Frederick schultz returned to polock, poland in 1929. The website of the plock diocese steves genealogy blog. The state archives in plock archiwum panstwowe w plocku in poland has free, online genealogy collections as well as onsite family history collections. Masovian mazowieckie voivodeship, poland genealogy. The only information i have regading my grandfathers place of birth is dobrzen, plock, russia 1873 or 1874difficult to read the last digit. This is the result of both migration eastward from various german provinces as well as the numerous boundary changes that took place over polish regions from the partitions of the. First chronicled in the 10th century, plock is the oldest community in mazowsze, having served as the seat of polish rulers from 1079 to 18. History books recommended polish history and world. It will take time to read but you will walk away with a wealth of historical information that will last a lifetime. History of the present and the magic lantern timothy garton ash, 20001990. City in warszawa province, central poland as jews settled in plock before 1237, when the city was the capital of masovia, the plock jewish community is one of the oldest in poland. The state archives in plock branch in kutno about this archive ul. Jripoland is an independent nonprofit taxexempt organization under section 501c3 of the u.
This page provides a complete overview of plock, mazowieckie, poland region maps. Ancient institutions, buildings and traditions make plock a destination of choice, and it features the famed wisla dancers as its folk dancing national treasure. A freelance historian with a singular command of languages, he has authored over a dozen books, including warsaw 1920. Choose from a wide range of region map types and styles. This archive performs paid genealogical research upon request. Electronic index of holocaust victims from plock, poland, from a translation of a book on the history of the plock jewish community. Plock travel and tourist guide poland travel guide. Plock state archive akta magistratu miasta gombina nr 507. Plock pronounced is a city on the vistula river in central poland. Apparently the diocese was founded about 1087, through the efforts of the legates sent to poland by gregory vii. Two of several good eyewitness account books by ash that analyze the transition in central and eastern europe from the late 1980s through the 1990s. Whenever possible, consider holding the family reunion in place where you have a strong plock family history, which provides opportunities to share stories and visit cemeteries or old home sites.
For comments or questions related specifically to website technical issues, email. And there was a lot of russian books which at the earlier age i read, like dostoyevski and a little bit of tolstoy and so on. Books about polish history and world politics our book recommendations the doomed soldiers book recommendations. Plock, 1967 topics jews poland plock holocaust, jewish 19391945 poland plock plock poland ethnic relations plock poland plock poland plotsk poland genres books portraits photographs memorial books holocaust notes statement of responsibility. Need advice on howwhere to start searching for death in.
It received town privileges in 1237 and prospered as a trading centre through the 17th century. A view of the castle on tumskie hill and the river wisla vistula in plock, poland, c. Cathedral basilica of the assumption of the blessed virgin mary in plock. It remains unknown when the first jews arrived in plock. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. His family originates from poland, which his parents fled when it was invaded by germany and russia in 1939. Genealogy and history of the rummelsburg now miastka, poland, county. Holocaust victim name data from plotzk plock a history of. As jews settled in plock before 1237, when the city was the capital of masovia, the plock jewish community is one of the oldest in poland. Plock map contains the accurate plock plan, streets, satellite photographs and the search engine of addresses. Zydzi ploccy w dziejach miasta plock jews in the history of the city ksiaznica plocka im.
Poland is a land whose boundaries and people have been divided and redivided by conquering nations throughout its long and tumultuous history. Plock is located in the province of mazowieckie in centraleast poland and is approximately 120 kilometres 70 miles northwest of warsaw. From simple outline map graphics to detailed map of plock. Adam zamoyski was born in new york and has spent much of his life in england, where he was educated at oxford. It also has the remnants of a gothic castle, a glorious cathedral and the finest collection of art nouveau art and architecture in the country. Evangelical and reformed lutheran church parish records in russian poland large numbers of germans have lived in what is now modern poland for hundreds of years. Poland is located at a geographic crossroads that links the forested lands of northwestern europe to the sea lanes of the atlantic ocean and the fertile plains of the eurasian frontier.
Plotzk memorial book plotzker association in israel plotzk plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland. It is located in the masovian voivodeship since 1999, having previously been the capital of the plock voivodeship 19751998. State archives in poland with contact details, list of collection and description how. It must be recalled that the polish government in exile, marshaled the third or fourth largest military force of the allies during world war ii, providing over 250,000 soldiers to the allied cause in the west. Summary of the book history of the jews of plotzk published 1939. Please enter at the jri poland home page to truly understand jri poland. Mazovian voivodeship or mazovia province is the largest and most populous of. Charity and is situated in a pleasant garden on the hill on which the historical centre of plock is built, near the vistula river. Vicechairman, plotzker association in israel hamenora publishing house. Plock town leader, plock archives project, greta davis. For all general inquiries about jripoland activities and indexing, address email to.
