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'''The citizenship books of Küstrin 1695-1750''' | '''The citizenship books of Küstrin 1695-1750''' | ||
The 15th August 1758 was a black day for the citizens of Küstrin. The Russians pointed their | The 15th August 1758 was a black day for the citizens of Küstrin. The Russians pointed their cannons on the city and by eventide everything was in ruins. With such destruction one should think that most records were completely destroyed, but this was not so. The city parish only started with church records beginning in 1758 and from the time before, the records of the city administration are a good source to identify citizens and their origins. This work was done by Kurt Meyerding de Ahna and published in ''Archiv'' ''für Sippenforschung ''14. Jahrgang, Heft 2 (1937), starting with page 204. | ||
The periodical is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, call number 943 B2as on the International Floor.<br> | The periodical is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, call number 943 B2as on the International Floor.<br> | ||
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'''The citizenship records of Meyenburg (Prignitz) 1737-1809''' | '''The citizenship records of Meyenburg (Prignitz) 1737-1809''' | ||
The author Kurt Meyerding de Ahna has listed the newcomers to Meyenburg for the time between 1737 and 1809. Besides names we have professions and place of origin. Where no place of origin is mentioned, the respective person was born in Meyenburg. | The author Kurt Meyerding de Ahna has listed the newcomers to Meyenburg for the time between 1737 and 1809. Besides names, we have professions and place of origin. Where no place of origin is mentioned, the respective person was born in Meyenburg. | ||
The list is found in ''Archiv für Sippenforschung ''15. Jahrgang, Heft 3 (1938), beginning with page 71. The periodical is located in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, International Floor, call number 943 B2as.<br> | The list is found in ''Archiv für Sippenforschung ''15. Jahrgang, Heft 3 (1938), beginning with page 71. The periodical is located in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, International Floor, call number 943 B2as.<br> | ||
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[[Category:Prussia-Brandenburg]][[Category:Prussia-Brandenburg_Population]] | [[Category:Prussia-Brandenburg]] [[Category:Prussia-Brandenburg_Population]] |
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