Donna Gawell

Dedicated to my historical novels: War and Resistance in the Wilderness, In the Shadow of Salem, The Young Partisans and History, and Travel to Europe and Australia

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  • War and Resistance in the Wilderness: A Novel of WWII Poland
    • Life in Polish Villages During WWII
  • In the Shadow of Salem : The Redemption of Mehitabel Braybrooke
    • Mehitabel Braybrooke Downing: An Accused Woman during the Salem Witchcraft Trials
    • Donna and Mehitabel’s Home
    • Introducing Mehitabel Braybrooke
    • Joan Penney: Mehitabel’s Evil Stepmother
    • My Corrupt Political Ancestor: Sir George Downing
    • The Founding Mother of Harvard: Lucy Winthrop Downing, A Puritan Lady of Influence
    • The Tragic Life of Rachel Clinton
    • ABCs of Crime and Punishment in Puritan New England
      • A is for Adultery
      • B is for Branding
      • C is for Cows
      • D is for Drunkenness
      • E is for Essex County Quarterly Court Records
      • F is for Fashion Police in Puritan New England
      • G is for Giles Corey
      • H is for Heresy
      • I for Indentured servants
      • J is for Judges of the Salem Witchcraft Trials
      • K is for Keeping the Wrong Kind of Company
      • L is for Lists of Criminal Acts
      • M is for Maritime Crimes- Piracy!
      • N is for Nimrod the Rebellious Indian
      • O is for Ordinaries (Taverns)
      • P is for Punishments
      • Q is for Quakers
      • R is for Rogues and Ne’er-Do Wells
      • S is for Spectral Evidence
      • T is for Tituba: America’s Most Famous Witch
      • U is for Unmarried Men and Women in Puritan Society
      • V is for the Victims of Witchcraft
      • W is for Witchcraft
      • XXXX is for Forty Strokes and How the Phrase “That Really Smarts” originated
      • Y is for Ye Olde Disciplines and Punishments for Youths
      • Z is for Zebulon Hill
    • The Story of Hazelelponah, a Real Puritan Woman
    • The Inspiration for Mehitabel Braybrooke
    • The Puritan Tithingman
    • Five Things About the Salem Witchcraft Trials You Might Not Know
    • Slavery in Puritan Times
    • The Real John Downing
    • Spelling in Puritan Times
    • If you lived in Puritan New England, what would be your title?
    • Mehitabel was a “nullius filius” (bastard child)
    • Ipswich during the 17th century
    • Gallow’s Hills in Salem
    • A Real Puritan Story of “The Big Bad Wolf”
  • History of WW2 in Poland, Niwiska, Blizna, and Anna Grabiec’s Letters
    • America’s Space Program Began in a Little Village in Poland
    • Jozef Batory and Jozef Bryk: Two Cursed Soldiers
    • Niwiska, Its History and Life in Galicia
      • A Galician Farm: The House and Farm of Michal Grabiec
      • Blizna and Niwiska: Their Place in the History of Space Exploration
      • History of the Village of Niwiska Near Rzeszow, Poland
      • Michal Grabiec: Husband of 3 Wives, Father of 24 children, 56 Grandchildren 225 Great Grandchildren and 114+ Great Great Grandchildren and counting…
      • Niwiska- A Settlement Amidst the Forests
      • The Cemetery in Niwiska
    • The Other Three Million Who Died in the Holocaust: The Forgotten Story of the Christians in Poland
    • World War II in Poland
      • “You Would Have Done the Same for Me”: The Story of Helena Kotula
      • A War Memory (World War II) written by Anna Grabiec
      • Blizna and Niwiska: Their Role in the History of Space Exploration
      • Niwiska during WWII- The Nazi Occupation
      • Operation Wildhorn III
      • The Forgotten Story of the Three Million Polish Christians Who Died During the Holocaust
      • The Polish Home Army (AK) During WWII
    • The Letters of Anna Grabiec and her biography
      • The Dec 28, 1944 Letter from Anna Grabiec
      • An Amazing Story: Anna Grabiec’s Undelivered Letter
      • Anna Grabiec’s Biography: A Gold Cross of Merit Recipient
      • A Poem by Anna Grabiec: Polish Flowers
      • July 20, 1998
      • October 8, 1998
      • August 16, 1999
      • December 1, 1998
      • March 14, 1999
      • More on Anna Grabiec and Stacia Grabiec
  • Travel to Europe and Australia
    • Australia, Pacfic Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Sydney and Auckland, NZ
      • Auckland Museum
      • Cruise to Australia Review: 22 night Transpacific
      • Hobbiton Adventure in New Zealand!
      • Lautoka, Fiji
      • Maui
      • New Zealand
      • Oahu and Pearl Harbor
      • Seattle
      • Suva, Fiji
      • Suva, Fiji Travel Tips
      • Sydney Australia Travel Review
      • Sydney Travel Trips
      • The Pacific Islands Travel Advice
    • Western Europe: England, France, Spain, Azores (Portugal)
      • Barcelona
      • Brest, France
      • Cartagena Spain
      • LeHavre, Paris or Rouen
      • London, England
      • Marseille (Provence) France
      • Ponta Delgada, Azores
      • Portland, England
      • Southampton and travel in England
      • The Lives of Our Viking Ancestors in Jorvik
      • Vigo, Spain
    • Israel: Jerusalem, the Galilee, the Golan Heights, the Dead Sea and Masada
    • Poland
      • Foods of Poland
      • Gromnica: The Thunder Candle
      • History of Poland during the 1800-1900’s and WWII
        • The Story of Michał “Michael” Bryk (1885–1973)
      • Lutcza
      • Milk Bars: A Taste of History in Poland
      • The Beautiful Cemeteries of Poland
      • Travel to Poland
        • The Devil from Słopanów
        • Visiting Krakow
          • Stary Kleparz Market- The Place Krakovians Shop!
        • Travel Back to Your Roots
      • Visiting a  Christmas Ornament Museum and Factory in Poland
      • Niwiska, Poland
      • Niwiska’s School of Music
    • Mediterranean: Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, and Montenegro
      • Biblical References for Travel to Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
      • Croatia and Montenegro
        • Kotor Montenegro
      • Greece: Athens, Corinth, Santorini Island, Crete, Cyprus, and Rhodes
        • Athens, Greece
        • Corinth
        • Crete and Heraklion (Iraklion)
        • Limassol Cyprus
        • Rhodes, Greece
        • Santorini
      • Italy
        • Crete
        • Genoa (Portofino)
        • Malta (Valletta)
        • Messina, Italy
        • Naples, Italy
          • Pompeii on Your Own from Naples
        • Palermo, Sicily
        • Rome
      • Ravenna, Italy
      • Turkey: Kusadasi, Ephesus, and Istanbul
  • Miscellaneous
    • Imam to Pastor: A Story from Operation Christmas Child
    • The Story of Michael Bryk (1885-1973)
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Cakes and Pies
      • Vinegar Pie Crust*
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Cookies and Candy
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Desserts: Chrusciki, bars, horns, squares, etc
      • Pineapple Squares *
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Breads and Rolls
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell Punch, extracts, egg nog, jams, etc.
    • Anna D. Gawell: A Fantastic Baker
    • In The Forest by Elise
    • Charles C Chapman
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History of Poland during the 1800-1900’s and WWII

For some unique and very interesting history of Poland during WWII and to find out about life in Galicia, please go back to the menu and look under History of Niwiska, Blizna, WW2 in Poland and Anna Grabiec and her letters.

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