I am a fairly new member(1 mo) of this newsgroup and I have seen two requests for information as to the connection of this city to Germans. This has sparked an interest to me as my mother has stated that my grandfather(Joseph Prejs also spelled Preis or Prais) frequently refered to this city. In tracing my family history, I have payed little attention to this because he listed his brthplace as Dombrowka and stated that his father was born in Ostroleka.This information, coupled with the information that Joseph's mother was born in Ploszyce has focused my search around the Ostroleka/Dabrowka area northeast of Warsaw. I would appreciate it if anyone with iformation on the historical background on Poznan would reprint it or list a resource that I may use. Thank you very much. Bob