Have you checked any of the prussian databases that contain church records? On 10/12/11, judy petersen wrote: > I'm sure one of the Prussia/Pomerania experts can help you better than I > can. My ancestors arrived in New York from Bremen, Germany. :You might > also try www.ellisisland.org or www.castlegarden.org. They're both free > online, might have to register with them. Occasionally the record will give > the village of origin or of residence. Ancestry.com has ships' manifests > also, & I access that at my Anchorage library or at the National Archives in > town. > Hope that helps. > Judy > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Karl Roussin <kroussin@moisp.net> wrote: > > > Judy Petersen > > > > ----- I am searching for the record of BERNHARD HAACK and Family, from or > > near Koeslin , Pommern . > > > > They emigrated in the year of 1872 , AND ARRIVED in New York City on 11 May > > 1872 > > The BERNHARD HAACK was born on 01 Nov. 1840 , and I do not know the exact > > town that was > > born at , however the area of Koszalin Pommern is the town that They came > > from , in the records of the (GTA) "Germans To America books" > > > > However it may be that Koszalin is just the town that They applied for an > > emigration > > permit. > > > > BERNHARD HAACK's wife was BERTHA ALBERTINA DEVONSKE/DAMESCHKE. > > They had children , FRANZISKA born about > > 1866 , ADOLPH born about 1869 , and RICHARD born in 1871 . > > If You know of where I could find the emigration record , then the > > emigration record may record what city or area that They lived at before > > the > > emigration. > > > > Please reply > > Sincerely > > Karl Roussin > > St. Clair Missouri , U.S.A. > > email kroussin@moisp.net. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Original Message ----- > > From: "judy petersen" <skigranny@gmail.com> > > To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 9:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Koeslin research > > > > > > I just ran all the names thru my extensive program, but came up empty > > handed. Keep plugging away at it - I've had other researchers (very > > distant > > relatives) answer my mail list & message board posts 3-4 years after the > > post, so I'm a real believer in the lists & posts. > > Judy > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 -- Lorene Seman, MBA Assistant Administrator, Department of Anesthesiology School of Medicine and Public Health University of Wisconsin 600 Highland Ave, B6/319 CSC Madison, WI 53792-3272 Voice: (608)-265-0588 FAX: (608)-263-8111