Help Wanted
Like most genealogists, we are continually in search of additional information. As you may notice, not only do we have information on hundreds of historical documents and genealogical sources, but we also have a library of images and texts that we freely share with our readers. As with all genealogical efforts, this site will be a work in progress, forever…
If you have any information or pictures from:
- Westpreussen/Ostpreussen especially:
- Elbing
- Ellerwald,
- Grosses Werder,
- Jungfer,
- Ladekopp,
- Pietzkendorf,
- Stube,
- Tiegenhof,
- Zeyer,
- Zeyerniederkampen,
- Zeyervorderkampen
- Pioneers from Province Quebec (especially Quebec City and Montreal)
- Washington, Des Moines, or Henry County, Iowa
We are seeking information on the following family members:
- Germany:
- Herrmann Recht- West Prussia & Pommerania
- Auguste Kunz- West Prussia
- Senger -or- Saenger family- East or West Prussia
- Döbel /Doebel – Elbing East Prussia (he was the godfather of Luise Senger and is known to have been arrested for anti-Hitler activities in the 1930’s).
- Robert Martini- birth Germany circa 1858
- Tommy ? – English Prisoner of War spent the war on the Senger Farm near Elbing (in Zeyervorderkampen)
- Canada/ Clinton County New York:
- Iowa / Hesse Germany:
- William Henss (Wilhelm Henss)
- Katharine Kaemmer (Catharina Kaemmer)
- Michigan:
- Holland- the Netherlands
- Peter Vandyke (married name) married Alice ?? about 1905 near Holland Michigan ?
Any help or pointers are most appreciated. You may use our contact page to let us know what we are missing or may have gotten wrong!
The articles below focus on that which we seek!
Help Wanted! Postings:
- a little help???
- Any idea where Zeyer's early ev. Kirche records might be found?
- Deyo genealogy
- Does anyone know Tommy?
- HELP: Deutsche Vertriebene- German Expulsions
- John Hall- Revolutionary Mysteries
- The Deyo Mystery... is solved!!
- They went to war...
- William Henss & Katharine Kaemmer
Contact us directly, 
Dear sir,
I would like to know if you have any information about the family Ellerwald. My granddad is Ferdinand Ellerwald, born at the 5th of November 1907, his father was Franz Ellerwald, born at the 22th of Februari 1864. The mother of Ferdinand Ellerwald is Rosa Bark-Ellerwald, born at the 5th of September 1869. They all were born in Tolkemit, Preussen. I am surching for their home-address in Tolkemit. During the war they left Tolkemit.Any other information about relatives would be wonderfull.
Thank you kindfully,
yours sincerely,
Heike Reimus
Hallo Heike
Unfortunately I research the Town of Ellerwald not the Family Ellerwald. Have you tried asking people on the following Yahoo groups… Elbing-L, OW-Preussen- famint- prussiangenealogy?
Perhaps someone on one of those lists might have information.
Herzliche Grus aus Colorado!
…mark