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From: "Celia E. Mitschelen" <>
Subject: Re: SEEK KEY TO POLISH/WEST PRUSSIAN PLACE NAMES
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 23:22:03 GMT


In <>
Arthur Teschler <> writes:

>
>On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Friedrich Lehmkuehler wrote:
>
>% On 28 May 1997 20:08:15 GMT, "William Arthur Warmington, Sr"
>% <> wrote:
>%
>% >Will gladly purchase the key to the Polish names applied to towns
in the
>% >former West Prussia, if it has been published. Otherwise, would
welcome
>% >suggestions on sourcing this conversion directory.
>%
>% Try to buy this book:
>%
>% Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und
>% Neisse,
>% Copyright 1988 by Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg, Leer,
>% 3. Auflage 1988,
>% ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
>%
>% It should still be available as I have bought it some months
>% ago. It covers the former Prussian provinces Pomerania, West
>% Prussia, East Prussia, Silesia and the eastern part of
>% Brandenburg. You will find both: German>Polish and
>% Polish>German.

I have ordered microfiche at the FHC that are supposed to show border
and name changes in Germany. When it arrives I'll report on what it
contains. As microfiche stay there and are so cheap {15 cents each} I
have been browsing the Library Catalog whenever I get a chance to find
something of value for many researchers as well has to help myself.

Celia

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