Vorstellung

Hallo,
ich war einige Monate nicht mehr in der Liste, aber nachdem mein Buch "Hochzeiten in der kath. Kiche Waldau Kreis Flatow" nun fast fertig ist, kann ich mich wieder meiner Familienforschung widmen und möchte mich und meine Forschungsgebiete nochmals vorstellen.

Mein Name ist Gisela Lukas und ich wohne in München.
Ich forsche in Westpreussen, insbesondere in den Kreisen Flatow rund um Zempelburg, Konitz, Tuchel und Schlochau.
Die wichtigsten namen meiner Vorfahren sind:
Den Namen ORZADA gibt es in vielen Schreibweisen wie ORJADA, OZADA, OSADA OZADOWSI usw.
Außerdem suche ich nach
MANOWSKI,
MEFFKE,
KRIESE,
CHMILEWSKI,
MAJEWSKI,
KLEMUNT,
KWASIGROCH,
NIEDERLAG
SZLATMACH(OWNA),
WEILAND,
DAMS,
DROBSZINSKI
LORKOWSKI oder SARKOWSKI

Auf meiner Homepage www.meineahnen.de sind weitere Namen meiner Vorfahren zu finden.

Ich freue mich auf gute Zusammenarbeit und wünsche allen ein schönes Wochende.
Gisela

Hello Gisela Lukas of Munich-

I noticed that you also research Vor Pommern, the old West Prussia. I am
searching
for a record there of our family ancestors:

Martin Gottfried (Frederick) BEHM and his wife
Caroline KUNZE

My earliest record of them is in the small village of Waldenberg, Michigan
in the USA
ca. 1853. Their origin was given simply as "Prussia". The village of
Lutheran immigrants
and their relationship to another Lutheran community in Wheatfield, New York
make it probable that they came from the vicinity of Kreis Randow, just west
of the Oder River
across from Stettin. I visited Kreis Randow and found many Behms but not
Kunzes and no
record of the couple. Of course, many records were lost in the war. On my
next visit I will
check Stettin although I understand their archives did not survive the war.
I may also visit
the village of Waldenberg in Czechoslovakia as a possibility. My family is
Catholic and I
do not know in what generation the Behms changed from Lutheran back to
Catholic. Perhaps Caroline was Catholic in Prussia. She may also have been
Polish as the border in
that area is very flexible.

Should your research discover this family, I would greatly appreciate any
information which
you can provide.

Although I resided in Heidelberg in 1952-1954, my command of the German
language makes
it necessary to use English. While I tried to master German, all of my
German friends
were learning English and preferred to converse in English for practice. I
visited Munich
several times, most recent in 2000 and found it a fascinating city, rich in
history and fine
architecture (and fine beer!).

Best regards,

Bill Higgins

Col (Ret) William W. Higgins
Alexandria, VA USA
home.bill@verizon.net

I have to disagree with you about Vor Pommern being the old West Prussia.
Instead, Vor Pommern is what was formerly called Mecklenburg. Old West Prussia
was east of Hinter Pommern.
Trudy

BILL HIGGINS wrote:

re:
I noticed that you also research Vor Pommern, the old West Prussia. I am

Adalbert Goertz responds >>>>>>>>>>>>

Vor Pommern NEVER was West Prussia.

re:
Instead, Vor Pommern is what was formerly called Mecklenburg. Old West
Prussia

Adalbert Goertz responds >>>>>>>>>>>>

Vor Pommern NEVER was Mecklenburg.