Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 – 1930h (7:30pm) Eastern
German Immigration in the 18th and 19th Centuries to Western Ukraine (Galicia) and the Discovery of My Grandfather Kindraczuk’s German Ancestry: Part 1
Presented by Dr. Romana M. Bahry, Ph.D, Professor Emerita ( York University)
In this presentation, Dr. Romana Bahry describes the history of German immigration to Galicia (Halychyna) from the Middle Ages to the First World War. Galicia became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 1770s and with this political annexation began the substantial movement of German and Austrian immigrants settling in Galicia. Dr. Bahry mentions the various Austro-Hungarian proclamations that encouraged German settlement in Galicia. She also describes published sources for the study of the German immigration movement including government directories and Galizien Village Family Books documenting the centers of German settlement. The German/Austrian influence in Galicia until 1918 extended to the fields of government and legal administration, education, medicine, and even language.