A selection of images from our archive of the city of plock in the early 1900s. This was on his declaration of intention for naturalization which, unfortunately, he did not pursue. Octagon books, 1971 online edition vol 1 to 1696, old fashioned but highly detailed. This area had many ethnic germans as well as polish. According to the data provided by gus on 31 december 2018 there were 120,000 inhabitants in the city. Being a web site you will be able to access the information on most digital platforms, including your laptop, personal computer or. The 10 best things to do in plock 2020 with photos. The first part deals with the years 16501793, the swedish invasion, the pogroms carried out by the cossacks and the reconstruction of the community. A very interesting book that offers a comprehensive picture of the history of poland from the middle ages to a few years ago. Free genealogy search engine for over 430,000 vital records from the former austrohungarian province of galicia, which is today southeastern poland and western ukraine. Browse digital images of church books containing baptisms and births, marriages, burials, and deaths for parishes in the czestochowa, gliwice, radom, tarnow, and lublin roman catholic dioceses of poland. Hell0 i too am looking for information about my family from poland and my great grandfather who came from poland plock janiszewo region had a brother named jan too.
Once the capital of poland, plock sits on the nations most fabled river, the wisla, made famous in many poems and ballads. Plock, diocese of plocensis, in russian poland, suffragan of warsaw, includes the district of plock and parts of the districts of lomza and warsaw. Plock 1960 names greenspan, sol, 1912author, 1912author collection. In the first 200 years of their residence there, the jews usually engaged in moneylending, sometimes accepting landed. Eisenberg, tel aviv, world committee for the plotzk memorial book. Plock is a major oilrefining and petrochemical center.
Memorial books that document jewish life before world war ii, along with vivid. Poland online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections. Plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland. Plock pwotsk, dramatically perched on a cliff high above the vistula, has a long history and a pleasing old centre. The names come from polishlanguage lists andor transliterations of russianlanguage lists, so that the spelling of a name may vary depending on its source. Plock map city plan, index of streets map of poland. Plock is a city on the vistula river in central poland. Eliyahu eisenberg vicechairman, plotzker association in israel hamenora publishing house telaviv, 1967 honorary president of the world committee for the plotzk memorial book. It is possible to show plock pictures after clicking on the blue icon gallery of photographs on the map of poland. The site also gives starting dates of church books available for parishes in. Only now, as it enters the 21st century, is it a stable democracy with a bright economic and political future. Plock in the early 1900s polish poland pictures history. Information as to how to obtain records and what jri poland provides is explained within the jri poland web site. This compassionately written history provides readers with a clear understanding of polands complex history from its origins.
James michener poland is by far the best book i have read. The all galicia database gesher galicia researching. It covers three families over the course of eight centuries. A historian with a singular command of languages, he has authored over a dozen books, including warsaw 1920. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. First chronicled in the 10th century, plock is the oldest community in mazowsze mazovia, having served as the seat of polish rulers from 1079 to 18. There is a possibility to search entries after filling out any of the fields, and in case of the surname and name also it is possible to enter only the first letters it is important in cases when we are not sure of the spelling, for example a or on as well as with regard to different spelling of the same names in the original text, for instance maryanna, marianna, marjanna and. The awardwinning searchable database of indexes to jewish records of poland jripoland is an independent nonprofit taxexempt organization under. Guide to masovian mazowieckie voivodeship ancestry, family history and genealogy. Having specialized in the history of jews in poland in general, he wrote on the occasion of the 700year anniversary of the jewish community of plotzk a substantial work on this particular subject. Plock news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2015 learn how and.
Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center. Poland travel guide this web site will eventually have tourist information on most of the places in polska. Now bounded by seven nations, poland has waxed and waned over the centuries, buffeted by the forces of regional history. Henry golde was born in plock, poland, on may 5, 1929, the younger son of a polish. Dates and records available vary by diocese and parish.
I particularly like the fact that is showing the great differences that this history had compered with the rest of europe, with the resistance to centralized power giving the tone to the beginning and then greatly influence the development. I emailed the archives of plock and received an email reply which i cannot open for some reason. The list of men from gombin recruit lists born 18661899 found in plock state archive. State archives in zielona gora state archives in plock state archives in przemysl. The history of the plock relationship fort wayne sister.
Archive coordinator, plock archive project, greta davis. Its full ceremonial name, according to the preamble to the city statute, is stoleczne. Cambridge university press, 1941 16971935, 1950 to 1696. Other industries include food processing and the manufacture of farm machinery. In the first 200 years of their residence there, the jews usually engaged in moneylending, sometimes accepting landed estates and other immovable property as security.
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