[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] The Joys of Microfilm 2380026

[Rose Ingram]

Bill,

Thanks a lot for this information.

Since SGGEE recently received official permission from the Director General 
of the Polish State Archives enabling us to Index Lutheran records in the 
Polish State Archives, I think this should be our next indexing Project - 
this fall or winter.  I will look into getting the ball rolling.

See you in Minneapolis.

Rose Ingram
SGGEE Research Committee.


From: "William Remus"

>I have recently ordered 2380026 at my local family history. This is a
> supurb microfilm for those whose ancestors who married in Central
> Volhynia between 1862 and 1880.
>
> The records are written clearly and in relatively modern German
> script. The quality of the images is very good. Most of the marriage
> records include the names of the couple, their ages, the parents
> names, and where they were born.
>
> These are much better than the St Petersburg summary records in many
> ways. They allow you to go back a generation with the listing of the
> two sets of parents (the mother name often includes her maiden family
> name).  In most cases, the village of birth is clear and whether it
> was in Volhynia, (Russian) Poland, prussia, or other German state
> stated.
>
> However you may wish to scan or copy the marriage record so someone on
> this list can help you to find the location of the village in Prussia,
> Poland or Germany. Many of these villages are similarly named or
> perhaps no longer known under the name of that era. And the county
> name (Kreise) is generally not given.
>
> Also more marriages are on 2380027 (1880 to 1886) and 2380028 (1887 to
> 1890) (and 2380029 1890 to 1895 - I have yet to look at this one). The
> years after 1885 are not available at all in the St Petersburg list
> and equivalent records at the archives may be in Russian. These are in
> German at least up to 1891.
>
> There are listings on the St Petersburg list not in these records and
> vice versa so missing records can show up. But the overlap up to 1885
> is likely.
>
> Another nice part is that you can eliminate potential relatives by
> virtue of the marriage details. I was working on Hahns and Radkes this
> time and there are too many in Volhynia. So the details in the
> marriage records not only identify the right families but also tell
> you who is not in your family tree.
>
> Wishing you a great search (and dont forgot the Minneapolis Conference
> in August)
>
> Regards Bill Remus
>
> http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/remus/genes/