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The Family Opus<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A living archive of our family history \u2014 preserving the people, places, photographs, documents, and stories that connect the Samuel, Wistuba, Rudy, Okulewicz, and related families across generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Explore the Family Branches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Samuel<\/h3>\n\n\n

Frank and Theofilia\/Sophie Samuel, their children, and the family that grew from their Sayreville roots.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Explore Samuel<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wistuba<\/h3>\n\n\n

Viola Wistuba Samuel and the Wistuba family, with continuing research into Mary\u2019s possible Turbak maiden surname and earlier European origins.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Explore Wistuba<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rudy<\/h3>\n\n\n

Joseph S. Rudy, Frances Okulewicz Rudy, and their descendants, with research continuing into the Rudy family\u2019s earlier origins.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Explore Rudy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Okulewicz<\/h3>\n\n\n

Charles and Anna Okulewicz, their children, and the ongoing search for the family\u2019s exact Polish origins.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Explore Okulewicz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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More Than a Family Tree<\/h2>\n\n\n

This project preserves original photographs, memorial cards, newspaper clippings, church and civil records, naturalization documents, yearbooks, family memories, and the evidence behind each conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n

Where the evidence is incomplete, the site will say so. Confirmed facts, strongly supported conclusions, family stories, and active research questions will remain clearly distinguished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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