Testimonies – Interwar Borderlands

A typed/condensed version of my Grandfather's original handwritten Memoir

Krystyna describes the way Ukrainian was taught to boys but not to girls in grade school, and describes how the Poles and Ukrainians lived very well together.

Stefan describes how the schools were set up in his area. He also discusses home life and how his father provided a good life for them.

Mieczyslaw describes a typical hunting expedition in the forests near his home.

Miecyzslaw speaks of his youth in Poland, and how he learned to swim and fish in a neighbourhood swimming hole.

Czeslaw describes what life was like when the Osada was first set up, and how his father had to live in the initial stages.

Describing how the Poles and Belorussians co-existed in that area, then the Russian invasion and the day of deportation.

Irene names all the neighbours that lived on the Military Settlement of Radziwiłłów.

Dioniza describes how the school children attended services at the Ukrainian church, until the Catholic church was built and a priest arrived in the village.

This is the life story of Ludwik Cytera as discovered and written up by his grandson Christopher Cytera.

Describes how his school was multi-ethnic before WWII, and how everyone basically got along.

Describing the different ethnic groups that lived in Kolomya.

Genowefa sings a wartime song that her father used to sing.

Describes an event in 1936 where he received an award at a scouting jamboree.