The Dobra Szlachecka Society

in English	in Polish	in Ukrainian

This web site is devoted to the history of the village of Dobra Szlachecka and Dobra Rustykalna, since 1949 Dobra, Poland.

		From a poem by Juliusz Slowacki
Previous meetings >		Meeting of Dobra 2015 2002 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra 2000 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra 1997 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra 1992 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra 1991 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra
Names		Inhabitants of Dobra until 1947
Dobrzanski coat of arms		Sas & Leliwa Boniecki Armorial Uruski Armorial
History of Dobra		Short history of the village (in English) Historian Linniczenko on Dobrzanskis, AGZ Medieval history by Wojciech Hejnosz (in Polish) Ius Ruthenicale by Wojciech Hejnosz about medieval Dobra Famyly of Dobryansky in Sianky land in the XV – first part of XVII century Account of 1947 by Stefan Nisiewicz (in Ukrainian) Hrushevskyj - ukrainian nobility in Xv -XVI c. (in Polish) Hrushevskyj - ukrainian nobility in Xv -XVI c. (in English) People of Dobra talk in July 1997 (in Polish) Dobra's people in courts in XV century (in Polish) Priest Henryk Borcz gives his view in a letter to America Military tribunal in Cracow in 1947 - files in IPN in Cracow Census Population exchange between Poland and Soviet Ukraine 1946 Aplications for exemption from evacuation to the USSR in 1946 Operation Vistula 1947 Jaworzno concentration camp
Important documents		Privileges from king Wladyslaw Jagiello English translation Lustracya (census) of 1565 (in Polish) Lustracya (census) of 1565 (in English) Poczet Szlachty Galicyjskiej, Lviv 1857 Brief description in English Index of marriages in the parish of Dobra Szlachecka (greek catholic) for the years 1777-1862 Excerpts from Dobra's Matrimonial records Certificate of Nobility 1861 1931 confirmation of the nobility papers Austrian Census of Dobra of 31.12.1900 Census of 1921 Sanok Court 1929 Church Census of 1936 Dobra statistics: 1 January 1939, Volodymyr Kubijowycz The Polonization of the Ukrainian Nobility Marriage and other records of Greekcatholic Parish in Dobra Szlachecka from The State Archive in Przemysl Records of genealogy for Dobra Materials on genealogy of people from Dobra Postal Telegraph, January 14, 1944 Ellis Island Records of Immigrants from Dobra Saved from the ashes Pages from an unknown book Pages from another unknown book Nisiewicz and Hnatusko Dobrzanski in a 1765 document Non Jewish People of Dobra in Auschwitz Ksiegi metrykalne Dobrej Szlacheckiej w Salt lake City, Utah Certification of Nobility: Dobrzanski and Popiel Demkowicz or Demkowicz Dobrzanski - 1840 Document Family and property of some Dobrzanski of the nineteenth century (Collection of A. Czolowski) Some XVIII c. documents from the village archive Files on inheritance cases and court municipality (1723-1796)
Where did they all go		Jagiello in Central Park, New York Dobrzanski from Hucisko Saga of Hubal Dobrzanskis by Ewa Zarzycka from Lódz presented to Lucas Hubal Dobrzanski of Bakersfield, CA. Olyphant, PA, USA Scranton, PA 1900 Census Chicago, IL, USA
Dobra and it's people on the Internet		State Archive of Przemysl Biskup Aleksander Dobrzanski Dobriansky-Demkovych, Mykhailo plk Lukasz Dobrzanski (1789 - 1878) mjr Henryk Hubal Dobrzanski (1897 - 1940) Jan de Dobra Dobrzanski, dr. prof., president of the Lwów University Adam Stalony-Dobrzański (1904 - 1985) Cracow Stalonys'
News		Renovation of the church (tserkvia) VIDEO Renovation of the church (tserkvia) 2005 Renovation of the church (tserkvia) 2003 Joint declaration of Presidents of Poland & Ukraine on May 21, 1997 Brief description in English President of Poland on Akcja "Wisla" (in Polish) Investigation (1946 - 2001)
Maps of Dobra		The 1852 Cadastral Map Interactive Google map 1946 map of the village How to get to Dobra - A map for you Topographic map of 1993 Map of Dobra according to one Czajkowski Maps of Dobra hamlets' by Dr Wojciech Krukar of Rymanowa Where is Dobra Szlachecka located?
Bibliography		Literature which mentions Dobra
Pictures		One flew over Dobra A view of the central part of Dobra Cerkwia and San San River in Dobra View to the west Dobra in the Fall Dobra in yellow and blue in May View of the center of Dobra Serene Dobra Panoramic view if the interior of the Church Church / Tserkvia Alter Interior pictures of the church (tserkvia) 2005 Renovated Church New Picture of Church Church and Bell Tower XVI century Tserkvia, today bell tower Dobra in Art View from the church Last remaining tombstone in the old cemetery Neglected new cemetery Cultivated land Roadside chapel Entrance to Dobra Roadside chapel on the way to Ulucz A road in Dobra Priests house More photos of the Priests house Anna Krowiaks house Ms. Chudzikiewicz's house An old house in Dobra Newer houses in Dobra Old school School built in 1938 Theater Theater, another view Many photos of the theater Fire Department Hanging bridge The new bridge Brook near main road A monument built for the priest's daughter Photos of Dobra taken Aug. 29th 2014 Street sign of Dobra:16 KM to Sanok Stork on a pile of hay in Dobra The road to Hlomcza
Visitors Accounts of Dobra		Dobra as Ruthenian Apocrypha Is Dobra a Lemko village? Impressions of tourists visiting Dobra Art in Dobra
Links		Dobra Other web sites of interest
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