Hello Group, Would anyone have photographs of Rusape? I’ve seen a lot from Tengeru and other camps but not Rusape. The few I’ve found in the K-S gallery...
On the 13th April 1940 my Great Grandmother, Stanislawa Podolanska, was "arrested"; at 2am on the pretence that her husband was an officer in the Polish Police...
Hi David my relatives, the Rajski family from Pomorzanka were also in Wostocznyj from Feb 1940  Best wishes  Wendy Rajska Hi David my relatives, the Rajski...
My family are lucky to have several letters sent by them from Siberia to family members back in Poland; in one of the letters they apologise for several other...
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone's relatives were in the Barnaul gulag; that is where my babcia was with her family. Let me know so I can ask her...
This week's issue of The New Yorker has a major article on the new capital of Kazakhstan. It notes that Kazakhstan was "Stalin's dumping ground" and mentions...
Today is my late father's birthday. He would have turned 90 and enjoyed the show and tell of it all very much. He probably would have written a few words to...
Dear Members, Have just received some information on my father's journey into Russia from the Ukrainian Red Cross via the Polish Consulate in Kiev. There are...
Has anyone who managed to find a Kwestonariusz/Ankieta # from the personal card index file overcome when it doesn't appear in the statement section? I managed...
Dear group. My Mother, helena Abramska, complted her autobiography on deportation from a small osada village called Zolnierzownica, nearest small town...
Just to add that there is an interesting article by Helena Woloch Antolak at http://poetrania.blogspot.com/2005/11/zesanie-na-sybir-1940.html ANTOLAK:DEEP...
Invitation to POSK - Saturday 16 April Dear UK Team, Hope you are all well. It's been a while since we were in touch and I just wanted to let you know that...
I am reading Timothy Snyder's book The Reconstruction of Nations. I was lead on to it after reading Bloodlands. Quite a detailed book, any comments from the...
Today, the 13th April, is an appropriate day to think about trains. Here are descriptions including numbers. Rawa Ruska - Lwow - Alga We were the last to...
Krystyna, I have a feeling that there were other sizes of boxcar; the one shown in your link was 16.5t size, but I seem to recollect a 21t size as well with...
Has anyone ever seen a reliable figure for the dimensions of a Russian boxcar or goods wagon? I find that a typical American boxcar measures 50 feet long and...
Sam, As Krys said you are with correct group and sadly we cannot help unless you give us more information. Names, DoB and patronymic names,and place before...
I would be very grateful if someone could help me with this...I don't even think I am in the right group to be honest with you as my grandmother and mother...
Mark, may I add a correction to the fact that there were no deportations from Kresy in October 1939. First deportation of civilians was officially on 10th...
Dear Group. See how the city of Przemysl commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Feb 10, 1940 deportations. The YouTube compilation shows photos of a display...
Hi all, I'm one of the non-contributing group members (usually) and just wanted to poke my head out and say a big thank you for all the discussions on the...
Can anyone enlighten me on the existence of a girls' school in Rehovot, Palestine (now Israel). What was its name, where in Rehovot was it? thanks Mike -- ...
Im one of those who was not aware of the $40 membership donation, but am happy to comply. Just paid it in Paypal, which took about two minutes! Happy to do it!...
Good morning! I plan to be in London for a week in June to do some research on my book about the Polish experience in the Second World War. What bases should I...
Plaque controversy mars Smolensk anniversary pilgrimage 09.04.2011 16:42 Original Smolensk plaque in memory of President Kaczynski and the 95 others who died,...
