At 07:40 PM 11/03/97 -0800, you wrote: >I just got my email program back up and running after a long hiatus, and >found your response (see below). Where do you get the info on Galicia? I >find virtually no info in any atlas I can find, esp for the 19th >century. Pls email me (now that it's working again!) > In modern day terms Galicia was, roughly speaking, what now is southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. That area was incorporated into the Austro-Hungarian Empire after Poland was first partitioned in 1772. The Lublin area was incorporated in 1795 during the Third Partition. Galicia was included in the recreated independant nation state of Poland at the end of WW1 in 1918 (the 2nd Polish Republic). Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) http://feefhs.org/ The FEEFHS is probably the best starting point on the Internet for any Eastern European genealogical research incl. Galicia. It also has relevant historical maps. It has a Galicia cross index with pointers to various Internet sites and resources - refer to http://feefhs.org/masteri.html You could also have a look at the following for other pointers to Galician information: Ukrainian Genealogy and Heritage Page (also covers Galicia region) http://ic.net/~ggressa/ukr.html German Genealogy: Regional Research (incl. Galicia) http://www.genealogy.com/gene/reg/regio.htm Veit's Galizien German Genealogy Homepage http://rzaix340.rz.uni-leipzig.de/~wir90bky/ Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Austria http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/austria.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Eastern Europe http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/easteuro.htm Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Poland http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/poland.htm Some releavnt surname database sites include: ************************************************** UKRANIAN Surname Research List ************************************************** http://ic.net/~ggressa/ukrsname.html ************************************************** RAFAL~ PRINKE'S POLISH SURNAME WEBSITE ************************************************** The WWW site to contact in order to search for, or submit Polish surnames is; ( IN ENGLISH ) http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~rafalp/GEN/wykaz-eng.html or; ( IN POLISH ) http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~rafalp/GEN/wykaz ************************************************** FEEFHS surname databases ************************************************** Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) http://feefhs.org/index/indesur.html The FEEFHS has a large number of surname databases (+30) at its site (a keyword search facility is provided). And of course the most comprehensive source of information on Galicia on the 'Net is..... via the good old keyword search engine. The best being at http://altavista.digital.com or its advanced search page http://altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=aq and http://www.hotbot.com Good luck ============================================================================ Tom Wodzinski, Canberra AUSTRALIA tomwodz@pcug.org.au Policy inaction reflects and serves the interest of the contented majority that elected Government. It helps to preserve the Governments popularity and to strengthen its election prospects.