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Marge,
you must start your roots search with the right location:
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German Name Gross Schwirsen
Today's Name Swierzno
Kreis/County Rummelsburg
German Province Pommern
Today's Province Slupskie
Location East 16°50' North 54°04'
Location Description This village/town is located 2.2 km and 260 degrees from Kaffzig, which is known today as Kawcze
Lutheran Parish Groß Schwirsen 1905
Catholic Parish NO catholic residents in 1905
Standesamt/Civil Registry Groß Schwirsen 1905
Gemeindelexikon/Town Index IV-22-19
Population By Year/Einwohner 1905: 295
Remarks Add 152 residents for Gutsbezirk in 1905
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So yes, it's Swierzno, but be careful with your further search, there are two Swierzno in present Poland and Pommerania in 19th century, your family ancestral town Swierzno is nearby town Kawcze and gmina (commune) Miastko:
Please see YOUR FAMILY ANCESTRAL CHURCH AND PARISH:
http://www.swierzno.koszalin.opoka.org.pl/pierwsze/index-pl.htm
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If you wish you can contact parish asking where are church books from 19th c.
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From the special list of the parishes/parish books made by famous Polish genealogist Stanislaw Pieniazek:
http://www.genpol.com/Katalog_Zasobow_Metrykalnych-parafia_8663.html
= you have the full address of the parish and information that they have not parish books older than 1971, matter needs more deep research.
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If you wish to see some old pics from your family homeland Swierzno there are some images here:
http://www.swierzno.koszalin.opoka.org.pl/pierwsze/index-pl.htm
(sorry that text is in Polish only but you can see the main names confirmation)
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You forgot to tell us your family name from Swierzno, there are some other search tools to help you but we must know it.
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Do hope this helps a little.
Good luck in your search!
Tad
RootsPoland
http://www.rootspoland.com
any old family documents to see, read and help you and all searchers (it's fully free):
http://www.narodowa.pl/help
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