Lischava

[PaulGorecki49]

Hello Ange, I note one of your letters was sent by a Stepan Krenty/Krenta. He may well be the same individual mentioned in numerous web pages (including Google Poland), example: LITOPYS UPA - Series 1 Volume 30
There are connections with families who emigrated to Chicago as well as Canada. Perhaps by reading some of these pages you may begin to have serious leads in your own family enquiries. I started this quick check by asking from the web 'Krenty Bircza' and got lots of leads. There is a fair bit of interesting notes that I was not aware of. The little town of Bircza has a lot of history. And I may add it seems to be a particularly beautiful region!

[PaulGorecki49]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that in Google Poland if you search 'Solarz Bircza' you get a lot of hits - so your family is still there. What I would do if I was you is to write a message on the webpage of the Bircza township and hope for the best! You can find that page here: Urzд┘d Gminy w*Birczy

[Hannia]

LDS has filmed some of the older Greek Catholic Church Registers for Leszczawa Gorna.

Title
Metrical books, 1786-1860

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Leszczawa Górna (Bircza) (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 Leszczawa Górna (Bircza), Galizien, Austria; later Leszczawa Górna (Dobromil), Lwów, Poland; now Leszczawa Górna (Przemyśl), Rzeszów, Poland. Text in Latin.
Record group 201, series 4A, files 2969-2971, 3049.

Subjects
Austria, Galizien, Leszczawa Górna (Bircza) - Church records
Poland, Lwów, Leszczawa Górna (Dobromil) - Church records
Poland, Rzeszów, Leszczawa Górna (Przemyśl) - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin

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

Physical
on 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 201-4A/2969 Deaths 1786-1849 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289685 Item 3 ]
Volume 201-4A/2970 Marriages 1786-1852 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289685 Item 4 ]
Volume 201-4A/2971 Births 1833-1860 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289685 Item 5 ]
Volume 201-4A/3049 Births 1784-1823 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289593 Item 11 ]
Volume 201-4A/3049 (cont.) Births 1823-1833 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289594 Item 1 ]

[d18ange]

I did do a search for Google Poland but it is all in Ukrainian. How do I get a translater? Is it a computer program? Thanks

[sylvie]

Is this Bircza in Przemyska? If so, there is a Zbigniew Solarz listed in the phone directory.

[d18ange]

I am not certain if Bircza is in Przemyska. I appreciate everyones comments am researching each one. I just figured out how to post on the Birdza website. I am slowly getting little bits of information. Very slow but very interesting. I will try searching Bircza in Przemyska. thanks

[Hannia]

From late 18th century to 1918 wies/village Leszczawa Gorna*** was predominantly a Ruthenian/Ukrainian village w/its own Greek Catholic Church. The filial Roman Catholic Church was in Lezczawa Dolna. The village was located in the Dobromil POWIAT (administrative district - county) and Bircza was and still is the GMINA (judicial-tax district) > Lwowskie/Lemberg wojiwodstwo/region > Historic Galicia/Halyczyna Province, administered by ethnic Poles for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the Interwar Period (1918-1939) this region came under Reconstituted Poland's domain. Technically Poland had not existed as a geopolitical entity for the previous 125 yrs. Post WW2 it continued under Polish domain and the powiat was changed to Przemysl and the region was called Podkarpackie wojiwodstwo/region > SE Poland. The distance between Przemysl in Poland and Lviv in Ukraine is appx 50+ miles.

***The GC church in Leszczawa Gorna (Higher) also served as the filial GC parish for Leszczawa Dolna (Lower) & Leszczawka.
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Older GC Records have been filmed by LDS. Newer ones are probably in Przemysl Archives. I will take a look. ****

Title
Metrical books, 1786-1860

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Leszczawa Górna (Bircza) (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 Leszczawa Górna (Bircza), Galizien, Austria; later Leszczawa Górna (Dobromil),
Lwów, Poland; now Leszczawa Górna (Przemyśl), Rzeszów, Poland. Text in Latin.
Record group 201, series 4A, files 2969-2971, 3049.

Subjects
Austria, Galizien, Leszczawa Górna (Bircza) - Church records
Poland, Lwów, Leszczawa Górna (Dobromil) - Church records
Poland, Rzeszów, Leszczawa Górna (Przemyśl) - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin

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

Physical
on 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 201-4A/2969 Deaths 1786-1849 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289685 Item 3 ]
Volume 201-4A/2970 Marriages 1786-1852 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289685 Item 4 ]
Volume 201-4A/2971 Births 1833-1860 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289685 Item 5 ]
Volume 201-4A/3049 Births 1784-1823 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289593 Item 11 ]
Volume 201-4A/3049 (cont.) Births 1823-1833 - FHL INTL Film [ 2289594 Item 1 ]
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***We should ask IreneLviv if the newer records might be in Lviv Archives. That will make it easier to research. The newer time frame would cover your Grandmother and her siblings. I haven't seen her here for a little while. Might be that she is on one of her research trips. As soon as she gets back, we'll ask her.
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PS> The Solarz in Bircza who Sylvia has kindly uncovered for you, might very well be part of your clan, because in Poland just like in Ukraine, many villagers have migrated to the larger towns and villages for economic reasons. I hope the geopolitical history above has clarified that yes, the district center town, Bircza, is located in Przemysl county > Podkarpackie/Subkarpathian region of SE Poland. This area sits very close to the current border between Ukraine and Poland.
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Make sure to read thru this article for a better understanding of Grandmother's heritage.
Przemyе⌡l - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia