[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Place-names in Russia.

[Jerry Frank]

Wulka is alternatively spelled Wolka on some maps.  There is at least one other where Germans lived north of Rowno, east of Derazno on the south side of the Horyn River.  Some other locations also use Wulka as a prefix to a longer name.

Jerry Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: shoning at att.net
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:19 am
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Place-names in Russia.

> Ulrich Mertens' "...Ortsverzeichnis ..." states that Wulka is in 
> Polish Volhynia, south of Groß in the Luzk area.
> 
> George Shoning
> 
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Jerry Frank <FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca>
> >
> > George,
> > 
> > Can you put these place names in context for us?  Are they all 
> in Volhynia?
> > 
> > Walika might be a misreading of Wulka but it could also be 
> > Walki.  There are several Wulka / Wolka in Volhynia, many more 
> in 
> > Russian Poland.
> > 
> > Domurowo might be Dombrowa but again there are many in Volhynia.
> > 
> > Were your ancestors always in Gross Gluscha or did they migrate 
> > around within Volhynia?  Would you expect these places to be 
> close to 
> > Gross Gluscha?  What surnames are associated with each village 
> (and 
> > in what time frame)?  If they came in at Ellis Island, can you 
> > provide the name and date of arrival so that we can look at the 
> document?> 
> > 
> > 
> > Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
> > FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 03:14 PM 08/04/2007, George Schmidt wrote:
> > 
> > >Is anyone familiar with these place-names??  They were recorded 
> in 
> > >various documents like Ship's Passenger List's, passports, 
> > >applications for citizenship and recorded around 1900.
> > >
> > >These are birth-places of family members.  How can I confirm or 
> verify this??
> > >
> > >
> > >Domurowo or Tomurowo or Tanbrowo or Tonbrowo.
> > >
> > >Walika
> > >
> > >Wulka
> > >
> > >
> > >George Schmidt
> > >exburb at telusplanet.net
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
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