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Greetings listers,

I have forwarded your question to my Mother (in London).

Meanwhile, the first Kresy Book "Wspomnienia z osad wojskowych
1921-1940" includes a list of 87 military settlements and 2 civilian,
giving addresses: gm, pow and woj. Some of the articles include lists of
names of the settlers too. Maybe not 100% accurate but it's always a
start. There are maps and photos too.
If anyone wants me to check a specific osada for names, contact me
privately.

Elzunia Olsson
(in Sweden)


<<<From: Stefan Wisniowski <swisniowski@...>
Subject: Re: Pre-War List of Osada in Kresy

Building on Ewa's letter, I would think that the old "association of
osadnicy" may have had an archive in the Polish national archives
somewhere
- and it would probably have the list of osady, maps, etc.

Perhaps Elzunia Olssen can ask her Mum (who is connected to the
Association
of the Families of the Borderland Settlers) about the name of the old
association of settlers. Also, the 2nd Republic Polish government would
have had files on the land grants, and they may have been preserved in
the
national archives in Warsaw.

Can anybody suggest a way to move forward with this?
Stefan>>>


<<<Does anyone know whether or not the Government of Poland
ever compiled a complete list of all Kresy osada (settlements)
that were in existence prior to the start of World War II? Since
many osada were totally destroyed during the War or by the
Soviets, I would hate to think that there is no official record of
these places. It would also be nice to know exactly which
osada were destroyed and which (hopefully) were incorporated
into the villages that they were next to, but I know it would be a
miracle to find this out!

Paul Havers, also a member of our group, has put forth his
best effort as always, and has a list of osada on his Kresy site,
but it is not all inclusive.

It occurred to me that if one does not know which village was
next to the osada or village in question, one may never be
able to locate the place, which is truly horrible. I am fortunate
in that I do know the name of the place of my father's birth.
It was Hallerczyn, next to the village of Wysocko, which is near
Brody. The Wisniowski and Jesionka families were deported
from Brody on the same day, 10 February 1940. Of course,
you all know Stefan Wisniowski, who is the moderator of this
list. My grandfather Maksymilian owned the mill in Hallerczyn.
I think Stefan's grandfather was similar to what we call in the
US, the county extension agent. His job was to inform local
farmers of the newest methods or to help them with specific
problems related to farming. We both like to think our
grandfathers knew one another, and I am fairly certain that
they did. I can imagine Stefan's grandfather asking mine,
"Maks, from what you've seen of the crops, who needs
my help?"

Eve Jankowicz
New Jersey, USA >>>