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Kreis Elbing

An Elbing Remembrance- Fred Rump --By on June 14th, 2010

We’ve had some interesting discussions [...] lately but I feel that for most of us Elbing and it’s [...]

Deutscher Zeitschriften in Elblag (Elbing) --By on November 13th, 2009

Die sich in der Elbinger Bibliothek befindenden Zeitschriften und regionale Zeitungen auf Deutsch:

Elbing Photo Galleries --By on January 3rd, 2010

New Photos added! Neue Fotos!
We add new photos to our “Elbing Damals” image gallery as we come upon [...]

Elbinger Adressbücher --By on May 31st, 2010

We are seeking to complete our collection of all known Elbing Prussia (Kreis Elbing Westpreussen) Address and Telephone [...]

Elbinger Schutzjuden --By on March 24th, 2010

source: courtesy Fred Rump
In 1783, Moses Simon paid 40,000 Thaler to the city to earn protection and the [...]

Heimatsortskartei & a true history --By on October 2nd, 2010

By the end of WW2, the destruction of Germany was nearly total. Almost every city had been leveled; [...]

Kirche Zeyer (evangelisch) --By on October 21st, 2009

Original Source (used with author’s permission)
Autor: Günter Mauter
Fast ein Kuriosum ist ein Teil der Geschichte der evangelischen Kirche [...]

Mennonite Histories of West Prussia --By on November 9th, 2011

The links on this page have been sourced from the Prussian Mennonite Genealogy Resources site. I have rearranged [...]

Our Elbing Addressbooks --By on June 3rd, 2010

Elbinger Adressbücher
Mark Rabideau hat auf seiner privaten Webseite zahlreiche Elbinger Addressbuecher (1847-1930) veröffentlicht. Auch ein Telefonbuch von 1937 [...]

Papatschen Käserei (Meierei) --By on December 29th, 2010

In Zeyervorderkampen during and before World War 2, there was a small Käserei (Meierei) Dairy that was owned, [...]

Senger Land und Großen Buden Kampe --By on July 11th, 2010

The Senger Family appears to have had a long term link to the lands around Zeyer (see below). [...]

Wasserstrasse, Elbing --By on November 13th, 2010

On the 22nd of October, 2010, I received an email from a long-time (since 1762) family friend (more [...]

West Prussia (near Zeyer) Mennonite Births, Deaths, Marriages --By on November 9th, 2011

The links on this page have been sourced from the Prussian Mennonite Genealogy Resources site. I have rearranged [...]

You can’t go back (an appreciation) --By on June 11th, 2010

A recent posting I placed on ManyRoads has provided me with some new insights into life, progress and [...]

Zeyer Friedhof- 2010 --By on June 3rd, 2010

Vergangenheit in aller Munde (original source article)

Die Kirche und der Friedhof in Zeyer (Gemeinde Elbing) haben den Kampf [...]

Zeyer- das Ende --By on August 22nd, 2009

This article has been translated and reworked with family events.

Erinnerungen eines Amtsvorstehers des Amtsbezirkes Zeyer.
Johannes Jahn, Landwirt und [...]

Zeyer- the end --By on February 14th, 2011

Recollections of an officer of the chief administrative district in Zeyer.
Johannes Jahn, farmer and farm owner in Zeyersvorderkampen.
see [...]