Die Pommerschen
Leute
(DPL) - translates 'The Pomeranian People' - is a quarterly
genealogical newsletter that contains condensed paragraphs
(Items) of information about Pomeranian families that have been
submitted to DPL as well as articles about available Pomeranian
records and articles about Pomeranian history and culture.
Collectively, DPL issues contain the largest collection of
Pomeranian family records that have been published. The current
index, which is online, lists over 140,000 individuals.
The Immigrant Genealogical Society (IGS) maintains a complete
collection of DPL issues and can provide copies of individual
family histories that have been published in DPL.
Finding Possible Ancestors -- Choose the surname and given
name of one ancestor. Go to the online
Full Name Index. Scroll down the list
of segments to locate the segment that would contain the selected
surname and click on the link. On the segment page, scroll down
to locate the selected surname and given name. (Common
surname/given name combinations may occur several times). After
each occurrence of a surname/given name you will find two
numbers. The surname/given name and the two numbers allow you to
request from IGS a reprint of the Items the surname/given name
appeared in, any additional Items that mention close relatives,
and the last known address of the submitter who provided the
information. Print and fill out an
Item Request Form. Mail the form
along with a donation of US$5.00 to:
Immigrant Genealogical Library
P.O. Box 7369
Burbank, California 91510-7369
Many Pomeranian families came from villages with less than a few
hundred inhabitants. If this is the case for the village of one of
your ancestors, you may be interested in contacting others
interested in the same village, even if they are researching
other surnames. This website also maintains an index of all
Pomeranian villages that have appeared in DPL ancestor items.
Finding Other Researchers -- Chose a village name associated
with one of your ancestors. Go to the online
Village Index. Scroll down the list
of segments to locate the segment that would contain the selected
village name and click on the link. On the segment page, scroll down
to locate the village name. After each village name is a county name
and a number. The village, county and number allow you to request
the last known address of a submitter who is interested in that
village. Print and fill out a
Submitter
Request Form for up to five submitters by including the
village, county and number for each submitter. Mail the form along
with a donation of US$5.00 to the IGS at the address above.
