Hi Don, Thanks for sharing the pictures – looks like the Greek Catholic (or is it Ukrainian Orthodox?) church has just had a face lift with a new coat of...
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Grecko
grecko2
Sep 17, 2009 11:08 am
Hi all, I'm Planning to visit Hostiv(Hostow) and some achives next year. Even a walk in the mountains. - if anyone has any advice it would be great to hear...
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Don Moskaluk
don.moskaluk
Oct 4, 2009 4:01 pm
Steve First I didn't stay with my relatives but would stay in a place called Yaremche http://www.ukraine.com/ivano-frankivsk-oblast/yaremche/ This is close to...
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Steven
grecko2
Oct 6, 2009 8:44 am
Hi Don, Thanks for response, and the advice. I think I will arrange some assistance for when I arrive. I must admit, I’m quite excited about visiting...
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rod lisenchuk
kk22kkcobmusic
Oct 6, 2009 10:24 am
You're a lucky person.....I hope you have a terrific experience....please let us know how it goes....I wish I was in your shoes. Rod To:...
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Steven
grecko2
Oct 6, 2009 11:08 am
Thanks Rod, I’ll do that, and add photos of village and surrounding area. Cheers Steve _____ From: Hostow_Galicia_Village@yahoogroups.com ...
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Don Moskaluk
don.moskaluk
Oct 8, 2009 9:39 pm
It's kind of funny that you mention these names. I have a lot of cousins in Hostiv you have married and they names sound familiar. Oh regarding history. ...
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Steven
grecko2
Oct 20, 2009 9:15 am
Thanks Don, I’d be surprised if we didn’t share a few common surnames – the trick is to find the links. I’ve looked at my surname, and unless you go...
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ibaranski
irene_baranski
Oct 20, 2009 1:24 pm
Steve, I would like to comment on the Scottish connection that I discovered in my roots. Several years ago I had visitors who wanted to share information...
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Steven
grecko2
Oct 21, 2009 9:51 am
Hi Irene, Scottish connection hey - do you know which part of Scotland and Sweden they came from. It still amazes me that there was a village between Hostow...
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ibaranski
irene_baranski
Oct 22, 2009 12:23 am
Hello Steven, I have tried to make connections hoping to find my Scottish and Swedish ancestors and have not been successful. I wrote to the Swedish Military...
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Grecko
grecko2
Dec 11, 2009 8:34 am
HI Don, Just noticed on Wikipedia - Ivan Yakovych Franko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Franko "Franko was born in Naguievychi (Ukrainian:...
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Don Moskaluk
don.moskaluk
Dec 11, 2009 12:29 pm
That could be. I just looking at trying to look at facts. Franko bust is in Hostiv. What would motivate him to come to Hostiv? Girls? Blacksmith?...
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Grecko
grecko2
Jul 18, 2010 7:07 am
Hi I've just uploaded some images that I took recently when travelling in the Hostow/Hostiv area which included Nowe Krzywotuly/Novi Kryvotuly, Hostow/Hostiv,...
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Don Moskaluk
don.moskaluk
Aug 10, 2010 2:28 am
Steve The photographs were amazing and sure enough you almost got all the sites. I'm glad that you confirmed the Ivan Franko's monument. My Family lives in...
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justalurkingfool
justalurking...
Mar 25, 2011 10:17 am
I am posting from a cell phone and this site has no mobile link so I cannot edit and review. Short and sweet version: My known family, from the...
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Steven
grecko2
Apr 26, 2011 12:57 pm
HI Karl, Thanks for your posting, great to have you on board discussing your family. Interestingly, names such as Krzyszczuk and Gacek appear to have been...
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alexander_bauknecht
alexander_ba...
Oct 7, 2011 5:50 am
I've received an e-mail from Phil Spiegel, the author of the website http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Ottynia/ottynia.htm, who wrote me: "When I visited...
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fedorah72
Feb 6, 2012 9:23 am
Hello I will be travelling from Canada to Ukraine in the summer of 2012. I am looking for information on my family. Joseph Kryschuk(my grandfather) was born to...
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justalurkingfool
justalurking...
Feb 8, 2012 7:53 pm
I am a relative of the Gaceks who live in Thunder Bay. Are you anywhere near there? I know my relatives spelled their name Krzyszczuk. We may be related. John...
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karaszkewycz
Feb 9, 2012 7:03 am
The way I found my wife's relative was: • Rang in advance each of the "Head" of each village in the search area – they are a wealth of knowledge. • Go to...
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Steven
grecko2
Feb 9, 2012 7:33 am
Hi Joe, You will enjoy visiting Hostiv, and you might even get a chance to ride on a horse and cart which is the main means of transport there. I would...
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fedorah72
Jul 6, 2012 9:46 am
Hello Can anybody offer any information about these families? Any information would be appreciated. Joe Family Oblast Village Kryschuk...
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Grecko
grecko2
Sep 11, 2012 8:20 am
Hi All, If you would like to read very nice well written story about a recent visit to Hostiv, the following site is worth a look; ...
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ostry68
Apr 19, 2013 12:55 pm
Dear all, My name is Evan Ostryzniuk and I am collecting any and all information about my grandfather. He was a rather mysterious fellow, but I do have a few...
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Steven
grecko2
Apr 20, 2013 8:45 am
Hi Evan, Welcome to the family - I think everyone in the village had an Ostryzniuk relative. Ostryzniuk must have been one of the more common names in ...
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Don Moskaluk
don.moskaluk
May 2, 2013 1:27 am
Evan So you probably seen this link before for the Canadian Archives http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-908-e.html Being the Canadian government it...
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rod lisenchuk
kk22kkcobmusic
May 3, 2013 12:16 pm
Hi Evan....my grandfather came from Hostiv as well and settled in Thunder Bay in 1905/1906 . His surname was Lysenczuk. Rod Lisenchuk To:...
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Evan Ostryzniuk
ostry68
11:15 am
Hello Don, I have been out of town for a while. Thanks for the link. Actually, I do know the names of my great-grandfather and grandmother, who remained in...
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Evan Ostryzniuk
ostry68
11:18 am
HI Rod. Have you come across any other names from that period? I am also researching the fate of Mary Stochla, who live in Thunder Bay at that time. Thanks, ...
