oczkowski's wedding (NA-3091-61) and the Lundbreck farm (NA-3091-62) are in the Chuchla fonds at Glenbow.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
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Name access points
- Dudek, Katarzyna (Subject)