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== Research Websites ==


= Research Websites:<br> =
=== Archives and Libraries ===


== Archives and Libraries  ==
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=377 State Archives in Poland]
*[http://www.aefl.de/ordld/indexer.html West Prussia – Archives]


*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=377 State Archives in Poland]<br>
=== Addresses ===


== Addresses<br>  ==
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/OPRU/Litauen/archive_fuer_preussenforschungar02.htm Genealogy addresses for Prussian Research]
*[http://www.many-roads.com/libraries/prussia-histories/adressbucher-address-books/ West Prussian Address Books]


*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/OPRU/Litauen/archive_fuer_preussenforschungar02.htm Genealogienetz addresses for Prussian Research] <br>
=== Cemeteries  ===


== Cemeteries  ==
*[http://wicy.webd.pl/polegli/ War graves in Poland]


*[http://www.polegli.tgcp.pl/ War graves in Poland] <br>
=== Census  ===


== Census ==
=== Church Records ===


== Church Records  ==
*[http://www.ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/kirchenbuch-suche.php Church Records of Westpreussen and other areas]
 
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/eng/directories.htm Lutheran Church of Poland]  
*[http://www.ezab.de/e/ecframe.html Church Records of Westpreussen and other areas]<br>
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/ Catholic Diocese of Poland]
*[http://www.ezab.de/e/ecframe.html Church Records of Westpreussen and other areas] <br>
*[http://www.luteranie.pl/eng/directories.htm Lutheran Church of Poland] <br>
*[http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/ Catholic Diocese of Poland] <br>
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6 Addresses for Polish parishes]
*[http://www.parafia.gliwice.pl/index.php?i=6 Addresses for Polish parishes]


== Civil Registration<br>  ==
=== Civil Registration ===


*[http://www.usc.pl/s_urzedy.php Address finder for Civil Registration offices in Poland (USC)]<br>
*[http://usc.pl/nasze-oddzia%C5%82y Address finder for Civil Registration offices in Poland (USC)]


== Directories  ==
=== Directories  ===


*[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ Historic Address book database]<br>
*[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ Historic Address book database]


== Emigration and Immigration  ==
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===


== Gazetteers  ==
=== Gazetteers  ===


*[http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/prussia/index.html East and West Prussian gazetteers]<br> [http://home.arcor.de/fritigern/onfenster.htm Place name listing] <br>
*[http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/prussia/index.html East and West Prussian gazetteers]  
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister Place name finder which provides German and Polish names of localities, as well as other researchers of that village] <br>
*[http://gov.genealogy.net/search/index/ GenWiki Historic Gazeteer]
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of localities in Poland and Russia] <br>
*[http://home.arcor.de/fritigern/onfenster.htm Place name listing]  
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister Place name finder which provides German and Polish names of localities, as well as other researchers of that village]
*[http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of localities in Poland and Russia]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1074 Meyers Orts und Verkehrs Lexikon online with Ancestry free account signup]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1074 Meyers Orts und Verkehrs Lexikon online with Ancestry free account signup]


== Genealogy  ==
=== Genealogy  ===


*[http://www.kartei-quassowski.de.vu/ The Quassowski Kartei of about 350,000 entries]<br>
*[http://www.kartei-quassowski.de.vu/ The Quassowski Kartei of about 350,000 entries]  
*[http://www.igi-index.de/?seite=batch8&lang=uk Batchnumber index for IGI] <br>


== General Information<br> ==
=== General Information ===


*[http://www.olsowskinet.de/Forscherhinweise/Forscherhinweise.html Helps for Researchers] <br>
*[http://www.olsowskinet.de/Forscherhinweise/Forscherhinweise.html Helps for Researchers]  
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/ Genealogy Databanks, and lots of good information regarding research] <br>
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/ Genealogy Databanks, and lots of good information regarding research]  
*[http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=51.484804&ln=7.778320&z=6&k=1&a=1&tab=1 Pictures posted of many localities around the world] <br>
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Provinz_Westpreu%C3%9Fen GenWiki: Westpreußen]
*[http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/German/GermanG.htm List of archaic medical terms] <br>
*[http://ntsk.ehost.pl/ German Friendship Circle in Waldenburg]
*[http://dwb.uni-trier.de/start Grimms German dictionary containing archaic and historic words] <br>
*[http://elbing-elblag.eu// German Minority in Elbing]
*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html The World Fact book with regional maps, flags, guides to countries and current news] <br>
*[http://www.vdg.pl/de/ German Minority in Polen]
*[http://www.polishworld.com/ PolishWorld.com site with lots of Polish information] <br>
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=N25JAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Grimms+German+dictionary+containing+archaic+and+historic+words&source=bl&ots=S9RqO0UNh-&sig=ACfU3U3v14wYZbB90qX3P-XzWchTG4usvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbzrqJ77bpAhVCXM0KHYuGBZ8Q6AEwEHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Grimms%20German%20dictionary%20containing%20archaic%20and%20historic%20words&f=false Grimms German dictionary containing archaic and historic words]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandgen.html PolandGenWeb site] <br>
*[http://www.heimatkreis-neumark.de/ Home District Neumark/West Prussia]
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Helpful databases for Polish research]<br>
*[http://www.heimatkreis-stuhm.de// Home District Stuhm]
*[http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/German/GermanG.htm List of archaic medical terms]
*[http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=51.484804&ln=7.778320&z=6&k=1&a=1&tab=1 Pictures posted of many localities around the world]
*[http://www.polishworld.com/ PolishWorld.com site with lots of Polish information]  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/polandgen.html PolandGenWeb site]
*[http://www.genpol.com/Mapa+main.html Helpful databases for Polish research]
*[http://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/prussia/Brandregister_1727.htm Fire Insurance list for 1727]
*[http://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/prussia/Brandregister_1727.htm Fire Insurance list for 1727]
*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html The World Fact book with regional maps, flags, guides to countries and current news]


