genealogy Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/genealogy/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Fri, 22 May 2020 13:40:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png genealogy Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/genealogy/ 32 32 Austrians in Galicia: The Hirsch Family https://forgottengalicia.com/austrians-in-galicia-the-hirsch-family/ https://forgottengalicia.com/austrians-in-galicia-the-hirsch-family/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:49:46 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=4607 One of the most interesting revelations for me in researching my family history has been discovering ancestors of different ethnic, religious, and linguistic backgrounds. Growing up in the Ukrainian diaspora, I had always assumed all of my ancestors were Greek Catholic Ukrainian-speakers, but the more I have learned about my family, […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/austrians-in-galicia-the-hirsch-family/feed/ 7 The Galician Railway https://forgottengalicia.com/the-galician-railway/ https://forgottengalicia.com/the-galician-railway/#respond Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:12:06 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=4320 By Iwona Dakiniewicz The journey to America was long, costly, and tedious. The majority of emigrants came from remote villages. Peasants began their journey with teams of horses or on foot, to get to the nearest railroad station. This article gives you a possibility of locating the railroad station from which […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/the-galician-railway/feed/ 0 The Galician Schematism: A Staff Yearbook https://forgottengalicia.com/the-galician-schematism-a-staff-yearbook/ https://forgottengalicia.com/the-galician-schematism-a-staff-yearbook/#respond Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:18:27 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=4314 By Iwona Dakiniewicz It’s a stroke of luck for those researching Galician ancestors, the next potential source of genealogical information — and, to the delight of those interested, it can be browsed online. The Schematyzm Galicyjski [Galician Schematism] — a staff yearbook with personnel details of authorities, offices, societies, and institutions — was […]

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