Posts about Prussian genealogy research, including Posen, Pomerania, Silesia, and areas of Prussia once in Germany and now in Poland.

5 Oct 2012

Evangelical Central Archives in Berlin

By |5 Oct 2012|Archives, Church Records, German Genealogy, Prussian Genealogy|Comments Off on Evangelical Central Archives in Berlin

The Evangelical Central Archives in Berlin (Evangelisches Zentralarchiv) has a great collection of Lutheran parish registers from Prussia. They are from the former Prussian church provinces beyond the Oder-Neisse border. This area includes Ostpreußen, [...]

22 Jul 2011

Searching for Bruno Kirschstein

By |22 Jul 2011|German Genealogy, Kirschstein, Prussian Genealogy, Search Strategies|12 Comments

My first Surname Saturday post is about searching for Bruno Kirschstein, my great-grandfather. My KIRSCHSTEIN line should be easy and it isn’t. Since the search has taken me down many paths, I thought I'd explore some [...]

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