Herb Also look at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society at http://www.grhs.com/ Check the Research Resources tab at the top. There is also is a Listserv but can't find the subscription page at the moment. Rose > I'm interested in any kind of help with this: My gggrandfather was Peter > Teske, one of the colonists of Paris, Bessarabia, in 1816. The only > information I have from the Bessarabian Church Family Books is that he was > born in "West Prussia in 1717." Does anyone have any information on West > Prussia and the region/village from which he might have originated or how > such information might be obtained? Any response is appreciated. > > Herb Teske