Finding Prussian Ancestors in Online Archives
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Content
Welcome
1m 52s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 3s
Introduction
7m 15s
Locating Prussian Records
3m 0s
Meyers Gazeteer
7m 43s
Finding Prussian Records Online
16m 19s
Archives in Poland
11m 20s
Prussian Research Toolkit
7m 12s
Announcements / prizes
7m 31s
Questions / answers
22m 44s
About this webinar
Discover online records for German-speaking ancestors from Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, and West Prussia. Despite some record loss for these geographic areas, hundreds of years of church and civil records can be found in archives in Poland, Germany, and the US, using the search strategies in this presentation.
About the speaker
Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been helping researchers with their family trees since 1977. From her time interning at the Smithsonian archives as a grad student to her current wo...
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Comments (100)
My great grandfather used to become angry when someone called him a German, He was a PRUSSIAN! from Gollub, Westpreussen, thank you very much! Still, on some census records, he's recorded as German. \n\nHis wife, though, she's another story. She's recorded born in German, in Austria, in Hungary, in Bohemia, and in Poland, Her native language is recorded as both German and Magyar. Her last name, Nemecek, means German in Czech. Three active genealogists in the family haven't been able to find her, even having done DNA I'd love to see a webinar on how to track someone like this down.
could you please tell me.. what is the name of the statue shown at the start of your presentation? where is located at?
Leanne, the image above is the Neptune Statue in Gdansk, Poland.
Is the syllabus available for viewing the webinar after the live stream?
Donna, the syllabus is available both before and after the live broadcast. The syllabus is a member benefit so members should log in first and then click the syllabus button just below the video. Non-members can use the coupon code above to become members.
Nancy is an excellent presenter with topical handouts which should help anyone looking for Prussian ancestors.
Excellent speaker. Good information.
Covered a lot in an hour. Appreciated the maps and lists.
It gave me more webites to search.
I was so happy to learn about the better ways of searching on FamilySearch. Maybe I'll be able to find more of my West Prussia ancestors !