Travel trips to VYZHNYTSIA

[Susie]

Hi everyone,

I am hoping to get some advice on travelling to Vyzhnytsia. My Mum and I want to come to Ukraine in the Spring to research some family history. My grandfather was from the town used to be known as Wiznitz which I believe is now Vyzhnytsia. Can anyone advice me on what is the nearest airport or major train station? Also has anyone tried to research their family history in this part of the world?

Any stories, tips, advice would be hugely appreciated!!

Many thanks

Susie

[IreneLviv]

Vyzhnytsia is a very scenic area - with rivers, woods, rocks and caves.
You must come by air to Lviv and then travel by car to Vyzhnytsia - Chernivtsi region.
Where do you live?
Have you done any research on your family?

[Susie]

Hi Irene,

Thank you very much for your reply. Do you know if it;s possible to get the train from Lviv to Vyzhnytsia?

We haven't done too much research yet, my mum only has a few details. We know her father let Vyzhnytsia with two of his sisters to come to England before the war, leaving a lot of family behind. They all died when my mum was quite young and so she wasn't able to uncover too much. We are hoping to get a translator and doing some looking around in records and registration offices??

All the best,

Susie

[IreneLviv]

It is a very long journey by train!
Are you going to stop in Vyzhnytsia/Lviv?
You will hardly be able to make any search in the registry office , unless you have with you a certified and translated inquiry - according to their new rules.
I can help you oranise your trip - only you have to make preparations for it.
Do you have any father's documents re his exact birth place?

[Hannia]

Welcome Susie. Happy New Year!
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I am not clear that you have the exact place of origin.

#1. Wiznitz is a German spelling for a number of places in Poland and Ukraine. (Irene, there is one in Lublin and another in Lemkivschyna)????
#2. Assuming it is Vyshnytsia in Chernivtsi, immigrants frequently referred to their district centers as place of origin for geographic reference, because their own villages were small. Was Grandfather from Vyshnytsia the district center town, or was he and his sisters from one of the 40+ villages in the Vyshnytsia district of Chernivtsi region > today Ukraine?
#3. What religion did Grandfather practice? What was the ethnicity?
#4. Appx when (before what war) did he immigrate? Where did he and his sisters settle upon immigration?
#5. What have you been able to document so far? What was Grandfather's DOB (date of birth)?
#5. Does Mother remember if the name Bukovyna, the region, ever being brought up? How about Romania?

[Hannia]

FYI

LDS has filmed metrykal data for following:

Title
Metrical books, 1876-1921

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Wiznitz (Bukowina) (Main Author)

Notes
Microfilm of originals at the Chernivtsi State Archive.
Greek Catholic (Uniate) Church records (deaths) for Wiznitz, Bukowina, Austria; later Vijiniţa, Storojineţ, Romania; now Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Chernivt︠s︡i, Ukraine. Text in Romanian.
Chernivtsi State Archive, fond 1245, opis 4, no. 13.

Subjects
Austria, Bukowina, Wiznitz - Church records
Romania, Storojineţ, Vijiniţa - Church records
Україна, Чернівці, Вижниця, Вижниця - Метричні книги
Ukraine, Chernivt︠s︡i, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡ - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Romanian

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

Physical
on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 1245-4/13 Deaths 1876-1921. - VAULT INTL Film [ 2379322 Item 2 ]

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Title
Metrical books, 1918-1923

Authors
Jewish Congregation. Wiznitz (Bukowina) (Main Author)

Notes
Microreproduction of originals at the Chernivtsi State Archive.
Jewish records (births, marriages) for Wiznitz, Bukowina, Austria; later Vijiniţa, Storojineţ, Romania; now Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Chernivt︠s︡i, Ukraine. Includes surrounding villages. Text in German and in Romanian.
Chernivtsi State Archive: Record group 1245, series 1, files 933-935.

