Re: Frick-Austrian lineage through Volga River settlement
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Re: Frick-Austrian lineage through Volga River settlement
C. Fronzek 2/16/07
Thank you for the great post!
I have come to appreciate the muddiness of the borders in the Poland/Ukraine area in the late 19th/early 20th century.That's why I decided to approach from my grandfather's side, about whom I know more.
Ellis Island has been a big help, although the details about origins are equally vague (born in 'Russia' for example - no city information).I'll have to look more closely at that manifest and see if I'm overlooking anything.
I think I will post on the Russia site.I'll also try to associate he and his family with a local church in Jersey City in the 1910s-20s where they eventually settled and try to find out more there.Problem is, Jersey City is gentrifying rapidly, and I'm concerned that said church is gone.
Again, thank you for the detailed response.