An extremely high concentration of Pomeranian immigrant families settled in Milwaukee and attended what was then known as Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. A chance find two weeks ago hastened the chase, as I pursued a new clue. Reading through the books, it seems that numerous families in the church originated in Kreis Kolberg-Körlin. The books […]
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Some of the pages of this document collection contain Rezess files detailing the ownership of land. Urkunden Sammlung von Gross Jestin (1850) This valuable resource contains numerous names from the village and has some pages dating back to 1836 and others going back to 1816 and 1823. In the absence of vital records, these hopeful […]
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These books detail property ownership for Groß Jestin in Kreis Kolberg-Körlin. Unfortunately, these records start later than the ideal situation, with many pages starting in the 1850s and 1860s. However, with the Standesamt completely lost and the only surviving church records (deaths) from the 1800s and 1900s being held hostage by the Archiwum Diecezji Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskiej, […]
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This book contains general files about the duplication of church books around Körlin. The document itself is of little interest to family history researchers, but does contain a few “chance finds” pages. Die von den Pfarrern einzureichenden Duplikate der Kirchenbücher. Vol. I. Acta Generalia (26/143/0/1.1/8)
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This expanding collection is comprised of mortgages, specific properties and their owners, and various other elements required for the transfer of land within the city to its various owners. In some cases, files on inheritance (Erben) can fill in gaps in family trees and suspected relatives because they tend to list all children with inheritance […]
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This is the Grundbuch from Sternin with Popiel. Księgi hipoteczne wsi Popiele i Starnin Tom II, Nr. 15 – 25
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This is the first volume of land records from Rüwolsdorf (alternatively “Rivolsdorf”) in Kreis Kolberg-Körlin. Grundbuch von Rüwolsdorf Band I Blatt Nr. 1 – 46
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These four books provide an insight into the shoemaker’s guild in Körlin. This also includes slipper makers. Although the dates of these books are around the same timeframe as the Standesamt, importantly, the guild members are listed with their birth date, date of entry into the guild, and the member’s place of residence. These include […]
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In the absence of surviving church books, a joint effort was undertaken thanks to the sponsorship of one of our readers who helped fund the process of digitizing this collection. This important venture helps create a fuller picture of the families who once resided in Körlin. I’d like to take a minute to thank Michael […]
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The smaller community of Altstadt belonged to the village of Wobrow. This document details land recessions and mortgages to the farmers and cottagers in Altstadt. Because of the extent of the records loss for this area, these documents are helpful to reclaiming some of the lost family history and providing an alternative source to trace […]
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