Subjects
Austria, Bukowina, Wiznitz - Jewish records
Romania, Storojineţ, Vijiniţa - Jewish records
Україна, Чернівці, Вижниця, Вижниця - Єврейські записи
Ukraine, Chernivt︠s︡i, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡ - Jewish records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
German
Romanian

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007

Physical
on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 1245-1/933 Births 1918-1920 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2426184 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-1/934 Marriages 1918-1923 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2426184 Item 3 ]
Volume 1245-1/935 Births 1920-1921 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2426184 Item 4 ]

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Title
Metrical books, 1840-1926

Authors
Orthodox Church. Wiznitz (Bukowina) (Main Author)

Notes
Microreproduction of originals at the Chernivtsi State Archive.
Orthodox Church records (births, marriages, and deaths) for Wiznitz, Bukowina, Austria; later Vijiniţa, Storojineţ, Romania; now Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Chernivt︠s︡i, Ukraine. Text mostly in Russian until 1844, then in German and in Romanian, written with old Cyrillic script before 1875 and in Roman script thereafter. Text changed to Russian before 1889.
Chernivtsi State Archive: Record group 1245, series 1, files 29-31, 577, 679 -- Record group 1245, series 4, files 22, 66, 70, 97.

Subjects
Austria, Bukowina, Wiznitz - Church records
Romania, Storojineţ, Vijiniţa - Church records
Україна, Чернівці, Вижниця, Вижниця - Метричні книги
Ukraine, Chernivt︠s︡i, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡ - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
German
Romanian
Russian

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2001-2010

Physical
on 8 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 1245-1/29 Births 1840-1849 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2290849 Item 6 ]
Volume 1245-1/29 (cont.) Births 1850-1889 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2290850 Item 1 ]
Volume 1245-1/30 Marriages 1840-1904 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2290850 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-1/31 Deaths 1840-1888 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2290850 Item 3 ]
Volume 1245-1/577 Deaths 1853-1876 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2414139 Item 4 ]
Volume 1245-1/679 Deaths 1801-1853 - FHL INTL Film [ 2414166 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-4/22 Deaths 1889-1915 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2374302 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-4/66 Births 1891-1913 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2426147 Item 1 ]
Volume 1245-4/70 Births 1908-1926 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2426148 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-4/97 Marriages 1856-1899 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2443547 Item 5 ]

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Title
Metrical books, 1871-1913

Authors
Roman Catholic Church. Wiznitz (Bukowina) (Main Author)

Notes
Microreproduction of originals at the Chernivtsi State Archive.
Roman Catholic Church records (births, marriages, and deaths) for Wiznitz, Bukowina, Austria; later Vijiniţa, Storojineţ, Romania; now Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ia, Chernivt︠s︡i, Ukraine. Includes surrounding villages. Text in Latin.
Chernivtsi State Archive: Record group 1245, series 1, files 960-961.

Subjects
Austria, Bukowina, Wiznitz - Church records
Romania, Storojineţ, Vijiniţa - Church records
Україна, Чернівці, Вижниця, Вижниця - Метричні книги
Ukraine, Chernivt︠s︡i, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡, Vyz︠h︡nyt︠s︡i︠a︡ - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007

Physical
on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 1245-1/960 Births, marriages 1871-1913 - FHL INTL [ 2426186 Item 3 ]
Volume 1245-1/961 Deaths 1871-1913 (years in reverse order) - FHL INTL [ 2426186 Item 4 ]

[Susie]

Thank you both so much for your replies. My mum does have the name of my grandfather's birth town and she is going to dig it out today. He was jewish, Josef Rosner, and left via Vienna to settle in London before the outbreak of WWII. Hopefully I will be able to post more detailed information once my mum has found it. We always thought that he was from Romania, but another relative over Christmas said that Wiznitz was now part of the Ukraine!! I see it is much more complex than we first imagined. Thanks again for your comments, it really is kind of you both to take the time to help.

Many thanks,

Susie