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The Pommernchronik, or Pomeranian Chronicle, had been lost for more than 70 years. This 600-page manuscript, nearly 400 years-old, was recently discovered by the Blochman family from Marl, Germany in the attic of a multi-family residential house. At the end of 2017, the document was handed over honorably to Andreas Roloff, a specialist in digitization […]
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After a new update, maps will now zoom when you hover over the picture. This should help our readers see more of the image, as the light box doesn’t always do the best job with zooming in. One can still click on the image to make it fullscreen; however, now there are more options. Kreis […]
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The Ostdeutsche Familienkunde was a quarterly publication that produced content for former eastern German territories. Of particular interest to the Pomeranian researcher is the collection of indexed archival documents that include persons dating back to the 1600s. Some of these documents are not currently online, and this journal contains some of the only readable copies […]
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The church books for Schurow in Kreis Stolp are now available through our online portal. This Lutheran church served as the parish for Darsow, Groß Runow, Klein Gluschen, Langeböse, Pottangow, Schierwens, Schurow, and Zechlin. The church books through our online portal cover the following years: Births (1864-1899) Marriages (1862-1946) Deaths (1869-1945) It should also be […]
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The church book for Arnhausen covers the years 1824-1848 with many gaps in-between. After 1825, many years go missing for the smaller communities, but remain for the villages of Battin, Arnhausen, and Heide. Around 1841, records continue. This is probably due to the church keeping books separate for each village during that period. Births, marriages, […]
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The civil registers for Reitz and Ritzow in Kreis Stolp are available now through our online portal. We would once again like to thank the volunteers who have shared their research in the archives with us so others may be able to read documents that are difficult to find. We would also ask that these […]
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Here is a list of little-known resources hidden in the Greifswald and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern archives. https://ariadne.uni-greifswald.de/ http://www.stadtbuecher.de/en/archive/landesarchiv-greifswald/#153169 Some of my personal interests are in the areas of Belgard, Körlin, and Kolberg: Bürgerbuch der Stadt Belgard (Citizen Registers) 1 Volume: 1593 – 1627 Archival reference code: Rep. 38 Hs Belgard Nr. 1 (Film 180022007002310) Privilegienbuch der Stadt Belgard 1 […]
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The Standesamt for Krampe in Stolp served the communities of Deutsch Plassow, Gumbin, Krampe, and Stantin. These communities were directly south of the city of Stolp. Currently, we have these documents available for viewing through our online portal (click on Stolp>>Krampe): Births: 1874-1908 Marriages: 1875-1935 Deaths: 1874-1935 Various Some names found in this set of records are, […]
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The Standesamt for Hebron-Damnitz in Stolp served the communities of Benzin, Deutsch Karstnitz, Hebron-Damnitz, and later Schwetzkow. It was situated between the civil registry offices for Dammen and Mahnwitz in the middle of the Kreis. Currently, we have these documents available for viewing through our online portal: Births: 1893-1899 Marriages: 1900-1920, 1922-1933 Deaths: 1875-1880, 1900-1916 Some […]
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This zipped file package is perfect for students from 4th grade through 7th grade. Teach your students the value of family history research in conjunction with another unit that touches on similar themes in your social studies class. Often times, students find history boring, as they have very little frame of reference for what has […]
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