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Genealogy Resources

PRESENTATION FROM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Abigail Nye, reference and instruction archivist at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee gave an excellent presentation on the genealogy collections housed at its archives at the February meeting. This department is an Area Research Center for Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties, and is able to obtain records from other parts of the state. She has allowed us to post her Powerpoint presentation here.

Old World Wisconsin Visitor Experience Staff

Visits Pommerscher Verein Library and Freistadt

On Friday, February 28, 2025, six members of the staff from Old World Wisconsin spent the day in Freistadt. As part of the group interpreting the Pomeranian buildings at their living museum, their purpose was to learn more about the culture. They learned additional foodways, weaving techniques, and history. After the meeting they made several addtional stops in the hamlet, including one of the last working farms in Wisconsin that still has Pomeranian-style buildings and the Trinity Freistadt Historical Site.

Pomeranian Heritage Tour 2024 Update

Early in June 2024, thirty-three travelers returned from their marvelous 12 day adventure in the "homeland". During the tour, the group gathered on the steps of the Pommersche Landmuseum in Griefswald in Western Pomerania (now Germany). If you wish to get a glimpse of what the group enjoyed, check out our Facebook page: "Pommerntag". Tentative plans are for the group to return to the area in spring 2026. If you wish to receive a brochure when they are available, email information@pommerscher.org.

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Tour of Pomerania

This group usually conducts tours of northern Germany and Poland, in what was once Pomerania, every other year. Although the details aren't set yet, it is likely the next tour will go in mid-spring 2026, and will be similar to the 2024 trip. That brochure is posted in the red bar at the left.

Enjoy some photos of this and former trips below.