Born in 1880 from Zdynia. She married Michael from Banica, born in 1873, I'm guessing from the Szmayda / Shmajda families in the area.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Sharon
Looking for info on Eva W Varycha/Warycha
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Looking for info on Eva W Varycha/Warycha
Sharon,
what kind of "info" on Eva are you looking for?
Ola Heska
what kind of "info" on Eva are you looking for?
Ola Heska
Ola,
Anything, from birth, marriage records to finding out if she was Polish, Czech, Slovak or some other nationality.
At your suggestion I looked for records at LDS. Unfortunately for Zdynia they seem to stop around 1850. However there does look to be records there to pursue for her husband Michael in Banica.
Sharon
Anything, from birth, marriage records to finding out if she was Polish, Czech, Slovak or some other nationality.
At your suggestion I looked for records at LDS. Unfortunately for Zdynia they seem to stop around 1850. However there does look to be records there to pursue for her husband Michael in Banica.
Sharon
Sharon,
first of all, where are you located and have you done any research on your own before?
Now, as far as Zdynia and Banica, LDS records which you checked are for Greek Catholic churches and it's true that the records which were microfilmed end early. But, if your ancestors were Roman Catholic, you need to find out where their churches were since there was no Roman Catholic church in either of these two villages.
Ola Heska
first of all, where are you located and have you done any research on your own before?
Now, as far as Zdynia and Banica, LDS records which you checked are for Greek Catholic churches and it's true that the records which were microfilmed end early. But, if your ancestors were Roman Catholic, you need to find out where their churches were since there was no Roman Catholic church in either of these two villages.
Ola Heska
Ola,
I'm in North Carolina. Grew up in Binghamton, NY where both Michael & Eva lived and are buried. Haven't done research other than Ancestry.com and I've been online at both Ellis Island & Castle Rock looking for them both since the advent of computers I think. That's about it.
The Greek Catholic church would be right for Michael. As for Eva, I don't have any idea which church her family belonged to. Though we do have the baptismal certificate from a Greek Catholic church in Yonkers, NY. for my Grandmother. Maybe that's a clue that there was only a Greek Catholic church in Zdynia, thank you. I was trying to keep an open mind but I guess it's unlikely Eva would have been of some other faith.
I don't have much information to go on as Eva died before my mother was born and her child, my Grandmother died when my Mom was 4. My Mom & her siblings were kept away from Michael because he was rather abusive but they gathered any info they had from Aunts & Uncles and cousins they did have contact with.
Sharon
I'm in North Carolina. Grew up in Binghamton, NY where both Michael & Eva lived and are buried. Haven't done research other than Ancestry.com and I've been online at both Ellis Island & Castle Rock looking for them both since the advent of computers I think. That's about it.
The Greek Catholic church would be right for Michael. As for Eva, I don't have any idea which church her family belonged to. Though we do have the baptismal certificate from a Greek Catholic church in Yonkers, NY. for my Grandmother. Maybe that's a clue that there was only a Greek Catholic church in Zdynia, thank you. I was trying to keep an open mind but I guess it's unlikely Eva would have been of some other faith.
I don't have much information to go on as Eva died before my mother was born and her child, my Grandmother died when my Mom was 4. My Mom & her siblings were kept away from Michael because he was rather abusive but they gathered any info they had from Aunts & Uncles and cousins they did have contact with.
Sharon
Sharon, you mentioned earlier not knowing whether Eva was Polish, Czech, Slovak or something else. Since you are familiar with Ancestry, have you checked US census? 1920 US census gives parents' place of birth but also "mother tongue" - this should give you a clue what nationality Eva and Michael were.
Since Michael was Greek Catholic, Eva might have been too, as you said. Your Grandmother's baptismal certificate may be a good clue.
There is a database of records located in each of the state archives in Poland and if you go to:
http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en
you can type Zdynia and Banica and see what records are available. It appears that the state archive in Rzeszow has records which may be of interest to you.
State archives in Poland do research for people for a fee. To avoid unnecessary research cost, you should give them as much information as you have. Marriages usually were contracted in the bride's parish so Zdynia may be a good place to look. If you know that Eva was born in Zdynia, ask for a birth/baptismal record first. There may be an annotation by it about marriage.
I have worked with the Rzeszow archive. After I wrote my request they searched appropriate parish records and once they found what I was interested in, they sent a letter asking for payment (30 zloty per hour and 2 zloty per photocopy of record). Money has to be wired to their bank account which they will give you in the letter. My bank charges $30 if I wire dollars but if I ask to wire Polish zloty, the fee is $10. Check with your bank if they have different fees.
You can try writing your request in English, although Polish is better. If you send your letter via email, make sure you sign it with your full name AND exact postal address. Some archives say they won't answer emails if they are not signed that way.
Good luck,
Ola
PS. I asked where you were located because I wanted to know whether you were in the US. If so, and if you didn't know Ancestry, I was going to recommend it, and if you don't have it, in the Chicago area (where I am) a lot of public libraries have free access.
Since Michael was Greek Catholic, Eva might have been too, as you said. Your Grandmother's baptismal certificate may be a good clue.
There is a database of records located in each of the state archives in Poland and if you go to:
http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en
you can type Zdynia and Banica and see what records are available. It appears that the state archive in Rzeszow has records which may be of interest to you.
State archives in Poland do research for people for a fee. To avoid unnecessary research cost, you should give them as much information as you have. Marriages usually were contracted in the bride's parish so Zdynia may be a good place to look. If you know that Eva was born in Zdynia, ask for a birth/baptismal record first. There may be an annotation by it about marriage.
I have worked with the Rzeszow archive. After I wrote my request they searched appropriate parish records and once they found what I was interested in, they sent a letter asking for payment (30 zloty per hour and 2 zloty per photocopy of record). Money has to be wired to their bank account which they will give you in the letter. My bank charges $30 if I wire dollars but if I ask to wire Polish zloty, the fee is $10. Check with your bank if they have different fees.
You can try writing your request in English, although Polish is better. If you send your letter via email, make sure you sign it with your full name AND exact postal address. Some archives say they won't answer emails if they are not signed that way.
Good luck,
Ola
PS. I asked where you were located because I wanted to know whether you were in the US. If so, and if you didn't know Ancestry, I was going to recommend it, and if you don't have it, in the Chicago area (where I am) a lot of public libraries have free access.
HOLY MOLY! I'm not much of a researcher I had that information the whole time. Eva was Czech and spoke Slovak. LOL, in my defense I was more interested in where they were from at that time. 
I will move on to the state archives, thank you for pointing me in the right direction and telling me how to go about it. Your help and everybody's here on this site has been priceless in finally getting some answers for my Mom. Thank you so much!
Sharon
I will move on to the state archives, thank you for pointing me in the right direction and telling me how to go about it. Your help and everybody's here on this site has been priceless in finally getting some answers for my Mom. Thank you so much!
Sharon
We could never decide which one was right.A possible reason for Eva being "Austrian" was that she came from the part of Poland that was under the occupation by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Officially, there was no country of Poland from 1795 through 1918 and people travelled with IDs issued by Russia, Austro-Hungarian Empire or Prussia. However, their nationality was usually noted as Polish, Slovak, Czech, etc.
As far as speaking Russian, well, that one I cannot explain.
Ola
As far as speaking Russian, well, that one I cannot explain.
Ola
Yes, that would explain the Austrian. The only thing I can figure out is we know Michael spoke Russian so after living with him 20 years I imagine she knew a good bit as well... 
It probably made a difference who answered the census questions as well. All of those answers may well have some degree of truth to them.
It probably made a difference who answered the census questions as well. All of those answers may well have some degree of truth to them.