Hello all -- Although I've been monitoring this list for quite some time, it has been a very long time since I've put in a request for help. The help I got on my previous request was wonderful, so I'm hoping that will happen again. My request this time is somewhat different in that I'm actually looking for living individuals! Here's the story: I have researched my grandfather, KARL ROHNKE (b: 17 April 1886 in Gross Garde), extensively and have found everything I can in the U.S.. Unfortunately, he came from the area around Stolp, now Slupsk, Poland, and I have been unable to find any records regarding his family or their history in that area. The Problem: Some members of the family remained in the Stolp area when my grandfather emigrated in 1901. They included the parents, GUSTAV and ADELINE (GNADT) ROHNKE, their son, ALBERT ROHNKE (b: 25 July 1897), and possibly a daughter, MARIE (b: 9 December 1895). My great-uncle (who was "forced" to become a U.S. citizen in WWI-- another story) and his son visited Albert in the early 1950's somewhere in Germany. Unfortunately, neither one of them is available to tell me where they met in Germany. My best guess is that the family was expelled after WWII and headed west to somewhere in West Germany or possibly Berlin. The family story is that all of my male relatives were in the Prussian/German military at some point. ALBERT ROHNKE supposedly served in both WWI and WWII for the Germans. He is said to have had a daughter, but beyond that I have no further knowledge of this family. The family notes of my grandmother's Bible say that ALBERT died on 18 May 1956, but there's no notation as to where he died. This is about the extent of my knowledge on the ROHNKE family that remained in Prussia. My Question: I am hoping to track down the descendants of ALBERT ROHNKE and make a family connection with them. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to start with this venture. I would greatly appreciate any help with this research problem. Thank you in advance for your help with my dilemma. Kristin _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm