
West Prussia was a Prussian province on both sides of the lower Vistula with the capital Danzig. It was formed in 1772/1793 at the time of the First and Second Partitions of Poland-Lithuania from annexed territories of the Prussian Royal Share, supplemented by part of the Prussian Uplands around Riesenburg and Marienwerder, which became the seat of government. The province comprised the Kulmerl...
Pomerania is a region in northeastern Germany and northwestern Poland, extending from the Baltic Sea coast and its offshore islands, from just under 50 km to almost 200 km inland. The name Pomerania is the Germanized form of Pomorje and is of Slavic origin: po more – "by the sea." Its western boundary is the Recknitz River. There are differences between German and Polish usage regarding the eas...
Historical East Prussia stretches along the Baltic Sea coast from the Vistula Delta to the north of the mouth of the Memel River near Memel/Klaipėda, where "the empire came to an end" at Nimmersatt. The Memel region, located north of the lower Memel River on the Curonian Lagoon, was separated from East Prussia by the League of Nations in 1920, was annexed by Lithuania from 1923 to early 1939, a...
Szczecin is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport and the seventh-largest city in Poland. As of 31 December 2022, the population was 391,566. Continue reading on Wikipedia: Szczecin Szczecin, historically known as Stettin, has a complex genealogical landscape shaped by ...
The Province of Posen (German: Provinz Posen, Polish: Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of Prussia from 1848 to 1919. Posen was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1848 after the Greater Poland Uprising, converted from the Grand Duchy of Posen annexed by Prussia in the Polish partitions of 1815, and became part of the German Empire in 1871. Posen was part of the Free State ...
Family Roots in Poland The purpose of the Family Roots in Poland project is to collect information to help genealogists in finding Polish family roots. Genealogical research in the areas of present-day Germany, Poland and Ukraine is influenced by historical events that have taken place over the centuries, forced relocations of certain ethnic, religious and language groups, or voluntary migrati...
In the mid-1800s Kashubians migrated for economic reasons. After the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany under Bismarck, Kashubians were met with institutionalized hostility. Life was very harsh for the Kashubs. It was illegal to use Polish or Kashubian in public, especially in church. Many priests were imprisoned or exiled. Churches were left with no parish priests. As a result,...
Welcome to the International Polish Portal! Please join and participate in the Geni Polska project, which aims to gather as many Polish Geni users as possible for better and more efficient cooperation! For any questions click here . Polish discussions in English are here . Please invite collaborators from Poland to this project. (Actions --> Add Collaborators). Portals like this facilitate...