These lands, seemingly sad, were surrounded by charm. Everything good grew to them forever.

This was our
motherland.

Judges at the equestrian competition of the 1st Mounted Riflemen Regiment in Garwolin, around 1926. Present, among others: Maj. Adam Remigiusz Count Grocholski – son of Tadeusz, Lt. Chojnacki, Maj. Mularczyk, Col. Zakrzewski

Tadeusz Grocholski 1839 – 1913

Dear Family, Respected Friends and Guests,

I deeply hope that this website will be a source of knowledge about the Grocholski family for all of us and will not allow us to forget those who have already passed away, often writing themselves gloriously into the pages of history.

I kindly ask for comments, remarks about the website’s appearance and content. Please point out factual errors that I have certainly made while developing and adding new materials. Please provide photos, biographies, stories, information related to the Grocholski family. I will gladly publish them on the website.

Henryk Grocholski

Grocholski Family Archives

These family mementos – photos, films, and all documents that have been preserved are a story about past generations, everyday moments, and important events that shaped our history for centuries and allow us to keep the memory of our ancestors alive.

Photos

Films

Documents

Learn the biographies…
… Jasiek Zaklika, who led the Syrokomla banner at Grunwald,

.… Maria Cecilia Czartoryska née Grocholska, wife of Prince Witold, who after her husband’s early death entered the monastery, and later became the prioress of the Discalced Carmelite monastery,

… Zdzisław Grocholski, Polish commissioner of Podolia land,

…Adam Remigiusz Grocholski, Polish Army officer, distinguished five times with the Cross of Valor, Independence Medal, and Virtuti Militari Cross.

Go to biographies
History

(…) the Syrokomla coat of arms was on the stones in the year 1583

Family History
Syrokomla Coat of Arms
Title

Tadeusz and Zofia Grocholski with children, Vinnytsya 1906

places

Czerwona

In Chervona, there was a palace on a rocky hill. Towers looked around, and the walls had grown deep into the earth, seemingly defying winds and storms. Peasant huts were visible on the slopes of the hill. Beyond the castle and village, church towers whitened
Roman Aftanazy, „Dzieje rezydencji na dawnych kresach Rzeczypospolitej”, Tom 11

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