Nora Hiilesmaa wrote: > > I would like tips how to dig out information about my great grandfather > who later moved to US. > > Simeon Konovskij (roman catholic) was born in Poland, there's no > information when but presumably around 1860 - 1880. He served as a police > officer in St.Petersburg, Russia. He was wed to a Finn Emilia Maekinen in > Viborg, Russia year 1904 and they had two children. > > He moved to US in 1912 without his family. I'm told he lived in Chicago. > His family stayed in Finland. Konovskij never returned to his family. I > would like to know more about him and his actions after moving to America. > Or him living in Russia or Poland. Can someone advice where to begin? Has > anyone targeted on the family name Konovskij in Poland ? > > Nora Hiilesmaa > > hiili@dlc.fi Hi Nora, The only suggestion I can give is to Blast the World with your search letter. I was searching for relatives in Lithuania and I posted my letter to all Web Sites linked with Lithuania in any way, shape or form. You never know who's reading your message. There is a Gal in Lithuania who was given a copy of my search letter from a friend of a friend. Probably because our last names were the same???? Well, she and her Mother located a 2nd cousin of mine in Lithuania!!! I only expected to find death certificates or old dusty birth records from a church but a living relative, what a bonus!!! Our Family had contacts up until the late 1060's, all correspondence stopped and we had no way of finding out why. Being under Communist rule made it impossible to find out anything, especially if you were from America. Keep sending and sending and sending your letter, before you know it you'll eventually get responses trickling in like this offering help or a suggestion. There are a lot of folks out there who have been into Genealogy for years and they usually have some good tips. No matter how insignificant it may be check them out, you'll never know where it might take you. I'm sure your Parents taught you manners so don't forget to reply to every message you get. Even if it's not so helpful in your search, that person still took the time to try and help. So don't give up, Post, Post, Post!!! Let the World know who you are and what you want ;-) Please let me know how you make out OK? If you have any questions I'll be happy to help if I can. Good Luck!!! Dan (Palaima)

Searching for info on the family of Agnes RYMAROVICZ b. 16 Dec 1874 d. 1946. Came to the US in 1897. Last foreign residence was Weis Vola Petrowa, Poland. She entered the US at New York, New York and then lived in PA. I have no information on her parents or any other family members. Does anyone know of this family? Thank you, Andrea

Hello all, Searching for info on the Slimak family who came to the US from Poland / Austria. Also searching for relatives still living in Poland. Simon SLYMOCK b. abt 1871 in Poland m. Mary Gocek b. est 1871 in Prussia Michael SLIMAK b 1870 in Turinsky, Austria m. Agnes Rymarovicz b. 1874 Galicia. Peter Slimak b. Turinsky, Austria John Slimak b. Turinsky, Austria may be have immigrated to Canada Nicholas Slimak no info Teckla Slimak b. Turinsky, Austria m. (1st) Michael YEDINAK m. (2nd) Peter AKUTSAVAGE b. 1910 Christina Slimak m. Adam CHERNAVAGE Thank you Andrea

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Can anyone help me with the names Danchenko, Kolesnik and Popovskii? All are from the Ukraine, in the Vinnitsa oblast? Samohutin (not sure of original spelling) is from Belarus. Also, how does one go about getting genealogical info from the Ukraine and Belarus? What are some sources for these tasks? Thanks. vladimir@netaccess.on.ca

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> Ich suche ferschiedene Wissen auf Thema Nachname: Gwizdala. > I lookin` for any informations of surname: Gwizdala. > Szukam wszelkich informacji na temat nazwiska: Gwizdala. > Ja ishtiu wsiech informacjej na tiemu familiji: Gwizdala Kris

Christ is in our midst, praise be to His most Holy Name.. God's Peace Michael, ---------- > > Chick or chik implies, to my understanding, Family of. > > It is my understanding that a name with the suffix, "chik," is Belarusan. True as is the English translation of "chik" to "chick", but one can have a White Russian name and be Ukrainian or Ukrainian/American as I am due to changing boundries sometime between between 1888 and 1996.. But Ethnically speaking I am White Russian "Kozubchik", but Rechitsa is now in the Ukraine which makes my families nationality Ukrainian.. > It is "czyk" in Polish and "cek" in Czech, and "chuk" or "chenko" in Ukrainian. "czyk" can also be White Russian as is "chuk" because I know a White Russian Family whose name ends in chuk. But then I would guess it would depend on the nationality of the individual who wrote the persons name down prior to them boarding the ship they came over on.. > > Mike Davidchik God Bless you and yours, you are in my prayers. A sinner Michael Researching Surnames: Kozubchuk, Kozubchik, Zuchick, Barna and Spears Kozupchik: Rechitsia, Khoteshinskaja volost, Ukraine Zuchick (Kozubchik): USA Barna: Certizne, Slovak Republic + O Lord and Master of my life, Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for power, and of vain speaking. But bestow upon me, Thy servant, the spirit of chastity, of meekness, of patience, and of love. Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother, for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.

