Searching for Kryvka records of Hytyk/Kwitnjowska

[davey]

My Grandfather migrated to Australia in 1950. I am looking for any records of his family in the Ukraine and any relatives of his.

My Grandfather Michal Hytyk was born in Kryvka which at the time of his birth 10/07/1922 was Polish. His Father Johann Hytyk and mother Pawlina Kwitnjowska were farmers in Kryvka and had relatives there also.They were taken away by Russian army in the 1930's into Russia and it was never really known where they ended up. I would love to find out any info about his parents and family in Kryvka. I really dont know who to contact regarding this as I do not speak Polish or Ukrainian and have hit a dead end trying to find records via internet records.

[IreneLviv]

Hello Davey
Kryvka is located in the Turka district, Lviv region
If you provide more information and probably old photos, I can organise and expidition to the village to learn more about your family

[Hannia]

Welcome Davey.

Your ancestral selo/village Kryvka (Кривка) is a Bojko village. Bojko were/are a micro-ethnic Ruthenian/Ukrainian group. They were/are an artistic people w/their own culture & dialect . See architectural style in the pix below. *** The selo was founded in a Carpathian mountain valley, along a stream called Kryvko, in 1558. Today Kryvka > Turkivskij raion/district > Lvivska oblast/region > Ukraine, latest zip 82565, borders the Volovets raion/district of the Zakarpatska oblast/region.

***Greek Catholic Church of St. Nicholas (Mykolaya) was built in 1761. This was a jewel of Bojko architecture. In 1920 the village built a new church and decided to dismantle this one. The famous Bojko Art Specialist, Myhajlo Drahana, declared it a treasure and asked Bishop Andrij Sheptytskij to intercede. The structure was carefully dismantled and today can be seen in tact in the Shevchenko Park of Lviv.
http://www.dlab.com.ua/guide/photo_lvov/280_2.jpg

history of Kryvka population:
1880 - 571 mostly GC, very few RC
1921 - 574
1970 - 634 (197 homes)
1989 - (212 husbands and 273 wives)
2001 - 459 (Three of which are Hytyk listed below. All three look to be long in the tooth. I would imagine that there have to be descendants. I also found one listing for Hytyk in Lviv proper. Irene's rates are very fair and her crew does an exc job of knocking on every village door. She will find your extended family for you. )

ГИТИК МАРИЯ ИВАНОВНА 0 1937-12-06 КРИВКА НЕВІДОМА 0 0
Marya, daughter of Ivan
ГИТИК АППОЛОНИЯ ИЛЬЕВНА 0 1935-04-08 КРИВКА НЕВІДОМА 0 0
Appolonia, daughter of Ilko
ГИТИК МИХАИЛ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ 0 1934-10-29 КРИВКА НЕВІДОМА 0 0
Myhajlo, son of Mykola
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Old GC Church registers filmed by LDS.

Title
Metrical books, 1785-1851

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Krywka (Borynia) (Main Author)

Notes
Microreproduction of manuscripts at the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in L′viv.
Greek Catholic Church records (births, marriages, deaths) for Krywka (Borynia), Galizien, Austria; later Krywka (Turka), Lwów, Poland; now Kryvka, Turka, L′viv, Ukraine. Text in Latin.
Record group 201, series 4A, files 2309, 2764.

Subjects
Austria, Galizien, Krywka (Borynia) - Church records
Poland, Lwów, Krywka (Turka) - Church records
Україна, Львів, Турка, Кривка - Метричні книги
Ukraine, L′viv, Turka, Kryvka - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000-2001

Physical
on 2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 201-4A/2309 Births, marriages, deaths 1844-1851 (p. 1-25) - FHL INTL Film [ 2202523 Item 3 ]
Volume 201-4A/2764 Births, marriages, deaths 1785-1843 (title board is labeled wrong) - FHL INTL Film [ 2270155 Item 3 ]
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Very important resource for anyone researching their ancestors in Galicia/Halychyna.
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