searching for Bulkin/Firt/Rosenfeld records (Kiev, Rzhishchev)

[BulkinCM]

My grandfather, his brothers and three of his cousins, all surnamed Bulkin, all left "Kiev" around 1900-1910, and I've determined that the cousins all came from Rzhishchev/Rzhyshchiv in what is now Kiev oblast. I would dearly like to locate both civil and (Jewish) religious records for this family. Whom may I write, and at which archives, to request such records?

Also, both my grandfather and at least one of his cousins were Jewish tailor-adjutants to the Russian military before they left; family lore has it that the cousin served a general. Does it make sense to approach the military archives either in Ukraine or Kiev to request more information? If so, where might I write?

I have a few more questions about research strategy, but I'll stop here for now. I'll be grateful for any advice anyone can offer.

[Hannia]

TODAY town Rzhishchiv on the Dniepro River > Kaharlytskij raion/district > Kievska Oblast/Region > Ukraine, latest zip code 09230-231

Red star indicates location of Kaharlyk, the district center.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/print.a...2MDlTjqlY%253d

Sources for Jewish Gynealogy in Ukrainian Archives
http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/Archap-UK-A1.pdf

I would start w/THE KIEV JEWISH EMIGRATION SOCIETY
Documents on the Jewish emigration from the State Archive of Kiev fonds.
RTRFoundation
http://www.rtrfoundation.org/kiev-1.html

PS> As per Ellis Island, I did locate a Moische Bulkin, a mason, traveling from Rozyszege w/$2 in his pocket. In 1900
he was headed for Joseph Bracker's (brother-in-law)in Rochester. Records also indicate that Joseph paid Moische's passage.

[BulkinCM]

Thanks for your helpful reply. I'll attempt to contact the archives directly. The materials you recommended do not appear to indicate where military archives would be held. Can you advise?

As for the Moische Bulkin record you refer to, the second page of that record indicates the province that the passenger came from (see line number 6). It looks like "Wohlin," apparently referring to the Volhynia guberniya then centered in Zhitomir.

[Hannia]

Czarist Russian Military Records could be in either St. Petersburg or Moscow. I have gotten negative feedback re prohibitive costs from people that have had direct dealings
w/these particular Archives. Suggest you go thru a middleman.
Russian research overall is expensive.
Non-officers are difficult to track.

http://feefhs.org/BLITZ/BLITZJGR.HTML

PS> Sorry, I did not look at second page of original ship manifest for Moische Bulkin.