The Senger Family appears to have had a long term link to the lands around Zeyer (see below). I guess it is no wonder that my mother is still so ‘mentally’ attached to this land and region (Es war einmal…). Thank you to Rainer Mueller-Glodde for this note & excerpt: Two years ago (2008) a [...]
A recent posting I placed on ManyRoads has provided me with some new insights into life, progress and accommodating the past. As an old adage notes, you can not control the problems life presents you with, but you can choose how you react to them. And, this is true. The following historical facts are true: [...]
Unfortunately when people are expelled from areas, civility is not always, or perhaps even generally, the rule. Such was the case in Poland. The Polish Communist government was eager to lay claim to its newly obtained German lands and expel all Germans not simply from the lands but also from memory and history. Over time [...]
Vergangenheit in aller Munde (original source article) Die Kirche und der Friedhof in Zeyer (Gemeinde Elbing) haben den Kampf gegen die Naturgewalten verloren – den gegenmenschlichen Widerwillen und Vergessenheit aber gewonnen. Das war ein wichtiges Ereignis für das ganze Dorf. An der Stelle, wo sich einmal die evangelische Kirche und der dazu Friedhof befanden, wurde [...]
I don’t know how it happens but it does, at least for me. As I noted in an earlier post, not all source documents are easy to read. Often they are muddled, smudged, faded, and torn. Sometimes the authors had been quills, bad penmanship or unsteady hands. Yet somehow this stuff is readable. Even when [...]
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 As you may notice, not only do we have information on hundreds of historical documents and genealogical sources, but we also have a library of images and texts that we freely share with our readers.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 [...]
We are pleased to provide access to a wide variety of maps. Maps form a very useful adjunct to understanding both the movement of peoples and groups as well as to the life styles and options available. To quote the USGS: Maps are one of the many sources you may need to complete a family [...]
This area contains information about the Kreis Elbing area where the Sengers lived. The primary information focuses on the area specifically near the Senger family lands, farm and business in Zeyervorderkampen. Kreis Elbing Articles:
Numerous photo galleries on our site have recently been either created or updated. These galleries will continue to be reworked and reorganized; however, they represent a reasonable start to my organizing ‘things’.
Tommy was an English war prisoner who spent most of World War 2 with the Senger family in Zeyervorderkampen. We would love to hear from him or his family. Click on the thumbnail below to see a larger image.
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