== History  ==
=== History  ===


*[http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ordensland.de/a_ostpreussen_36.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ordensland.de/&usg=__HwdazphZLqS2ETo_wvpmOHpQgfw=&h=522&w=700&sz=268&hl=de&start=22&itbs=1&tbnid=bpAQU0iUtc2CmM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dostp History of Prussia]<br>
*[https://www.ordensland.de/ History of Prussia]
*[http://www.historyguide.de/start.php History Guide including all areas of Europe]  
*[http://www.historyguide.de/start.php History Guide including all areas of Europe]  
*[http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/history/index.html The History of Poland] <br>
*[http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/history/index.html The History of Poland]  
*[http://worldatwar.net/timeline/poland/18-52.html Polish timeline] <br>
*[http://worldatwar.net/timeline/poland/18-52.html Polish timeline]
 
=== Jewish Records  ===
 
*[https://jri-poland.org/ Jewish Records Indexing project in Poland]


== Jewish Records  ==
=== Land Records  ===


*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/index.htm Jewish name indexing project in Poland] <br>
*[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/land/wprussia/ West Prussian Land Registers]


== Language and Languages  ==
=== Language and Languages  ===


*[http://www.fh-augsburg.de/informatik/projekte/mebib/fidb/lexika.html Lexikon of the German Language] <br>
*[http://www.fh-augsburg.de/informatik/projekte/mebib/fidb/lexika.html Lexikon of the German Language]  


== Maps  ==
=== Maps  ===


*[http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/hist-bound/ Mapping Europe's Historic Boundaries and Borders]  
*[http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/hist-bound/ Mapping Europe's Historic Boundaries and Borders]  
*[http://www.posselt-landkarten.de/ Maps of the German Empire] <br>
*[http://www.posselt-landkarten.de/ Maps of the German Empire]  
*[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/ German Empire map] <br>
*[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/ German Empire map]
*[http://mapa.szukacz.pl/ Modern Polish online atlas]<br>
*[http://mapa.szukacz.pl/ Modern Polish online atlas]
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name mapping in Poland] <br>
*[http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Name mapping in Poland]
*[http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx name mapping in Germany] <br>
*[http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx name mapping in Germany]


== Military Records  ==
=== Military Records  ===


*[http://denkmalprojekt.org/covers_vl/vl_wk1_index.htm Lost persons in the military] <br>
*[http://denkmalprojekt.org/covers_vl/vl_wk1_index.htm Lost persons in the military]


== Newspapers  ==
=== Newspapers  ===


*[http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/ Newspapers] <br>
*[http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/ Newspapers]


== Nobility  ==
=== Nobility  ===


*[http://www.worldroots.com/ Nobility worldwide]
*[http://www.worldroots.com/ Nobility worldwide]


== Occupations  ==
=== Occupations  ===
 
*[http://www.european-roots.com/german_prof.htm Old German occupations]


*[http://german.about.com/library/blgenevoc_berufe3.htm Old German occupations] <br>
=== Online Digitized Records  ===


== Online Digitized Records ==
=== Periodicals ===


== Periodicals  ==
*[http://www.polamjournal.com/ Poland American Journal]


*[http://www.polamjournal.com/ Poland American Journal] <br>
=== Population  ===


== Population ==
=== Regional ===


== Regional ==
=== Societies ===


== Societies ==
*[http://www.sggee.org/church_parishes/LutheransInRusPoland The Society For German Genealogy in Eastern Europe]
*[http://www.agoff.de/index.htm Society for East German Family Researchers Agoff]
*[http://feefhs.org/ The Federation of East European family History Societies]
*[http://pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America]


*[http://www.sggee.org/church_parishes/LutheransInRusPoland The Society For German Genealogy in Eastern Europe] <br>
[[Category:West Prussia (Westpreussen), German Empire]][[Category:Genealogy Websites by Country]] [[Category:Germany Online Research Sites]]
*[http://www.agoff.de/index.htm Society for East German Family Researchers Agoff] <br>
*[http://feefhs.org/ The Federation of East European family History Societies] <br>
*[http://pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] <br>

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West Prussia (Westpreussen),
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Major West Prussia
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Ethnicity
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Research Websites[edit | edit source]

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Addresses[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

General Information[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

Land Records[edit | edit source]

Language and Languages[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Nobility[edit | edit source]

Occupations[edit | edit source]

Online Digitized Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Population[edit | edit source]

Regional[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]