Category: Family History

I started a page for military service. I know I’m missing folks. Also some I don’t have the information about their service. Also don’t know who all has had related service on the home front. So please send information. The earliest military service located was Adam Langiewicz.  He lied about his age to join and…

Events of Malinowski History (Updated 2011) (Forgive the weighting to the Davidson line but it’s what I know most of —- Nancy —-Feel free to send me more things to add.) Date Aprox Date Who What 1859 Nov 1 Antoni Malinowski Born 1869 May 14 Anna Skinder Born 1869From age 21- 42 bore 10 Children…

The Wishkah Valley School was a wonderful host on Saturday. Be sure to look at the next post that focuses just on them. But now I just want to talk about the reunion. What a great time! Saturday was in two parts. First we were at the Wishkah Valley School. We had a great potluck(the…

Lately there has been some discussion of Joe Malinowski’s birthday. He thought he was born in 1890. The courthouse burned so there was no official record. In those days you did not look on the Internet or Ancestry. When it was time to apply for Social Security, he & Mary wrote up an affidavit stating…

Electric Park was a ballfield & park located where electricity was produced for the trolley’s & homes lucky enough to have some power. There was a Pavillion for evening dances. A creek cooled the turbines and when it flowed beyond it was warm. So the creek was dammed, and everyone enjoyed swimming in the warm…

Folks tend to think of themselves in terms of the family name – in our case Malinowski. BUT that is only 1/2 of the story. Great Grandmother Anna Skinder Malinowski is an equal part of our heritage. I realized this week that I have not shared enough on this site about her & the heritage…

Joe Malinowski and the Light Bulb by Anthony Airhart The City of Aberdeen draws their water supply from a watershed and dam at the headworks of the Wishkah River. In the early days this facility was quite remote and, in fact, was far from the nearest power line. Not having electricity available was an extreme…

By Anthony Airhart The last few months I have been sharing some stories about the “good old days” on Grays Harbor. Mostly these stories came to me from my Great uncle, Joe Malinowski. Joe was a remarkable man with a significant mechanical aptitude and an equally significant sense of community. I grew up next door…

Splash Dams: Ingenuity Got the Job Done By Anthony Airhart Early day loggers on Grays Harbor faced a multitude of challenges in plying their trade. The huge trees were green like the money they represented to these men– but to complete the journey from standing tree to sawmill was a monumental task. The rugged country,…