![we start the day at the old cemetery in Tarnow](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992830.M2efQeKz.jpg) we start the day at the old cemetery in Tarnow |
![a branch of Witek's family is buried here](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992832.PFqCOoXK.jpg) a branch of Witek's family is buried here |
![hmmm; time for some maintenance](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992833.eFYLEzZF.jpg) hmmm; time for some maintenance |
![Witek translates an ancestor's inscription for us](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992835.pP5JtngZ.jpg) Witek translates an ancestor's inscription for us |
![then a walk thru the lovely cemetery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992836.KxaXcmzY.jpg) then a walk thru the lovely cemetery |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992837.KaSJ0AH4.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992837.KaSJ0AH4.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992839.FHbbwL1g.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992839.FHbbwL1g.jpg) |
![in town, a former manor house, now ethnographic museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992840.Bc1dyKKX.jpg) in town, a former manor house, now ethnographic museum |
![the steeple of Tarnow cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992841.Ff7XsweW.jpg) the steeple of Tarnow cathedral |
![today is the Feast of Corpus Christi; there are multiple processions in town](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992843.fXU3ddLP.jpg) today is the Feast of Corpus Christi; there are multiple processions in town |
![the main square and old town hall](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992844.OgLYi7Qf.jpg) the main square and old town hall |
![not unlike this old postcard!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992846.ga5s4kWV.jpg) not unlike this old postcard! |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992848.hnRfmhsf.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992848.hnRfmhsf.jpg) |
![quite a few old buildings in town](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992850.QMZU0x0l.jpg) quite a few old buildings in town |
![at another square in town...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992851.78vxebxY.jpg) at another square in town... |
![...we find the remains of the synagogue destroyed by Germans in WWII...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992852.F353pzrw.jpg) ...we find the remains of the synagogue destroyed by Germans in WWII... |
![...but the past Jewish presence in Tarnow is memorialized everywhere here](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992854.lx81OEIc.jpg) ...but the past Jewish presence in Tarnow is memorialized everywhere here |
![one of many local poets](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992855.Vy8lVeIQ.jpg) one of many local poets |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992857.vYHtHurr.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992857.vYHtHurr.jpg) |
![the history here is long and rich](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992858.Jn5hs88G.jpg) the history here is long and rich |
![and the architecture quite varied](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992910.kvSHJet7.jpg) and the architecture quite varied |
![back to the cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992911.C5Hn1ywB.jpg) back to the cathedral |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992912.m6bYusbb.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992912.m6bYusbb.jpg) |
![Witek explains to us about the fad of sleeping figures on tombs...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992913.TqzdBuvK.jpg) Witek explains to us about the fad of sleeping figures on tombs... |
![...which extended even to infants](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992914.HlDgrNgH.jpg) ...which extended even to infants |
![back on the streets, we wrap around the cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992915.Z2xe7zpP.jpg) back on the streets, we wrap around the cathedral |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992916.rklZEn9x.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992916.rklZEn9x.jpg) |
![this school is named for inventor Jan Szczepanik...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992917.GbzRXEpz.jpg) this school is named for inventor Jan Szczepanik... |
![...who experimented with photography and image projection](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992918.uWOjZ9JE.jpg) ...who experimented with photography and image projection |
![under this scaffolding is a building designed by Witek's ancestor...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992919.Vr3P289E.jpg) under this scaffolding is a building designed by Witek's ancestor... |
![...who also designed this church...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992920.zTQ3g5dP.jpg) ...who also designed this church... |
![...and the associated school complex](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992921.ZR6EXHHG.jpg) ...and the associated school complex |
![it's a beautiful way to part from Tarnow](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992922.55tH0sZn.jpg) it's a beautiful way to part from Tarnow |
![now we're a bit north, in Marla's ancestors' town of Sokolow Malopolski](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992923.eBOhFkha.jpg) now we're a bit north, in Marla's ancestors' town of Sokolow Malopolski |
![the town is small but with a large park in the center](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992924.6Mxm45OZ.jpg) the town is small but with a large park in the center |
![here's the former synagogue](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992925.bj0fbPa1.jpg) here's the former synagogue |
![and at the edge of town, a Jewish cemetery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992926.GkShcUYm.jpg) and at the edge of town, a Jewish cemetery |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992927.7sNUy512.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992927.7sNUy512.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992928.Q4rCehJn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992928.Q4rCehJn.jpg) |
