The Grundbücher for Rützow detail the ownership of the pension farmers from what was known as a Rentengüter. Earlier entries detail the the owners before more people settled in from elsewhere. This was, in-part, a product of inner colonization. Special thanks to a librarian in Koszalin, who helped by photographing the first three books several […]

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These two volumes contain information about the school and school teachers of Peterfitz in the parish of Klaptow of the Körlin synod. While these documents typically also hold information about some of the residents, this book appears to be more straight-forward to matters regarding school affairs and curriculum covered. Schule und die Schullehrer zu Peterfitz […]

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Ritzow served as the civil registry of Deutsch Buckow, Granzin, Jeseritz, Ritzow und Schmaatz. The following books are available through our portal: Births (1909-1914) Marriages (1900-1934) Deaths (1903-1935)

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Reitz served the communities of Reitz, Vessin, Vilgelow and Warbelow. The following books are available through our portal: Births (1874-1910) Marriages (1875-1921) Deaths (1874-1917)

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For the last six years, I’ve been advocating for the larger push to digitize land records. I first became interested in these after stumbling on a few research guides highlighting their importance in the absence of vital records. For the next four years, I compiled lists of records I thought would be important to my […]

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Learn how to read anything in any language with these helpful tips. Generate subtitles for videos in your language, translate webpages on the fly, break the language barrier in conversation or while traveling, and read any book. These educational technologies are just a few of many that can help bring you the information you long […]

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Making my way north towards Cammin, Hackenwalde was one of the first places I drove through in Pomerania. In hindsight, Hackenwalde’s village is a great example of pre-war Pommern. The church, while renovated on the inside, boasts traditional small-town church architecture. Houses are also typical of the previously small farming communities. One of the highlights […]

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Landsberg an der Warthe was a busy center for military and commerce situated on the Warthe River in Neumark. Today, it is known as Gorzów Wielkopolski. Numerous churches line the street corners. It was also a very populous city, meaning that there were hundreds of births registered to the Hauptkirche annually. I loved visiting the […]

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