I have been working since September, 2009 to plan a trip to the Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany to research the ancestry of my two grandmothers. Julia Hartwig was born in 1889 in Russia and came to the U.S. to live in 1910. She left her parents and siblings to find a better life. My maternal grandmother's parents were immigrants from Austria, which is now the Czech Republic. I feel like I have been taking an independent study graduate class. I am down to my last week of prepartion for my 22 day journey. My sister Peggy will be my travel partner. We depart from Chicago on July 18, 2010 at 4:05 p.m. and will arrive in Frankfurt at 7:30 a.m. on July 19. Let the journey begin!