![Marla probably has ancestors here, somewhere...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992929.Lt0Bzln1.jpg) Marla probably has ancestors here, somewhere... |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992939.ld99g3ZY.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992939.ld99g3ZY.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992940.WCmWP0HN.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992940.WCmWP0HN.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992941.eh8FZo3V.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992941.eh8FZo3V.jpg) |
![panorama of the Sokolow Maloposki Jewish cemetery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992942.BWZHm23i.jpg) panorama of the Sokolow Maloposki Jewish cemetery |
![now a quick stop in Lezajsk, home to a Bernadine basilica and monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992943.Ft0v5TSE.jpg) now a quick stop in Lezajsk, home to a Bernadine basilica and monastery |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992944.NbVqCbQF.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992944.NbVqCbQF.jpg) |
![the church is famous for its Baroque decoration and its pipe organ](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992945.46X5mdlB.jpg) the church is famous for its Baroque decoration and its pipe organ |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992946.qM4wgcyk.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992946.qM4wgcyk.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992947.bePC9t59.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992947.bePC9t59.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992948.S4sr3EMV.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992948.S4sr3EMV.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992949.y24AwVxp.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992949.y24AwVxp.jpg) |
![the grounds are quite attractive as well](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992950.2hwCglif.jpg) the grounds are quite attractive as well |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992951.iI6A0zaj.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992951.iI6A0zaj.jpg) |
![then on to Ulanow, another of Marla's towns](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992952.PE4c6LNh.jpg) then on to Ulanow, another of Marla's towns |
![it's a lovely setting, on the San and Tanew rivers](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992953.dc8e8IQg.jpg) it's a lovely setting, on the San and Tanew rivers |
![we find a helpful man who brings us to the Jewish cemetery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992954.wY3nAlYT.jpg) we find a helpful man who brings us to the Jewish cemetery |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992955.MA5U0Oms.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992955.MA5U0Oms.jpg) |
![quite a few stones are still standing](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992956.IUvElvzI.jpg) quite a few stones are still standing |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992957.tYuQA1hW.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992957.tYuQA1hW.jpg) |
![the man tells us that when he was a boy here, there were no trees in the cemetery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992958.66PlcEV0.jpg) the man tells us that when he was a boy here, there were no trees in the cemetery |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992975.arQfoF4E.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992975.arQfoF4E.jpg) |
![Marla finds her g-g-g-grandfather's headstone!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992976.UUx5bbsP.jpg) Marla finds her g-g-g-grandfather's headstone! |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992977.znl3ggWe.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992977.znl3ggWe.jpg) |
![the man who helped us suggests we visit with the town historian...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992978.4xeMp4oj.jpg) the man who helped us suggests we visit with the town historian... |
![...so here we are (with Witek translating), looking at a 1930's index of residents](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992979.DoFaN0XH.jpg) ...so here we are (with Witek translating), looking at a 1930's index of residents |
![unfortunately, the index stops at H](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992981.gbkufolp.jpg) unfortunately, the index stops at "H" |
![then crossing town to the museum, we pass some historic wooden houses](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992982.fnNwobse.jpg) then crossing town to the museum, we pass some historic wooden houses |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992983.iyPZEhDm.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992983.iyPZEhDm.jpg) |
![Mr. Dambek lets us into the museum he created...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992984.TjSOuHYK.jpg) Mr. Dambek lets us into the museum he created... |
![...which has an impressive collection of Jewish artifacts as part of the town history](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992985.x93FoE93.jpg) ...which has an impressive collection of Jewish artifacts as part of the town history |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992986.x2Ng1kVX.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992986.x2Ng1kVX.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992987.bvQ2m4A2.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992987.bvQ2m4A2.jpg) |
![there are a large number of papers in Hebrew and Yiddish...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992988.u44VqXTK.jpg) there are a large number of papers in Hebrew and Yiddish... |
![...with which the museum could use help in translation](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992989.nj4ixOCB.jpg) ...with which the museum could use help in translation |
![g4/66/607666/3/143992990.CJaP1Q3V.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992990.CJaP1Q3V.jpg) |
![elsewhere in the museum, the town's working history is celebrated](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992991.wpdOeyeR.jpg) elsewhere in the museum, the town's working history is celebrated |
![many of the townspeople have worked in timber and transportation on the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992992.NFRmYUEw.jpg) many of the townspeople have worked in timber and transportation on the river |
![this has been a day of very interesting finds!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143992993.ATdkrsoJ.jpg) this has been a day of very interesting finds! |