100-Lecie Parafii 1916-2016 by Adam Czmuchowski

This is a little bit different kind of a book review and is also being posted on my book review blog.  This is a book about one of my ancestral towns.  It is about the parish church 100th anniversary in Klein Tschansch. This is a part of Breslau/Wroclaw.  My mother was born in Breslau and her mother put her and her sister in the convent here for child care during the week.  I knew my mother had been in a convent but she always thought it was the Ursulinen convent in Breslau.  However, through the Melde/moving records of Breslau I discovered that she and her sister had both stayed here.

I am not sure about the availability of this book.  But if anyone else shares a common ancestral history, it will be great information to know about.  The author is a well-versed and educated man who knows incredible amounts of historical information about the entire Catholic complex that served the people here.

I just wanted to share this with all of you.  I met Adam Czmuchowski on one of my trips to Poland and it was a wonderful experience to be able to learn some of the things he shared with me.

Book Review on Adam Czmuchowski's book

Adam has sent the following review of his book, which I am sharing with you.  Wish it were in English, as well, but perhaps you can do a little Google translate and figure things out.

Thanks Adam for this review!

Pictures of The Church at Klein Tschansch and Others

Yesterday I received an interesting set of 25 postcards sent to me from Adam Czmuchowski.  He wrote that he agrees that I post these on my blog.  And so here they are!

This is a Polish language document.  I can't translate it, but you can click and enlarge this and maybe put it into Google Translate.  These pictures are about the renovations taking place.

                                              Szanowna  Pani  !

      Załączam  obiecane  pocztówki  z Księza  Małego  / Klein Tschansch / 

oraz  tzw. materiał  porównawczy  w  postaci  folderu  z  okresu 

przed  remontem 

                                                             pozdrawiam serdecznie

                                                                                         Adam  Czmuchowski

Wrocław – Księze Małe, 21.VI.2012 r.

Thank you Adam for your beautiful cards.  Poland is really beautiful, isn't it?

Renovation Rossband Memorial in Klein Tschansch

Courtesy Adam Czmuchowski

Information about Gottlieb and Mathilde Rossband

Informationen zu Gottlieb und Mathilde Rossband:

Mathilde Rossband, geb. Schimmel, aus Althoff-Nass (Ortsteil des heutigen Gmina Siechnice), geb. ca.1864; verstorben im Herbst 1944

Gottlieb Rossband, geb. ca.1862; verstorben ca. 1925;

wohnhaft in Breslau / Klein Tschansch, Rypniker Str. 61

Das Ehepaar hatte einen kleinen Bauernhof mit Kräuterei, sie besaßen einige Kühe und vier Pferde. Kartoffeln und Gemüse wurden angebaut und auf dem Markt verkauft.

Das Ehepaar hatte 11 Kinder:

-           Der älteste Sohn war Oskar Rossband, begraben in Rüden am Harz.

-           Paul Rossband ist im Krieg gefallen.

-           Arthur Rossband, Klein Tschansch, später Kulmbach.

-           Max Rossband verheiratet mit Martha, (Milchgeschäft, Milchwagen) Klein Tienz, später wohnh. Pflaumloch (Bayern).

-           Fritz Rossband, später Schön Ellgut Kreis Trebnitz, dann wohnhaft bei Dresden.

-           Georg Rossband, besaß ein Taxi-Unternehmen in Groß Tschansch, später wohnhaft südliches Niedersachsen oder Nordrhein Westfalen.

-           Berta Dettke, geb. Rossband (Bayern).

-           Martha Siegemund, geb. Rossband, (Bayern).

-           Gertrud Göbel, geb. Rossband (Bayern).

-           Emma Genoor (oder ähnlich), geb. Rossband, Brüderstr. Breslau  (auch Brüderkloster). Ihr Mann verstarb im 1.Weltkrieg, später wohnh. DDR.

-           Der jüngste Sohn war Richard Rossband. Burghaig, Kulmbach, Bayern.

Die Familie ist im Januar 1945 ausgewandert, bzw. geflohen, da Ende Januar 1945 die Russen kamen.

Paul Rossband beschreibt Mathilde Rossband als gute Köchin, eine Spezialität waren ihre gebratenen Enten.

Mathilde hat gut für ihre Kinder gesorgt, sie hat sie alle beruflich gut untergebracht. Zudem hat sie sich als „Heiratskupplerin“ betätigt, sie hat die Ehe ihres jüngsten Sohnes Richard Rossband mit Johanna Bögener eingefädelt.

Die Grabpflege in Klein Tschansch wurde von einer deutschen Frau übernommen, die nach dem Krieg zu Hause geblieben war. Ihre Dienste wurden von Johanna Rossband aus Kulmbach bezahlt.

Markus Rossband

A Special Request from Adam Czmuchowski

I received another post from Adam today.  I will write a quick English version.  They are trying to find the descendants of Gottlieb and Mathilde Rossband of Breslau-Klein Tschansch.  They are specially looking for the descendants or relatives of those still living in Breslau-Klein Tschansch till 1945, also descendants of Karl Rossband, Fritz Rossband, Georg, Martha and Georg Rossband born 1926 in Breslau-Klein Tschansch.
Here now in German and Polish: 

If you can help, please leave a comment or a note in the contact window so that they can get in touch with you.  Thanks!

A Contribution From Adam Czmuchowski

Here are pictures of the Klein Tschansch area submitted by Adam Czmuchowski.  To better see these and other pictures that I post, please click to enlarge.  Adam encourages those of you with knowledge or interest in his work with the history of Klein Tschansch and the Rossband family to please contact either me or him.  He is very anxious to make contacts with others interested in this work.

A Little Bit About Klein Tschanz (Breslau)

When my mom was a child, she resided at the "Kinderheim" on the street address of Kinderheim 46.  While in Breslau in 2007, I was able to go here and a researcher, Adam, below, was kind enough to give me lots of materials, pictures and so forth.  It was really a wonderful experience.  I just wish that I could post everything!

From Adam Czmuchowski (translated from Polish)


The mother monastery in Koln-Nippes of the counts of Stollberg with 1 priest Bruhlen at Lehm Gruber St. 1889 organized a house for children without parents. They built a small church and patronate over it and called it Maria Hilf.

Georg Kopp was the bishop. The manager till 1920 was Eleonore zu Stollberg, countess. When the Dominican nuns took over which were then later removed in 1942. After 1920 the old woman was buried in Klein Tschanz. Till 1928 the little villages were separated but then later all became a part of Breslau.

Eleonora lived on Rybniker Str. After 1860 she donated  land to the Catholic cemetery at Oppelner Str. She gave money for the Church which was built in 1909 and having their 100 year celebration next year. The Church is on Schwentniger Str. (My name was on the plaque as being a contributor, I was really surprised)
Carl was the building advisor and the Priest from 1909-46 was Father Conrad Metzger. In the year 1905  the house was founded with a school on the street of Kinderheim 46 where later was a new house for children by the nuns of the Maria Hilf order .
There were nuns of the Vincenz Order and also the Barmherzigen Sisters at this place.