[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Location Help

[Lorne Bohn]

I have had good success with scanning documents to make them stand out.  You can also enhance the image with the paint programs that come with most scanners by manipulating the brightness, contrast etc.

Lorne Bohn       

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From: <Spaghettitree at aol.com>
To: <jguasch at fastmail.net>; <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Location Help


> You have a typed document with a birthplace too light to read - you might  
> try making a photocopy of it - very often, that will bring out pale 
> lettering -  turn it up to darken it a bit.   
> 
> Maureen Schoenky
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/2/2011 9:50:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> jguasch at fastmail.net writes:
> 
> First of  all, I am reading a typed document: a manifest of a woman and her
> two sons.  They originated in Le Havre, France (1927). Emilia Wagner clearly
> states  she was born in Poland, Wladyslawow. Her sons were born in Russia,
> Kamenck.  She says her language is Russian and German. The sons language is
> Russian.  (a subsequent census says German, only). Their last residence  was
> Poland,Lubianskon. Their passports were issued in Riga-Russia. She  left
> behind her father Mr. Lenz in Serniava Lubianskov Poland.
> 
> When  her husband, Carl Wagner immigrated, he stated the last place he lived
> and  where his wife remains as what appears to be Gotowak, ??, Lublin. His
> place  of birth is too light to read except Russia. He immigrated in 1913.  
> 
> Most of the family has been found in Wladyslawow and Kroczyn or  "near"
> Kroczyn (near Chelm). 
> 
> For these locations: Serniava is  probably Serniawy, Chelm, Lubelskie.
> Gotowak is probably Gotowka (Gotowka  Niemiecka), Chelm, Lubelskie, Poland.
> They seem to be in the right area.  
> 
> Can anyone tell me what Kamenck, Russia might be? A search on the  Jewish 
> Gen
> site brings up many, many possibilities whether I confine my  search to
> Poland, Kiev or Russia. I've mapped many of them, but still don't  know if
> I'm even close. 
> 
> I would appreciate any opinions  offered.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Joyce Welke Guasch
> Springfield, Oregon  USA
> Researching Welke, Gurke, Zimmerman,
> Ratz, Pusch, Lentz, Jesse,  Arndt of East Poland
> Researching Lindley, Bailey, Wisbey of US, Ireland and  England.
> Researching Haner of US and  Germany
> 
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