Searching for records on Mykola Spak from Podusilne, Peremyshlany

[nadia42]

I am searching for info on my grandfather Mykola Spak (Шпак) He left Ukraine for the US sometime in 1917 or 1918

[Tempo]

Hello Nadia

Perhaps did your grandfather spell his name Szpak or Shpak? Correct me if I am wrong Hannia, but does not Szpak mean Starling in Ukrainian?

There was a Szpak, Mykolay from L. Chomina, Galicia, age 42, DOB 1871, Arrival 1913 who came thru Ellis Island.

I will let the experts discuss Podusilne, Peremyshlany. There were about 50 individuals who arrived at EI from Podusilna. No Spaks on that list however. Where was Mykola headed?

Tempo

[IreneLviv]

Khomyna and Podusilna are neighbouring villages. He could be born in one of them and be married to another. I have been to both of them - do not remember any "Starlings' there.

[Hannia]

Welcome Nadia and Happy New Year.

There was no Transatlantic passenger traffic during WW1 !!!

Ask Ruth (zarjacks) to help you to locate Grandfather's records.

Do you have an appx dob for Grandfather? Tempo is correct, Szpak/Shpak translates to STARLING in Ukrainian. Where did Grandfather settle upon immigration? What religion did he practice? Depending on time of immigration, he would have been considered an Austrian citizen or Polish citizen.
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Podusilna/Подусільна in Ukranian was founded in 1687. Today its still exists w/population of 316.

From late 18th century to 1919 wies/village Podusilna was hamlet size > Przemyslany was both the POWIAT (adm district-county) and the GMINA (judicial-tax district). This was Lemberg/Lwow/Lviv region > Galicia/Halyczyna Province, administered by ethnic Poles for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The filial Greek Catholic Church was in Baczow and the filial RC Church was in Firlejow (Rohatyn). During the Interwar Period (1919-1938) when this area came under Reconstituted Poland's domain, the region became Tarnopol. Post WW2 this hamlet was reassigned to Lviv region and the area became a part of SSR Ukraine, under Soviet domain until 1991, when Ukraine became independent.

Grandfather was probably baptized here, Church of the Epiphany of Christ (built in 1738), in selo/village Bachiv.
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LDS has filmed GC Church Register for Baczow:

Title
Metrical books, 1784-1908

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Baczów (Przemyślany) (Main Author)

Notes
Microfilm of original manuscripts at the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in L′viv.
Greek Catholic Church records (births, marriages, deaths) for Baczów (Przemyślany), Galizien, Austria; later Baczów (Przemyślany), Tarnopol, Poland; now Bachiv, Peremyshli︠a︡ny, L′viv, Ukraine. Text in Latin, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Record group 201, series 4-A, files 148-150, 568, 6214-6216, 6254.
For some years the records of this locality are mixed with the records of other localities.

Subjects
Austria, Galizien, Baczów (Przemyślany) - Church records
Poland, Tarnopol, Baczów (Przemyślany) - Church records
Україна, Львів, Перемишляни, Бачів - Метричні книги
Ukraine, L′viv, Peremyshli︠a︡ny, Bachiv - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin
Russian
Ukrainian

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994-2003

Physical
on 6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 201-4A/148 Births 1784-1858 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 1922096 Item 3 ]
Volume 201-4A/149 Marriages 1786-1879 - FHL INTL Film [ 1922096 Item 4 ]
Volume 201-4A/150 Births, marriages, deaths 1837 - FHL INTL Film [ 1922096 Item 5 ]
Volume 201-4A/568 Marriages 1835 -- Marriages 1867-1874 (p. 212-230; includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 1923801 Item 7 ]
Volume 201-4A/568 (cont.) Marriages 1874-1877 -- Deaths 1835 -- Deaths 1866-1877 (p. 230-254; includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 1923802 Item 1 ]
Volume 201-4A/6214 (title board is labeled wrong) Deaths 1853-1896 - FHL INTL Film [ 2376398 Item 4 ]
Volume 201-4A/6215 Births 1859-1895 -- Births 1900 -- Births 1908 (out of order) - FHL INTL Film [ 2376398 Item 5 ]
Volume 201-4A/6216 Births 1787-1884 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2376398 Item 6 ]
Volume 201-4A/6216 (cont.) Births 1884-1900 -- Marriages 1878-1900 -- Deaths 1873-1900 (deaths out of order; includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2376399 Item 1 ]
Volume 201-4A/6254 Births 1835 -- Births 1866-1877 (p. 160-209; includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2376404 Item 5 ]
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Following is exc resource for anyone researching their Galician/Halyczanyn roots.
The Vital Records Tutorial covers HOW-TO RESEARCH LDS FILMS.
Halgal: Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia

[nadia42]

Originally Posted by Tempo

Hello Nadia

Perhaps did your grandfather spell his name Szpak or Shpak? Correct me if I am wrong Hannia, but does not Szpak mean Starling in Ukrainian?

There was a Szpak, Mykolay from L. Chomina, Galicia, age 42, DOB 1871, Arrival 1913 who came thru Ellis Island.

I will let the experts discuss Podusilne, Peremyshlany. There were about 50 individuals who arrived at EI from Podusilna. No Spaks on that list however. Where was Mykola headed?

Tempo

How can I get a list of the passengers from Podusilna who came through Ellis Island

[nadia42]

I have only the info I submitted. In 1998 I was in Ukraine for 3 months and on the last day my cousin who is now deceased Said "maybe you can find out were grandpa is buried" and until then I never knew my maternal granfather had immigrated to the US. I presumed he left between 1917 or 1918 my aunt (his daughter) was born in 1916., Was there any passages to us in 1916?

[nadia42]

Hania thank you for all the info, do you know when the last transatlantic passages were prior to WWI