Unten auf dem obigen Foto sieht man Ellerwalde / Above you see Ellerwalde at the bottom of the picture
Ganz im Südwesten von Ostpreußen war Ellerwalde/ In the southwest corner of East Prussia Ellerwalde was almost in West Prussia.
Hier die Marienburg nörlich von Ellerwalde /the Marienburg castle to the north of EllerwaldeSonnabend breche ich auf Richtung Osten - nach dem ehemaligen Ostpreußen, um das Dorf meiner Urgroßeltern zu besuchen. Ich freue mich riesig darauf! In der Weichselniederung südwestlich von Marienwerder liegt das Dörfchen Ellerwalde, ein Bauerndorf, denn meine Vorfahren waren Bauern, und sie sind 1883 nach Texas ausgewandert. Ich kannte meine Urgroßmutter - Emma Tesmer, und sie wurde in Ellerwalde geboren. So schließt sich der Kreis. Da das Dorf so klein ist, hoffe ich auf Erfolg bei der Suche nach dem genauen Wohnort von meiner Familie. Nächste Woche habe ich Fotos und Infos.
Saturday I take to the road to East Prussia - now Poland - to visit the little village where my great grandparents grew up before they left to begin a new life in Texas in 1883. I am very excited. In the Vistula River bottom Ellerwalde, their village lies southwest of Marienwerder. I knew my great grandmother, Emma Tesmer, who was born there and was in her 90s when I spoke with her, though she spoke almost no English. Since the village is very small, I hope to have success in finding the house they lived in and the church they went to. Next week I'll have photos and info about this moving visit.
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oh how fun and exciting! Such an adventure. I would love to do some geneology research then explore the Czech region.
That's awesome Mark. I bet your mom wishes she could be there with you on that trip. I hope you are successful in your endeavours.
Btw, I'm excited to see you have a blog now. I knew someday the blog bug would bite. It looks like it bit hard! You've been mighty the poster as of late.
V ery neat trip Mark. I will be looking forward to seeing what you find.
Also, I am interested in how the Poles and Germans feel about East Prussia being part of Poland now?
There's always latent suspicion from the Polish side that Germans will make earlier claims valid, since there never was an official legal document recognized by all sides agreeing that these areas were Polish or Russian. These areas were German from the 1200s until 1945 - all the architecture, etc. is German to the core, but a glace at Polish history also makes you feel very sorry for what they have been through. I think most of the younger generation doesn't care any more, and since Poland is in the EU and will get the Euro, Germans can live anywhere they want in Poland anyway - they just need to get by in Polish. But, since Germany is the most powerful economic force on the continent, many fear this German power and the proverbial German discipline - Germans are always very efficient and thorough.
Karen: yes, sorry that my mother can't come along - she knew all that generation that came to Texas. Perhaps blogging bit hard, but better than if it simply bites.
I mean East Prussia was the Prussian homeland, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducal_Prussia
Yes, Chris. A historically complicated situation, but in the 1200s the Knights of the Teutonic Order Christianized and Germanized the whole region, but it was not that simple. I'm sure the internet has good details. I've been there now - will post something in the next day or so.
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