[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] trip and question

[Jerry Frank]

Carol,

I haven't seen anyone respond publicly to your 
question.  It is possible that the places you 
mention in Prussia were from the time before the 
migration to Volhynia.  It is also possible that 
your family spent a few years there after 
Volhynia but before coming to North America.  Both migration patterns exist.

As for why Germans were in Volhynia, I'd suggest 
you check some back issues of the Journal such as:

June 2004, "The Immigration of Germans into 
Volhynia in the 19th Century" by Nickolas Arndt, translated by Richard Benert

March 2003, "Migration of German Farmers from 
Gostynin to Volhynia, 1855-1885" by Albert Breyer, translated by Jerry Frank

There may be others.  You cannot necessarily 
apply the reasons given in articles such as this 
directly to the reasons possible for your 
ancestors but they will give a general overview 
of why and how this migration occurred.


Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca




At 06:19 PM 03/07/2008, Carol Duff wrote:


>     I have a question for someone. Family lore lists ancestral places of
>Kraftshagen, East Prussia, Eichfier and Dolfußbruch, West Prussia but
>the only concrete records that I have ever found come from Boguslawka on
>the Odessa records compiled by M Momose. I understand that this
>community is in Volhynia.  Many people who married into the family were
>also from that community. Although I have found this place on a map, I
>do not know how it connects to Germans in that area or the name changes
>for Boguslawka.  Does anyone have more knowledge to help me understand
>the work of Germans at this location and how they came there?  Thank
>you. Carol Duff