Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussia

Join me on March 10 for my Legacy Family Tree webinar, Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records.

Are your ancestors Prussian, German, or both? Perhaps you’ve found records stating your ancestors were German, but other records say they were Prussian. All three of these answers may be correct. Learn about resources to resolve these questions in this webinar.

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Prussian Genealogy Research

locating ancestors in prussian genealogy records

From one of the mapping resources in this webinar: now destroyed buildings on Krakowska Street, in Oppeln, Schleslien,

This Legacy Family Tree webinar offers direct links and search strategies to pinpoint geographic locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia (Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West Prussia).

Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records is a free, live presentation on Wednesday March 10 2021 at 8 pm Eastern. U

If you can’t make that date and time, you can view Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records in the Legacy Family Tree webinar library.

Prussian Genealogy Records

Explore essential and lesser-known resources to pinpoint geographic locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia (Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West Prussia).

Place name research for genealogy identifies exact locations in order to find primary source records. Identification of native villages and parishes of immigrant ancestors and their forebears is essential in European research. When seeking Prussian ancestors, this research is even more important.

Understanding shifting languages, religions, and borders between Germany, Poland, and various neighboring countries over the last 300 years improves research results.