Hi all, I have a question regarding parish location. I am in the process(of elimination)of finding my great grandparent's birth place in Poland(then Germany). Listed on the ship's manifest as 'place of residence' for my great grandfather, Frank CIECMIEROWSKI, was Marienrode, Posen. My great grandmother, Victoria HERZOG CIECMIEROWSKI, who came to USA four months after my great grandfather, listed Worowo, Posen. This was 1888. I crossed referenced these two cities using Kartenmeister. I found one reference for Worowo in Posen: Worowo, Kreis Obornik, Posen, East 17°04' North 52°35'. These coordinates correspond to the village of Wojnowo according to ShtetlSeeker. Using Atlas Drogowy, I found Wojnowo. The coordinates match. I found two references for Marienrode in Posen: 1) Marienrode, Kreis Obornik, Posen, East 17°05' North 52°35'. These coordinates correspond to the village of Gl~e~bocko. The atlas indicates Worowo/Wojnowo and Marienrode/Gl~e~bocko are about 4 km apart. and, 2) Marienrode,aka Maruszkowo, Kreis Kosten, Posen, East 16°40' North 52°12'(I think Maruszkowo is misspelled, I could not find it on the current map at the indicated coordinates). Probably not this Marienrode. Worowo/Wojnowo and Marienrode/Gl~e~bocko do not have parishes listed. So using the atlas, and Kartenmeister to obtain the old German village name for the current Polish village name, I referenced the availability of Catholic Parish records on film at the FHC. Not every village that indicates a parish listed on the map has a Catholic Parish. I have checked the following parishes for the birth/marriage of my great grandparents, and the birth of my great great Aunt: Parkowo, Oborniki, PL Murowana Goslina, Oborniki, PL Oborniki, Oborniki, PL Dluga Goslina, Oborniki, PL Rogozno, Oborniki, PL I found CIECMIEROWSKI's in the last two parishes, but not my gggrandparents. No HERZOG's in any parish. Anyway, there has to be a better method of finding Catholic Parishes in Poland. Any suggestions????? What would be a reasonable distance from one's home to the church in the 1800's? If there were no Catholic churches in the area, would it be unreasonable to attend a Lutheran Church? Regards, Laura DePaolis Sugar Land, TX