1940 Knickerbocker Census

Here’s the 1940 census showing the Knickerbocker family (The part that’s still at home) in Minnesota. A few of the interesting things here are:

1) My mom, Marjorie A. is listed ( yay Mom)

2)My aunt Mildred has a different last name. Curious.

Here’s the image:

1940 Knickerbocker Census Minnesota

Birth and Baptism of Nicholaus Ostafyczuk

It reads in part:

Nicholaus Ostafyczuk

Born: 03 Dec 1879

Baptized: 03  Dec 1879

Father: Gregorz Ostafyczuk son of Roman Ostafyczuk and Maria Zinkowski

Mother: Josepha Kuczer daughter of Bazyli Kuczer and Aniela Sobolewski

Nicholaus is my Great Grand Uncle.

Nicholaus Ostafyczuk

Metrical books 1861-1929 Greek Catholic Church Sniatyn. Microreproduction of original manuscripts at the State Archives of Ivano-Frankivs’k Region, Galizien, Austria; later Sniatyn, Stanislawow, Poland; now Sniatyn, Ivano-Frankivs’l, Ukraine. text in Latin, Ukrainian and Russian. Record group 631, series 1, files 587-598 — record group 631, series 2 file 56. FHL INTL Film 1782901.

Operation Sniatyn

Since 2010 there have been a group of students and professors in Eastern Europe who are studying the history and culture of Sniatyn. Their web site is here.  A superb video on Sniatyn is here ( make sure you turn CC on if, like me, you don’t speak Ukrainian).

Also, if you are as interested in Sniatyn as I am, they have a Facebook Group which you can find here. They are a very active bunch and I’m looking forward to what Operation Sniatyn will continue to produce.