Pre-Announcement = Voranzeige
A New Book on East and West Prussia (in English)
by Edward R. Brandt and Adalbert Goertz is scheduled to be published
in March 2002 entitled
Genealogical Guide to East and West Prussia
(Ost- und Westpreussen)
Records, Sources,
Publications & Events
(ca.450 pages, 24 maps)
prepublication price: US$40.00 prior to March 28,2002,
(this is the tentative for the book to go to the printer)
introductory price: US$42.50 between March 28 - July 1,2002
plus S/H.
For those who choose to buy 2-9 copies for reference, circulation and
interlibrary loan, the S/H charge is reduced to $2.50 per book (USA).
Since this will be a private publication, the number of copies
printed will depend on the interest and pre-publication orders
received.
The introductory price, guaranteed until July 1, 2002, and for as long
thereafter as the first printing lasts, is $42.50.
If you have an interest in the history and genealogy of
East and West Prussia (now occupied by Poland and Russia)
you may want to pre-order your copy.
Introductory price (valid until July 1,2002) is US$ 42.50 plus S/H:
U.S.: US $4.00 air or surface
Canada US $8.50 surface; $10.00 air
Western Europe US$10.00 surface; $18.50 air
Eastern Europe US$11.50 surface; $22.00 air
Email to Ed. Brandt:
brandtfam@prodigy.net
or write/send cheque (US$40 plus S/H) before March 28,2002 to
Edward R.Brandt, Ph.D.
13 - 27th Ave.SE.
Minneapolis MN 55414-3103.
Ph.: 612-338-2001 (after 3 p.m.)
Ed Brandt will accept foreign postal money orders in US $.
West Europeans should be aware of the Ruesch International
Services in London (18 Seville Rd.,London W1X 2AD; tel.: 0800 424-2923)
and Zuerich (Bahnhofstr. 104, CH-8023 Zuerich).
Table of Contents - Inhaltsverzeichnis
Genealogical Guide to East and West Prussia
(Ost- und Westpreussen)
Records, Sources,
Publications & Events
Maps of
West and East Prussia
Edward R. Brandt Ph.D.
Adalbert Goertz Ph.D.
Part I: Institutional Sources of Genealogical Information
A. Repositories: Inventories, Catalogs & Similar Publications (I, pp.1-24)
Part II:Metrical (Parish and Jewish) & Civil Registers
B. Parish Registers (II, pp. 1-20 pp.)
C. Jewish Records & Resources (II, pp. 20-25)
D. Civil Registers & Related Documents (II, pp. 25-26)
Part III: Land Tax, Court & Migration Records
E. Land Tax Registers & Related Records (III, pp. 1-6)
F. Court Records, Including Non-Tax Land Records III, pp. 6-9)
G. Migration & Related Records (III, pp. 9-31)
Part IV:Data from Lineage Books, Card Collections & Indexes
H. Genealogical Publications & Card Collections (IV, pp. 1-5)
I. Indexes & Queries (IV, pp. 5-8)
Part V:Religious Refugees & Non-Germanic Natives or Settlers
J. Religious Refugees & Their Kinfolk (V, pp. 1-20)
K. Natives & Non-Germanic Settlers (V, pp. 20-29)
Part VI:Various Other Useful Records & Publications
L. Lists of Residents or Members of Particular Groups (VI, pp. 1-14)
M. Documents of the Teutonic Order, its Secular Successors & Later Feudal
Records) (VI, pp. 15-16)
N. Other Records Pertaining to Individuals (VI, pp. 17-19)
O. Military & Related Records (VI, pp. 19-20)
P. Civilian Victims of War (VI, pp. 20-26)
Q. Other Government or Public Records (VI, pp. 26-28)
R. Church & Private Organizational Records (VI, pp. 28-32)
S. Reviews & Other Useful Publications (VI, pp. 32-37)
Part VII:Historical, Cartographic & Surnames Resources for Identifying
Origins & Names
T. Histories & Jubilee Publications Relevant for Genealogy (VII, pp.1-10)
U. Gazetteers, Atlases & Other Place Name Resources (VII, pp. 10-17)
V. Origins & Occurrence of Surnames (VII, pp. 18-26)
Part VIII:Regional Names, Boundaries & Genealogical Regions
W. Differences in Regional Names (VIII, pp. 1-4)
X. Changing Boundaries, Names & Jurisdictions Since 1815 (VIII, pp. 4-6)
