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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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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The Evangelisches Gemeindeblatt für Groß Rambin is available through the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Digitale Bibliothek for the years 1927-1932. This newsletter served the church community of Groß Rambin which was a member of the larger church community in Belgard, Pomerania. Prior to the early 1900s, the congregation was served by the nearby parish, Arnhausen. Villages belonging to […]
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The Old Lutheran community of Darsin in Kreis Stolp has been digitized by the Mormons and can be found here on FamilySearch. Villages included for these years are Darsin, Sochow (not to be confused with Sorchow near Groß Garde), Grumbkow, and others from 1847-1875. These records were originally listed incorrectly by the Mormons as belonging […]
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The Pommerscher Greif just published that the Ortsfamilienbuch Demmin is now available online. Currently, the entries only consist of the years 1860-1900 from the military church book. More is to be added with time through future updates and corrections. A translation of David Krüger’s description can be read below. The first Prussian garrison in Demmin […]
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We’ve all done it. You’ve gone to FamilySearch.org, typed in a first and a last name, and followed the trail of the first person you saw with the same name. It can be difficult and confusing to determine which person of 10,000 results is the correct one. So how do you link your relatives back […]
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For the English-speaking researcher, it can often be difficult to track down just where records are stored or if they even exist. The makers of the website for Heimatkreis Neustettin have simplified this process for genealogists. This is by far the best resource I’ve been able to find referencing the Standesamt in Neustettin. It breaks […]
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People from Pomerania frequently immigrated to Rochester, New York. Consequently, there are a vast number of records that may be of use to others doing research in this area. While some of the churches listed at the following site were home to various backgrounds, one can also find places of origin. Some denote “Pommern” and […]
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The inhabitants of Kobylanka in West Pomerania/Poland (German: Kublank in the former district of Greifenhagen) are protesting against the plans of the community to dismantle the former German cemetery, which still contains many cast-iron-crosses and grave borders, exhuming the Polish dead, and changing the area to a public park. As a resting place of our […]
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