Hello, This is my translation of the German language baptismal record of Jan Stanisław Jach, from the Sułęczyno parish. Węsiorska Huta, No. 33, 1843 On May 7th, 1843, I, Rev., Pastor of the Sułęczyno Parish, baptized the infant named Jan Stanisław. The parents were: Andrzej and Józefina Jach nee Szytemberg, the legally married couple. The […]

Hello, This is my translation of the German language baptismal record of Franciszek Jach, from the Sułęczyno parish. Węsiorska Huta, No. 71, 1840 On November 22nd, 1840, I, Rev., Pastor of the Sułęczyno Parish, baptized the infant named Franciszek Andrzej. The parents were: Andrzej and Józefina Jach nee Szytemberg, the legally married couple. The child […]

Hello, I had a bit of free time the other night and I tried to make the best use of it. I started to search the Sulęczyno, Stęzyca, and Parchowo Parish records to trace back my Eckendorf ancestry. By using all of the parish records, I was able to connect the family back another generation. […]

Hello, In between writing my capstone (thesis) paper, work, family, and everyday life, I have been searching through multiple Kaszubian Parish records for my Eckendorf ancestors. If you like puzzles, these records are definitely for you! The records that I am searching through are the Sulęczyno, Stężyca, Parchowo, and minimally through Lipusz Parishes. First, what […]

Hello, Today, I found a pretty cool Polish website that has many maps of Pomorze (Pomorskie). While I was searching through the Stężyca Parish records, I noticed that I was going to need a map of the Prussian kreis of Karthaus (Kartuzy). This will help me determine the German-Polish town names. Below is one of […]

Hello, Below is a partial translation of information regarding Sulęczyno that is provided on Gmina Sulęczyno’s website: Sulęczyno Gmina Sulęczyno is located in the Pomorskie province and is in the south-western part of Powiat Kartuzy. About 1500 people live in Sulęczyno (located 34 km west of Kartuzy), which is the center of the Gmina Sulęczyno. […]

Hello, Within Powiat Kartuski, Gmina Suleczyno is another area of villages where my Jach and Eickendorf families had originated from. Below is a map of Powiat Kartuski: Source: Map of Powiat Kartuski. Retrieved from http://www.kartuskipowiat.com.pl/admin/upload_img/File/mapa_p-KARTUSKI.jpg Links:Kaszuby (Polish): http://kaszubyinfo.republika.pl/Gazeta Kartuska (Polish): http://www.gazetakartuska.pl/Nr_2006_04/glowna.htmGmina Suleczyna Wiki (Polish): http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmina_SulęczynoGmina Suleczyna Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmina_SulęczynoGmina Suleczyna (Polish): http://www.suleczyno.pl/index.php?aktualnosci,2Gmina Suleczyna BIP (Polish): http://www.bip.suleczyno.pl/Kaszuby […]

Hello, In a previous post entitled Eichendorf/Eckendorf, located at this link: http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4722548469887341998&postID=1915353110966279164, I had stated that the Eichendorf family came from the Parchowo Parish. I would like to correct that detail. On the documents that I received from an Eckendorf relation it listed Franciszek Eckendorf and Jozefina Krefta were married in the Parchowo Parish, but […]