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Re: Hamlet of Ostrow & Ancestors Living There

Henryk — Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:40 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:40 pm

Some information on Słonim and Żyrowice:
https://vedaj.by/index.php/en/towns/grodno/slonim/slonim
https://vedaj.by/index.php/en/towns/grodno/slonim/zhyrovichy

Re: Hamlet of Ostrow & Ancestors Living There

arianne1504 — Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:34 pm

Author: arianne1504

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:34 pm

Thank you Henryk! Now I feel I have a solid starting point for my family's journey. Much appreciated!

Re: Hamlet of Ostrow & Ancestors Living There

Henryk — Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:29 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:29 pm

See map
Ostrovo (Belarus), Ostów(Polish) populated place 53°16' N 25°02' E
Bol’shaya Rogoznitsa(Belarus), Rogoz’nitsa Vel’ka, Rohoźnica (Polish)53°16' N 24°41' E
Zel’vyanka (Belarus), Zelwianka (polish) stream
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Ostów, gmina Żyrowice, Powiat Słonim, Woj. Nowograd, RC parish Słonim, Orthodox parish Żyrowice
No Polish archives, no LDS, no Belarus
http://archives.gov.by/eng/index.php?id=640747
Belarus National Archives

Hamlet of Ostrow & Ancestors Living There

arianne1504 — Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:29 pm

Author: arianne1504

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:29 pm

I am trying to find the location of the town where some of my ancestors lived and from where they were deported by the Russians. The town or hamlet was called Ostrow and I understand that there were a lot of towns with this name. The Ostrow I am wanting to locate I believe is now part of Belarus. The nearest village was called Rogoznica and I understand it was about 7km away. It had a river called Zelwienka (not sure if spelling is correct) on one side and as of 1939 there were only around 10 families living there. The name of the ancestors living in Ostrow was Zofia Kaczynski and she was married to Ignacz Ferenc with three surviving children Ryzard, Bogdan and Alicja. Is anyone able to help with information?
Thank you in advance.