Terrill
You might want to post this question on Galicia, Poland and/or Ukraine board.
Have you found an arrival manifest to Canada?
Map of Galicia:
http://www.e-targ.org/Maps/galiciamap.htmlMap of Austria of old:
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htmIn Poland: Słoboda, Słobodian, Słobodzian, Słobodzin, Swoboda +. . . I used
www.herby.com.pl to find these surname. The site is only in Polish. Few research sites:
www.halgal.comwww.kresy.co.uk/galicja.htmlwww.torugg.orgwww.infoukes.com/genealogy