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Gesher
Galicia Research Groups and Town Historians
Gesher Galicia Research Groups and Town Historians collect and share information relating to families that once lived in their focus towns or administrative districts (A.D.), which may include community, social, religious, economic, political, and environmental matters. The groups acquire data and raise funds for the indexing of archival and other records and for the
translation of records and Yizkor books. When costs are funded and databases are complete, these indices are searchable on the
JRI-Poland, Yizkor Book, or Databases web sites on JewishGen. Most groups have already created websites for their towns of interest.
New members are both welcomed and encouraged. To make a contribution, assist with a project, or for more information, contact the Coordinator
or Town Historian of your town or A.D. If you are interested in organizing a Research Group or serving as Town Historian, contact the Gesher Galicia research coordinator.
Note: A.D. is the AdministrativeDistrict where towns were located in 19th century Galicia.
Town names appear as they were under the Austrian administration. Many of the towns in Ukraine now use the Ukrainian spelling of their
name. If you aren't sure what administrative district your ancestral town was in, consult a resource such as Suzan Wynne's book, The Galitzianers: The Jews of Galicia, 1772-1918, or look at the PolishRoots Vital
Records for Galician Towns web page.
GesherGalicia Town Historian
- Must be a current member of Gesher Galicia
- May have a town web site
- Serves as an information clearinghouse
- Knows available resources
- Guides new researchers who make contact
- Keeps a file of researchers and their surnames
- Collects/shares trip reports
- Serves as town liaison to Gesher Galicia
- May maintain an informal email list
- May work on or lead Yizkor Book Translation Project
- Provides updates to The Galitzianer and annual handout
Gesher Galicia Research Groups
- May consist of a town, a judicial (sub) district, or one whole Administrative District (A.D.)
- May not be listed as larger than one A.D.
- Leader must be a current GG member, group members may or may not be GG members
- May have a private email mailing list for group communication
- May work on or lead Yizkor Book Translation Project
- May work on indexing projects
- May have a web page
- Serve as an information clearinghouse
- Know available resources
- Guide new researchers
- May keep a file of researchers and their surnames
- Collect/share trip reports
- Serve as liaison to GG, providing updates to The Galitzianer and handout
Gesher Galicia Regional Research Groups
- Include two or more adjacent Administrative Districts
- May include villages within their region too small to have their own Research Group
- Leader must be current GG member, group members may or may not be GG members
- May have a private email mailing list for group communication
- May have a web page for the region, which may include sub-web pages for the small towns and villages
- Serve as a clearinghouse
- Know available resources
- Guide new researchers
- May keep a file of researchers and their surnames
- Collect/share trip reports
- Serve as Liaison to GG, providing updates to The Galitzianer and handout
- can be electronically filled in and transmitted via e-mail or printed
out, saved and snail-mailed
- with instructions on filling out the form and enlarging the small
type, and all categories are clearly delineated.
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