Hi Jeff It's America, Jeff. You can be anything you want to be here. Just be careful not to let whimsy or wishes cloud your research. As for me, my paternal family line for at least the last 1100 years has resided in Maloposka, i.e. "Minoris Poloniae" in Latin. During this time period various states have claimed sovereignty over the place: Great Moravia (before 950 AD), the Duchy of Krakow, the Kingdom of Poland, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Kingdom of Austria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Polish Rebublic, the German Third Reich (1939-1945), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1945-1989 under the name Polish People's Republic), and the current Polish Republic. Looking at things the way you do, you have a much greater variety of things to choose to be - like Moravian, Lithuanian, German, and/or Russian. As for me, I am what I am and what my forbearers were: Polish. And my pre-Polish, proto-Slavic roots are firmly planted in the West Slavic Wislanie tribe which, over a thousand years ago, amalgamated with several other West Slavic tribes to form the Polish nation In the grand scheme of things, the 51-year life of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is merely two blinks of an eye.. Just my opinion. To each his own. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Almrauscher" <almrauscher1@comcast.net> To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [GALICIA] REMAK SURNAME > all of us of ancestors of galicia region of what is today poland.. ie > Poland > did not exist when my grandmother was living there. She was a citizen of > austria hungary. > I can calaim austriahungary along with my german irish scott- and yes > polish > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Benarz" <benarz@hotmail.com> > To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: [GALICIA] REMAK SURNAME > > >> Well, that's certainly one way of looking at it. But, alas, it doesn't >> help >> anyone trying to decipher the nationalities given on the manifests at >> Ellis >> Island and the term "Austrian-Hungarian" as a nationality nor ethnicity >> ("race or people") never appears on the manifests. (And for this, we give >> thanks.) >> >> You will notice that "Austria-Hungary" is hyphenated and there's a reason >> for that. The two separate political entities became joined as a >> monarchic >> union in 1867 under the rule of the Hapsburgs. But, as dual monarchies, >> they >> each retained their own separate governments and territories. Galicia was >> Austrian. Slovakia was Hungarian. And Laurence was right. >> >> If this "monarchic union" concept is new or foreign to you, just wait >> until >> you begin researching the Union of Krewo or the Polish-Lithuanian >> Commonwealth. In such unions, you will find that only some things are >> "united". >> >> Cheers! >> >> Dennis Benarz >> http://spuscizna.org/ >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Almrauscher" <almrauscher1@comcast.net> >> To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:04 PM >> Subject: Re: [GALICIA] REMAK SURNAME >> >> >>> Laurence you are in error. Galicia was part of Austria-Hungary the >>> Hapsburg >>> empire. >>> Arch Duke France Ferdinand was assassinated in Boznia... He was a member >>> of >>> the Hapsburg family the rulers of Austria Hungary. Galicia was part of >>> Austria Hungary. >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mary Snow" <marysnow@bellsouth.net> >>> To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:22 AM >>> Subject: Re: [GALICIA] REMAK SURNAME >>> >>> >>>> Hometown for Remaks entering through Ellis Island was Zeteny, Hungary. >>>> Microfilm available from LDS. Links to message boards sent to Lou. >>>> >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> Laurence Krupnak wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Louis, >>>>> >>>>> Your ancestors are from either Slovakia or Transcarpathian >>>>> Ukraine. >>>>> Galicia was never part of Hungary. >>>>> >>>>> Several people in the past, e.g. Mary Snow, have directed you to >>>>> explore Slovakia, etc., and you have not followed the suggestions. >>>>> >>>>> _______ >>>>> >>>>> Lavrentiy Krupniak >>>>> >> >> >> ********************************* >> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at >> GALICIA-admin@rootsweb.com >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GALICIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > GALICIA-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GALICIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >