These files appear to pertain specifically to the Vorwerk Ackerhof rather than the village of Vorwerk. According to the Belgard-Schivelbein website, Vorwerk was a farming village on the outset of the Belgard Castle, apparently lands that the castle used to till before it became its own settlement. Ackerhof was its own distinct farm, a Rittergut–or […]
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These files contain the inheritable farms in Podewils, Kreis Belgard. Unlike other series of Erbhofakten, these are more sparse and contain much less genealogical information. Der Erbhof Nr. 1 Bd. II Bl. 30 zu Podewils (Franz Müller) – 26/142/0/2/1913 Der Erbhof Nr. 2 Bd. II Bl. 35 zu Podewils – 26/142/0/2/1914 Der Erbhof Nr. 2 […]
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This document covers colonists on the forest plots of land in Pustchow, Kreis Belgard. This short file is from 1844 and contains the detachment and inheritable contracts of this Grundstück. Names that appear in these pages: Gottfried Piske and Gabriel Franz. Kolonisten auf den Forstgrundstücken zu Pustchow
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These books document the history of Belgard from the middle of the 1700s. In terms of land records, these are some of the earliest I’ve seen that show owners dating back this far. Those familiar with the surviving church books from Belgard Stadt will be happy to see a continuation of names, possibly going one […]
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This book lists the property owners in Silesen, Kreis Belgard and appears to be an index of the Grundbücher from the village. Alphabetischer Namen-Register der Eigenthümer in Silesen
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While researching a clue to my family’s history, I stumbled upon a book that included names from Nelep and ordered it from the Koszalin Archives. Little did I know that the books in this series contain the names of all of the owners from the Grundbücher, including those that have been lost. Although little detail […]
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These are the first four volumes of the Arnhausen land registers. Early church records are fragmentary between 1824 and 1848. Earlier records are difficult to read and appear to only exist as microfilm copies from 1616 to 1759 and are of poor quality; those can be found on Ancestry.com under the Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, […]
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In the absence of surviving records for Nelep, these Grundbücher provide a good look into the residents and those with whom they did business through the list of debts against each property. Grund- und Hypothekenbuch der zur Commende Schivelbein gehörigen Dorfes Nelep Band I Blatt Nr 1-10 Grundbuch von Nelep Band II Blatt 11-18 Grund- […]
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This book documents the history of Bauerhof No. 2 in Redlin. It was originally owned by Gottfried Buske and his sister Anna Maria who was married Streÿ. The pages include an incredible amount of detail, listing mortgages, taxes, and titles of possession. Full families were also documented sporadically in the book. This is the Grund- […]
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Unlike other surrounding villages near the Belgard parish, Redlin did not attend church in Belgard Stadt. Residents went to church in Körlin, whose records–outside of the military garrison church books–did not survive. This book chronicles land ownership in Redlin from the first mortgage and inheritable leases. I suppose by today’s standards, this could be considered […]
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