John had spoken briefly with Zygmunt (far left) when John was in Poland from his semester in Budapest six or so years ago. Zygmunt has recently retired from farming the farm his father Wicenty Parejko had obtained when Wicenty was in his early 20s. This farm is within a couple miles of where our grandfathers grew up, just northeast of Kamien.
From left -- Zygmunt, his son Mareus who is now farming the place, with his wife Edith & young daughter Julia & Zygmunt's wofe (seems I didn't get her name), and with the cap the english teacher from the Sztabin school, Denis, who was our translator. Denis spent some hours with us, on three separate occassions, but would not accept payment for his services. He's a Belarussian from Grodno, originally, and a poet.
Melanie's not really visible, on the lower left...
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