[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Definition on ARTISANS in Poland

[Jerry Frank]

But in context of the day and age, where does fit in.  For example, in my 
ancestry I have:

Tuchmacher = cloth maker
Master Tuchmacher = I supposed a particularly skilled or perhaps journeyman 
cloth maker

Where would artisan fit in that scenario or would it not apply to that 
particular profession?




At 03:18 PM 03/02/2005, gpvjem wrote:
>     The strict dictionary definition of an artisan is a skilled workman 
> or craftsman.  I think anyone that is good at their profession would fit 
> that category but the term probably would apply more aptly to someone 
> using their hands skillfully to earn a living
>
>John Marsch
>
>--------------------------------
>
>
>   I received an email via the Ger-Poland-Volhynia ListServeList that said 
> an Artisan is a noble profession.
>
>   Gilda
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: gpvjem
>     To: Gilda J. Patterson ; ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
>     Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 2:30 PM
>     Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Definition on ARTISANS in Poland
>
>
>     Gilda:
>         Other occupations common in Poland at the time were;
>     Weavers, dyers, spinners, wheelwrights, carpenters, smiths, 
> engravers, printers, locksmiths, millers, brewers, manufacturers of items 
> such as umbrellas, soldiers, policemen, watchmen, masons, mechanics, 
> teachers, physicians, pharmacists, foresters, clothiers etc.and the old 
> standby.... farmers
>
>     John Marsch
>
>     ---------
>       Hello,
>
>       I've finally come across some definitions of ARTISANS in Poland. 
> After my
>       grandmother's birth certificate dated 1894, was translated from 
> handwritten
>       old Cyrillic Russian, by a professional Russian translator via the 
> Polish
>       Concillate, it was noted that one of the witnesses was an Artisan, 
> and the
>       transcriber said that this was no longer a profession.
>
>       I've located this following information on this type of profession 
> from the
>       1900's in Gobin, Poland:
>
>         a.. Tailors
>         b.. Cobblers
>         c.. Hat Makers
>         d.. Tanners
>         e.. Furriers
>         f.. Bakers
>         g.. Butchers
>         h.. Fruit Traders
>         i.. Drying Fruits
>         j.. Boot Uppers Makers
>         k.. Musicians
>         l.. Village Traders
>         m.. Market Women
>         n.. Shopkeepers
>       Gilda Patterson
>       Calgary, AB
>       CANADA
>
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Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
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