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My Silesian Family Ancestry

by Brian Paul Kaess

Polish/Silesian Family Book

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November 07, 2026

Polish/Silesian Family Book by Brian Paul Kaess at https://zenodo.org/records/23766302

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Dorothea 'Doris' Dorschke Kaess

Paul Ernst Kaess & Dorothea Dorschke Wedding Photo

Wedding in March 14, 1944 in Ratibor, Upper Silesia, Germany, in Catholic Church St. John the Baptist Ostrog Parish Church.

Maria Dorschke & Eugen Kaesser Wedding Photo

Wedding Day (July 7, 1951 in Bietigheim, Germany) for Maria Dorschke und Eugen Kässer, courtesy of Melanie Dorschke. Her Dad Uwe Dorschke also helped collect some of these photos.

Rudolf & Kathe Dorschke with baby Uwe

Arnold Dorschke

Arnold Dorschke at a young age. He was a soldier in the German Army who died towards the end of WWII. This is the only known photo of him to exist.

Former German-Polish Border Crossing at Brzezie (Hohenbirken), circa 1937

Dorothea Dorschke and Sgt. Paul Ernst Kaess Wedding on March 14, 1944

Wedding held at St. Johannes the Baptist Ostrog Catholic Church. in Ratibor, Upper Silesia, Germany.

Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess with his step-mom Hildegard Louise Golz Kaess and father Paul Ernst Kaess

Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess leaving for America November 1965

Brian Paul Kaess, grandson of Dorothea 'Doris' (Dorschke) Kaess

Brian is 1/4 Silesian.

Bärbel and Willibald Schliemann of Halle, Germany

Willi is Brian's cousin through mutual ancestors in the Groß Rauden (Ruda) area in southern Poland.

Michna Family Photo from Gross Rauden, Silesia early 20th century

provided by Benjamin Wiechoczek

Polish/Silesian Family Book

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