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.

Motto		From a poem by Juliusz Slowacki
Previous meetings > >		2002 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra 2000 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra 1997 meeting of former inhabitants of Dobra
Names		Inhabitants of Dobra until 1947
Dobrzanski coat of arms		Sas & Leliwa Brief description in English
History of Dobra		Short history of the village (in English) Historian Linniczenko on Dobrzanskis, AGZ Medieval history by Wojciech Hejnosz (in Polish) 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)
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 Dobra records 1860-1892 Certificate of Nobility 1861 1931 confirmation of the nobility papers / Potwierdzenie w 1931 r. starego zatwierdzenia szlachectwa Census of 1921 Sanok Court 1929 The Polonization of the Ukrainian Nobility 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
Where did they all go		Jagiello in Central Park, New York 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
News		Renovation of the church (tserkvia) 2005 Interior pictures of the church (tserkvia) 2005 Prof. Ks. Michal Czajkowski celebrating his 70th birthday 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		1946 map of the village Location map of 1914 Topographic map of 1993
Bibliography		Literature which mentions Dobra/ Literatura, w ktorej wymieniana jest Dobra
Pictures		San River in Dobra / San w Dobrej View to the west Dobra in the Fall Dobra in yellow and blue in May View of the center of Dobra Church / Tserkvia Restored Church New Picture of Church Church and Bell Tower View from the church Last remaining tombstone in the old cemetery Neglected new cemetery Cultivated land /Uprawiali te ziemie Roadside chapel / Przydrozna kaplica u wejscia do Dobrej Entrance to Dobra A road in Dobra / Droga w Dobrej XVI century bell tower / Szesnastowieczna dzwonnica bramna-kiedys cerkiew Priests house Anna Krowiaks house Ms. Chudzikiewicz's house / Dom pani Chudzikiewicz An old house in Dobra / Stary dom w Dobrej Newer houses in Dobra / Nowsze domy w Dobrej Old school / Stary Szkoła School built in 1938 / Szkola zbudowana w 1938 Theater Theater, another view Fire Department / Ochotnicza Straz Pozarna w Dobrej Hanging bridge / Wiszacy most nad Sanem The new bridge / Nowy most Brook near main road / Potok wzdluz glownej drogi A monument built for the priest's daughter Street sign of Dobra:16 KM to Sanok / 16 KM od Sanoka Stork on a pile of hay / Bocian na stogu siana The road to Hlomcza / Droga do Hlomczy
Legendary king Popiel		Poem by Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz in Polish
Links		Other web sites of interest
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*Jan Popiel* - Idea, Research, Editing & Founder. *Michael Demkowicz* - Co-founder, web site provider and designer. Copyright © 1997 Jan Popiel and Michael Demkowicz All Rights Reserved