2018

#001 Church Books and Civil Records (Podcast)

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#001 Church Books and Civil Records (Podcast)
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Explore the history of church books and civil registry in Pomerania starting in the mid-1500s and detailing current locations of records today, including the information that is included in each record. We also cover a little bit about archives and Lutheran churches in America. Transcript: Hello and welcome to the first episode of the Pommern […]

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2018

Remer and Kautz Family History

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From Schlawe and Stolp to America My name is Susan Eppley Landrith, and my great grandmother, Augusta Remer, immigrated from Stolp, Pommern sometime between 1879 and 1880. She possibly made the voyage with her sister, Caroline Remer (married Kautz) and family. They traveled to New York City and then on to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Remer/Roemer […]

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2018

Digitizing and Preserving Documents in Breslau

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For many, waiting for the digitizing process to be completed can seem agonizing. When will documents for my family’s village be placed online? Are there any plans to make electronic copies of the books I need? For most, the process never moves forward fast enough, especially for the elderly seeking final answers while they can. […]

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2018

The Life of Henriette Goldbeck

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My Pomeranian Centenary Ancestor I’m André Hammann, from Brazil, and I’m the descendant of the centenary woman and immigrant Henriette GOLDBECK (NEUSCHRANK from her first marriage). She lived for 103 years, 3 months and 26 days, buried in the Cemetery of Fazenda Pirajá, countryside of Nova Petrópolis, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. And […]

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2018

Czablewski Immigrants from Stargard near Danzig to New Zealand

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St. Joseph, the Worker This is the holy icon given to the Kimbolton Catholic Church in memory of the Shapleski/Czablewski family’s early Polish immigrants who were sponsored to the New Zealand under the Vogel Scheme. Jakub Czablewski and other peasant hopefuls (including Wisniewski, Wischniowski, Lipinski, Rosanoski and Bielski) left their home villages of Lubichowo, Tczew […]

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2018

Introduction to the “Quellensuche” Pommerscher Greif e.V.

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The experienced family researcher with ancestors in Pomerania knows the situation. The sources for family research in Pomerania are archived, due to the special historical and legal situation, in the various archives and offices in Germany and Poland. The church books and civil registry office documents are distributed on: State archives in Poland (State Archive […]

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2018

Immigrants to Blumenau, Brazil

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The city of Blumenau, Brazil was founded on September 2, 1850 by German immigrants. The place takes its name from its founder, Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau. Many from the lists below show variations of place names from Pomerania but may be spelled incorrectly. For example, Podewils is spelled “Podewels” and “Podewelg” and Nelep is […]

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2018

Oldest Pomeranians: A List of People with Longevity

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While it is not uncommon to stumble upon people living into their nineties on occasion, discovering people who lived to be 100 or older is certainly met with surprise. This list is a compilation of submissions for people who were verified to have lived to be at least 90 years old. To qualify for this […]

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2018

The Priebe Family: From Gramenz to White Bear Lake

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Emigration to the United States: A history of over 150 years Gramenz, West Pomerania This article is a re-posting from a website that is no longer online. It is believed to have originated from http://home.versanet.de/~dieter-priebe/history.html and was originally written by Cindy and David Johnson. An archived version of his website can be found here. The […]

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2018

Pommerntag 2017 at Rotary Park in Mequon, Wisconsin

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Every year, the Pommerscher Verein Freistadt in Mequon, Wisconsin puts on its annual Pommerntag. Last year was no different. The 42nd Pommerntag was held on June 25, 2017, at Rotary Park in its usual fashion. The North Reuter Pavilion housed a plethora of genealogy resources, everything from photographic displays to family name indexes. Several booths […]

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