[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] New Records Discovery

[Jerry Frank]

                 Bug Hollender settlement at Neudorf / Neubrow


May include the Gluscha settlements area of Volhynia and parts of 
Lublin Parish in Russian Poland




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The Bug Hollenders settled on the east side of the Bug River.  This 
was one of the earliest known German settlements in the region where 
SGGEE focuses its research, having occurred in the 1600s when the 
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was still in existence.  It was in 
Volhynia because it was on the east side of the Bug but was served 
from the larger town of Wlodawa on the west side.

In later years, most of Russian Poland and Volhynia was served by the 
Ewangelische Augsburgische Kirche (Evangelical Augsburg - Lutheran 
Church) from Consistory offices in Warsaw and St. Petersburg.  The 
Bug Hollender however were served by the Ewangelische Reformierte 
Kirche (Evangelical Reformed Church) with headquarters in Kurland.

We have known for some time about some Confirmation records of the 
Reformed Church covering the years 1884-1932 in the Russian language.

Film #1924220 Item 3

Additional records were recently reported on the German language 
Wolynien Forum, also all in Russian:

1894 b/m/d   -    #2102135 Item 11
1897-1898, 1900-1901, 1904, 1907-1908 b/m/d   -   #2102135 Items 13 - 18
1911, 1913-1914 b/m/d   -   #1794307 Item 1
1913 b/m/d   -   #1794307 Item 2

With some other clues from this posting, we discovered that the 
following items were microfilmed in 2003 and made available last 
year, all in the German language:

1790-1891 variety of b/m/d, confirmations, and Familienbuecher 
(family books)   -   #2380039, 2380040, 2380041 and #904880, 904881, 904882

For a detailed breakdown of the above, go to 
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp and do 
a Place search for Moscice.


We have not investigated these films yet in detail but we have every 
reason to believe that, in addition to Neudorf, these records will 
include at least some info for the Gluscha settlements of northern 
Volhynia, perhaps as far south as Wladimir Wolhynsk and some German 
settlements in the Lublin region of Russian Poland.

We will add this information to our web pages within a few days.  If 
any of you readers order in any of these films, please report back to 
us with your findings, especially with respect to the coverage area.




Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca