[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Born in Toptscha 1903

[Frank Stewner]

The records of someone born in Toptscha 1903 are found in the Rivne (Rowno)
archive.

They were recorded in the churchbooks of Tutschin (Tuczyn). 

More is found on http://wolhynien.de/records/Tutschin.htm

 

Recently a friend of mine discovered the birth record of a younger brother
of my father there.

This Robert Stewner was born 4 Dec 1913 in Kolowert, which is near to
Toptscha. I know of him through the diary of my father as he died during
"Umsiedlung" = resettlement on 10. Feb 1915 to Siberia in Samara.

The record is written in Cyrillic letters as at that time Volhynia was part
of the Russian Empire.

 

I know that that record was found by chance and that the copy costed 7 Euro.

 

I do not know if there is an index in the archive. And I do not know how to
undertake searches there by a local.

I will find out during my visit in Linstow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where
the festivity of the volhynian museum takes place every September and
persons from Rivne are normally attending.

 

Greetings from Hamburg

Frank Stewner