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Poznań’s Jewish community was one of the earliest to be established on Polish soil; the first reference to Jews living in the town comes from 1379. Tradition dates the town’s synagogue to 1367, and the cemetery 1438. In the second half of the fifteenth century saw the establishment of Poznań’s famed yeshiva, known as Lomde Pozna . Tracing Jewish ancestors from Posen Province is a challenge for ...
Welcome to the Prussian Portal! The Portal is here to facilitate those researching ancestors or relatives in former Prussia. We encourage everyone with ancestry from Prussia to communicate and explore a common ancestry. If you have experience with Prussian roots and research, please ask to be a collaborator!===Resources* Excellent site! Emigration from Schleswig-Holstein
This project seeks to trace and connect people with the surname Philippsborn and variants Philipsborn and Phillipsborn, associated with the South Prussian town of Bentschen, Posen, modern-day Zbąszyń, in Nowy Tomyśl powiat or county. It is located close to the border of today's Germany. Earlier associated with the Kingdom of Prussia, the town became part of the Grand Duchy of Posen after the Na...
emigrating from cities and towns like: Brpmberg (Bydggoszcz) Hohensalza (Inowrozlaw) Mogilno Schubin Strelno Znin Bromberg Von 1772[7] bis 1807 gehörte Bromberg zur preußischen Provinz Westpreußen, 1807 bis 1815 zum Herzogtum Warschau und 1815 bis 1920 zur preußischen Provinz Posen. Gleich zu Beginn der preußischen Zeit erlebte die Stadt durch den Bau des 27 Kilometer langen Bromberger Kanals...