Second Annual Discover Your Roots Tour To Western Ukraine June 4 - June 21, 2010 Does your travel agency offer a visit to the historical and state archives of Ukraine as part of their tours? It would be unusual if they did, unless they were oriented to helping you with your genealogical research. If you are interested in tracing your roots in Ukraine, now is the time to sign up. This year the group will be limited to 20 persons. For details of the tour, go to: <http://www.torugg.org/TUGG%20Projects/trip_to_ukraine.html> http://www.torugg.org/TUGG%20Projects/trip_to_ukraine.html This tour, sponsored by the Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group, offers a unique service that other tours do not, including helping you with: · Locating the exact village of your ancestors. Often there may be several villages with the same name and there is no point in visiting or researching the wrong village. · Letters you may wish to write to the village head and parish. · Planning side trips to ancestral villages. · Arranging for any drivers, guides and translators you may require. · Contacting the archives before the trip to let them know which files we wish to examine, so that they can have them on hand when we visit. · Suggesting and helping you with other side trips; you may wish to go on as tourists. What You Can Find In the Archives The State Archives of Ukraine, particularly the Central Historical Archives in Lviv and Kyiv, have many unique genealogical sources including thousands of Metrical Books (vital record registrations) of different religions (Greek Catholic, Catholic, Evangelical, Jewish) from the 18th-20th centuries. Recently, the Historical Archives in L'viv received over 700 parish registers from local registry offices since the last time their files were microfilmed by the LDS and more are being received each day. In addition to Metrical Books there are: · Other original parish records · Census records · Szematisms, which were staff directories for the military, government administration, school and church administrations · Lists of house owners · Property maps, called Cadastral Maps · Emigration papers your ancestors filled out prior to coming to North America · School Records · Registration of property transactions · Family and estate papers of the nobility · Military records This Tour is Tailored to Your Needs While this is a group trip, every effort is made to tailor it to your personal needs and wishes. The goal is to provide assistance with your family history project special to your needs or, alternatively, help you find those missing pieces. The trip includes visits to various archives, guide/interpreters, time to visit and spend time in your villages of interest and tourism. Other Things To See In Ukraine Ukraine is home to 300 museums, seven national historical and cultural preserves as well as many different examples of culture, archaeology, unique cities, palaces, parks and a warm, hospitable people with a rich history. For Further Information: Jim Onyschuk 6 Owl's Foot Crescent Aurora, Ontario Canada L4G 6A2 (905) 841-6707 <mailto:jodanji@rogers.com> jodanji@rogers.com <http://www.torugg.org/> www.torugg.org

If only I were in the position to! Have a wonderful, SUCCESSFUL trip! Please share your experiences upon your return! Melanie -----Original Message----- From: polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Onyschuk Sent: October-23-09 4:06 PM To: EPOSHTA2; genealogy@infoukes.com; INFOUKES; KONTACT; Marta Olynyk EPOSHTA; PolandBorderSurnames-L@rootsweb.com; Svitohliad Subject: [PBS] Discover Your Roots Tour To Western Ukraine Second Annual Discover Your Roots Tour To Western Ukraine June 4 - June 21, 2010 Does your travel agency offer a visit to the historical and state archives of Ukraine as part of their tours? It would be unusual if they did, unless they were oriented to helping you with your genealogical research. If you are interested in tracing your roots in Ukraine, now is the time to sign up. This year the group will be limited to 20 persons. For details of the tour, go to: <http://www.torugg.org/TUGG%20Projects/trip_to_ukraine.html> http://www.torugg.org/TUGG%20Projects/trip_to_ukraine.html This tour, sponsored by the Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group, offers a unique service that other tours do not, including helping you with: . Locating the exact village of your ancestors. Often there may be several villages with the same name and there is no point in visiting or researching the wrong village. . Letters you may wish to write to the village head and parish. . Planning side trips to ancestral villages. . Arranging for any drivers, guides and translators you may require. . Contacting the archives before the trip to let them know which files we wish to examine, so that they can have them on hand when we visit. . Suggesting and helping you with other side trips; you may wish to go on as tourists. What You Can Find In the Archives The State Archives of Ukraine, particularly the Central Historical Archives in Lviv and Kyiv, have many unique genealogical sources including thousands of Metrical Books (vital record registrations) of different religions (Greek Catholic, Catholic, Evangelical, Jewish) from the 18th-20th centuries. Recently, the Historical Archives in L'viv received over 700 parish registers from local registry offices since the last time their files were microfilmed by the LDS and more are being received each day. In addition to Metrical Books there are: . Other original parish records . Census records . Szematisms, which were staff directories for the military, government administration, school and church administrations . Lists of house owners . Property maps, called Cadastral Maps . Emigration papers your ancestors filled out prior to coming to North America . School Records . Registration of property transactions . Family and estate papers of the nobility . Military records This Tour is Tailored to Your Needs While this is a group trip, every effort is made to tailor it to your personal needs and wishes. The goal is to provide assistance with your family history project special to your needs or, alternatively, help you find those missing pieces. The trip includes visits to various archives, guide/interpreters, time to visit and spend time in your villages of interest and tourism. Other Things To See In Ukraine Ukraine is home to 300 museums, seven national historical and cultural preserves as well as many different examples of culture, archaeology, unique cities, palaces, parks and a warm, hospitable people with a rich history. For Further Information: Jim Onyschuk 6 Owl's Foot Crescent Aurora, Ontario Canada L4G 6A2 (905) 841-6707 <mailto:jodanji@rogers.com> jodanji@rogers.com <http://www.torugg.org/> www.torugg.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message