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ostrow revisited

In 2018, Chris, his wife Sharon and daughter Katherine and Michelle Keller visited the hamlet of Ostrow (now in Belarus) where Ala (Chris's Mum) and her family lived, and from where the family was deported to Siberia.  There used to be nine homes in this hamlet, only one remains which is not original, but fairly similar to what would have been here.  The owner, by chance, was visiting, attending to his bees, so with the help of our Polish Origins guide, Zbigniew, we were able to have a chat to him.   He kindly called around town asking if anyone remembered the Ferenc's.  Afterwards, we travelled to Male Rohogniza, where Ala went to Church.  The priest kindly fed us icecreams before giving us a tour of the church.

Ostrow, Poland (now Belarus)

Ostrow, Poland (now Belarus)

Ostrow, Poland (now Belarus)
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