Handwriting help - Austrian town
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saki
Handwriting help - Austrian town
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
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L Covey
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
saki wrote:
At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?
I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?
Here is the link I found:
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AU/
Lani
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?
I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?
Here is the link I found:
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AU/
Lani
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L Covey
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
saki wrote:
Could it be a county or a parrish or whatever these might be called in
Austria?
Lani
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
Could it be a county or a parrish or whatever these might be called in
Austria?
Lani
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saki
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:nuA6e.560267$w62.415426@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?
This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.
Thanks for the help!
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saki@ucla.edu
news:nuA6e.560267$w62.415426@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?
I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?
This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.
Thanks for the help!
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saki@ucla.edu
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L Covey
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
saki wrote:
Can you send me the link to Ancestry? I, too, have Ancestry and maybe
looking at the entire draft registration will help.
Lani
L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:nuA6e.560267$w62.415426@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
saki wrote:
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?
It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?
I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?
This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.
Thanks for the help!
----
saki@ucla.edu
Can you send me the link to Ancestry? I, too, have Ancestry and maybe
looking at the entire draft registration will help.
Lani
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L Covey
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
saki wrote:
Czy_____ Not sure.
Lani
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
Czy_____ Not sure.
Lani
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saki
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:YJA6e.560344$w62.66417@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
Here's the whole image. I hope it helps!
http://sakionline.net/uploads/reg.jpg
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saki@ucla.edu
news:YJA6e.560344$w62.66417@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
Can you send me the link to Ancestry? I, too, have Ancestry and maybe
looking at the entire draft registration will help.
Here's the whole image. I hope it helps!
http://sakionline.net/uploads/reg.jpg
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saki@ucla.edu
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Gjest
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
Don't focus just on the current country of Austria but look for this
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.
Sorry to have expanded your area to search.
Alex
saki wrote:
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.
Sorry to have expanded your area to search.
Alex
saki wrote:
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?)
but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
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saki
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
awmjr@magocsi.org wrote in news:1113257948.481129.161790
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
I figured that might be necessary. I appreciate the pointer.
Not at all! I'm grateful for the advice.
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saki@ucla.edu
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
Don't focus just on the current country of Austria but look for this
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.
I figured that might be necessary. I appreciate the pointer.
Sorry to have expanded your area to search.
Not at all! I'm grateful for the advice.
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saki@ucla.edu
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Huntersglenn
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
What you're looking for is the Hapsburg Empire, which existed until
1918, and modern day Poland was a part of the Empire. I'd suggest
posting queries to GenForum and RootsWeb for Poland and see if you get
any definite answers.
I do know that a lot of small Polish towns ceased to exist during WWII
(and not all of them were Jewish), so it's possible that the town you're
looking for might not be around any longer.
Good luck,
Cathy
saki wrote:
1918, and modern day Poland was a part of the Empire. I'd suggest
posting queries to GenForum and RootsWeb for Poland and see if you get
any definite answers.
I do know that a lot of small Polish towns ceased to exist during WWII
(and not all of them were Jewish), so it's possible that the town you're
looking for might not be around any longer.
Good luck,
Cathy
saki wrote:
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
The region likely had a Polish populace.
I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close
Any help much appreciated.
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saki@ucla.edu
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googled
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
"saki" <saki@ucla.edu> wrote in message
news:Xns9635842901C28sakiuclaedu@130.133.1.4...
I can't come up with a town name that works, but I do have a suggestion. If
Louis Kolonko was alive in 1940 and still not a citizen, you can make a
Freedom of Information Act Request to the USCIS for a copy of his Alien
Registration form (it has place of birth).
news:Xns9635842901C28sakiuclaedu@130.133.1.4...
L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:nuA6e.560267$w62.415426@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
saki wrote:
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg
At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?
It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?
I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?
This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in
Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.
Thanks for the help!
----
saki@ucla.edu
I can't come up with a town name that works, but I do have a suggestion. If
Louis Kolonko was alive in 1940 and still not a citizen, you can make a
Freedom of Information Act Request to the USCIS for a copy of his Alien
Registration form (it has place of birth).
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Gjest
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
Someone has already suggested posting to an applicable Rootsweb board.
There is a board focused on Austria-Hungary found under Historical
Regions.
Alex
saki wrote:
There is a board focused on Austria-Hungary found under Historical
Regions.
Alex
saki wrote:
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Csaba Gabor
Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town
awmjr@magocsi.org wrote:
I can't make anything specific out, and it's just a long shot, but ...
Another possibility is that it is the name for a Hungarian town.
Specifically, Gy (pronounced similar to the 'j' in jungle
is a common start for Hungarian names, and sz (pronounced like
the 's' in silk; possibly at the end of your town's name) is
also common. I've seen old maps of Austria/Hungary and
practically every town from Vienna right into Budapest had
both a German and Hungarian variant, often quite different
from each other.
Csaba Gabor from Vienna
Don't focus just on the current country of Austria but look for this
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.
I can't make anything specific out, and it's just a long shot, but ...
Another possibility is that it is the name for a Hungarian town.
Specifically, Gy (pronounced similar to the 'j' in jungle
is a common start for Hungarian names, and sz (pronounced like
the 's' in silk; possibly at the end of your town's name) is
also common. I've seen old maps of Austria/Hungary and
practically every town from Vienna right into Budapest had
both a German and Hungarian variant, often quite different
from each other.
Sorry to have expanded your area to search.
Csaba Gabor from Vienna