Date: 10/31/2003
From: Lethe Burns <>
Subject: Your website
Thank you so much for your spectacular website.
I have recently begun investigating my Ukrainian roots. My grandmother tells me her parents John Tymniak and
Catherine Koch came over from Lvov. I am trying to find out anything I can.
Any suggestions where to start? Lvov looks like a lovely city.
Lethe C. Burns
Looking for: Tymniak/Koch family, Lvov, Ukrainian roots, emigration.
Date: 10/27/2003
From: Dr. C.M. Chantal Toporow <>
Subject: Toporow
I am daughter of Roman George Toporow, born in Lvov 1920. His father was Waclaw Toporow (whose father may have
been a captain on the czar's yacht?) and mother Maria Niaviarowska (spelling?). They left during the war,
Roman became a soldier and the family traveled to Persia, Egypt, Italy, England, then California. Roman George
Toporow had three children by different wives: Eva (England, deceased), myself (California), and Roman Martin
(possibly Florida). I heard he had a brother killed during the war, but have no direct info. There is a
village named Toporow I recently discovered! Any info would be helpful.
Chantal
Looking for: Toporow/Niaviarowska families, Lvov, Roman George, Waclaw, Roman Martin, Eva, family
history.
Date: 10/27/2003
From: Leslie Oberman <>,
Subject: Oberman Family Research
Leslie Oberman B.A
Amateur Genealogist, President, Australian Genealogical Society
I am researching the Oberman/Hoberman/Goberman family from Lvov. Any information appreciated.
Looking for: Oberman, Hoberman, Goberman family, Lvov/Lviv, genealogy links.
Date: 10/18/2003
From: Johnnie Sue Polinskey <>
Subject: Thomas Garlinski
I am helping a friend with her family tree. Looking for info on the Garlinski's from Canada: Thomas Garlinski
and wife Anne Donahue. Two kids Della (married Robert Raymond Martin, had daughter Donna who married Roy
Pappin) and Sharon. Any info on this family would be appreciated.
Thank you, Johnnie Sue Polinskey
Looking for: Garlinski family, Donahue, Martin, Pappin, Canada genealogy.
Date: 9/15/2003
From: Khobar <>
Subject: Relatives of Family Romaniszyn (Romanisyn) from Tarnopol region
I'm looking for relatives from the Romaniszyn/Romanisyn family. My grandparent Wladyslaw Romaniszyn was born
in Podzameczek near Buczacz, Tarnopol region (now Ukraine), 1931. His mother was Karolina Zawiœlak, father
Stanislaw Romaniszyn. Family may have lived in Podlesie near Buczacz. Looking for any Romaniszyn relatives to
build a family tree.
Looking for: Romaniszyn/Romanisyn family, Podzameczek, Podlesie, Buczacz, Tarnopol region, family
tree.
Date: 8/5/2003
From: Stones1230 <>
Subject: Looking for friends or family from Sombor
I am looking for anyone who knew my parents. My father Adolph (Dolek) Frey was an attorney in Sambor before
WWII. My grandfather was Mayor Frey. They survived the Holocaust and left Sambor in 1945 for the USA with my
mother Nadia (Tomaczak), also from Sambor. If anyone knew them, please email me.
Looking for: Frey, Tomaczak families, Sambor (Sombor), pre- and post-WWII, emigration, Holocaust.
Date: 7/28/2003
From: Bob Boehm <>
Subject: Hello
My father was born in Lviv (then called Lemberg) and I will be traveling there soon. He attended the Lviv
Conservatory. I'm trying to contact anyone who speaks English and might have records of him there. Any
thoughts? Thanks.
Robert C. Boehm
Looking for: Boehm family, Lemberg/Lviv, Lviv Conservatory, school records, contacts.
Date: 7/24/2003
From: Mike Aylward <>
Subject: Gimpel's Jewish Theatre in Lemberg/Lwow
Has anyone come across postcards or photos of the Jewish theatre in Lvov? Gimpel's Jewish Theatre was owned by
the Gimpel family (1889-1939), located at 11 Jagiellonska, later at the 'Colosseum' on ulica Sloneczna. The
theatre made many gramophone recordings pre-WWI. I'm cataloguing these and would like more info about the
theatre's history.
