Comments on: German Colonization in Galicia

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:16:07 +0000

thank you for this article.
Through genealogical research on my family, I have seen the migrations of people with German names ending up in Bruckenthal, Rava Ruska etc. They married Poles. Mann married Wolanski, names like Winter, Kleinlein and so on. I want to visit Galicia someday and see what was a land of prosperity and multiculturalism. My wife is Slavic and her ancestors once live around Lviv. Galicia experienced famine in the 1850s. I have read about some women who went to the Sultan’s lands at this time 1850’s to 90s, hoping to return with money. The great wars were the end for Galicia.

By: Nadan Petri

Nadan Petri — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 09:25:23 +0000

In reply to Lovie Dechio ( Dec/Decio) Condrick.

Have you tried this? http://www.galiziengermandescendants.org/Data/Daum_Surnames/index.htm
It helped me a lot! However, it seems that there is no family name Dec/Decio on this list (perhaps you should think about different spelling), and also there is no mention of village Bortne. Good luck!

By: Areta

Areta — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:16:20 +0000

In reply to Jeff.

I’d suggest asking about such records in the Galizien German Genealogy Group in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4810727069/

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:25:08 +0000

Do records of Germans who colonized Galicia still exist, either in Austria or Galicia?

By: Areta

Areta — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:42:43 +0000

In reply to Lovie Dechio ( Dec/Decio) Condrick.

I would suggest asking the Galizien German Geneaology Group on Facebook for advice, the link can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4810727069/?fb_dtsg_ag=Adxjzc3bORvm_wK2PLo4lwf9l3hjy9wo52jftZFmQ_wPgg%3AAdziOrszO-DzN6Vokxrvctxf0eiUNqxfRALXHSwVUOJDqw

By: Lovie Dechio ( Dec/Decio) Condrick

Lovie Dechio ( Dec/Decio) Condrick — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:01:20 +0000

My family has long claimed that my father’s father was of German ancestry. However, all the genealogical documentation I have found gives no clear indication of that. The surname is: Dec…also Decio. Dec is the name on my grandfather’s baptismal records.
Is there any way I can find if this is a German surname? He came from the village of Bortne in Galicia. His father either owned or managed an oil procesing plant there in the 1800’s. Grandfather was born in 1870 and immigrated to the US sometime around 1900. Any assistance…even to point me to a good source to research…woud be appreciated.
Thank you…………