[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tatars

[Jerry Frank]

Nelson is correct.  It does seem illogical that a Christian church in 
that time and place would allow use by Muslims or that in fact 
Muslims would want to use their church.  I am also not convinced that 
there would be any significant community of Tatars living in that region.

I get the impression that many of our ancestors referred to the local 
Ukrainian population as either Cossaks or Tatars.  I'm not sure why 
that was.  From reading the history of Cossaks and Tatars, there 
seems to be no evidence for them being in the Volhynian region.  It 
seems that the term evolved to be applied to any of the local 
populace - perhaps to the those of lowest social status such as 
gypsies and bands of thugs that would raid a village from time to 
time.  These are just some thoughts with little hard evidence to back them up.

Apparently Tatar is the more correct term but Tartar is an accepted 
alternate.  See http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-584107/Tatar


Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca





At 05:42 PM 28/09/2007, Nelson Itterman wrote:
>This does not seem possible, Dick. I understand the they were muslims, which
>would be in conflict with Christianity.
>Nelson
>
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>[mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Richard
>Benert
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>Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tatars
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>My late cousin, Alice Buchholz of Creston, B.C., told me several years ago
>that the Baptist Church in Neudorf was used (rented?) periodically for
>services by Tatars.
>
>Has anyone any knowledge of Tatars living in Volhynia, like where and how
>many?
>
>And why in heaven's name can't it be decided whether to call them Tatars or
>Tartars?
>
>Dick Benert
>
>
>