Welcome to Stronski.org

Posted on 23 October, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

This site is very much a work in progress. I doubt that it will ever be “finished”. You are certainly welcome to explore what I have added so far. I intend for this to mostly be a Family History Site devoted to tracing the Ancestral Roots of my family. But I will be adding things here and there as I find something interesting.

You can enter my Family History Site Here.
Enter Stronski- Black, Etc. Genealogy Site
And here is a small page where you can read about a part of my adventures collecting Argus Cameras.
Read About My Argus Adventures
A few files are available for download including The Book of MacKay. If you have any ancestors named MacKay, McKay, MacEth, MacAoidh, McKie, M’Kie or McGhie you need this book.
Download Page
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Diabetes in Lethbridge

Posted on 14 May, 2011 by Stewart Stronski

Yesterday I was diagnosed as having Type II Diabetes. That makes me one of millions world-wide and one of thousands in Alberta. Since I am somewhat unhappy with the support, or lack thereof, that my doctor has provided I thought it would be somewhat useful to chronicle my experiences.

The “official” diagnosis took a lot longer than I think it should have. There is a history of diabetes in my family. My father has it, my paternal grandmother has it and one of my paternal great-grandmothers died from it back in the 50s. I had several screenings that showed high blood glucose levels and I told my doctor that when I first started seeing him. Nevertheless, it took 2 months with 2 results from the lab before he finally said “You have diabetes”. I could understand this better if he had had me get several lab tests done but he did not. Just one test at the beginning and one at the end of the 2 months. Kind of ridiculous really. Continue reading →

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New Software and New Design‎(s)‎ for Family Tree Site

Posted on 2 May, 2011 by Stewart Stronski

Well PGV was a good application for running this site for the past several years but it is no longer being actively developed so I decided it was time for a change. Therefore the site is now running webtrees – Web based Family History Software. If you were familiar with the old PhpGedView software you shouldn’t have much trouble with Webtrees. It is based upon the foundations of PGV and many former PGV developers now develop Webtrees.

I was also a bit tired of that same old blue design all of the time so I whipped up a new look, You can change the colour-scheme by using the “Colour Palette” dropdown box in the top-right part of the screen. Hope you like at least one of the designs :-)

If you have any questions please contact me and I’ll do my best to help.

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Family History Site is Back Up

Posted on 16 March, 2011 by Stewart Stronski

Okay I have everything up and running again and I think that everything is working correctly. Of course I could be wrong so please let me know if you come across any irregularities.

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Had a Server Crash

Posted on 15 March, 2011 by Stewart Stronski

Unfortunately the server crashed and burned. I’m now working on restoring everything. Will have the family history site up and running asap.

Thanks for your patience!

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The Family Tree is Still Kicking Despite the Lack of Posts

Posted on 7 September, 2010 by Stewart Stronski

I’ve just realized that it’s been a really long time since I have actually put any news here. In the 10 months or so since the last news item the tree has grown quite a lot. At this moment there are 2242 individuals, 621 families and 483 total surnames in the tree. It’s really gotten to quite a respectable size!

There is much thanks owed to people who have added a lot to the tree. Crystal Hart and Dr. Jane Marshall have added an immense amount to the Sawkins/Hart/Blackburn branches. In addition Freda Perry and her brother John Bridge have provided a lot of new information on the Hart/Bridge branch which I am slowly starting to add to the tree.

So there is a LOT of new information on the horizon. I just need the time to add it. That includes a lot of information on the Elaschuk/Starchuk families that I have gleaned from obituaries and talking to my grandmother Annie Stronski. She is 93 years old but her mind is as sharp as a tack!
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