Hi Judy, I just returned from a two week research trip in Poland. My area of interest is specifically, Elbing, Deutsch Eylau, Hansdorf and a few other smaller villages in Northern Poland. I found a wonderful researcher. She was a tremendous help. Her name is Kasia/Katarzyna Grycza. Go to the following website: www.discovering-roots.pl If you have any questions that I can help with please contact me. Trudy Michigan USA > On 10/03/2011 01:44 PM, judy petersen wrote: >> 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 >>

Thanks, Trudy. I took a look at her website & they look like capable researchers. My only question would be whether Kasia can read the old German script the records are in. Another person said the Pomerania area up near the Baltic Sea was all German speaking, & the records are all in old German. My ancestors (Brodt) considered themselves German, & some continued to speak only German until they got into school, so I have to consider the language issue. I'm waiting for my cousin to also come up with names from her contacts, before I can do anything at this point. My only question is really the language. Thanks for the link. Judy On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Trudy Krueger <tgkrueger@att.net> wrote: > Hi Judy, > I just returned from a two week research trip in Poland. My area of > interest is specifically, Elbing, Deutsch Eylau, Hansdorf and a few other > smaller villages in Northern Poland. I found a wonderful researcher. She > was a tremendous help. Her name is Kasia/Katarzyna Grycza. Go to the > following website: > www.discovering-roots.pl > > If you have any questions that I can help with please contact me. > > Trudy > Michigan USA > > > On 10/03/2011 01:44 PM, judy petersen wrote: > >> 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 >

Trudy, I'm so happy to see that Kasia is still researching and guiding. It was almost 10 years ago that she helped us when we were there. She's a delightful person as well as an excellent guide. Mona Trudy Krueger wrote: > Hi Judy, > I just returned from a two week research trip in Poland. My area of > interest is specifically, Elbing, Deutsch Eylau, Hansdorf and a few other > smaller villages in Northern Poland. I found a wonderful researcher. She > was a tremendous help. Her name is Kasia/Katarzyna Grycza. Go to the > following website: > www.discovering-roots.pl -- HeritageHunt@Sandyviewinfo.net Our Family -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monajo/ Nahausen Families – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monajo/nah/ My Database – http://wc.rootsweb.com/~monahouser