> Can someone tell me where the name CIMKO might originate? The name on > the Certificate of Arrival is Nastia Cimko, arrived in the US in 1913. > The Petition for Naturalization states that Anasthasia Slimak (her > married name) was born in 1902 in Olchanicia, Galicia, Poland. I have > not been able to locate Olchanicia on my map of Poland. It isn't a very > good map. The name was later changed to Shimko so the "C" may have had > an sh sound. These papers were all typed... The place might be Olszanica (pron. Ol-sha-nee-tsa, not too far from what you have) in Polish, or Vilshanycja in Ukrainian. Unfortunately, there were at least 4 of them in Galicia! Today, one is in Poland east of Lesko, the others are in Ukraine near the towns of Tovmach, Javoriv, and Zolochiv. It looks like you'll need a little more information; maybe people remember her talking about other nearby towns or rivers, or maybe her spouse or close friends came from nearby villages. Cimko is a variation of Tymko = Tim, Timmy in Ukrainian; it might be the origin of your surname. Hope this helps! Joe Armata armata@vms.cis.pitt.edu