[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Land questions for Volhynia

[Richard Benert]

Edith raised these questions a few days ago:

 Can you provide a sweeping summary/generality of what they might have
>> found when they arrived in Volhynia?  How much land did colonists
>> purchase near these small villages, individually or as a group?  Was
>> the land already being cultivated, or did they need to clear forests
>> and drain swamps?
>> Did
>> they cluster/live in the villages or separately on their "acreage"?


There is some information available about these questions, but there are 
problems.  One is that it's in German.  Another is that most of it relates 
to western (Polish) Volhynia.  But for what it's worth, here are the major 
possibilities that I know of:

Hans-Jürgen Seraphim, Rudungssiedler. Agrarverfassung und 
Wirtschaftsentwicklung des deutschen Bauerntums in Wolhynien, (Berlin, 
1938).  See esp. pp. 17-76.

Jörg Wiesner, Die Soziale und Wirtschaftliche Stellung der Deutschen Bauern 
in Wolhynien, 1919-1939 (Bonn, 1980), repeats much of Seraphim's information 
and adds a bit to it for the period before 1919.

(These two books are available on interlibrary loan, I would suppose or, 
with luck, one might possibly find them for sale somewhere).

Mychailo Kostiuk, Die deutschen Kolonien in Wolhynien (Wiesentheid, 2006). 
This book relates much more to eastern Volhynia, and is available from the 
Historischer Verein Wolhynien.

Samuel Nickel (or Nikel), Die Deutschen in Wolhynien, (Kiev, 1935).  His 
Marxist perspective makes him dwell on economic matters such as the use and 
distribution of land.  Again, this is very hard to find. (See my review of 
it in the March, 2006, SGGEE Journal).

I hope this is of some use.  Wouldn't it be nice if some bright young 
graduate student would scour the Volhynian archives and write a dissertation 
on how Germans got settled in Volhynia?

Dick
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From: "Edith McKelvy" <edies_hook at msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 2:08 PM
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Land questions for Volhynia

> Would appreciate any information from SGGEE members.
> Many thnx...Edith Rimple McKelvy     edies_hook at msn.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gppr-bounces at grhs.org [mailto:gppr-bounces at grhs.org] On Behalf Of
> James Gessele
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 10:31 AM
> To: 'Germans to Prussia-Poland to Russia'
> Subject: Re: [Gppr] FW: Land questions for Volhynia
>
> Edith:
>
> Your queries seem to indicate you have already looked at what Adam 
> Giesinger
> wrote on the subject in "From Catherine to Khrushchev," p. 79. I would
> recommend you contact Jerry Frank at FEEFHS. That organization has 
> provided
> a better home for Volhynian research than any other.
>
> Jim Gessele
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Homer Rudolf [mailto:hrudolf at richmond.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:54 AM
> To: Edith McKelvy
> Subject: Re: [Gppr] Land questions for Volhynia
>
> Good morning, Edith,
>
> I'm sorry to say that I have done absolutely no research on the land
> holdings in Volhynia. Basically, all that I know is what you have stated
> below.I'm not sure who to refer you to that could help you with your
> specific questions.
>
> Homer
>
>
>> Good Morning Homer Rudolf!  Sorry that I was unable to attend the
>> recent GRHS convention.  Did you discuss land holding and distribution
>> in the VOLHYNIA area?  I understand that land in Volhynia was obtained
>> thru rental or private purchase from existing (Polish-Russian)
>> landowners; there was no free land.
>>
>> My ancestors,  HAMMERMEISTER, SCHILLER, RIMPEL   were in the
>> Zhitomir/Murawi
>> area approx. 1860-1900.  They may have lived in Kalish PO area 
>> previously.
>> (See Odessa3 records)
>>
>> Can you provide a sweeping summary/generality of what they might have
>> found when they arrived in Volhynia?  How much land did colonists
>> purchase near these small villages, individually or as a group?  Was
>> the land already being cultivated, or did they need to clear forests
>> and drain swamps?
>> Did
>> they cluster/live in the villages or separately on their "acreage"?
>>
>> GRHS seldom addresses the Volhynian settlements, so I hope you can
>> direct me to some resources specific to this area.  Thank you for any
>> assistance.
>>
>> Edith Rimple McKelvy      edies_hook at msn.com
>> Silverdale WA
>>
>>
>>
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