Dad's family from the village of Tysiv

[Nickolas]

Freedom1,

We have a similar family background.

My mother is French Canadian!
Interesting, eh?

I would like to ask you a few private questions.

If you like, please e-mail:

Cossackair@yahoo.com

[millgirl]

Just to let you know, Vitaliy is in Ukraine at this time. He may not respond to your email as he will have to go to the internet cafe or a University to have access. It would certainly be worth a try though, since he is there he may be able to ask around for you. Good luck.

[Freedom1]

THNX millgirl. I did email Vitalij. And will be patient.

Is Striy a "backward" town or more modern.

I guess that gets to my real question and that is is Ukraine "wired"?

[millgirl]

Hi Freedom,
I don't know anything about Styri, but there are probably Internet cafe's in Ivano Franvosk and I believe there is a university there. Many of the small villages are pretty backward, many do not even have phones. I know that Vitaliy was going to L'viv and Kiev during his trip. He has a friend in L'viv who did some research for me. I was pleased. I have a friend here who is from Ivano Franvosk and she has family there. I sent her an email asking if maybe someone there would be interested in work. I set a dollar limit that I was willing to spend ( US dollars) and had the researcher stay in that limit.
My thread on the geneology board is under Staruszkiewicz, Leninska, etx. By the way I have enjoyed your posts on the other subjects but do not respond as I get too emotional and then don't make sense. Where do you live?. You can email me at kimmyjoe@hotmail.com.

[Freedom1]

millgirl, you are not alone in getting too emotional here. It seems to be a rather common affliction, and can, if not tempered by tolerance, and the desire for truth, make an utter mess of any real discussions. Nevertheless, let the responses roll.

Suppose I have the benefit of some life experience and many years of practicing keeping a very steady head about me ( requirement of my profession where emotions are an anathma to precise decision making ). Thank you for your kind interest.

Ya, I have this mental image of Tysiv being a very, very small "thatched roof" celo. A phone? Maybe? I know I come from pure peasant stock. Someday when my sons are old enough, I think a visit is appropriate.

Oh, and since a few have asked, I dont put my email address out here only because I'm having issues with spam now and dont want any more "crawlers" ID'ing me. I have no issue with personal emails though.

[Hannia]

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/print.a...z%2f0vFuSbw%3d

[Freedom1]

Hannia, yes I ran a MapQuest, and although Tysij appeard in the search header, no town name on the map, just a RED STAR!

Remember, I am a democratic/capitalist pig! Even the red stars on Heinekin labels freak me out!

Again, you've been too kind. THNX!

think it would be very cool to rent a motorbike and cruise around there. Probably beautiful countryside ? Dangerous?