This web site contains documentation of my extended family.

I hope you will enjoy the site, and if you see anything that touches you, or has meaning for you, please contact me.

Links to attachments to view the family tree charts are on the FAMILY TREES page of this site.

The Blackman Family originally came from Poland, from the town of Opatow (the Polish name of the town, or Apt (the Yiddish name of the town). The Blackmans are my father's side of the family, through his father. The name in Poland was more like Blachman, or Blajchman. My family immigrated to Toronto, Canada.

The Cott Family originally came from Bialystok, Poland. The Cotts are my mother's side of the family, through her father. The name in Poland could have been Kot, Kosz, Kotz or Katz. Members of this family immigrated to Toronto, Canada, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Buenos Aires family spell their name Kott.

The Miklaszki Family originally came from Orla, Poland, a little town outside of Bialystok. The Miklaszkis are on my mother's side of the famly, through her mother. Their name has various spellings, including but certainly not limited to: Miklawsky, Miklaska, Miklasky, Miklavsky and Miklaski.

The Hermalin Family originally came from Ostrowiec/Ostrovtse, Poland. They are on my father's side of the family, through his father. The name has various spellings, including: Hermelin, Harmlin, Hermalin, Harmolin, Germelin, Garmelin and Germalin, etc.

The Weinberg Family originally came from Opatow and/or Ostrowiec/Ostrovtse, Poland. They are on my father's side of the family, through his father. The name has various spellings, including: Wineberg, Wajnberg, Wajnbergier