[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tutschin

[Bronwyn Klimach]

Margaret,
I have found this chart invaluable, and quite a painless way of finding what
you ask:* *http://horwitzfam.org/cyrillic_eng_deu_pol.htm
Hope you like it too, Bronwyn.



On 4/28/06, marlo <marlo50 at nwonline.net> wrote:
>
> Karl, how do I go about learning the phonetics of German, Polish and
> Russian?
> Margaret
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Krueger" <dabookk54 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Christopher Menke" <menke5616 at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "SGGEE" <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tutschin
>
>
> > Chris,
> >  If you are going to start researching these old records it would be to
> > your benefit to learn the phonetics of German, Polish, and if you're
> > really determined Russian. You will often find pastors spelling names of
> > people and towns phonetically. In a film from western Volhynia I'm
> > studying now some towns are spelled up to 3-4 different ways throughout
> a
> > 10 period. Surnames also were challenging to these pastors.
> >
> > Jerry Frank <FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >  Yes, that's correct Chris.
> >
> > It's not a misspelling but rather an alternate spelling. Tuczyn is as
> > transliterated directly from Cyrillic; Tutschin is the Germanic spelling
> > of how it is pronounced.
> >
> > Similarly, Luck is spelled Lutzk in German records / maps.
> >
> >
> > Jerry Frank
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Christopher Menke
> > Date: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:41 am
> > Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tutschin
> >
> >> In regards to my question on location of Tutschin, I should have
> >> been more specific. The family lived in Alexandria / Mariendorf,
> >> Volhynia so I would suspect near there.
> >>
> >> Could it be a misspelling of Tuczyn? It is nearby.
> >>
> >> Thanks again, Chris
> >>
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