Searching for Aleksandra Semyonovna/Chmilar

[Cieanne]

Hello
I am seeking information about Aleksandra Semyonovna who married a Jan(Ivan) Wladyka in Brody, Lvov Oblast sometime in the late 1910's or early 1920's. Ivan immigrated to Canada in 1925 and Aleksandra followed with three young children in Sept of 1926. I am interested in finding out Aleksandra's background. She may have had a step father with the last name of Chimlar. If you are able to connect the names to those of your own distant relatives, would you please email me at Cieanne@shaw.ca

Thanks and good luck in your own searches.

[chrismkaz]

Hi! My husband's family is from the Brody area. They lived in a nearby village called Warszawka. There is a picture of some of the people in that village at the Kresy-Siberia Groups website:
Kresy-Siberia Virtual Museum
It was posted by a cousin named Barb Kwietniowski, but it can be viewed under Stefan Wisniowski's pictures on the site, in the Gallery. Some names are listed of townspeople. I dont remember which.
If you find any information on other Brody people, please let me know and I will do the same for you. I am looknig for a Vincent (Wincenty) Weber from Brody. He was supposedly a business owner - restaurant, bakery, or similar. I once found a business phone book for Brody on the internet, but when my hard drive crashed, I lost all my wonderful links.
GOOD LUCK!
Christine chrismkaz@aol.com
PS See my post under this website for Brody and there were some good links given to me in there from Hannia and Forest!

[IreneLviv]

Cieanny, you previously mentioned that your relatives came from Beliavtsy - this is a very beautiul village and I took lots of pictures when I was there several years ago. Quite a number of Wladyka and Chmilar families live there. The whole village was once engaged in growing hop. Chmilar stands for 'hop-grower'.

Chrismkaz, they are so many Polish business books in digital libaries - they all include information about Brody.
What years are you interested in?

[chrismkaz]

Hi! Thanks IreneLviv, for input on phone numbers for Brody. I was looking to find our great grandfather, Vincent (Wincenty) Weber. He was supposedly a business owner in Brody in the 1920's and 1930's until deportation to Siberia began in the area. It was a restaurant, or bakery, or maybe even a chocolate shop. We have so many different accounts, but no paperwork to prove a thing. If I were to choose specific years, I would think anytime between 1921 or 1922 through 1939. If I had to choose one year, it would be 1922. THANKS! Christine chrismkaz@aol.com

[IreneLviv]

Look this one:
Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa Polish Address book- Year 1930
electronic pages 1784,1785 - Brody
book pages - 1652, 1653
Look it through carefully - maybe you will find Weber - I have not!

[chrismkaz]

Wow, this phonebook is SOOOO AMAZING! I will surely be up half the night looking through it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This was so incredibly kind of you to show it to me!!! THANK YOU !!!
God Bless, Christine

[IreneLviv]

I am going to Brody on Wedneday
Have you located the street where your relative lived/ran his business? I can take a picture for you