I have been told that my gr-grandfather emigrated from Galicia in 1903. His passport was stamped "Austria-Hungary". I want to search through emigration records to find out more about him--but where would his port of departure be? Any suggestions? RESEARCHING KOPACZ, SMUDA Kathy Kopacz -----Original Message----- From: Ellyn <ellynf@mindspring.com> To: RUSSIA-L@rootsweb.com <RUSSIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 8:33 AM Subject: Russia or Poland >Hi James: >You need to get out your encyclopedia's and research. My husband's >grandparents >are from an area of Russia called Galicia - which today no longer even exists. >Its down in the Carpathian Mountain region and depending upon what year we are >researching it was Russia, Poland, Austria, Austria-Hungary Empire and now >today is part of what we know as the Ukraine. So, where do we say he came >from? >Galicia was traded off with every little and big war in Europe and it has >been extremely difficult, to say the least, to figure it all out. >Hope this gives you some ideas on clearing up your confusion. >Ellyn/Marietta, GA >Researching FILL, HORBAL, SHELL, MCCULLOUGH, MADISON, RUTLAND, HAYES/HAYS, >MUSE AND PENDLETON >