My grandfather was supposed to have been from Poland somewhere. He left home at 13 or 14 and joined or was conscripted into the military. He was sent on an excursion to Vetebsk where he met my grandmother. They became engaged, he came to Winnipeg. He eventually sent for her and they were married in Winnipeg in 1898. I have searched everywhere to try and get them into the country. Ellis Island, the Hamburg list, the northern ports such as Halifax etc and cannot find either of them coming into the country. I'm curious how your husband found the entry from his parents Muriel. Any help here would be much appreciated. I've been unable to find any family or birth records for any of them. Leah

Leah, Maybe, this can help. http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/bordercrossing/index2.html Al Wegner -------Original Message------- From: Leah Hammer Date: 5/20/2007 11:38:20 AM To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Subject: [PBS] Leaving Galicia etc. My grandfather was supposed to have been from Poland somewhere. He left home at 13 or 14 and joined or was conscripted into the military. He was sent on an excursion to Vetebsk where he met my grandmother. They became engaged, he came to Winnipeg. He eventually sent for her and they were married in Winnipeg in 1898. I have searched everywhere to try and get them into the country. Ellis Island, the Hamburg list, the northern ports such as Halifax etc and cannot find either of them coming into the country. I'm curious how your husband found the entry from his parents Muriel. Any help here would be much appreciated. I've been unable to find any family or birth records for any of them. Leah ------------------------------- 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

Leah - My husband's grandparents applied for some farmland. We searched for the land patent, on line, and found out when it had been applied for, and then searched ship arrivals for that time. Have you checked the 1901 census? Did your grandparents stay in Winnipeg? Or did they farm? If they farmed, what area were they in? Several books have been written about immigrants in Manitoba. One is "Spruce, Swamp and Stone" by Michael Ewanchuk. It is about the area north of Winnipeg near Gimli. The Canadian Archives would have a record of farmers. The site is online. And was your grandfather Polish? Or did he come from a part of Galicia that once belonged to Poland? If you have only searched for Roman Catholic, try Greek Catholic. My husband's grandparents came from Kopyczency, which at one time was Polish. But they were married in the Greek Catholic church in Kopyczency. Try the ships lists from Liverpool to Montreal or Quebec City. Could the surname have been spelled various ways? Ellis Island could sometimes make a new name out of an old one. Check the registry of Immigrants that was taken when WW2 began. It could perhaps have the place of birth. Check the Winnipeg archives for a certificate of death that might give you information. Muriel -----Original Message----- From: polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:polandbordersurnames-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Leah Hammer Sent: May 20, 2007 12:37 PM To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com Subject: [PBS] Leaving Galicia etc. My grandfather was supposed to have been from Poland somewhere. He left home at 13 or 14 and joined or was conscripted into the military. He was sent on an excursion to Vetebsk where he met my grandmother. They became engaged, he came to Winnipeg. He eventually sent for her and they were married in Winnipeg in 1898. I have searched everywhere to try and get them into the country. Ellis Island, the Hamburg list, the northern ports such as Halifax etc and cannot find either of them coming into the country. I'm curious how your husband found the entry from his parents Muriel. Any help here would be much appreciated. I've been unable to find any family or birth records for any of them. Leah ------------------------------- 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