Anyone from Berezka / Brzuska near the Ukrainian border ?

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pdorotiak	Nov 1, 07, 16:34 #1
Hi, After searching the web, saw there were a few people who had family from Berezka / Bereska / Brzuska (however you write it :) ) near the Ukrainian border. My father was from there and I visited this year. Anyone else from that area or have a connection there? Thanks Peter

miranda	Edited by: miranda Nov 1, 07, 16:47 #2
I am. If you are interested, you need to register, so you can PM me for more details. I have met a bunch of people such as yourself this year through internet. I found some close relatives and other people, who like yourslef are looking for roots. Cheers

pdorotiak	Nov 1, 07, 16:52 #3
Nice to hear from someone from that area. I have been researching my family name and people from that area. I would like to build a web site or something about the people who lived there. Do you know people still living there or anything about it?

pdorotiak	Nov 1, 07, 16:55 #4
i have registered but how do i pm? everytime i do something it asks for my password Thanks

miranda

Edited by: miranda Nov 1, 07, 16:56 #5

Quoting: pdorotiak

Do you know people still living there or anything about it?

yes, some of my close relatives live there

Quoting: pdrelatives live there.orotiak

I have been researching my family name and people from that area. I would like to build a web site or something about the people who lived there.

My family originates from there and I visited many times.
That's is a good idea an I can put you in touch with people I already know/ have met etc

pdorotiak	Nov 1, 07, 16:58 #6
thats sounds fantastic, if only i could work out how to pm you, i can send you my details!

miranda	Nov 1, 07, 17:02 #7
you need to register as a member on this site. You are talking about Berezka near Lesko then?

pdorotiak	Nov 1, 07, 17:11 #8
not sure what i am doing wrong. I clicked the register link and entered my details. still doesnt work properly. Berezka, 10km North of Bircha, SE of Poland. Or Brzuska as it is also known. Lesko is south of Sanok. So maybe not the same place?

miranda	Nov 1, 07, 18:10 #9
It appears that those could be two different villages. anyways, if you manage to register, drop me a line please, if you have a problem with the registration, contact the admnistration - they will assist you as far as I know. Talk to you soon:)

pdorotiak	Nov 5, 07, 13:58 #10
Yes Miranda, you're probably right about it being a different village. I have had problems with the registration, so done as you suggested and emailed the administrator. Many Thanks Peter

damaruccoThreads: 1 Posts: 4 Joined: Nov 23, 07 ♂	Nov 23, 07, 19:51 #11
I am trying to find and information on Berezka and my maternal grandfather's family. The surname has been see spelled three different ways in the U.S. Korolewiat, Korolwait and Korolewot. He and 4 brothers and 2 sisters immigrated to western Pennsylvainia in the the first decade of the 20th century

WhymickeyThreads: - Posts: 61 Joined: Apr 16, 07 ♂	Dec 4, 07, 08:34 #12
Hi Peter (PDORATIAK) The village Berezka you talk about was located between Piatkowa and Ostrow near Przemysl and 10 km north from BIRCZA (before Bircha) indeed. That Berezka no longer exist.

joanshafThreads: - Posts: 3 Joined: May 10, 10 ♀	May 10, 10, 20:35 #13
My father-in-law was Ivan Szafran from Berezka near Lesko. He emigrated to Derry, PA, USA around 1910. His father was Symko Szafran. I am trying to get more information on the family and town records. Thanks

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	May 11, 10, 15:14 #14
SZAFRAN: This is the Polish word for saffron, an very priceyoreitnal spice first brought to Europe after the Crusades. As a surname it could have been given to a spice merchant or, alternatively, to an inhabitant of Szafranki (Saffronville).

kyendzioThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 14, 11 ♂	Jan 14, 11, 22:20 #15
Hello, I am wondering if anyone has information or contacts with the family Yendzio/Jendzio/Yendzik/Jendzik from Berezka? Many thanks

damaruccoThreads: 1 Posts: 4 Joined: Nov 23, 07 ♂	May 23, 12, 17:40 #16
Your grandfather, translated John Shaffron was probably my grandmother's brother. My grandmother, Catherine Shaffron, married Anthony Corey (Korolewiat in Bereska) in 1907 in New Florence, PA a mining town near Derry. She died in childbirth along with the baby sometime after 1912 when my mother Ann was born. My grandfather and mother then lived with John and his wife Mary Shaffron in Derry.

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May 23, 12, 20:37 #17

Berezka: Some posters here discovered long ago that there are two different villages of this name. In fact there are at least three. Let's clarify it - differentiating them by counties where they are currently assigned to, that is by the largest towns nearby: Przemyśl, Sanok and Lesko.

1. Brzuska (Berezka, Bereska, ukr. Березка) - gmina (municipality) Bircza, Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodship. 38 km west of Przemyśl by road, about 30 km west as crow flies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brzuska , http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brzuska , http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbrodnia_w_Brzusce . It looks like the Polish spelling was always Brzuska, although modern correct spelling - if it is to be corresponding to Ukrainian Berezka - should be Brzózka. This is the village referred to by posters "Whymickey" and "pdorotiak".

2. Berezka (Bereska) - a deserted village, gmina Tyrawa Wołoska, Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodship. An 1898 old topographic map locates Bereska about 2 km NE of Tyrawa Wołoska, on the road from Tyrawa Wołoska to Kuźmina, West of Rozpucie village. It looks like it was a very small village.Tyrawa Wołoska is located about 21 km East of Sanok by road, or about 15 km East as crow flies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrawa_Wo%C5%82oska , http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrawa_Wo%C5%82oska

3. Berezka (formerly Bereska, Ukrainian: Березка, Berezka) - gmina Solina, Lesko County, Podkarpackie Voivodship – a tourist farm village on Bereźnica stream, at the road Hoczwia-Polańczyk, 15 km South of Lesko. http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berezka_(powiat_leski)

Historical toponyms: Brziska 1447, Brzysczka 1448, Brzoska Wola 1463, Brzoska 1467, Brzeska 1475, Broska 1480, Brzoska 1515, Bereska 1578, Brzeska 1662, Beresko 1742, Bereska 1851. The contemporary name derives from Ukrainian berezka/березка, Polish brzózka. In XV century a variant form Brziska was used under Ukrainian influence. Another variant form Brzóska Wola was also used. In 1977 the name of this village was officially polonized as Brzózka, but the old name was restored in 1981.

joanshafThreads: - Posts: 3 Joined: May 10, 10 ♀	May 24, 12, 16:02 #18
John Shafron was Catherine's brother. Petro Shafron ( brother) also lived with him. My husband ( Tom) lived next to tthe Coreys in Derry on Owens ave.

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