Polish Telephone Directories
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In reply to:
Re: George (Jurij) Najdyszak - Lemko from Studenne
george najdyszak 2/08/06
RE POLISH TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES
There are currently no Polish White pages available via the net. Your best chance would be to post a request to TADEUSZ onhttp://genforum.genealogy.com/poland/http://genforum.genealogy.com/poland/
Your surname does show up in Katowickie Region. Ask him to please check Podkarpackie Region as well.
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The collection containing source materials touching upon the liquidation of Lemko communities in the counties of Gorlice, Jaslo, Krosno, Lesko, Nowy Sacz and Sanok is that of the "the Government plenipotentiary for Evacuation." This person was attached to the Headquarters of the "Operational Group for the Vistula Action" [Akcja Wisla]. The Plenipotentiary dealt with the resettlement of the Ukrainian and Lemko population by the "County Government Repatriation Units," and with assistance from the military, state public safety [National Police - UB] units and the People's Police [Milicia]. The resettlement of the Ukrainian and Lemko population to the USSR began at the end of December 1944 and lasted through 1945. This resettlement was "voluntary" but was not without elements of pressure. The resettlement was based on an agreement between the governments of Poland and the USSR. On the other hand the resettlement in 1947 was forcible and on S wide scale. It included not only Ukrainians but also Lemkos and mixed families. Records included in this collection are complete and contain: lists of concentration points to which resettlers were sent, organization of these points, food supplies, medicines, disinfecting, and medical personnel. In the process of sending resettlers to the northern and western lands of Poland information was collected about the health of the resettlers, distribution of food, feed for cattle, transportation facilities (mainly covered railroad wagons), and what the people brought with themselves, like cattle and other domestic farm animals. In the resettlement lists, next to the surname and given name is indicated the place of recent inhabitation, the community name [Gmina] and the county [Powiat]. Additionally, the resettlement cards indicate the age, the size of abandoned immovable property, descriptions of the farm houses and associated buildings and inventory and the size of the individual's farm fields. This source material is a complete illustration of the numbers of resettlers from Lemko villages as well as their property situation. Very clearly one can see in what conditions these people lived. The resettlement of Lemkos lasted, in a few instances, until the Spring of 1948.
Materials in the Polish State Archives in Przemysl Relating to Lemkos
http://www.lemko.org/lih/przemysl.htmlhttp://www.lemko.org/lih/przemysl.html
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PS> Tadeusz may also be able to tell you where you can make
an Archives inquiry & cost etc??? Meanwhile I'll continue looking how best to make contact w/surviving family.