[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Plock Lutheran Church birth record for father

[Gary Warner]

Bill,

According to maps of Poland, Maszewo is just at the outskirts of Plock. 
I am not sure if there is a Lutheran church at Maszewo, but if not, then 
the recording of the birth should have been in Plock. According to the 
Pradziad database, the records for Plock are at

Archiwum Państwowe w Płocku
09-400 Płock, ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 9B
tel: (24) 262-24-91
fax: 262-24-91
email: archiwum at plock.com
www.archiwum.plock.com

Since there is an email address in the above address, I would send them 
an email, in English, and ask if they can do a search for all children 
whose given names were Eduard Waldemar, who were born in Maszewo on 
September 14, 1898. They will likely respond to you in Polish, but that 
can be translated by more than a few of the smart people on this mail 
list. The response from the archives should tell you if they have that 
record.

You will then have to figure out how to get some money wired to their 
account. This last part is the hardest part, at least it has been for 
me. I am sure that others on this list can provide you the best method 
to transfer money to the archives, AFTER you get a response.

Gary Warner
SGGEE

Bill Behrendt wrote:
> My father, Edward Waldemar (Behrendt) was born on September 14, 1898 in Maszewo, Poland. I would like to get a copy of his birth record from the Plock Evangelical church but do not know his father's name or his mother's last name at that time. This is because some years after his birth, his mother divorced the father and no one talked about the divorce. The name Behrendt is the step-father's name that the family has used. Shortly before my father passed away he told my brother about the divorce but did not reveal what was his father's last name. 
>
> >From what I can see the records from 1898 have not been microfilmed. How can I go about finding someone to research the Plock Evangelical Lutheran church books to locate and copy the birth record?
>
> Here are the details I know:
>
> Edward Waldemar ??? born September 14, 1898 in Maszewo, Poland
>
> Mother's Maiden Name: Justina Frei
>
> Father's name: unknown 
>
> I would appreciate any help in how I could get the birth record.
>
> Bill Behrendt
>
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