Linda,
Following your discussion I sent to your private email address a map showing the location of Bojarszczyzna; just as Stan said; it is just North of the line from Iwieniec and Wolma. You see Wolma in the bottom RHand corner of that map. It was in reply to a message you posted to Radzima site.
May I add that there is mention of this little village in church records of early XVIIIth c. and in Slownik Geograficzny Krolewstwa Polskiego on page 672. ( just a reference to it) One assumes that the Church records of birth, etc are either at Wolma or Iwieniec.
antoni530 in UK]
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--- In Kresy-Siberia@..., Stanislaw Zwierzynski <zwierzinski1957@...> wrote:
Hello Linda!
Iwieniec is on a different map. These cards on 1926 year.
You log on to the WIG site??- the pre-war Polish Institute of Cartography, all Kresy divided into squares. Choose your square.
You can view jn Googl maps the??place of?? your old village.
About grief ofour ancestors -?? it was a very heavy time. But time was heroic, and all who were in a meat grinder and preserved human dignity - they are heroes.
Do not worry about the plight of your father - he was in heaven. And that's where we would get - the big question.
Stan from M.
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From: Linda Cimachowicz <mail4linda@...>
To: Kresy-Siberia@...
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 1:37 AM
Subject: RE: [www.Kresy-Siberia.org] Re: Introducing new member Linda Cimachowicz from, Glendora, CA. USA
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Hello Stan,
Thank you for your response. It would be so great if you were able to see the village of Bojarszczyzna. Looking at your map, I couldn't find Iwieniec?
Is the map really old. It looks like an ancient one. Are the villages still around after WWII? Is your family from Iwieniec? If so, have you had any luck finding them? This whole search is getting very interesting.
I learned that my father-in-law joined the Polish Campaign the same day that Nazi Germany attacked and invaded Poland (Sept. 1, 1939). He was captured by the Russians 17 days later and held as a POW for 2 years.
He was given amnesty then and joined the Polish Army in 1941 under British Command and served in Persia (Iran) till 1944. Then took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy till 1945. He was then emigrated to Canada.
He must have had a terrible life during that period and then to never to hear or see his family for the rest of his life.
I appreciate your help.
Linda Cimachowicz
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Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:38 AM
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Hi, Linda!
This village isnot far from Iwieniec, earlier it was inthis district (gmina). On the WIG map??you will find it in the upper left-hand corner.
Village stands in the way from Iwieniec to Rakow on the right side of the road.
??In March 2013??I was there (in Iwieniec), will go there again in July. If I will have a car, I can reach??this place and see if there's any village.
Stan from M.
From:Linda Cimachowicz <mail4linda@...>
To: Kresy-Siberia@...
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:20 AM
Subject: [www.Kresy-Siberia.org] Re: Introducing new member Linda Cimachowicz from, Glendora, CA. USA
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Thank you so much Helen and Lenarda.
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On my father-in-laws (Wladyslaw Cimachowicz) military papers it says he was born in Bojarszczyzna (I believe this is a village), the Province of Wotozyn, Nowogrodek, Poland.
I know this area is now in Belarus. Does anyone know about these regions? We're they destroyed in the war? Where would be the best place to look for birth, marriage and death certificates? Would Minsk be the best place to stay while we do our research? We have no photos or papers except his military Demobilization Certificate.
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I contacted the Minister of Defence in the UK yesterday. They do have records on him. I'm sending in a request along with the fee to receive them. That will take 6-8 weeks. This is the first success I've had in my search for my father-in-laws history. I'm very hopeful that the nice people from Kresy-Siberia will be able to help as well.
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Thank you everyone.
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Linda Cimachowicz
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