The Video below is a reflection of All Saints Day, and in memory of my grandfather, John Kuta – During World War II, He was arrested in Hamme, Belgium and sent to Morbac Labour Camp by Nazi Germany. The video reflects his time spent here, and the ordeal he faced. Below is a full transcript …
February 11th 1939, a deep frost had set firmly across the Eastern European province of Galicia, it was reportedly -30c and the deportation of Poles from the boundaries lands had begun. Gun shots were heard across Lwów and Komarno and panic was already setting in. The Ukriainian armed soldiers arrived early hours of the morning …
Semper Fidelis is a new publication by author, historian and genealogist Stephen Robert Kuta, and focuses on his Eastern European heritage and the lands known to history as Galicia. The historical content is set during World War One in the city of Lemberg, a city which later became known as Lwów and eventually Lviv. Lwów …
Records for the Galician portion of Peremyshl (Poland and Ukraine) / held in the Przemysl State Archive. In 1772 the Austrian Empire required that the clergy keep registers for births, marriages and deaths for their parish. These records would then be duplicated for civil registries. It took some time for all areas of the Empire …
One of the things I find interesting when studying my surname or even the word itself ‘KUTA’, Is the wide usage of the word across the world, not only the world but across time too. There existed in biblical times an ancient Babylonian city called Kuta of which is mentioned in the Bible in chapter 17 of …
Below is a copy of the Poland Coat of arms / herb polski Most heraldry sites attribute this coat of arms to the surname Kuta. Possibly because an actual Coat of Arms does not exist for the Kuta family name. Although the origins of the name Kuta suggests that it is a Galician word, shortened …