I found the birthplace of an ancestor in the Rozischtsche/Rozyszcze Kirchenbuch listed variously in confirmation and marriage records as Swirchinitz, Kr. Petrikau, and as Wierzinetz, Petrikau, and also as Skiernowicz. Might these be different names for the same place? How do I find them? How can I learn whether Lutheran church records exist for Petrikau in the 1860's?

Karla Walters


