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General Records |
 West Prussian Mennonite Villages, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Villages in the Danzig District in 1820
, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (20K)
- Mennonite Villages in the Marienwerder District,
West Prussia, 1820, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (10K)
- Information on West Prussian Property Records Found in Various Sources, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Prussian Cemetery Grave Stone Inscriptions, compiled by Dolores Harder and Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Ministers in Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (149K)
- West Prussian Mennonite Ministers in 1769, extracted by John D. Richert.
- West Prussian Mennonite Ministers in 1787, extracted by John D. Richert.
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Secular Records
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| General
| Danzig District | Brandenburg Province
| Marienwerder District | East Prussia |
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- Mennonites in Prussia, 1786-1806, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- West Prussian Land Leases and Village Lists Containing Mennonites: 1600 - 1770, compiled by Glenn H. Penner.
- Brandregister of 1727, transcribed by Glenn H. Penner, (164K)
- The 1772 Census of West Prussia: Villages Containing Mennonites, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
- The Complete 1776 Census of Mennonites in West Prussia, compiled by Glenn Penner, (821K).
- Count of Family Names in the 1776 Census, compiled by Glenn Penner, (36K).
- Mennonite Land Census/General-Nachweisung, West Prussia,
1789, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (481K)
- Mennonite Land Acquisitions in West Prussia,
1789-1798, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (17K)
- Land Acquisitions 1833 - 1866 by Mennonites in West Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (41K)
- Names of Mennonite Petitioners in 1868, transcribed by Adalbert Goertz, (51K).
- Names of Mennonite Petitioners in 1869, transcribed by Adalbert Goertz, (153K).
- Der Mennonit: Name Index, 1948 - 1973, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- West Prussian Property and Inheritance Records.
- The WWII Fluechtlingskartei of Gustav Reimer and Otto Wiebe (1952), compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (109K).
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| Danzig District |
 Early Mennonite Members of the Elbing Sankt Georgen Brotherhood, by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Distillers in Danzig around 1660, by Glenn H Penner.
- The 1661 Census of Mennonites in Danzig, originally created by Horst Penner; converted into digital form by Glenn H. Penner, (24K).
- List of Danzig Mennonites: 1681, translated by Glenn H Penner.
- Land Leasers in Tiegenhof, West Prussia in 1685, Glenn Penner.
- Land Owners in Mierauerwalde, West Prussia in 1732, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Those living on the Marienburg Castle Grounds: 1745, by Glenn H. Penner.
- Protection Money Paid by the Mennonites in the City of Elbing, 1745, Glenn H. Penner.
- 1755 List of those Holding Land Leases in the Villages of Laakendorf, Waldorf and Bollwerk, West Prussia and 1762 List of those Holding Land Leases in the Village of Waldorf, West Prussia, compiled by Glenn H. Penner.
- 1772 Census of Schönsee, Tiegenhof District, West Prussia, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
- 1772 Census of Mennonites in Wernersdorf, Pussia, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonites of the Danzig Territory in 1793, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (10K)
- The Elbing Territory Census of 1811, compiled by Glenn H Penner.
- Mennonite Properties in the Danzig Administrative District in 1824, originally published by Adalbert Goertz; translated, edited and reformatted by Glenn Penner.
- Property Records for Heubuden, West Prussia, submitted by Glenn H. Penner
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| Marienwerder District |
- 1750 "Census" of Villages in Kreis Kulm, Prussia, compiled by John D. Richert.
- Culm Region Mennonites in the 1772 Census of West Prussia, Glenn H. Penner.
- Amt Schwetz Census: 1810 and 1812 -- 1810 Census transcribed and translated by Esther Patkau and Glenn Penner; 1812 Census transcribed and translated by John Richert.
- Mennonite Deaths from the Civil Registers of Culm, West Prussia, 1808–1814, edited by Glenn H Penner.
- Mennonite Marriages in the Culm Civil Records: 1811-1814, compiled by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Deaths in the Civil Records of Culm, West Prussia: 1813 and 1814, prepared by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Land Census/General-Nachweisung of the Marienwerder District, 1824, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (42K)
- Mennonitenhoefe 1839 im Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (8K)
- Land disposals by Mennonites in the Marienwerder District, 1803-1856, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (18K)
- Court Records of Gross Lubin, Amt Neuenburg, West Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (93K)
- Court Records of Klein Lubin, Amt Graudenz, West Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, edited by Glenn H. Penner.
- Court Records of Kommerau, Amt Neuenburg (Nowe), West Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (111K)
- Mennonitenhöfe in Amt Neuenburg, Kreis Schwetz, Marienwerder District, Westpreussen, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Mennonite Land Census of Niederausmaas in 1830 and 1806, extracted by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Properties in the Schwetz Region, West Prussia: 1788-1824, compiled by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite settlers in Obernessau, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (16K).
- Mennonites from Obernessau Congregation in the 1791 Census of the Radziejow District, by Michał Targowski and Glenn H Penner.
- Mennonites in the Przechowka area, West Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- 1810 Mennonite Census of the Schwetz Region of West Prussia, transcribed and translated by Esther Patkau and Glenn Penner.
- Gifts to the School for the Poor in Marienwerder collected in Kreis Stuhm, West Prussia in 1829, by Alan Guenther.
- Preliminary Report on Mennonite Documents at the Thorn/Torun District Archives (Archiwum Panstwowe w Toruniu), by James Jakob Fehr.
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Church Records |
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| Danzig District
| Marienwerder District | East Prussia | Other |
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| Danzig District |
Baerwalde
Danzig
- Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths in the Danzig Church 1665-1943 and Family Books 1, 2, and 3 of the Danzig Mennonite Church,
transliterated and Digitized by Ernest H. Baergen.
- Danzig Mennonite Church Record Book: Image Files MLA, North Newton, KS
- Danzig Flemish Mennonite Baptisms: 1667-1800, transcribed by Glenn Penner.
- The First Danzig Family Book, Index,
compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (19K).
- The Second Danzig Family Book, Index,
compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (15K).
- Those Leaving the Danzig Flemish Mennonite Church: 1802-1806, translated by Glenn H Penner.
- Danzig Mennonite Church, West Prussia
Membership List, 1886, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (11K).
- Danzig in West Prussia - Membership List 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Mennonites Found in the Burial Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Reichenberg, Danziger Werder, Prussia: 1615-1800, originally published by Adalbert Goertz; edited and reformatted by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonites Baptized/Christened into the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Peter and Paul in Danzig: 1751-1800, extracted by Glenn Penner.
Elbing-Ellerwald
- Elbing and Ellerwald Mennonite Church Record Books: Image Files MLA, North Newton, KS
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelical Church Records of Elbing St. Annen (1713-1799), compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonites Deaths in the Evangelical Church Records of Elbing - Neuheide, Part 1 (1730-1769), compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelical Church Records of Elbing - Neuheide, Part 2 (1770-
1786), compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Elbing-Ellerwald Baptisms: 1778-1795 and 1810-1819, compiled by Glenn Penner, (36K).
- Elbing-Ellerwald Marriages: 1779-1795, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (34K).
- Church Transfers (Attesten) from the Diary of Ältester Gerhard Wiebe of the Elbing-Ellerwald Congregation: 1778 – 1788, extracted by Glenn H Penner.
- Elbing-Ellerwald Marriages: 1801-1807, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Marriages in the Lutheran Church Register of Elbing Neuheide: 1801-1820, originally extracted by Adalbert Goertz; compiled and Edited Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Births in the Evangelische Kirche Heilige Drei König Elbing Register: 1800-1816, edited by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Births, Marriages, and Deaths Found in the Lutheran Church Records of Finkenstein, West Prussia: 1800-1825, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Births, Marriages and Deaths Found in the Lutheran Church Records of Katznase, West Prussia:1800 – 1825, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelisches Kirchenbuchduplikat Neuheide, Kreis Elbing: 1830-1833, compiled by Erich Lohrey.
