Families Skrypnik, Kalaman, Pękałowski

[Alexandrajadwiga1]

Hello everyone,

I am looking for information about my ancestors, but I don't know where to start looking for it, so I am counting on your input!

My ancestors were (mostly) ethnically Polish and they grew up and/or lived in nowaday Ukraine.

My great-great-grandmother Józefa Skrypnik (later Pękałowska) was born in Solotyj Potik (Золотий Потік) in May 18, 1884.
She grew up in Schodnica (Східниця), but moved later to Borysław (Борислав) and then to what is Poland nowadays: Brzezówka, Sądkowa, Dobrucowa. While I know a lot about her, there is a great mystery about her mother Michalina Skrypnik, born Piotrowicz. Nobody knows when or where she was born nor do we know where she was buried. My grandma has this theory that she might be buried in Schodnica or in the surrounding area because she definitely died earlier than her husband Bazyli (who died in April 13, 1945 in Brzezówka, Poland). What can be said about Michalina is that she was from a wealthy family, while her husband Bazyli was considered poor. He worked as a forest ranger in a private forest. It is said that it belonged to a Jew and it must have been in the Solotyj Potik area.

I very much hope you can give me a hint. You can answer in German, Polish, English and also in Ukrainian. I am quite good at reading in Ukrainian, but a very poor speaker and writer. Thank you!

[kbg_dnepr]

Dear Alexandrajadwiga, welcome on the forum!

I was in Schodnica in September 2019, it's a marvellous place! I also saw then the old cemetery, it was in a very bad condition. I'll try to find contacts from there, maybe they can help.

Didn't you think on doing a DNA-test of your grandma, it can be very helpful, nowadays the chances to meet a Polish match are rather big, I guess.

Also, mormons (Latter Day Saint movement, LDS movement) scanned the church books in Lviv, you can find them here https://www.familysearch.org/ and search there for all the names you are interested in.

Or here https://agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/indmet.html?fbclid=IwAR2ORCS4XwxH3h6H3W9m5xhvWTQhmOE_Mom-N6rRDyR4zxtQOHmWaEyaNsQ

Good luck!

[kbg_dnepr]

May I ask you for help too?

Dom"t you have an idea, if the name Haz (Hac) viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5992 could be Polish? if yes, what does the word mean? I"d be very greatful if you write something on it directly there in the thread (especially if it is "I don'y think it"s Polish").

[Alexandrajadwiga1]

Thank you for the advice! I would love to have my grandma tested, but I am stuck in Germany due to COVID-19 and I am not allowed to travel right now. When it comes to the word "Haz", I have a guess: There is a German surname "Haas" which is pronounced "haz" and it is a variation of the word "Hase" which means rabbit or hare. It is not unusual to find the surname "Haas" or "Hase" in Germany. It is possible that it is a Jewish name because German-Jewish surnames often have a connection to flora and fauna. If the name showed up in Poland, I think it did because of some kind of exchange with Germans because there is no such word as "haz" in Polish (or at least I don't know it).

[АннА]

My great-great-grandmother Józefa Skrypnik (later Pękałowska) was born in Solotyj Potik (Золотий Потік) in May 18, 1884.

Це той Золотий Потік де народилась пра-пра-бабця?

В Польщі є 2 села Золоті Потоки

[Alexandrajadwiga1]

My great-great-grandmother Józefa Skrypnik (later Pękałowska) was born in Solotyj Potik (Золотий Потік) in May 18, 1884.

Це той Золотий Потік де народилась пра-пра-бабця?

В Польщі є 2 села Золоті Потоки

Tak.

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potok_Z%C5%82oty

[АннА]

She grew up in Schodnica (Східниця), but moved later to Borysław (Борислав)

Східниця і Борислав

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