Hi again - sorry I was hasty in my reply this morning and excited about the possibility that someone else was researching Piepenhagen. I now realize upon re-reading your e-mail that you wanted the not too far away Piepenburg (now WYSZOGORA, POLAND) 261 miles WNW of Warsaw; Regenwalde (now DRESKO,POLAND) 255 miles WNW of Warsaw; and Ottendorf (now RADOSTY, POLAND) 117.1 N of Warsaw. Many Germans (and Poles as well) left Pommerania in the late1870's (and later) because of territorial and religious conflicts between the generally Lutheran Germans and the Catholic Poles. Many settled in the Midwest - mine in the city of Milwaukee and the farmlands of northern Wisconsin. Again, if you have mention of Voss, Ninnemann, or Liermann (Lier) in your research, please contact. Thanks, Kay JDMeissner@aol.com wrote: > Some of my records show that my Beilke and Pagel ancestors were from Pommern > (Pomerania) Prussia. These records also mention Piepenburg, Regenwalde, and > Ottendorf. I cannot find any of these on modern maps. >