Fuerstenau
Fürstenwerder
Gross Lichtenau
Gross Mausdorf
- Mennonite Marriages from the Lutheran Church records of Gross Mausdorf, West Prussia, 1728, compiled by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Deaths 1753-6, 1773 and 1774 in the evang. Kirchenbuch Gross Mausdorf, Westpreussen, compiled by Glenn Penner, (5K).
- Mennonite Marriages 1801-1830 in the evang. Kirchenbuch Gr. Mausdorf, Westpreussen, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (3K).
- Mennonite Births 1800-1808 in the Gross Mausdorf (Kr. Elbing) Evangelische Kirchenbuch, Westpreussen, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelical Lutheran Church Records of Gross Mausdorf, West Prussia: 1808 - 1830, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
Gross Werder
Heubuden
Jungfer
Kunzendorf
Ladekopp
- Ladekopp Mennonite Church Record Book: Image Files. MLA, North Newton, KS
- Mennonite Baptisms in Ladekopp 1782-1804, compiled by
Adalbert Goertz, (95K).
- Mennonite Baptisms in Ladekopp 1809-1813, transcribed by Glenn Penner, (19K).
- Ladekopp-Orlofferfeld Mennonite Church, West Prussia
Membership List, 1880, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (16K).
- Ladekopp-Orlofferfelde in West Prussia - Membership List 1935, by Adalbert Goertz.
Marienau
Orlofferfelde
Rosenort
Schöneberg
Tannsee
Thiensdorf/Markushof
- Thiensdorf Mennonite Church Record Books. MLA, North Newton, KS
- Mennonite Baptisms in Thiensdorf-Markushof, West Prussia: 1758-1799, extracted by Glenn Penner.
- Thiensdorf-Markushof Mennonite Church,
West Prussia Membership List, 1903, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (13K).
- Thiensdorf - Preuss. Rosengart in West Prussia - Membership list 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (48K).
Tiegenhagen
- Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church Record Books: Image Files. MLA, North Newton, KS
- Mennonite Births in Tiegenhagen: 1781-1800, transcribed by Glenn Penner, (121K).
- Mennonites in the Catholic Burial Register of Tiegenhagen, West Prussia (1757-1770), extracted by Glenn Penner, (87K).
- Mennonites in Tiegenhagen Catholic Burial-Plot Purchase Register, 1758-1772, transcribed by Steve Fast.
- Mennonite Baptisms in Tiegenhagen, 1782-1823.
- Tiegenhagen, West Prussia Membership List: 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
Tiegenort
Zeyer
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Culm
- Groningen Old Flemish Ministers in the Vicinity of Schwetz and Culm, derived from Adalbert Goertz’s List of Mennonite Ministers in Prussia, compiled by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Ministers in the Schönsee (Culm) Churches of West Prussia, compiled by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Births found in the Catholic Church Records of Culm, West Prussia: 1787-1817, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Births from the Lutheran Church Records of Culm, West Prussia: 1800–1830, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Births Recorded in the Schwetz Lutheran Church Register: 1800-1803, extracted by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Marriages Found in the Roman Catholic Church Records of Sarnau, Culm Region, West Prussia: 1800-1813, translated by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Marriages from the Civil Registers of Culm, West Prussia: 1810–1814, compiled by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Deaths found in the Catholic Church Records of Culm, West Prussia: 1812-1816, translated by Glenn H. Penner.
- Mennonite Births from the Lutheran Church Records of Culm, West Prussia: 1831–1850, extracted by Glenn H. Penner; transcribed by John D. Richert.
