I am interested in finding information specific to Upper Silesia (former German Gleiwitz, now Poland Gliwice). If anyone knows of lists or websites that focus on that area, please let me know. Thank you. Romola Chrzanowski >From: Dave Krause <davidekrause@gmail.com> >Date: 2008/04/06 Sun AM 11:44:39 CDT >To: poland-roots@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [POLAND] A German in Poland >Rose; >Thanks for your input. You are the second person to suggest that I >subscribe to that list. This may be the direction that I needed. >Again, thanks! >Dave > >On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:15 AM, Rosemarie55 <rosemarie55@shaw.ca> wrote: >> Dave >> >> I would suggest that you also (subscribe and )post your query on the Ger-Poland-Volhynia List at www.sggee.org. They focus mainly on Germans in Poland (and Volhynia area of the Ukraine, or what was called Russian Poland at one time. >> >> Rose >> >> >> >> From: "Dave Krause" <davidekrause@gmail.com> >> >> Hi; >> >> I stumbled across this Polish web site and was fascinated with the sometimes >> humorous, but mostly serious research that is taking place. I also got the >> impression that there is a lot of respect by the individuals involved with >> the site. >> >> I'm new to genealogy research so I need help ? and some direction. I'm >> researching my father and his roots. When I was 13, I asked my dad (age 66) >> to tell me about Germany. He showed irritation and told me that the subject >> was a closed book and to leave it that way. He died the next year. Needless >> to say, I haven't left the closed book closed! >> >> >> >> *What I know:* Dad (Edward Krause) was born in Boberfeld, Russia >> (misspelled as Boverfeld according to his ship manifest record) which is now >> Bobrowo, Poland on March 9, 1888 (or 1889) to a Wilhelm Krause ? a German >> farmer. He immigrated to the U.S. on September 24, 1909 aboard the >> Lusitania. He had an older brother, Ernest Krause who sponsored him by >> purchasing ship and rail passage to Montana. Dad's last listed address in >> Europe was Hanover, Germany. Dad's WWI draft registration indicated he was >> born in Cunian (Curyn?), Poland, Russia. I think dad didn't let the truth >> get in the way of a good story ? since his first wife helped him fill out >> the WWI draft registration. He and his first wife became naturalized >> citizens in 1915 in Vaughn, Cascade County, Montana. >> >> --------snipped---------- >> >> >> ********************************* >> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >> ---------------------------------- >> Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. >> ---------------------------------- >> Browse the list's archives here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots >> Search the list's archives here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >********************************* >Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >---------------------------------- >Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. >---------------------------------- >Browse the list's archives here: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots >Search the list's archives here: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message