[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Why Research is so difficult in Poland?

[Otto]

The changing times confuse researchers.
Regardless. . . we have a unique history.
Our colonists seem to have had a bad case of wanderlust or so it  
appears on the surface. Always on the move, along with changing names— 
their names, names of rivers, of town, of counties, of districts and  
even of countries.

The Poles themselves must have had an extreme dislike for country  
names ending with an 'A'. They meant trouble.—'Austria', 'Prussia',  
'Russia'.
Polish Wars—Do not miss this! A List of URLS for each War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish_uprisings

Our colonists of course wanted their own land—but this yen was  
overpowered by the real live threat of guns, bullets, and the  
pestilence that followed on a pale horse.

Colonist movement is not by chance.
Relocation centers around events.
So much war. . What the aristocracy captured, it could tax.
It was always a lose/lose situation for the common man. "Kanonenfutter  
und Steuern"

(the following can be quickly researched by consulting with the Great  
Google and Wiki waiting behind the curtain)
The why of events centers around the particular following happenings.
The reasons why maps change.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 1569c.e. - 1791c.e.
Poland was the dominant partner. The Catholic Church was the force  
behind the administration.

First Partition of Poland—August 5th. 1772
West Prussia
Colonists begin flowing South. (this is basic—I could begin in the  
1500's or even earlier)

Second Partition of Poland—January 23rd. 1793
South Prussia/Posen
New Parishes were founded under the new administration.

Third Partition of Poland—October 24th. 1795 - 1807
New East Prussia/Warsaw

Duchy of Warsaw—1807 - 1815 - Napoleon conquers.
Napoleon appointed the Duke of Saxony over this district, hence a duchy.

Congress Poland—1815-1915 Russia conquers.
Under Russian domination. (Russian Poland is only an informal name for  
the area)
1815 - 1865—Russian rule, Polish administration,
1820 - Resistance began against Russian domination. I am certain  
German settlers had a hand in some of this.
(Russia was exacting more tax on the textile industry to drive it into  
Russia instead)
1830 - 1831 - November Uprising—Resistance to the Polish Army being  
used for battle against the French
The king quieted everything by banning Freemasonry.
1863 - 1865 - November Uprising—The people had enough of Russian  
rule. . .  and Lost.
Russian rule and Russian Administration
1914 - 1918 - World War
Big story—the hot battles took place on the Eastern Front, in our  
backyards.
—> 11 wars up to 1939.
1939 - German invasion of Poland.
1939 - 1945 World War 2
1945 - Back to Russia
until 1989. The Catholic Church assumes power.
. . .   Otto
          " The Zen moment..." wk. of January 04, 2009-
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                 "The future. . . . always catches up."