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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 7:37 am
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| ALAEssex wrote: | Hello,
However I did learn one key word - Waclaw Robert was born in Kolomyja.
My son and I will now be in Poznan next week as well as Warsaw in order to see the records you have uncovered for Gollubin and now the information for the Schnitzer side also.
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Hi Amanda,
Such great news that you got the naturalisation document for Waclaw Robert and that it indicates he was born in Kolomyia! Did you gain any further insight into what the name Ducan might be?
I am looking at what you wrote about the trip you will be taking to Poznan and to Warsaw. Poznan will be a beautiful place to visit, all the more so because you know your family members lived there at one point. Unfortunately, Poznan is quite some distance from Golub-Dobrzyn where your Anna Schulz is from. It would be lovely to be able to go see that church. You'll recall the map I provided (see the last post I made on this other thread):
https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?t=29003&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=Golubin&start=15
If I am understanding you correctly, you anticipate that you will be able to see original records for your Schnitzer family in the Warsaw archives. I doubt that Warsaw will hold any records from Kolomyia and the various other towns in today's Ukraine that your family lived in. Not all archives are open during the summer months, but you can check on that if you haven't already.
The good news, of course, as Barb pointed out, is that you can apply to the USC for the death records for Irena and Roman, and you don't have to be in Czestochowa to do that.
I hope you are able to soak up some atmosphere and culture from the places your ancestors walked, and find a comforting connection to them on your trip.
All the best,
Sophia
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 2:40 pm
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| Sophia wrote: | Hi Amanda,
I have something for you!
It appears that there was a child born between Roman and Robert Waclaw. If I am reading this correctly, she was born, baptized and died all on the same day, the 9th of October, 1906. Her name was Isabella. I believe I am seeing her father listed as Michal, a music teacher, and her mother listed as Irena. I have not yet deciphered the rest of it but it should tell us Irena's maiden name as well as where Michal was from. I think it says Irena was from Kolomyia.
Here are the two records:
This is the birth, record #572 : http://agadd2.home.net.pl/metrykalia/301/sygn.%201870/pages/1_301_0_0_1870_0059.htm
This is the death, record #522: http://agadd2.home.net.pl/metrykalia/301/sygn.%201870/pages/1_301_0_0_1870_0105.htm
Both records are from Lwów Szpital Powszechny. I realize that Lwów hasn't been on your list of towns to look at, but it is possible that in his capacity as a music teacher, Michal Schnitzer moved from place to place.
Best regards,
Sophia
P.S. I consulted with Barb, and she added the following info: Isabella was the daughter of Michal Schnitzer, 31 years old, (son of Joseph and Maria nee Saszkiewicz) and Irena, 27 years old (daughter of Antoni and Domicella).
More info from Barb: The place of birth for Michal Schnitzer was Wola Zółta, Żółkiew, Chyrów. She agrees that Irena was born in Kolomyia. |
Hi Everyone,
It is so wonderful to see all the great information that was found for Amanda's family. I would like to ask everyone's opinion. Do you think this is a sibiling to Michael Schnitzer?
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=pol&bdm=B&w=21uk&rid=B&search_lastname=schnitzer&search_name=&search_lastname2=Szaszkiewicz&search_name2=&from_date=&to_date=
Here is the link for the birth record for Ludwika Schnitzer. It is Record #1 - Scan #7.
https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/260085175902572eed6f0376165b934f926936cb81065c980382ead7ae1816b5
Regards,
Trish
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SophiaPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:41 pm
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Hi Trish,
No question about it! Good find. This Ludwika fits right in with the diagram that Barb put together.
Best,
Sophia
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 6:06 pm
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Amanda, I don't see Robert Waclaw (1912) in the Kolomyjas church records. Checked for the years 1911-15. Quite often people don't give the exact location, but mention the largest city in the area.
Trish, Ludwika is already on the chart. Good to hear from you again!
-Barb
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SophiaPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 8:31 pm
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Hi everyone,
Did we already know that Roman lived in Poznan? This has to be him. The birth date is 18 July 1905, the place of birth is Kolomija and the parents' names are correct, Michal and Irena. Go here and search on Schnitzer Roman:
https://e-kartoteka.net/pl/search
Note that there is also writing on the back of his card.
Barb, there is something written in pencil in the "zawod" column. Does it say "dziennikarz," or is that my eyes just trying to find something familiar in the handwriting? Amanda, was he a journalist?
Best regards,
Sophia
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 12:23 am
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This is quite an interesting track, Sophia. Yes, it is written "dziennikarz".
-Barb
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 8:40 am
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Hi Everyone,
Sorry Barb, I didn't see Ludwika on your chart. 
I did find this information on the Instytut Pamieci Narodowej website. https://straty.pl/szukaj-osoby.php
There are two entries for Michal Schnitzer.
