Mary, Very interesting. It is obvious they are from the same town, but I cannot tie them in to my GM yet. I appreciate the tip, though, and will see if they are members of her family. John -----Original Message----- From: galicia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:galicia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Snow Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:47 PM To: galicia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GALICIA] Can't Find Information John, Is this some of Nastia's family who immigrated in 1910 from Hladki? This page and previous page. Stefan Winnicki, Hania, Paraska. http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipManifest.asp?pID=101259100110 Mary John Naida wrote: > Thanks Dennis, that sure was a speedy reply! > > Looks like the village. The combination of the writing style and > understanding of what immigrants were saying probably caused the > multiple spellings on public records. > > Thanks for the information on the denominations. I'll take your advice > on where to start. > > My grandmother, Nastia Winniska/Winicka (manifest/detained aliens list) > and her uncle, Michal Halian, arrived in the US in June 1912 en route to > New York City. Michal's sister was already there as was my GM's mother > apparently. I haven't found any record of her mother's or father's > entry into the US. In the 1930 census, her mother does list Poland as > her place of birth, but unlike some census records, this one does not > list a year of immigration. > > Once again, thanks. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: galicia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:galicia-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Dennis Benarz > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 2:40 PM > To: galicia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GALICIA] Can't Find Information > > Hi John > > You provided an awful lot of variants and possibilities. Rather than > scurrying hither and yon pursuing mere possibilities, let's focus on the > > probabilities. > > In 1900, there was a Galician village named HLADKI in the Tarnopol > administrative district and Tarnopol township (gmina). Its Roman > Catholic > residents worshipped at Plotycz, Greek Catholic residents at > Czerniechow, > and Jewish residents at Tarnopol. That's where you should start your > research. > > If the Americanized surname VENESKY / WINISKY is Polish in its origin, > it > could be one of several surnames found in Poland today: Winecki, > Winiecki, > Winicki, and/or Winnicki. Or perhaps even others that I didn't uncover > during my quick search of recent Polish PESELs (something like > censuses). > Or, then again, it could be a transliterated Ruthenian surname. It is > really > impossible to tell. The best way to ascertain the correct spelling of > the > name is to research the parish records. > > What you failed to mention is the timeframe in which your grandparents > emigrated and where they married. That information would be very helpful > in > providing advice to you. > > Good luck in your research! > > Dennis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Naida" <john.naida@verizon.net> > To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:23 PM > Subject: [GALICIA] Can't Find Information > > > >> I have been trying to come up with information relative to my >> grandmother, but have not had much luck. I would appreciate any help >> > I > >> can get. She had an uncle who was a bishop put to death by the Nazis, >> and I would like to know more about him. >> >> She was born in Poland, maybe Galicia, maybe not. I have tried to >> > find > >> the town listed on numerous immigration records, but no luck. It is >> spelled Hladky, Hlakhi, and Hladlai. No record of anything. >> >> Since I am not sure if her uncle was maternal or paternal, I don't >> > know > >> his last name. I believe my grandmother's maiden name was Venesky. >> > At > >> least that is what is on one census record and her father's headstone >> even though the rest of the family, including his wife, is listed as >> Winisky. Her mother's maiden name was Halian (at least only one >> spelling here!). >> >> I am pretty sure her uncle was a Roman Catholic bishop since my >> grandmother told my mother shortly before she died that she was >> > brought > >> up Catholic. I can't, however, rule out Orthodox (Romanian or >> Ukranian). >> >> I have done many searches with no success. It was suggest I send a >> letter (in Polish, not English) with $20-$30 to a diocese in Poland >> asking about him. Do you know how many there are? >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> ********************************* >> 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 >> >> > > ********************************* > 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 > > ********************************* > 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 > > ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? 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