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3 Jun 2010 / #1
I live in the U.S. and have been working on my Polish genealogy for quite some time. Up until recently I was unable to locate the names of the villages where my family came from. I checked some of the old church records at the Polish Church where I attended growing up and found some names of villages, mind the spelling mistakes;
Kulm
Swiecie
Gruelno
Wojsare
Przysiersk
Obory
Haber
They were all marked after with Borus. which I am guessing is Borussia or Prussia in Latin.
I think a couple of them might be abbreviations for longer names, along with hard to read handwriting I did the best I could. Am I right in thinking that Kulm is the German spelling for Chelmno? and that most of these other villages are located in the immediate vicinity?
Some of the surnames I am looking for include;
Kaniecki/Kanieski
Rajs/Rais/Reis
Romanski
Szybanski
Danielewski
Zwiewka
Tkaczyk
I have was very close to my Polish family growing up, it would mean a lot to find out where my family was from. My Great Grandparents immigrated as young children and passed away well before I was born.
Thanks!
Kulm
Swiecie
Gruelno
Wojsare
Przysiersk
Obory
Haber
They were all marked after with Borus. which I am guessing is Borussia or Prussia in Latin.
I think a couple of them might be abbreviations for longer names, along with hard to read handwriting I did the best I could. Am I right in thinking that Kulm is the German spelling for Chelmno? and that most of these other villages are located in the immediate vicinity?
Some of the surnames I am looking for include;
Kaniecki/Kanieski
Rajs/Rais/Reis
Romanski
Szybanski
Danielewski
Zwiewka
Tkaczyk
I have was very close to my Polish family growing up, it would mean a lot to find out where my family was from. My Great Grandparents immigrated as young children and passed away well before I was born.
Thanks!