[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Berestovitz - I am a lucky guy

[Howard Krushel]

Bill:
You are indeed lucky, not only to be working in Hawaii but to also have a
second set of Kantor books of interest; the Marzelinhof (Maszcza)Kantor
books were intact and in the Civil Records Office in Warsaw in 1997(perhaps
they are now in the Archives); Births 1861- 1904; Marr.banns 1862 - 1881;
Deaths 1861 - 1909.
Howard Krushel
> Additionally from Bill Remus
>
> I certainly am one lucky guy. Berestovitz is my village. Howard,
> George Maser, me, and the Volhynian tour gang had a great time there
> several years ago. For pictures see
> http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/remus/genes/volhynia/abvolhyn.htm
>
> Not only did my Remus ancestors live here but also the Rapzkies (went
> to MN), Deutschlanders (George Maser plus these folks are all over the
> US and Canada), and Kubals (to MI).
>
> (Others can correct me if wrong) It appears that there was a small
> chapel/school combination in Berestovitz after about 1860. The records
> Howard talks about are from the village and represent baptisms and
> deaths in the village and the banns read in the village. The records
> overlap the set in St Petersburg Archives but have a few more and miss
> a few records in that Archive information. They certainly are more
> detailed.
>
> What is really interesting is that here is a community of people and
> their lives and links are pretty clear though the roles of godparents
> and witenesses. Their are a few outside the village god parents
> usually relatives. Also there is the x of the legendary Gottlieb
> Deutschlander in one of the records.
>
> The quality of the writing is not as good as in the other new records
> like 2380026. But the detail here is much better. And they are still
> fairly readable.
>
> So if Berestovitz is your village, this is a must see. If Amelin or
> one of the other villages is your family village, do check out those
> records too.
>
> Regards Bill