village Smorkowo

2021-08-13 Michael Krupinsky

Hello,
Thank you for your message. Jerzy Burak came to America and lived out his life in Springfield, Vermont. I suspect he didn't want to go back after 1917, and believe his wife didn't want to go back to America. I can't say for sure, but he remained single and was around our family a lot from what I'm told.

I would love to hear more about what you know of the village and the Krupinski family! My knowledge/information stops at Aleksander and Marcella Krupinski (my great grandparents).

The maps I have can be viewed via Krupinsky.com. I've also included some direct links. They are from a 1915 German military map and an 1898 map which is very similar.
1915 wider area around Smorkowo: https://www.krupinsky.com/maps/1915_German_Wilejka_area_600px. jpg
1915 closer around Smorkowo: https://www.krupinsky.com/maps/1915_German_villages_600px. jpg

I'm happy to help in any way I can with this effort to document the village. My grandmother (Jadwiga Krupska) was from Rakszyce and it seems that parts of the family went from Smorkowo to there at some point.

Kindest regards,
Michael