The Grundbücher for Rützow detail the ownership of the pension farmers from what was known as a Rentengüter. Earlier entries detail the the owners before more people settled in from elsewhere. This was, in-part, a product of inner colonization. Special thanks to a librarian in Koszalin, who helped by photographing the first three books several […]

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These two volumes contain information about the school and school teachers of Peterfitz in the parish of Klaptow of the Körlin synod. While these documents typically also hold information about some of the residents, this book appears to be more straight-forward to matters regarding school affairs and curriculum covered. Schule und die Schullehrer zu Peterfitz […]

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This book documents the school and school teachers in Groß Rambin in Kreis Belgard. Occasionally, other townspeople or students might be referenced throughout the pages. These types of records document the lessons that were taught and the makeup of the community (ex. how many farmers, shepherds, gardeners, etc. belonged to the village). It appears to […]

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This book recorded thousands of inspection checks for wills and testaments, even outside of the Sankt Marien parish and into areas that no longer have surviving records. This register serves as a vital duplicate for those searching for information on their family. A complementary index is included at the front of the book. Testamenten Controlle […]

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Ritzow served as the civil registry of Deutsch Buckow, Granzin, Jeseritz, Ritzow und Schmaatz. The following books are available through our portal: Births (1909-1914) Marriages (1900-1934) Deaths (1903-1935)

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Reitz served the communities of Reitz, Vessin, Vilgelow and Warbelow. The following books are available through our portal: Births (1874-1910) Marriages (1875-1921) Deaths (1874-1917)

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For the last six years, I’ve been advocating for the larger push to digitize land records. I first became interested in these after stumbling on a few research guides highlighting their importance in the absence of vital records. For the next four years, I compiled lists of records I thought would be important to my […]

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