[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Russian, German, Polish puzzle

[Bronwyn Klimach]

Charlotte,
I'm not sure how much history of Poland you know, but this is an excellent
starting point:
http://donhoward.net/genpoland/genpoland/polhistory.htm
Kind regards,
Bronwyn.

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Charlotte Gorley <cgorley at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I'm enjoying the thread about Russian/German/Polish clarity very much.
>
> In researching my ancestors (Bierwagens and Garbes) I've come across the
> 'blurring of border' issue.  When they came to Canada, their home country
> is
> listed as Russia, yet I have found evidence that they lived in Kurowek,
> which is in today's Poland.
>
> I've heard accounts that they lived within a couple of miles of the border
> while they were there and would dearly love to find out more about their
> history.
>
> Has anyone come across the surname Bierwagen or Garbe?
>
> Charlotte
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