- Combined List of Mennonite Births from the Lutheran and Catholic Church Records of Culm: 1787-1850, extracted by Glenn H. Penner with assistance from John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Births found in the Lutheran Church Records of Gross Lunau, Culm, West Prussia: 1848-1852, extracted from LDS film #71289 by Glenn H. Penner; transcribed by John D. Richert.
- Mennonite Deaths, Kreis Culm, West Prussia,
1800-1840, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (35K).
- Mennonite Deaths in the Lutheran Church Records of Culm, West Prussia: 1830 – 1852, extracted by Glenn Penner and transcribed by John D. Richert.
Graudenz-Land
Montau
- Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Montau-Gruppe Mennonite Church: 1661-1945, transliterated and digitized by Ernest H. Baergen.
- Montau Mennonite Church Record Books: Image Files. MLA, North Newton, KS
- Mennonite Baptisms in Montau, 1661-1740, compiled by Glenn Penner and Adalbert Goertz, (201K).
- Mennonite Baptisms in Montau, 1741-1813, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (284K).
- Mennonite Families in the Montau-Gruppe/Schoensee Region, 1800-1840, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (177K).
- Montau Mennonite Church, West Prussia Membership List, 1894, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (14K).
- Ministers and Deacons of the Montau-Gruppe Church in Prussia, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (12K).
- Montau-Gruppe in West Prussia - Membership list 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (20K).
Przechowka
- Przechowka Church Register, originally translated by Jacob A. Duerksen, Velda Richert-Duerksen, and the Mennonite Immigrant Historical Foundation staff in Goessel, KS; transcribed and edited by Rod Ratzlaff.
- Przechowka, West Prussia, Membership Lists for 1715 and 1733 from the Travel Diary of Hendrik Berents Hulshoff, by Glenn H. Penner.
- A Comparison of the 1715/1719 Dirks/Berents list and Information in the Przechowka Church Records, as obtained from the GRANDMA Database, by Glenn H. Penner.
- Prezechowka Gemeinde Households in the Vicinity of Schwetz, 1715 and 1719, compiled by John D. Richert.
Schönsee
- Schönsee, Poland: Mennonite and Non-Mennonite Residents, 1695–1800, compiled by Bob Buller.
- Mennonite Marriages for Schönsee, West Prussia, 1810-1852, taken from the Lutheran Church Register of Kulm, West Prussia, originally extracted by Adalbert Goertz; compiled and edited by Glenn Penner.
- Schönsee-Kulmer Niederung Mennonite Church Record Book: Image Files. MLA, North Newton, KS
- Schönsee (Culm) Baptism Records: 1862-1943, extracted by John D. Richert .
- Schönsee in West Prussia - Membership list 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz (10K).
Thorn
Tragheimerweide
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Heinrichswalde
Koenigsberg
Memelniederung
Plauschwarren
- Plauschwarren Mennonite Church Births, 1769-1855, compiled by Erwin Wittenberg.
- Mennonite Baptisms in Plauschwarren, East Prussia 1771-1800, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (17K).
- Plauschwarren Mennonite Church Baptisms, 1771-1862, compiled by Erwin Wittenberg.
- Members of the Lithuanian Mennonite Plauschwarren Church: 1777, translated by Glenn H Penner.
- Mennonite Marriages in Plauschwarren, East Prussia 1778-1802, compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (7K).
- Plauschwarren Mennonite Church Marriages, 1778-1862, compiled by Erwin Wittenberg.
- Plauschwarren Mennonite Church Deaths, 1769-1869, compiled by Erwin Wittenberg.
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Maps |
- Danzig, 1930, (38K)
- Danziger Werder, 1942, (101K)
- Driesen, (50K)
- East Prussia, (33K)
- Kulm, (25K)
- Marienburger Werder, (121K)
- Die Memelniederung, (26K)
- Montau, (24K)
- Die Weichselniederungen bei Thorn, (22K)
- West Prussia and Danzig, (27K)
- West Prussia, (21K)
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