Thursday, December 12, 2013

Ostrog Castle Virtual Tour

An amazing virtual tour of the Ostrog Castle Museum has been posted at:


The museum is housed in the Вежа мурована (Murovena Tower), the southeast tower of the castle.  

While this castle had nothing to do with my ancestors' daily lives, it does show a lot about Volhynian historical culture.  The castle stood largely in ruins in the 19th Century, but was still a prominent landmark in the Ostrog area.  The Leeleva Mennonite Church identified its home village as "Lilewa bei Ostrog" (Leeleva by Ostrog), so clearly in their minds they were tied to Ostrog.

It's important not to view our family history as having happened in a vacuum.  To fully understand our ancestors' lives, one has to have a handle on the local culture - politically, socially and historically.


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