Thanks, Michael Aylward
Looking for: Gimpel's Jewish Theatre, Lemberg/Lwow, 1889–1939, photos, history, recordings.
Date: 7/23/2003
From: Gajewczyk Tomasz <>,
Subject: Lviv greetings
I'm looking for anyone who can help tell about the fates of my family and friends from Gliniany near Lvov,
especially before and during WWII.
1. Mrs. Sawczuk (daughters Maria, Stefania; Stefania married Oscar Rosmus, daughter Emma)
2. Family Kowalczyk from Gliniany (two daughters, lived near the bridge and dairy)
3. W(?).Rachter or Lachter, great grandfather, came from Lvov, Jewish community
4. Ben (Beniamin, Benio) Rachter, son of great grandfather, brother to my grandmother, no info
Looking for: Sawczuk, Kowalczyk, Rachter/Lachter, Rosmus families, Gliniany, Lvov, WWII era.
Date: 7/15/2003
From: Tatiana Jasmine <>
Subject: Lvov school 35
It's a great website! I would be very happy to get back in touch with school 35, Lvov (1987–1993). If any of
my classmates read this, please drop me a line. I live in Houston, TX.
Tanya
Looking for: School 35, Lvov, classmates 1987-1993, Houston, TX.
Date: 6/2/2003
From: MRXOTTAWA <>
Subject: Your site
Thank you for your site. My son needed photos of Lvov for a book report (book: "In My Enemy's House" by Carol
Matas). The main character was born in Zloczow and moved to Lvov at 3. Your site has many good references and
will help with his presentation. Beautiful architecture!
Note: Thank you message—reference for Lvov photos, Zloczow/Lvov connection.
Date: 5/29/2003
From: Usup Rajbahak <>
Subject: Searching for old friends
My name's Usup and I studied at the Lviv Polytech from 1991 to 1997. I am trying to locate my friends from
Lviv. Anyone using MSN Messenger please add me (sickfreak$$$hotmail.com) so I can share contact details of
friends.
Cheers,
Usup
Looking for: Lviv Polytech classmates, 1991–1997, friendship, alumni reunion.
Date: 5/24/2003
From: C ShapiroHoffman <>
Subject: Lemberg
Hello, My parents were from Lemberg.
Looking for: Lemberg, family roots, general inquiry.
Date: 4/30/2003
From: Michael Kaye <>
Subject: KOSZACKI
I am looking for KOSZACKI family/ancestors. Grandfather HENRYK KOSZACKI married ANNA PODKOWKA in GOLOGORY 13
NOV 1901, lived in LIPOWCE, came to USA 1906. Any information about them or LIPOWCE-GOLOGORY area
appreciated.
Michael Kaye, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Looking for: Koszacki, Podkowka families, Gologory, Lipowce, emigration to USA.
Date: 4/24/2003
From: Jelena Tinska <>
Subject: Trompczynski
I desperately wish to find my lost family Trompczynski. My great grandfather was from Lvov (Sigmund). My
grandmother Irena had two brothers and a military school photo. She died at 23 in Montenegro. My grandfather
was Nicola Keseljevic, who studied medicine in St. Petersburg. Communication with family Trompczynski stopped
in 1942. I am a Yugoslav actress/writer living in Belgrade, my daughters are in London.
Looking for: Trompczynski family, Sigmund, Irena, Nicola Keseljevic, Lvov roots, Montenegro, London.
Date: 4/15/2003
From: D. Wagner <>
Subject: Family Genealogy
I am seeking any/all information on the Schonhofer (or Schenhofer) and Wroblewska (Wroblewski) families who
would have resided in Lwow from about 1900s.
Looking for: Schonhofer, Schenhofer, Wroblewska, Wroblewski families, Lwow, 1900s genealogy.
Date: 4/9/2003
From: Rifeng <>
My name is Tomek. I live in Lublin, Poland, about 180km from Lvov. If somebody wants to visit Poland or
Ukraine, please contact me.
Note: Offer of travel/local assistance, not genealogy inquiry.
