Hi Laurence, thank you! Yes, I realized this last night after studying a map more intensely. I'm new to Polish geneaology, as it's on my husband's side of the family (though I've been studying my Irish/English ancestors for 10 yrs now). And, my father-in-law's mother came from Gumniska, which I see is just north of Wojtowa. Thanks again, Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Krupnak" <Lkrupnak@erols.com> To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [GALICIA] GAWLAK's / from Wojtowo.... > > Hello Kim, > > You want Wojtowa in Galicia. Here's a map: > > http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/39-50.jpg > > On the map the final letter looks like an 'o' but it is an 'a' ...the > little tail hook is obscured with the dark bark ground. > > Kolno and Grodno and Vilna are not in Galicia so you are either > researching the wrong Wojtowa or examinining information that is not > relevant to Galicia's Wojtowa. > > _______ > > Lavrentiy Krupniak > > > > > > > > Kim Gawlak wrote: >> >> Hi Dennis, many thanks. I have to ask, when I looked for "Wojtowo" on a >> map, it actually showed me 3 different locations with almost identical >> spellings. I believe there were 2 locations with the "a" spelling, and >> one >> with an "o." >> >> The one with the "o" at the end looks to be just south of hwy. 593 -- a >> few >> miles west of Kolno; and it is a few miles east of hwy. 57. >> >> Also, Wojtowo is specifically mentioned in the Conference of Ambassadors, >> regarding the Eastern Frontiers of Poland, Paris, 3/15/1923: it says the >> "...passing the crossing of the roads from Bobryszki to Olkieniki, and >> from >> Orany to Wojtowo on the railway from Grodna to Vilna." Wojtowo is also >> mentioned again later in same document that it is one of the towns to >> remain >> part of Poland (vs. other towns which will be part of Lithuania). >> >> So, having said all that, does it change the parishes/microfilms you >> suggest >> I go to next?? >> Thanks again, >> Kim >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dennis Benarz" <benarz@hotmail.com> >> To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 1:27 AM >> Subject: Re: [GALICIA] GAWLAK's / from Wojtowo.... >> >> > Hi Kim >> > >> > I presume you mean WOJTOWA which, in 1900, was in the Gorlice >> > administrative >> > district and Biecz township/gmina. >> > >> > I think the Roman Catholic parish that you seek is Sw.Bartlomieja >> > Apostola >> > (Saint Bartholomew the Apostle) in Wojtowa. But, at one time, the >> > church >> > at >> > Wojtowa was a filial church within Lipinki Parish and I can't ascertain >> > exactly when that relationship ended.. The website for the Diocese of >> > Rzeszow is currently being revamped and its online parish information >> > is >> > currently unavailable, thus I can't give you an authoritative answer as >> > to >> > where the records were kept in the given time frame. My instincts say >> > to >> > try >> > Saint Bart first, but a search of the LDS library catalog reveals that >> > the >> > records for Wojtowa in 1826-1870 were kept at Lipinki Parish. >> > >> > So, my advice is to view LDS microfilms #949113 and 949114 and let me >> > know >> > the results. >> > >> > Happy Polish Constitution Day! >> > >> > Dennis >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Kim Gawlak" <kimdowns@optonline.net> >> > To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 7:45 PM >> > Subject: [GALICIA] GAWLAK's / from Wojtowo.... >> > >> > >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I'm new to the list..... how would I go about searching for records >> >> for >> >> the Gawlak family coming from Wojtowo? Frank (Franciszek) Gawlak came >> >> to >> >> the US in 1903 at age 18 (born about 1885), and another brother >> >> arrived a >> >> few years later (Joseph). >> >> Can someone please advise where I would go from here?? 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