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Todorowski and Buczynski research

trishsa2 — Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:30 pm

Author: trishsa2

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:30 pm

Oops! I was just going over original tips and see that Grodno and Belarus are mentioned as far as records go. But are they friendly?

Trishsa : )

Todorowski and Buczynski research

trishsa2 — Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:25 pm

Author: trishsa2

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:25 pm

Last night I feel that I solved my Buczynksi family puzzle as to where they came from.

For Buczynski I had Lida, Radom, Vilno and Dementy. I knew that Lida was in Belarus, and Vilno was sort of NW of it in Lithuania, but I couldn't figure what Radom had to do with them, because Radom was down in Poland (current times). While going over many old maps, a place called Radun (not Radom) sort of WNW of Lida, jumped out at me. Long ago they were all connected. Vilno, Lida and Radun. I am thinking Demety (Demetz, Dementy) was probably a small area around Radun, maybe a village or parish.

Thanks again to Henryk, Dave, Gilberto and Aga who's tips got me there. And the search goes on!

Is Belarus friendly to visitors? Does anyone know anything about getting records from them---should I just go about it the same way I did for Lithuania?

I am so excited! Trishsa : )

Re: Poland/Lithuania, name and town search

Anonymous — Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:04 pm

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:04 pm

trishsa2 wrote:

Also looking for Joseph Buczynski in Radom, Lido, Wilno, Demetz or Demety. This is still Poland. Father was Joannes, mother was Francisca Natajczow or Nasajczow. Joseph married Anna Todorowski in Newark, New Jersey, USA in 1915.

Trishsa2

Trisha,

Maybe this Jozef:?
1878 3 Józef Buczyński Radom

Gilberto

Re: Poland/Lithuania, name and town search

Henryk — Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:09 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:09 pm

Aid to Lithuanian records research:
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Lithuania
Online records (in Russian) for Troki/Trakai parish:
http://genealogia.lt/cos.pdf
http://genealogia.lt/st.pdf
Use google to search Troki parafia for more.

Re: Poland/Lithuania, name and town search

Henryk — Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:22 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:22 pm

Or perhaps Maydany/Majdany (now Meidonys), 9.8 kilometers NW of Trakai (Troki), parish Troki.
Was in inter-war Poland. Map: http://www.mapywig.org/m/WIG_maps/series/100K/A30_B40_WILNO_1927.jpg
It is near the left border, above the lakes.
Only LDS records are old:

Metrical books, 1794-1839

Authors: Roman Catholic Church. Troki (Troki) (Main Author)
Format: Manuscript/Manuscript on Film
Language: Polish, Russian, Latin
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000-2009
Physical: on 7 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microreproduction of original manuscripts in the Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius and at the National Historical Archives of Belarus, Grodno (formerly known as State Historical Archives of Belarus, Grodno).

Roman Catholic Church records (births, marriages, deaths) for Troki (aka Novye Troki), Troki, Vil′na, Russia; later Troki (Wilno-Troki), Wilno, Poland (aka Troki Nowe); later Trakai, Lithuania. Text in Polish, Latin and Russian.

Record group 604, series 10, file 41 -- Record group 604, series 11, files 29, 38 -- Record group 604, series 13, file 89 -- Record group 919, series 1, files 1, 24-25.

Re: Poland/Lithuania, name and town search

Anonymous — Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:04 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:04 am

trishsa2 wrote:

The Todorowski/Tudorowski's came from Wilno, Trocki, Meidanj in what is now Lithuania. Can use help finding the town, or village, of Meidamj.

How would I find information in Lithuania? Would there be a central location to contact, or would I have to contact local churches? Are there old maps somewhere where I could look for the town or Meidamj?

Trishsa2

Trisha,

Trocki is now Trakai, and I suspect Meidanj is, actually, Miedniki (now Medininkai). Both places near Vilnus (Wilno).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilwinneb/placelit.htm
Miedniki:
http://www.mapywig.org/m/WIG_maps/series/100K_300dpi/A30_B41_MIEDNIKI_1927_300dpi.jpg

Gilberto

Re: Poland/Lithuania, name and town search

dnowicki — Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:52 am

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:52 am

trisha2,

You might try checking the website of the Federation of East European Family History Societies (www.feefhs.org). If you scroll down to the bottom of the home page and click on Lithuania it will take you to links for that country and perhaps one or more may be helpful in directing your research. Anyway, it may be useful and interesting to check out the links on the FEEFHS site.

Dave

Poland/Lithuania, name and town search

trishsa2 — Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:40 pm

Author: trishsa2

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:40 pm

The Todorowski/Tudorowski's came from Wilno, Trocki, Meidanj in what is now Lithuania. Can use help finding the town, or village, of Meidamj.

John, Casimier, Anna, Rosalia, Joseph and possibly Stanislaw Todorowski started coming to Newark, New Jersey, USA around 1902. Their father was Piotr and mother was Marcianna Natkiewicz. Piotr may have raised horses. They were Roman Catholic.

How would I find information in Lithuania? Would there be a central location to contact, or would I have to contact local churches? Are there old maps somewhere where I could look for the town or Meidamj?

Also looking for Joseph Buczynski in Radom, Lido, Wilno, Demetz or Demety. This is still Poland. Father was Joannes, mother was Francisca Natajczow or Nasajczow. Joseph married Anna Todorowski in Newark, New Jersey, USA in 1915.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Trishsa2