Date: 3/12/2003
From: Alan A. Fleischer <>
Subject: Re: lvov (lviv)
I have the dumb luck to have a break-thru in my family research. The Shtetl/town near Lvov was named 1) Raowo
2) Raowa 3) Roona 4) Roova. Does this give any clue as to the real name of the town? This comes from an 1884
Hamburg handwritten departure manifest.
Thank you, Alan A. Fleischer
Looking for: Shtetl/town near Lvov, Raowo/Raowa/Roona/Roova, 1884 manifest, real town name.
Date: 3/31/2003
From: D. Wagner <>, >
Subject: Lwow, Galicia
For those with ancestors from Lwow/Lviv/Lemberg and Galicia since the 1700s, I may be able to help with family
history research. I have been researching for thirty years and have a vast collection to share.
Note: Offer of genealogy research assistance, Lwow/Lviv/Lemberg, Galicia.
Date: 3/8/2003
From: Haristerno1 <>
Hi I am new on the computer. My father Joseph Wexler came from a small town outside of Lvov, "Dunojower" (not
sure of spelling). He left before WWI. I have tried to track down Dunojower for years with no luck. I would
love to know where it was and visit someday.
Thank you
Looking for: Joseph Wexler, "Dunojower", small town near Lvov, pre-WWI emigration.
Date: 2/24/2003
From: Joe Andrusiak <>
Subject: Tracing my German/Russian relatives
I have been trying to search my family tree. My Grandfather was Christofor Konrad Becher, son of Jakob/Jacob,
emigrated from Russia in 1906/7. Passport issued in Ekaterinodar; he was a colonist of Semenov village. He
emigrated to Canada with his wife Anna Margaurita and children Mary and Elizabeth. His mother's name was
Elizabeth Borger; brother George/Gregorovich, wife Marie Ann Brediger.
Looking for: Becher, Borger, Brediger families, Semenov village, Ekaterinodar, emigration to Canada,
genealogy.
Date: 2/22/2003
From: Dan P Surman <>
Subject: Stara Sil, Ukraine – The Surman or Surma Family
I am tracing the family tree of Surman/Surma from Stara Sil (Stars Sol), Ukraine (pre-WWI: Austria-Hungary).
If you are related to Surman/Surma, or have info, please email me.
Thanks, Dan Surman, New Jersey, USA
Looking for: Surman, Surma families, Stara Sil, Stars Sol, Ukraine/Austria-Hungary, family tree.
Date: 2/6/2003
From: Hazrubff <>
Subject: My grandpa and his family
Hi my name is Caroline. I am looking for information about my family in Lvov. My Grandpa, Peter LECH, born
July 18th 1927, came over during the war and never saw his family again. He was maybe 14 at the time. If
anyone knows any LECHs, please get in touch.
Catgirl1ff$$$hotmail.com
Looking for: Peter LECH, LECH family, Lvov, WWII emigration, lost relatives.
Date: 1/27/2003
From: Vivien Voss <>
Hi, my name is Steven Kowal. Thank you for posting my info. I have a few updates: Czeslaw's father is not
Ulrich but Jurek; Czeslaw's sisters are Kateryna, Irka. Can you update the guestbook? We are currently using
Irina to search but no luck.
Many thanks, Steven Kowal, Vivien Voss
Looking for: Czeslaw, Jurek, Kateryna, Irka, family updates, guestbook corrections.
Date: 1/19/2003
From: Mike Sydor <>
Subject: Searching for my family history
Hello. I live in Australia. My father was Wasyl Sydor (deceased), son of Anton, with brothers Michael and
Peter, and possibly a sister Rosemary. His Auntie went to Washington, USA. He came to Australia in 1950 with
wife Maria and son Peter. Looking for details of Rebryk family (mother's maiden name), born 27 Nov 1922,
mother's name Natalie, father unknown.
Regards, Michael Sydor
Looking for: Sydor, Anton, Michael, Peter, Rosemary, Rebryk family, Australia, USA connections.
Date: 2/16/2002
From: Victoria Carr <>
Subject: Lvov
My name is Victoria Elizabeth Carr, born Victoria Elizabeth Zielinska. My father was Stanislaw Zielinski from
Lvov. How can I find if I have living relatives in Lvov? Was Lvov once Poland, and did Stalin change that?
Victoria
Looking for: Zielinski family, living relatives in Lvov, Poland/USSR history.