Thank you for your help, Mr. Paczkowski! It is greatly appreciated! Sincerely, Claudette Moran

I have recently received a copy of my maternal grandfather's baptismal certificate from St. Margaret and Scapular Catholic Church in Smilowo. However, I had also requested from the parish priest further information about my maternal grandfather's five older siblings. I included names and dates. This ...

Thank you very much! My mother and I appreciate your help!Sincerely, Claudette Moran

According to a translated German Departure Certificate from Selgenau,Germany/Zelgneiwo, Poland dated 09/13/1901, these are the birth dates of my great-grandparents, aunts, uncle, and grandfather.
Albert Erdmann, tailor, born 24 April, 1859 in Grabau/Grabowno
Rosalia Erdmann wife, born 15 March ...

I still have to go to a family history library. I need to request records from the vault. However, I would prefer to contact the priest of these two Catholic Churches for the records too. I want to write a letter to them. Do they still look up records if you send a donation with the letter?

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Yes, according to my great grandfather's death certificate, his birth name was Albert John Erdmann/Erdman, and my great-grandmother's name was Rosalia, americanized to Rosalie. So, thank you so much! Anytime in the 1880's, between 1884 and 1886 is okay. The children were Marta, Maria, Agatha, Franz ...

Thank you. I am still trying to learn how to navigate on this web site. If I wanted to search for the Erdmann or Robaczeck surname on the database, am I able to do that? Or, do I still have to write to the churches of St. Margretha and God's Mother Scapular in Schmilowo and Exaltation of the Cross ...

Hello, my name is Claudette Moran, and I am writing to you from Little Falls, Minnesota, USA.While I have yet to go to a family history library to check civil records for birth and marriage records, I want to go another route to check for church records. On behalf of my mother, Joyce Erdman Moran ...