[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Birth records-Mariendorf,Volhynia

[Jerry Frank]

At 05:11 PM 02/10/2005, Royal Natzke wrote:
>In searching the birth records of my father's siblings in Volhynia, 
>I am confused regarding the various colonies mentioned. My father, 
>Edward Neumann, was born in 1883 when his parents were, according to 
>the record, colonists in Mariendorf II. His brother, Rudolph, was 
>born in 1884 in Mariendorf I as was brother Wilhelm in 1886. 
>Brother, August,1890, and Martin, 1893 were born in Kiselowka. Did 
>colonists move from colony to colony frequently? Oral history claims 
>they made shingles and cut peat. I have not found land ownership 
>records, so I'm not sure if they were farmers in addition to these 
>other occupations.
>  In the new set of films on one occasion they state, "Mariendorf b. 
> W.". Could this be,"by Wandawola"? Is Mariendorf II Kiselowka or 
> Swiczewka? Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Dorothy Natzke



There are some families that appear to have moved around frequently 
but I cannot offer a definitive reason as to why they would do so.

Swiczewka was Mariendorf I

Kiselowka was Mariendorf II

according to my records.




Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca