Judy, since until 1945 in his part of Pomerania lived only Germans and all records are in German language, it would be better to look for a researcher who speaks German (and is able to read the old German letters !). I have the inventories of all Prussian archives at home and checked also the online-datebase of the Polish State Archives: http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en Morgenstern belonged to the parish Borntuchen. The parish records of Borntuchen (Protestant) are in the State Archive Köslin: baptims 1812-1885, deaths 1860-1902, marriages 1874-1899. There are also the civil records 1874-1899. Zechlin belonged to the parish Schurow. The parish records of Schurow (Protestant) are also in the State Archive Köslin: baptisms 1864-1946, marriages 1864-1946, deaths 1869-1946. There are also the civil records 1876-1907. Or were your ancestors Catholic ? Since the birth records in the 19th century contained also the maiden name of the mother, you should finde the correct maiden name of Wilhelmine Brodt. Moreover the State Archive of Köslin has several documents about teachers in this region. Sincerely, Stefan Rückling Stefan Rückling Kröoeliner Straße 16 13059 Berlin http://www.rueckling.de/english/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "judy petersen" <skigranny@gmail.com> To: <PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 9:44 PM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Prussian/Polish researcher > Hi, > I'm looking for names of possible Polish researchers that will research > the > area of Prussia that is now Pomerania, Poland, up near the Baltic. > Specifically, I'm looking for info on family from the tiny villages of > Zechlin (now Zychlin) & Morgenstern (maybe spelled Morganstern), both > about > midway & a little south between Stolpe (Slupsk) & Danzig (Gdansk). Family > name is Brodt, clearly German, & when they migrated to Chicago, they said > they were German. Most records for Germans were purged after the war when > Poland took over it's own government. However, someone a few yrs ago > suggested to me that some local records might be found in the Polish > archives in Stettin (Sczezin). > > Johann Brodt was a teacher in the tiny village of Zechlin, abt 1850-1870. > One of his sons became a teacher also, possibly of languages, in the area. > Johann died in Zechlin, & wife Wilhelmine emigrated to Chicago with her 6 > children. My brick wall is Wilhelmine's maiden name. U.S. records on the > kids show the name as anything from Krosg to Kersi, Kerst, Kreis, Kersq, > etc. We have tons of American records, so the only thing we lack is the > earlier Polish records. > > A cousin & I would like to find a Polish researcher that might search for > the Johann Brodt marriage record or birth records of the kids, etc. that > might have that maiden name. Since funds are limited, we're looking for > someone that others have used or believe are dependable & not too > expensive. Thanks in advance for any references or suggestions. > Judy > Anchorage, AK > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >