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Boehlke, LeRoy. Germantown, Wis.: Pommerscher Verein Freistadt, 1985. 
32 pictures, 4 maps. A well-illustrated 36-page look at Pomeranian history, customs and culture.

Boehlke, LeRoy. Germantown, Wis.: The Author, 1985. 
A 42 page book with 22 pictures and 10 maps. It is based on a slide presentation shown at Milwaukee's German Fest.

Blank, Gloria. Germantown, Wis: Pommerscher Verein Freistadt, 1986. Last reprinted in 2008. ​
A compilation of articles from past issues of the Rundschreiben and translations of articles relating to Pomeranian customs, culture, and history. 

Sternberg, Paul. C. [Minneapolis, MN]: Sternberg, 2009. 
With dozens of postcards, pre-war and post-war photos, collected over eight years by the author, Churches of County Schlochau is alphabetically organized with 71 churches in 52 villages. Every church in the county has a written description with photos, making this a useful guide for all Schlochau descendants. 144 pages and multiple color photos.

Sternberg, Paul, Janice Savage, Jerry Savage, Lana Larsen and Joyce Gardner. South Saint Paul, MN: Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota, 2009. 
With hundreds of pre-war and post-war photos and postcards, collected over seven years by the Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota, Kreis Regenwalde is alphabetically organized by village with 97 cities and villages represented. Touching collections of people in Regenwalde have been included. There are 363 pages and over 950 black and white and color photos. 

Please note that the paperback edition of this book is no longer available.  You will receive the digital edition of the book on a thumb drive. 
Sternberg, Paul, Janice Savage, and Jerry Savage. South Saint Paul, MN: Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota, 2009. 
With hundreds of postcards, prewar and post-war photos, collected over ten years by the Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota, Pommern Revisited is alphabetically organized with 43 topics from “Amber” to “Writing Your Story.” Heartfelt recollections of manor home life, farm life, seasons and holidays have been assembled in this work, as well as useful tips for traveling in Poland using the archives. Every Pommern county/Kreis has a written description with photos, making this a useful guide for all Pomeranians. 408 pages and over 1,300 color and b/w photos. This is a digital version of the original text in its entirety.

Savage, Janice, Jerry Savage, and Paul Sternberg. Minnesota: Self-published, 2011. 
Kreis Naugard is alphabetically organized by village with 96 cities and villages presented. Touching recollections of people born in County Naugard have been included in this work. A wonderful overview of life in County Naugard has been assembled especially for people researching ancestry from this area. There are 378 pages and hundreds of color photos. Many trips were made to Poland just for photography of the Naugard area.

Lenz, Pastor Gustav. (Translated by Ray Ericksen, assisted by Karen Kressin. Morrisville, North Carolina.: Lulu Publishing, 2023. 
This book is an English translation of the autobiography of Gustav Lenz, pastor of the Guetzlaffshagen parish from 1835-1846. Guetzlaffshagen, today Goslaw Poland, was in Kreis Greifenberg, Pomerania, Prussia, and the parish included the villages of Glanse and Zimdarse. Among the topics discussed are the history of  the church, life in the villages, Separatism, and Christmas celebrations. The book contains 212 pages, 10 photos, the English translation and the original German text.

Pommerscher Verein  Freistadt. Germantown, Wis.: The Verein, 1992. Recipes of PVF members and friends. It contains familiar German recipes, such as the famous cherry soup and potato pancakes, and much more. It also includes pages of history, culture, and explanations of Taubenabwerfen custom, introduced at Pommerntag. A popular gift item.

Loven, Juanita. Iowa City, IA: Penfield Press, 1996. 
Recipes from The Badger State include dairy land dipper, cherry bounce, apple cider stew, wild rice soup, lo-cal yogurt potato salad, Tillie's blueberry muffins, beer batter fried chicken, Parmesan potato sticks, and Wisconsin cheese fudge, among many others. Spiral bound, 160 pages.

Sternberg, Paul, Janice Savage, and Jerry Savage. South Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Genealogical Society, 2010. 
Recipes of Our Ancestors features 160 recipes, with culture, history, trivia and gorgeous color photos contributed by dozens of people. Featured in this 286 page book are 36 countries and ethnic groups. These groups chose Minnesota as their new home! Countries featured: Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hmong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Native American, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Vietnam.

A collection of favorite recipes from 100 other cookbooks from around Wisconsin, especially emphasizing the varied ethnic groups who make the state their home.

Published in 1991, this is a collection of short articles, essays, and memories written by a variety of people.  It includes some holiday traditions, art, music, dance, and literature, as well as features on Germans in various states.  Also includes some smaller sects such as the Amish and Moravians.  Over 50 pages of recipes.  208 pages/

Iwan, Wilhelm. Mequon, Wis.: Freistadt Historical Society, 2003. 
Describes the emigration from Pomerania and Prussia to America from 1838 to 1864. 3 vols., (566 p.), maps, plans. 
Please note: If you are only interested in the name list, please purchase Volume III.

Iwan, W.  Mequon, WI: Freistadt Historical Society, Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt, 2002. 
Includes over 1000 names of Prussian people and places, including Pomeranians, who emigrated starting in 1838. From Iwan's Old Lutheran Emigration, Chapter XX. 91 p. [40] p. Please note that this is Volume III, of a 3-volume work.

Frenz, Alice, LeRoy Boehlke, and Don Silldorff. Mequon, Wis: The Society, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Freistadt, 1989. 
Includes a brief history of the Old Lutherans, a name index to more than 600 family names of Pomeranian emigrants who settled in Freistadt, Wis., some family letters, and information about Heinrich von Rohr.  142 p., ill.

These indexed newsletters are about the history of Trinity-Freistadt and related activities from 1839 to 2013.

Natzke, Royal. Includes baptism, confirmation, marriage and death records, as well as excerpts from the minutes of the church meetings and the financial records and an historical narrative and pictures.

Bronisch, Gerhard, Walter Ohle, John Hingst, and Hingst Liesel; edited by Elaine Kraft. Germantown, WI: Pommerscher Verein Freistadt, 2007. 
Kreis Kammin-Land was originally published in the German language at Stettin in 1939. Details each town with histories, area, settlements and churches. Some with family names, drawings and photos. 305 p.

Marzahn, Wolfgang.  Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006. 
A 75 page book with pictures describing the life of a prominent Pomeranian nobleman in the 1800s.

Kraft, Elaine, editor. Germantown, WI: Pommerscher Verein Freistadt, 2011. 
Part I is an English translation of Kummrow, Johannes. Vergilbte Blätter!: aus der Kirchen- und Pfarrchronik einer mit dem Meere ringenden Gemeinde. 4th edition. Stettin: Leon Sauniers, 1924. The church at Hoff, Kreis Greifenberg, Pomerania, perched on a cliff next to the Baltic Sea, was slowly destroyed over several centuries by the sea’s onslaught. Part I is an English translation of the history of the church as chronicled by Pastor Johannes Kummrow. Part II is a collection of more current information including a map of the villages comprising the Hoff community (Hoff, Gross Horst, Klein Horst, Ninikow, Pustichow, Rewahl, Schleffin, Baldeubs,  Lüchenthin, and Poberow). A Timeline shows the church at various stages of its demise.

Bogenschneider, Duane Raymond. Mequon, WI: Bogenschneider Publications, 2015. 
xxxviii, 456 pages; name index and photos. ISBN: 978-0-9903647-1-9. 
Volume I of The Bogenschneider Family History and Genealogy covers the life of Gottfried David Benjamin Bogenschneider and the lives of nearly 2000 of his descendants both in Germany and in the United States. Born in 1724, Gottfried David Benjamin Bogenschneider served as a teacher and church sexton in Krackow, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia until his death in 1797.  Descendants of Gottfried that emigrated to the United States include: 1. August Wilhelm Bogenschneider (1837-1919), who settled in Dodge County, Wisconsin; 2. Carl Friedrich Bogenschneider (1859-1925), who settled in Jefferson County, Wisconsin; 3. Franz Friedrich Wilhelm Bogenschneider (1866-1942), who settled in Jefferson County, Wisconsin; and, 4. William Paul Bogenschneider (1856-1914), who settled in New York City.  In addition to providing a genealogy of the family, the work provides information on the historical situation and environment of the early ancestors and their families, as well as background on the family name. 
Volume II: The Babenschneider and Bogenschneider Families is available on this web page.

Bogenschneider, Duane Raymond. Mequon, WI: Bogenschneider Publications, 2018.
viii, 526 pages; name index, genealogical tables, maps and photos. ISBN: 978-9-990367-2-6. 
Vol II covers 35 additional Bogenschneider family groupings and eight Babenscheider family groupings. Babenschneider was the Low German name before many of the family members changed it to the High German Bogenschneider. These family groupings were located in Pomerania, Prussia in the following Kresies: Stadtkreis Stettin, Landkreis Greifenberg, Landkreis Naugard, Landkreis Pyritz, Stadtkreis Stargard and Landkreis Saatzig. There is a spearate name index for Vol II, as well as a second cumulative index for all the Babenschneiders and Bogenschneiders in both

Kressin, Karen. 2017. 195 pages;. ISBN:978-1-387-01507-8. I
llustrated. Large Print. A Novel of Pomerania. Christmas, harvest, festivals, weddings, and other Pomeranian traditions. Prussia's entry upon the world stage. War. America on everybody's mind. Friendship, love, laughter, courage, hope, and redemption. Learn what made Maria Treptow and many other Pomeranians give up the life they knew and emigrate to the New World. Find out the secret Maria kept hidden in her heart and refused to reveal to anybody. Includes general Pomeranian customs, but based on the true story of a family including Treptow, Brandt, Riess, Tews, Arndt, Rasch, Storm, Lüdke, Kressin, and Rüge surnames, and taking place in the Kreis Greifenberg villages of Gützlaffshagen, Behlkow, Zimdarse, Darsow, Lewetzow, Dargislaff, and Holm.

By Langenscheidt, this dictionary, about 6x4x1.5 inches, is small enough to pop in a suitcase. Includes German/English and English/German. 

High quality fabric and printing. 50% cotton, 50% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 50% cotton - 50% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 50% cotton - 50% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 50% cotton - 50% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 60% cotton, 40% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 60% cotton, 40% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 60% cotton, 40% polyester.

High quality fabric and printing, 60% cotton, 40% polyester.

Heavy cotton, high quality printing.

Heavy cotton, high quality printing.

Heavy cotton, high quality printing. 

Heavy cotton, high quality printing.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide. 

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide.

Caps commonly worn by Pomeranian men along the northern coast. 80% cotton, 20% polyamide. 

Embroidered, blue border, red griffin, 2" x 2-1/2"

Pommern and Pommern Greif on white background; measures 11" x 3.25".

Pomerania and Pomeranian Flag/Greif; measures 4.25" x 3"

Pomerania and Pomeranian Flag/Greif; measures 4.25" x 3"

Glass, 10-1/2 oz., imprinted with name PVF and red griffin.