Y. Genealogical Regions in East & West Prussia (VIII, pp. 6-7)
Part IX: Historic Dateline
Z. Historic Dateline (IX, pp. 1-37)
Part X:
Frequently Asked Questions About East and West Prussia: Answers by
Adalbert Goertz (22 questions) (X, pp. 1-15)
Appendices:
1. Localities in East Prussia for Which the Family History Library, Salt
Lake City, Utah, Has Films
2. Localities in West Prussia for which the Family History Library, Salt
Lake City, Utah, Has Films
3. Emigration Records from West Prussia (Westpreussen)
4. Bibliography of Genealogical Publications by Adalbert Goertz
5. Secondary School Anniversary Publications
6. Articles on East and West Prussia in "Ostdeutsche Familienkunde"
7. Lists of Descendants and Ancestors and Related Family Data in
"Altpreussische Geschlechterkunde - Familienarchiv" (vols. 11-22)
8. Articles on West and East Prussia in "Archiv ostdeutscher
Familienforscher (AOFF)" in the GGS Collection (vols. I-III [almost
complete] and vols. X-XVIII (through Apr. 2000), with some issues in
vols. IV-IX
9. Publications of the "Verein fu:r Familienforschung in Ost- und
Westpreussen" in the Germanic Genealogy Society Collection at Concordia
University, St. Paul, Minnesota (includes APG - old series), APG, 1975
and all volumes since 1982; APG-FA (vols. 11-22), QMS (7), a majority
of
the Sonderschriften, starting with # 11 and all since # 50, and 9 vols.
of the Jahrbu:cher der Albertus Universita:t zu Ko:nigsberg/Pr.)
10. Selected Articles Concerning Metrical and Civil Registers in the
"Altpreussische Geschlechterkunde" and "Danziger familiengeschichtliche
Beitra:ge"
11. The British (Mostly Scots) in East and West Prussia
12. The Vistula-Nogat Delta Lowlands
13. Bibliography of Genealogical Publications and Researched Material by
Marianne Stanke, "Forschungsstelle Ost- und Westpreussen" (Research
Center for East and West Prussia [in Polish Archives])
14. Polish-Language and Bilingual German-Polish Publications Discussed or
Listed in This Guide"
15. Former German and Current Polish, Lithuanian or Russian Names of
Selected Localities in East and West Prussia
16. The Kashubians in West Prussia and Overseas
17. English-Language Publications Relevant for Researching Ancestors with
Roots in West or East Prussia, including Russian Mennonites, Volhynian
Germans & Other Black Sea Germans
24 maps
Map 1: Preussenland, 1230-1310
Map 2: Preussenland, 1310-1466
Map 3: Preussenland, 1466-1772
Map 4: Preussenland, 1772-1807
Map 5: Preussenland, 1807-1815
Map 6: Preussenland, 1824-1878
Map 7: Preussenland, 1878-1918
Map 8: Preussenland, 1920-1939
Map 9: Preussenland, 1939-1945
Map 10: Preussenland, since 1945
Map 11: Scottish Settlements in Eastern and Western Prussia
Map 12: Ethnographic Map of Pomerelia, 1772, and Rural Territory of
Danzig, 1793
Map 13: Kashubian Region in West Prussia and eastern Pomerania
Map 14: Vistula-Nogat Lowlands (Mennonite and Niederunger Roots)
Map 15: Map of Parts of Poland, including East and West Prussia and Those
Parts of Central Poland Where Most Germans Settled and from Which
Most Poles Migrated to East and West Prussia, 1799, But Showing
Pre-Partition Palatinates
Map 16: Polish Provinces, 1946-75 (Basis of FHL Cataloging)
Map 17: Polish Provinces, 1976-98
Map 18: Polish Provinces Since 1999
Map 19: German Settlements in Central Poland: Niederunger, Kaschuben
Map 20: German Evangelical Parishes in Central Poland: Predominantly
Parishes of Niederunger and Kaschuben
Map 21: Provinces of Russian Poland, 1902
Map 22: Mennonite and Other Mostly West Prussian Settlements in the
Russian Empire
Map 23: Mennonite and Volhynian German Settlements in Manitoba
Map 24: German Settlements in Saskatchewan: Mennonites, Volhynian Germans