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Nora Hiilesmaa wrote: > > I would like tips how to dig out information about my great grandfather who later moved to US. > > Simeon Konovskij (roman catholic) was born in Poland... (more) > Nora Hiilesmaa > > hiili@dlc.fi Nora, I have a national telephone directory for the United States which lists five people named Konovsky in Illinois and Indiana. If you do not have such a listing, contact me and I will e-mail you those names and addresses privately. Jim

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Robert Neil wrote: > > Is the town or village of Drohobych, Poland near the city of Przemysl in > Poland. I can not find it on my maps of Poland. Could you give me some > idea of where it is located. > > Thanks in advance, > > Robert Neil > Chatham, Ontario, Canada > rneil@ciaccess.com Hi Robert, My family is originated from Drohobycz and nearby Borislav. Town's geographical location: 49.21N 23.30E. Town is located in Western Ukraine (Zakhidnia Ukraina). Prior to the end of WWII this town has been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and area has been known as Western Galicia in Polish (Galitzien in German or Halychyna in Ukrainian). From 1918 till 1939 Drohobych has been under Polish administration. Drophobych is part of the Lviv Oblast' (province). Drohobych (Drogobicz in Russian, Drogobycz in Polish) is an old town going back to 11/12 century. Town is located in one of the loveliest places of Ukraine, called Verkhovyna or Prikarpatie, (the western foothills of the Karpatian mountains). About 25 years ago town use to have 65 000 poulation, I guess that is grown up since. The largest industry in town used to be an oil refinery, processing oil and natural gas from the nearby gas and oil fields of Boryslaw and Schodnica. There some machining industry and pipe manufacturers for local oil and gas business. There several technical colleges again geared for the oil and business, and the local University or rather teacher training higher education college. I recall the local etnographic museum, where I have beeen extremly amused seeing for the first time an ostrich's egg. Nearby Drohobych is also located world famous spa called Truskawiec (name has something to do with the strawberries), where the local mineral waters like Naftusia (literary the oil water), which posses disgusting smell of a rotten eggs (Hydrogen sulphide = H2S) and apparently helps people with some digestive system poblems. Water cannot be bottled for some technical or health reasons, hence spa is attracting lots of people who are consuming this stuff locally. Nearby rivers, Bar and Tysmiennica are extremly polluted by carrying some heavy oil bottoms (mazut in ukrainian) to the dniestr river. I could catch a smallest damn fish in those waters. South of Drohobych near town Skole a highest peak of this area called Parashka (4 000') is located. Area is really beutifull, rolling hills are covered with the evergreens, small river in mountains are crystal clear, there plenty of wild mushrooms and variety of a wild berries. Dovbush, the legendary Robin Hood of Prikarpatie has been robbing rich landowners of their possesion and managed to hide his loot somewhere in the mountains. We (the local boys) used to search for his golden dukats (money) treasure every summer. Local writer Ivan Franko has been famous for his novels about the lives of the local oil workers ("Borislav smiyetsya"- "Borislav laughing" and other books). Many people from this area very extremly poor and they have immigrated, mainly to Canada, the last immigration ended just prior to the WWII. Jewish population of Drohobych and surrounding towns has been completly anihilated during WWII, especially in hands of German Nazi Sonderkommando (death squads) or transported to the Belzhetz Nazi death camps. Following end of WWII, local ukrainian partisans (guerillas) were fighting communists regimes on both sides of the border (Polish regular army and Soviets NKVD). Many local young Ukrainian people were killed by the communists forces or send to the Siberian concentrantion camps (Gulag). Sorry Robert for writing so much about my childhood paradise. My kids do not want listen anymore to my stories, and I am glad that I could write to you and other guys about it. Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta, Canada (I am still in the oil and gas business!)

Krzysztof Gwizdala wrote: > > Familie gwizdala ich habe in Polen, Deutschland, USA, Kanada gefunden. > sagen mir bitte aus welches Land ist diese Familie - polnische, deutsche, > ukrainian, litauen ? > KrisIst polninische. (The family is Polish. I have encountered the name reading microfilms of Polish church records). I think that the name translated means 'whistler'.

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