Joe, Thank you for your help. I'm hopeing that the information you sent will help jog my great aunt's memory. She had previously told me that this woman (Agnes Cimko) was born in Pennsylvania! Thanks again, Andrea > 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