Family search

[Hannia]

I would start by obtaining birth certificate for Grandfather Hershle Vysyoly.

There are Jewish birth records (1880-1919) available thru Khmelnytskij ZAGS Archives. I would have them check birth records in Letichev, Derazhnia and Medzibohzh, in that order.

Contact the Ukrainian Embassy or Consulate nearest to you. Write them requesting permission to obtain Grandfather's birth certificate. They will send you an antheka, privacy release document, that will enable your request @Khmelnitskij ZAGS. The cost is appx $60USD. This process may take 3-6 months, but it will provide you w/documentation, that is critical to an accurate search.

Ukraine Embassies and consulate listings for the Ukraine @ Embassy World
http://www.embassyworld.com/dev/resu...count=0&menu=1

PS>By tomorrow, I should have located the ZAGS address.


[Edited by Hannia on 24th March 2005 at 11:01]

[Eli_Visoly]

Dear Hannia
Thanks again, I shall try.
I would like to go back to your first answer to me.
You wrote: ( for the VYSYOLY surname )
" The surname was very common "
What do yo mean by -very common-?
Where it was common?
Until now we didnot trace this surname in any document
you have mentioned.
Do you know someone from that area with this surname?
who can contact to me?
Until now I am trying to trace the parents,brothers,systers
of HERSHEL (zvi) VYSOLY who left the LETICHEV/PROSCUROV
area via ROMANIA to PALESTINE on 1919/1920
I have one document which say that he was born in
LATICHEV RUSSIA on 1897.
Thanks again for your help.

[Serhii]

I wouldn't say surnames Visoly/ Vysoly, etc. are very common , rather not. If we even take correct form of it - Veselyj ( in Ukrainian ) or Viesiolyj ( in Russian ) it will be quite unusual as well. The adjective 'veselyj' means merry, not 'happy' ( shcaslyvyj). It is twisted a little which is very common for Jewish surnames. The form Visoly is very funny for native speaker. I know only one man here in my area with a surname Neveselyj ( not merry ). I think you have to check very carefully all possible variants of spelling. If you lived in Ukraine correct spelling would be Vesely/ Veselyj.

[Comosicus]

Originally posted by Serhii
The form Visoly is very funny for native speaker. I know only one man here in my area with a surname Neveselyj ( not merry ). I think you have to check very carefully all possible variants of spelling. If you lived in Ukraine correct spelling would be Vesely/ Veselyj.

I would also suggest considering Vasili as possible (although not necessary true) spelling.

[Eli_Visoly]

Dear Hannia and all who help me
Thank you for your help
I think that I have found some clues in the links
you have provided!
There is a VESELIY LAYZOR ITSKOVICH from
BUTSNEVTSY in the year 1912
Butsnevtsy ( today BUTSNI ) is located 10 km from LETICHEV.

Would you be kind to help to find the roots of this
LAYZOR VESELIY
and what hapend to his family during the pogroms
of 1917-1921

Thanks in advance