Winnipeg 20 Feb 2011 #1Can someone tell me where this is now (what is it called now?) or where it was in 1930's. I have family that were from here.Thanks.
jonni 16 | 2,482 20 Feb 2011 #2Check out Paproc. There's a place called that in Wielkopolska and also in Podlasie. But gien the Germanicized spelling Poprotz, the Wielkopolska one is more likely. Both have Wikipedia pages.
OP Winnipeg 20 Feb 2011 #3jonniThank you jonni,...Do you know where I could find any birth records or christening records from this area paproc?My grandparents surnames were koch and kostbar
jonni 16 | 2,482 20 Feb 2011 #4I'd try the Parish Church, assuming they were Catholic. If not, the records office in the nearest big town might be the best bet.editBe careful - there may have been quite a few places called that.
OP Winnipeg 20 Feb 2011 #5I found this page:sggee.org/research/parishes/parish_histories/WarsawDiocese/PaprocParis h/PaprocResearch.htmlThere is a paproc parish map 1939It shows Koch on one map but my grandfathers name was Julius, that one read Johann could be a brother maybe.I think this is the area jonni you have been really helpful as this looks like it was a german settlementOk thanks,...they were LutheranWhen I went to the Paproc parish page on the sggee.org siteit listed a village called:Groß PaproćI think I remember seeing this on my uncles obit in the paper
Polonius3 994 | 12,367 20 Feb 2011 #6KOCH: German or Yiddish for cookKOSTBAR: German ior Yiddish for precious, costly, valuable
Bratwurst Boy 12 | 11,739 20 Feb 2011 #7"Koch" and "kostbar" are both not yiddish but only boring German....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish_phonology#Comparison_with_German
jonni 16 | 2,482 21 Feb 2011 #11My dictionary came up with 'kucher ' and 'teier '. There may be other variants - there are several dialects of Yiddish.
Kostbar 9 Dec 2014 #12WinnipegI'm searching for the Family Kostbar, too. I know they lived in the area of Paproc.my grand grandfather's surname was Kostbar, his first Name was Johann. He was born in Paproc and he married in Paproc his wife Adele Kormann.Can you help me or someone else to find out more Information?!Thanks.Merged: Searching for the family Kostbar and Kormann in the area of Paproc, PolandI'm searching for the Family Kostbar and Kormann. I know they lived in the area of Paproc/Königshuld.My grandfather's surname was Kostbar, his first Name was Johann. He was born in Paproc Male (1894) and he married in Paproc Duce his wife Adele Kormann in the year 1925. They lived in Kowalowka/Mecklenburgl I think until 1939.Thanks.
Polonius3 994 | 12,367 20 Dec 2014 #13There are two neighbouring villages in NE Poland's Podlasie region called Paproć Duża and Paproć Mała.