i THINK THAT THE TITLE OF THIS PROJECT IS NOT QUITE CORRECT AND SHOULD BE AMENDED

Started by Eric Michael Elias on Saturday, October 2, 2021
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I participate in Geni group relalting to families connected to Samter (Szamotuly) in Posen

Today i had reason to read some of the Pinne (Pniewy) history on this site

Confusion

I am of the opinion and can be corrected , but I do not see that there are anyhistoric administrative reasons to have Samter connected to Pinne

Mr Google tells me there is a 26km gap between the places and I do not see Samter mentioned on the site page

Please adjust the title if my point is a correct... Alpologies otherwise

https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20480068
See above, Pinne was in Kreis Samter

Eric, thank you for uncovering this issue. And I am quite happy to discuss it. You also Kira, thank you for coming up with a nice source.

In the book, "The Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1834 and 1835 Revised Edition, Compiled by Edward David Luft, published by Avotaynu in 2004" which is in itself a English translation of the work by Isidor Hirschberg in Bromberg in 1836 following the appointment of Eduard von Flotwell as enforcer of the naturalization process we find:

The Grand Duchy had County designations.

Samter County had towns of Pinne, Obrzyeko, Wronke, Samter and Neubrück.

These towns were in the Posen Administrative District.

Another example is Wreschen County that had towns of Miloslaw, Zerko and Wreschen. Also in the Posen Administration.

Posen Town was in the Posen District along with Towns of Schwersenz and Stenbewo.

So Where did the initial Project members and names of Projects come from? Mostly I have used Luft's book as it is in English and widely available for $50 USD.

So that is my opening statement of the issue. Feel free to reply.

Dan

OK
I go with the consensus and shall buy the book.
The Stammbuch that I inherited from my mother
was full of vital data but there was room only for the place names
such as Kallies/Callies/Posen/Stettin and no counties.. I apologise.
I am from Jekke background and sometimes am tidy . Geni tends to throw up place names that
are not always useful. eg Greater London which is a ceremonial name and not in regular use.
I apologise for requesting simplicity. Nevertheless I see other projects entitled Jewish Families connected to ABC yet this project is for Jewish Individuals connected to.. ABC so perhaps minor change there

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