We made it to Kolno and Zabiele. It isn't far from Lomza. We left Lomza at about 10:30 and were there by 11:30.
This is the sign when you are entering the Municipality of Kolno. The town in the background is Zabiele.
Zabiele is made up of a bunch of farms just off the main road. There are actually quite a few homes, and new homes, here. We did attempt to talk to an older lady and probably her son. If we would have been able to speak Polish, German or Russian we would have able to communicate. Unfortunately the little German I know was useless. Needless to say we weren't very successful. That being said we did manage to confirm one thing, provided I understood what she said, that he last name was Rainko. The cemetery did have several Rainko's, but not Rainka. I can't say for sure, but there is a very good chance we are related to these two people.
We also found a head stone at the cemetery with the last name Bajno. That was Mark Rainka's mother's last name. There is no doubt that we found where Mark Rainka came from.
All the farm buildings are close together and at first look don't seem to be used, but that actually are. Several of the farms we saw have dairy cows.
This is a photo of Kolno coming back from Zabiele. The two places are very close together.
The farm land looks a lot like the farms back home, just smaller. The farm machinery is much smaller than we are used to seeing.
This part of Poland looks just like Manitoba.
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