SueBiedron wrote: > > I have a question about the town of Kolbuszowa in Rzeczow province. On > an old map of the Austro Hungarian Empire,(Galacia) there is a town > named Kolbuczow. Are these names the same town? Also, does anyone know > if this town was also known as KOLBISDORF before the first world war? I > am not a member of this mailing list, please e-mail me directly if you > can help. Thank you! > > Susan Biedron > sbiedron@starnetusa.net My grandmother was born in Kolbuszowa. You have at least two errors in your note. Rzeczow is spelled RZESZOW (Actually Rzeszo~w). the 'o' has a diacretic mark above it. Galacia is spelled GALICIA. KOLBUSZOWA has been the correct spelling for hundreds of years. No I don't think it was known as Kolbisdorf.