One of Murphy's Law of Genealogy...
You learned that great aunt Matilda's executor just sold her life's collection of family genealogical materials to a flea market dealer "somewhere in New York City."
[S357] THE MIKOLAJ (NICOLAUS) OPIELA FAMILY SETS OFF FOR TEXAS, Gregory, Gloria, (Group Sheet: San Antonio, Texas), p. 3 [Kniejski pp. 22-24], Sep 1990.