Gallery – Interwar Borderlands
Longin Pałasz
Longin Pałasz
Małgorzata Ciszko
Before WWII
Poland
Kowel
Zbigniew Ciszki
Zbigniew Ciszki
Małgorzata Ciszko
Before WWII
Poland
Kowel-Pińsk
Jadwiga Pałasz
Jadwiga Pałasz
Małgorzata Ciszko
Before WWII
Poland
Helena (Ciszko) Pałasz at her brother’s wedding
Helena (Ciszko) Pałasz at her brother’s wedding
Małgorzata Ciszko
Before WWII
Poland
Kowel
My family in the Eastern Borderlands
My family in the Eastern Borderlands
Małgorzata Ciszko
Before WWII
Poland
Kowel-Pińsk
Władysław and Ewa Pałasz
Władysław and Ewa Pałasz
Małgorzata Ciszko
Before WWII
Poland
Kowel
Map of Wilno page 6
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 5
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 4
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 3
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 2
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 1
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Cover of map of Wilno
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 8
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Map of Wilno page 7
Drawn by Halina's uncle, Wojciech Zaleski, in 1994
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Warszawka_1940
Warszawka Residents of 1940, as recalled by Tadeusz Kuryś with additions by Stefan Wiśniowski (October 2002). Warszawka was the name given to the combined communities of Sznyrów, Klokotów and Dorocin, in Brody county (powiat brodski) in Tarnopol province (wojewódstwo tarnopolskie). RESIDENTS: 1. Lucjan Wiśniowski & Apolonia (Kunysz) + 3 sons & 5 daughters; 2. Gurgacz; 3. Pełech (midwife's house); 4. Józek Kwolek + 1 daughter (Aleksandra); 5. Jan Kuryś (deceased) & Franciszka (Oleksa) +3 sons & 2 daughters & 1 grandson; 6. Kwolek + 1 daughter; 7. Telesz; 8. Witiuk; 9. Szymański; 10. Witiuk; 11. Kwolek; 12. Szkoła (school); 13. Cmentarz (cemetery); 14. Ukranian family (name unknown); 15. Ukranian family (name unknown); 16. Ukranian family (name unknown); 17. Lasa; 18-24. (names unknown); 25. Hubert + 5 or 6 daughters; 26. Sklepik (store); 27. Greszczuk; 28. Rosiek + 3 sons; 29. Greszuk; 30. Pacyga; 31. Jan Stolarz; 32. Józef Stolarz; 33. Ludwik Mosor; 34. Borczuch; 35. Stasik (died in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, 2004); 36. Mosorka; 37. Swiszczak; 38. Wojciech Wicherek (stepfather of Ludwika Piastka); 39. Józef Kuryś & Ludwika (Piastka) +3 sons & 2 daughters; 40. Józef Mosor (not deported); 41. Cmentarz Żydowski (Jewish cemetery); Gajówka = Forest Ranger (named Kaczyński); Tartak = Mill; Las = Forest; Please note: Details are from recall and may not be complete. Please e-mail any errors or omissions to admin@kresy-siberia.org
Stefan Wiśniowski
Before WWII
Poland
Warszawka, Brody, Sznyrów, Klokotów & Dorocin, Tarnopol
Brody_detail
Brody and "Warszawka" in a modern Ukrainian map, with a satelite photo superimposed. By Stefan Wisniowski
Stefan Wiśniowski
Before WWII
Poland
Warszawka, Brody, Sznyrów, Klokotów & Dorocin, Tarnopol
Piotr Rozbicki, before 1935
An aide & Piotr Rozbicki before 1935. The man of the left is a 2nd Lieutenant (not yet identified but appears related) and Piotr Rozbicki on the right was then a Lance Sargeant.
Terese Umbras Fehlberg
Before WWII
Poland
Friends or family in Krakow with Helena Rozbicka (on right)
Friends or family in Krakow with Helena Rozbicka (on right)
Terese Umbras Fehlberg
Before WWII
Poland
Krakow
Back of Krakow photo
Back of Krakow photo
Terese Umbras Fehlberg
Before WWII
Poland
Krakow
Helena & Ryszard Rozbicki ,1939
Helena & Ryszard Rozbicki ,1939
Terese Umbras Fehlberg
Before WWII
Poland
Portrait of a Polish Soldier
Jozef's portrait when he was serving his compulsory military service, Eastern Borderlands, Poland, c1932
Krystyna Szypowska
Before WWII
Poland
Portrait of a Graduate Cadet
Michal's portrait on graduating from the Officer Cadet school in Konin, (Eastern Borderlands) Poland, c1936
Krystyna Szypowska
Before WWII
Poland
Konin
Władysław aged 1
Photo taken in Dawid-Gródek, Poland, in 1924
Barbara Ryszkowska
Before WWII
Poland
Dawid-Gródek
Władysław with mother, brothers and friends
Władysław (aged 4/5) is sitting in the middle with his mother Wacława behind him, his brother Czesław first on the left and his other brother Edmund second from the right. Photo taken in Marcinkance near Grodno circa 1927-28
Barbara Ryszkowska
Before WWII
Poland
Marcinkance, Grodzieński
Świadectwo Szkolne, Marcinkańce, powiat grodzieński
Władysław's School Report dated 1 February 1932
Barbara Ryszkowska
Before WWII
Poland
Marcinkance, Grodzieński
Świadectwo Szkolne, Marcinkańce, powiat grodzieński
Władysław's School Report dated 22 December 1933
Barbara Ryszkowska
Before WWII
Poland
Marcinkance, Grodzieński
Romuald in Sielec
Siedlce 1935 - Romuald is standing to the left of his father
Romuald Lipinski
Before WWII
Poland
Siedlce
Romuald in Zaleszczyki, 1937
In Zaleszczyki as a girl with brother Wladek
Romuald Lipinski
Before WWII
Poland
Zaleszczyki
At the Pilsudski Mount
Sowiniec - Romuald's Mother, older brother Tadeusz and Romuald, are carrying soil for the J. Pilsudski Mount, near Krakow
Romuald Lipinski
Before WWII
Poland