Personal data
last name: Schnitzer
name: Michael
date of birth: 1873-12-14
place of birth: Wola Zółtaniec
domicile: Poznań, Schwabenstr.48 W.9
occupation: Professor
Information about persecution:
Source: Rutowska Maria
Lager Glowna German resettlement camp on the Main Street in Poznań for the Polish population (1939-1940)
2008 - Poznań Western Institute
displaced/resettled
displacement to: Poznań
confinement: he survived
type of imprisonment: resettlement camp
place of detention: Poznań Home
date of deposition: 1939-12-13
circumstances of detention: resettlement action
additional information: transport list 10 page 15
Personal data
last name: SCHNITZER
name: MICHAEL
date of birth: 1873
Information about persecution
Source:
State Archives in Łódź 62 I/15
displaced/resettled
displacement to: POZNAN
additional information: resettled from the so-called Wartheland in 1939-1945; data in the files of the resettlement center in Poznań, branch in Łódź
Regards,
Trish
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 8:57 am
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Hi Everyone,
I just found information for Irena too (with the help from Sophia) on the same website. She is listed as Irene Schnitzer. There are two entries for her.
Personal data
last name: Schnitzer
maiden name: Stednichenko
name: Irene
date of birth: 1879-05-16
place of birth: Kolomyia
domicile: Poznań, Schwabenstr.48 W.9
occupation: Ehefrau
Information about persecution
Source: Rutowska Maria
Lager Glowna German resettlement camp on the Main Street in Poznań for the Polish population (1939-1940)
2008 - Poznań Western Institute
displaced/resettled
displacement to: Poznań
confinement: she survived
type of imprisonment: resettlement camp
place of detention: Poznań Home
date of deposition: 1939-12-13
circumstances of detention
resettlement action
additional information
transport list 10 page 15
Personal data
last name: SCHNITZER
name: IRENE
date of birth: 1879
Information about persecution:
Source:
State Archives in Łódź 62 I/15
displaced/resettled
displacement to: POZNAN
additional information: resettled from the so-called Wartheland in 1939-1945; data in the files of the resettlement center in Poznań, branch in Łódź
Regards,
Trish
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 9:01 am
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Fantastic find, Trish! Great to know Irena and Michael's date of birth. We already know he was born around 1875, and she abt. 1881. The location is correct. I checked these places yesterday and unfortunately I didn't find them.
Sophia, I think it's Łuck (Ukraine).
-Barb
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2025 9:36 am
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Hi Everyone,
Here is the new chart.
New facts since the last one was published:
new generation Schnitzer
new generation Buskiewicz
spouse + a child of Ignacy Schnitzer (brother of Irena)
date of death of Antoni Stadniczenko
likely date of birth of Antoni Stadniczenko
likely parents and grandparents of Antoni Stadniczenko
date of death of Domicella Stadniczenko nee Bush
date of birth of Jozef Schnitzer
Ferdynand Schnitzer (brother of Jozef Schnitzer) + date of birth
siblings of Jan Schnitzer (Marcin, Dorota, Andrzej, Maria/Julianna) + spouses
-Barb
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SophiaPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2025 4:20 am
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Hi Barb,
Absolutely extraordinary, the family tree you have been able to construct for the Schnitzer family!
Barb, Trish and Diane,
I imagine Amanda may already be off on her adventure to Poland.
Let's take a moment to look at how far we have come, in two weeks of work, to go from "no traces" of this family to all the information that we have assembled.
It is a pleasure to work with all of you.
Kind regards,
Sophia
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2025 10:57 am
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| Sophia wrote: | Hi Barb,
Absolutely extraordinary, the family tree you have been able to construct for the Schnitzer family!
Barb, Trish and Diane,
I imagine Amanda may already be off on her adventure to Poland.
Let's take a moment to look at how far we have come, in two weeks of work, to go from "no traces" of this family to all the information that we have assembled.
It is a pleasure to work with all of you.
Kind regards,
Sophia |
Hi Sophia, Barb, Diane, Amanda, and the forum,
Sophia, I totally agree with all you said. It’s fabulous to see how wonderful everyone is on this forum, and to see how everyone pitches in to help. There are so many people on the forum that help with translations, finding records, and finding those impossible clues! It’s totally amazing!
Warm Regards,
Trish
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2025 1:42 pm
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I third what Sophia and Trish said! With each new post I continued to be amazed by new contributions by Barb, Sophia and Trish. It truly was a joint effort! As a side benefit, I became acquainted with some new resources too.
Diane
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 12:03 am
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Good Morning!
We are indeed in Poland. We had some luck yesterday finding birth and marriage certificates relating to my maternal Grandmother in Poznan. The archive staff were really helpful - although he pointed out that on the resident card my grandmother was shown as a boy, a fact I had completely overlooked! We also walked to some of the addresses listed in the residents card and found the original buildings, which was amazing.
Today we are in Warsaw but I am not confident now that we will find anything helpful regarding Kolomyia or Lwow, however we will try and see how far we get.
I am also astonished at how far Barb, Sophia and Trish have managed to trace my family and I am so grateful for the time that people have spent to assist a complete stranger.
I get the sense that they like a challenge!!
Thank you so much x
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