HUNGARY

In the Industry and Trade Directory of Hungary of 1891 has been found Jozsef Kohanek, a shoemaker.


POLAND

OPOLE POLAND (Opolskie Province)

We know that Anthony, Frank, and Edward emmigrated from Opole, Poland in the late 1880's. Here is some basic history of Poland:

The larger region in which the Povince of Opole is located is Silesia which, in terms of the current administrative division of Poland, also encompasses the Provinces of Silesia itself as well as Lower Silesia. Originally the province was a Slavic settlement, and Opole, the capital of the region, was the seat of the dukes of Opole of the Piast dynasty (1163-1532). Later in the 16th century, the province became a part of Prussia but was incorporated into Poland again in 1945.

Opole province is the smallest province in Poland. It is located in the southestern part of the country, on the trade routes leading from Germany to Ukraine. The advantages of the region include its accessibility, the beauty of natural environment, its high quality of soil and others. There are a numer of outstanding historical monuments in the province, most of them located in the towns of Opole, Nysa, Paczkow and Brzeg. REFERENCE

Archdiocese of Olsztyn [Warmin`ska] Diocese of Opole: Parish of St. Wawrzyniec (Laurentius) REFERENCE

98.90.8 - English - Waldemar PASIEKA

Marital selection of witnesses of weddings taken place in the parish of the Holy Cross in Opole of the first half of the 19th century (p. 110-145)

The paper was elaborated on the basis of 3,220 certificates of marriages registered in the Roman Catholic parish of the Holy Cross in Opole between 1801 and 1850. A quantitative analysis was carried out with respect to some main socio-demographic characteristics. The parish of Opole was very vast; it consisted of one town and 24 neighbouring villages. The Catholic made up 3/4 of the population of Opole but their share declined considerably during the period under investigation. In the parish of Opole social barriers and divisions varied depending on the social environment. Opole was characterised by large socio-vocational mobility. The range of the social mobility of peasants was limited only to their own environment. All throughout the period under consideration marriages contracted by grooms and brides dwelling in a same place of residence predominated. A permanent increase of the territorial mobility of the newly-married had been occurring since the 30s of last century. Some conclusions drawn on the basis of the research outcomes concerning marital selection were also borne out by the study of the process of the selection of wedding witnesses. (POLAND, HISTORY, MATE SELECTION, SOCIAL MOBILITY, OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY, GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY)

98.90.9 - English - Elzbieta KOSCIK

Environment of the newly married in Opole in the middle of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century (p. 146-160)

The article presents the environment of the newly married in Opole in the middle of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century. The investigation substantiates the notion that on the turn of the 19th century existed a tendency to mutual penetration of different social groups. Conclusions to be drawn from this research correspond to the outcomes of the research on social and occupational movements of inhabitants of Opole. Observations inferred from the analysis of witness selection procedure support the above mentioned notion as well as they testify to the existence of intragroup polarisation. Only peasants showed an inclination to stick to their own social group while selecting a spouse. This is confirmed by the contents of marriage registers. The newly married in Opole, like all over the whole Silesia, aimed at fast adapting to their new occupational and social environment. If they came from outside Opole they used to invite people from their new surroundings as the witnesses of their weddings. (POLAND, HISTORY, COUPLE, SOCIAL MOBILITY, OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY) REFERENCE

A brief history of Poland in the last 200 years.