I am new to the list and to research in Poland/Galicia. I am tracing my husband's family who came from the small towns of Tuszow, Josephdorf, Schönanger & Padew in the Mielec area. I was surprised to find so many German surnames. I am familiar with Austrian State sponsored settlement of Germanic people from the Rheinland and Pfalz into Hungary, from researching my mother's family. Was the same State sponsored settlement done in Galicia? When did this start? Can you point me to a good source for more info? I am researching Malczynski, Trautmann, Wertz & Krupska. Many thanks for any help! --Karen

Karen Yes, and "die deutschen Siedlungen" (the Germanic settlements) near Mielec were: Hohenbach, Padew Kolonia, Josefsdorf, Tuszow Kolonia, Schonanger, Czermin, Preppendorf, Deutsche Ostrau, and Goleschau. A Germanic digression: The owner of one of the noble estates in my ancestral parish, SSW of Mielec, was a Stubenvoll. While he had a Germanic name, he remained a Polish patriot. During WWII, he told his farm hands to simply turned their backs and say nothing when Jews, fugitives of the Nazis, took food from his fields or slept in his barns. He also regularly invited German officers from Debica to dine and party at his manorhouse, then dutifully reported whatever they said to the AK (Polish underground army). However, the communist Polish puppet government seized all of his property without compensation at the conclusion of the war anyway. I think there's an old communist saying: No good deeds go unpunished. For a good map of the Germanic settlements in Galicia, visit: http://www.semanchuk.com/gen/maps/unterschutz.html It is an extremely large download. Please be patient. A much earlier campaign of recruiting Germanic (and other) immigrants to settle SE Poland was conducted by King Kazimierz Wielki in the 1350s. The Kingdom of Poland was still under-populated following the Mongol Invasions in the 13th Century. And the legacy of those early Germanic settlers is still detectable in certain local surnames and place names. You merely need a keen eye and good ear to rediscover them. Good luck in your research. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Preston" <vegaskaren@gmail.com> To: <GALICIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:33 PM Subject: [GALICIA] Germans in Galicia I am new to the list and to research in Poland/Galicia. I am tracing my husband's family who came from the small towns of Tuszow, Josephdorf, Schönanger & Padew in the Mielec area. I was surprised to find so many German surnames. I am familiar with Austrian State sponsored settlement of Germanic people from the Rheinland and Pfalz into Hungary, from researching my mother's family. Was the same State sponsored settlement done in Galicia? When did this start? Can you point me to a good source for more info? I am researching Malczynski, Trautmann, Wertz & Krupska. Many thanks for any help! --Karen ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? 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