Thursday, October 29, 2026

Marek Hausmann: Of God, Earth, and Water

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Morning in the Vistula Fens, by Marek Hausmann My friend Marek Hausmann lives in Tczew, Poland (German = Dirschau).  Tczew is located about ...
Monday, October 19, 2026

Dangerous Speculation, Ratzlaff History, Grudziądz Siege

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 Without new information coming out of the 17th century, we may never know anything further about the origins of our Ratzlaff family.  Every...
Saturday, October 3, 2026

Fire in Przechówko

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The newspaper Dziennik Bydgoski for 1935, No. 80 was published on Friday, April 5, 1935.  It reports the following: ŚWIECIE. In the village...
Monday, September 7, 2026

Flemish and Frisian Affiliations in Molotschna Colony

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This map shows Flemish and Frisian affiliations for Molotschna villages ( original here ).  The map is from 1829 so some later villages, for...

Emmanuel Church Records and the Canton Gemeinde

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From the original :  Historische Skizze der Emmanuel (fruher "Canton") Mennonitengemeinde nahe Galva, Kansas Von Prediger J.J. R...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

The Ratzlaff Barn, the Peter P Ratzlaff Family, and the Antonowka Church Records

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 Visitors to Kaufman Museum at Bethel College in North Newton, KS, will find a Ratzlaff barn, restored and painted bright red, to the north ...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

On the Origin of the Name of Alexanderwohl Village

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 I'm just going to re-post this here, with a few of my comments at the very end.  Thanks to Bob Buller for his research. On the Origin o...