From: Rujan2000@aol.com Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Stretzen? To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d0b.a4c29f0.331e43d6@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Is there an area or town in Germany or West Prussia called Stretzen? This was the given homeland on immigration to Castle Garden index. Please respond to the list if possible. Ruth J. Thompson There is a village by that name near Preuss Friedland (modern Debrzno), Kreis Schlochau, West Prussia. Here are some pictures .... (the Remus family lived there too) http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/remus/genes/wprussia/Stretzin/ regards Bill

Hello Ruth, Stretzin is about 5 kilometers north of Debrzno, the former Preuss Friedland. The Polish name now for Stretzin is Strzeczona. Dewey ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Remus" <remus@hawaii.edu> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:22 AM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Stretzen? > From: Rujan2000@aol.com > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Stretzen? > To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d0b.a4c29f0.331e43d6@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Is there an area or town in Germany or West Prussia called Stretzen? > This > was the given homeland on immigration to Castle Garden index. Please > respond > to the list if possible. > > Ruth J. Thompson > > There is a village by that name near Preuss Friedland (modern Debrzno), > Kreis Schlochau, West Prussia. Here are some pictures .... (the Remus > family lived there too) > > http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/remus/genes/wprussia/Stretzin/ > > regards Bill > > ------------------------------- > 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 >