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Post by Jaga on Feb 6, 2006 18:59:49 GMT -7
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Post by kaima on Feb 7, 2006 20:07:21 GMT -7
Jaga, again this is related but a bit off to the side. When Galicia was administered by Austria & Austria Hungary, many Poles left there and emigrated to the US & other countries. Some of us wonder what the laws and the conditions were like back then, and in reading about Slovakia/Hungary I also ran across the laws of Austria back around 1903 governing emigration. You can read the one chapter at www.iarelative.com/hung1903/under the part "Austria". I saw no specific reference to Galicia or comment that these laws applied to the province, but perhaps someone else will read more closely. This is a reversal of my approach 'we can learn more about ourselves by learning about our neighbors". In this case I am passing on info for the neighbors to consider. I hope you find it handy! Kai |
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Post by nancy on Feb 7, 2006 20:22:18 GMT -7
When Galicia was administered by Austria & Austria Hungary, many Poles left there and emigrated to the US & other countries. Some of us wonder what the laws and the conditions were like back then, Yes, exactly! All four of my grandparents came from Galicia in the late 1890s, and my quest has been to understand the conditions at the time. Every so often I find a new clue - sometimes it is from the general social history and sometimes from something specific to my family. It is like working in the deep sea (=paying job) - can't see what I'm doing but the results are fascinating. Also, I have purchased some items from "iarelative" (on eBay)- nice fellow and I add my recommendations to yours for his website. PS. I recently read that the representatives of the major ship lines went around Galicia promoting the idea of emigrating to America. I wonder how many people would never have thought of it those reps had not sold them on the idea. |
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Post by Jaga on Feb 7, 2006 21:12:33 GMT -7
Jaga, again this is related but a bit off to the side. When Galicia was administered by Austria & Austria Hungary, many Poles left there and emigrated to the US & other countries. Some of us wonder what the laws and the conditions were like back then, and in reading about Slovakia/Hungary I also ran across the laws of Austria back around 1903 governing emigration. You can read the one chapter at www.iarelative.com/hung1903/under the part "Austria". I saw no specific reference to Galicia or comment that these laws applied to the province, but perhaps someone else will read more closely. This is a reversal of my approach 'we can learn more about ourselves by learning about our neighbors". In this case I am passing on info for the neighbors to consider. I hope you find it handy! Kai Kai, thanks for the links. I did not know that the government of Austra-Hungary was restricting the immigration so much! I guess, the poverty, overpopulation of the villages, lack of any industry, so lack of demand to employ people were the main reasons of the immigration from the whole region of Galicia (Polish mountains, Southeastern Galicia- Rusin/Ukraine and also Slovakia). I remember still when I was in Poland - I had a close friend - she was stuying Slovak culture and language and she eventually ended up married the citizen of Slovakia but from Eastern part - Rusyn like you. I remember her saying that all these people in Slovakia's mountain area just like Polish mountaineers considered America - as an eldorado, dream land. This sentiment was still there until at least 20 years ago! There is also more about it here: culture.polishsite.us/articles/art41.htmlThree waves of Polish immigration to America but - if you and Nancy have anything more to add maybe we should write the article specifically about immigration from the whole Galicia region! We need to find more references about it though.... |
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Post by gardenmoma on Feb 7, 2006 21:52:20 GMT -7
When Galicia was administered by Austria & Austria Hungary, many Poles left there and emigrated to the US & other countries. Some of us wonder what the laws and the conditions were like back then, PS. I recently read that the representatives of the major ship lines went around Galicia promoting the idea of emigrating to America. I wonder how many people would never have thought of it those reps had not sold them on the idea. Nancy, That is a fascinating tidbit. It's like the real estate people from Holyoke, MA who went down to Puerto Rico and talked up moving to Holyoke...I've been told there was even a big sign in the P.R. airport saying Come to Holyoke. Now, Holyoke has one of the largest Hispanic populations in MA. My maternal grandfather is from Galicia; perhaps my paternal grandmother. I'm still trying to find verifiable information about the grandparents. |
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