UNSUBSCRIBE Jody and Jeff Niles wrote: > > Dear List: > I have traced my gg grandfather's family back to Wusterbarth, Prussia now known as Ostre Bardo, Poland. It is just south of Bialogard in present day Poland. Our family has always been Lutheran, and my gg grandfather helped found the first Lutheran church in the town to which he emigrated to in America. > > Ernest Frederick Kamholz emigrated in 1873 to America. He was born in 1853 in Wusterbarth, Prussia. Where would I be able to locate any church records for this timeframe or earlier? Polish State Archives? I'm unclear on the regions of Poland. Would someone be so kind as to identify which region Bialogard now resides? > > Sorry if I have so many questions, but I'm new to researching this area so I really appreciate any help or suggestions. > Thanks-Jody Niles > > Researching: Czermaz, Czerwinski, Drecka, Kamholz, Steig, Steffen, Thurow, Twaroske