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Kreis Greifenberg- A Kreis of the Duchy of Pommern

 

 


Belbucker Tracht of Pommern in the 19th Century

  • Greifenberg Map - a detailed map of Kreis Greifenberg showing the various small villages.

  • A - K Village Summaries - -contains some maps, photos, and summaries of Arnsberg, Batzwitz, Behlkow, Borntin, Broitz, Carnitz, Dargislaff, Drosedow, Eiersberg, Glansee, Görke, Gützelvitz, Freifenberg, Hagenow, Hof, Kirchhagen, Klätkow, Koldemanz.

  • K-Z Village Summaries - contains some maps, photos, and summaries of Küssin, Langenhagen, Lensin, Loppnow, Prust, Rewahl, Ribbekart, Robe, Rottnow, Schmalenthin, Schruptow, Schwessow, Treptow, Triebs, Triegllaff, Voigtshagen, Wachholzhagen, Wittenfelde, Wödke, Zarben, Zedlin, Zirkwitz, Zitmar.

  • Pommern Recipes -  Popular recipes of our ancestors (Feierzangebowle, Gansebraten (roast goose), Blutwurst (blood sausage), Rotkohl (red cabbage), Kopkäse (head cheese), Köck Käse (cooked head cheese) ,Kirschsuppe (cherry soup), Reisbrei (rice pudding), Schokalade (chocolate) pudding, Heringe nach Haustrauenart (creamed herring), Kartoffel Klöße (potato dumplings)

  • Diseases and Causes of Death  - - a listing of words sometimes found in those old Pommern church records.

  • Emigrant Names is a listing of Immigrants harvested from databases and church records, together with their birth date and spouse's name.  A good place to search for your missing relatives.

  • Customs & Events - a listing of events of interest to Pomeranians and Genealogists, including holiday customs.

  • Great Sites - access to the various Kreis sites that are found on the Internet.  Also some genealogical web sites to assist in your family search plus some personal web sites of descendants of former Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern residents..

  • Pommern Folk Songs  from Yesteryear - includes the Pommern national anthem, love  and Christian songs

  • Occupations - A listing of words used in German records; also a sample letter to German archives.

  •  Polish Words - with their meaning and pronunciation, (und Die polnischen Sonderzeichen).

  • Queries -You are invited to add your Kreis Greifenberg queries to this site.

  • Pommern History Timeline - A brief outline with dates, from the earliest known history to 1990.

  • Prussian History Timeline - A brief outline with dates, from the Prussia's creation to its demise.

  • Surname Search - A listing of former Kreis Greifenberg residents including the e-mail address of the descendant that is researching them.

  • Village Names- A listing of the villages of Greifenberg,  including the Polish name change and the location of church records.

  • Pommern Christmas - describes how our ancestors celebrated Christmas.

   This web site was launched on 2 September 2001 and updated on 16 August 2005  by Edna Pieper Cherney. 

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