The earliest Pollenz ancestor (based on the research conducted in the compilation of The Pollenz Family Geneological Record) is one Joachim Pollentz, born in 1752 in an undetermined location. Joachim is documented as a resident of Damborice in Moravia around 1785. The area of Central Europe to which the Pollenz family can be traced is that known today as the Czech Republic, formed on January 1, 1993 when Czechoslovakia split peacefully into that state and Slovakia.

At about the time Joachim Pollentz appears in Damborice, we find Moravia as a crown colony, a Marquisate, with the city of Brunn (Brno) as its capital. In 1849, Moravia became a separate crown land of Austria and in 1918, with Bohemia and Silesia, declared independence and formed the republic of Czechoslovakia. The country underwent additional upheavals, first becoming a German protectorate in 1939 and then a Soviet Socialist Republic in 1948, before freeing itself of Communist rule in 1990 and becoming the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. As mentioned above, in 1993 the provinces peacefully split into two independent republics.

Come inside and enjoy the history of the extended Pollenz family, that is, the direct line of the Pollenzes and those other families related through marriage.

Editor's Comment

Please note that the hard copy "first edition" of this genealogy was published in September, 2001 and was based on data collected and compiled from the early 1950's to that publication date. The bulk of the serious research was conducted from about 1995 forward, as explained in the Introduction.

I had not intended to continue the effort; however, through one means or another additional data did filter down to me, and I published an Update Addendum containing information gathered from September 2001 to June 2008 (e.g., additional "stories", corrections, new photos, etc.). And then, at about that time, Alan Pollenz conceived the design of this website and began it’s construction. My addendum can be now be  accessed in the Updates section. Subsequent additions to this family history website will be found in that section, the User Updates section, or within the appropriate part or section herein.

I am looking forward to the many further updates to this genealogy that will be generated by direct contributions of extended family members through the User Updates feature of this website.

One final comment: Distant family relationships are sometimes difficult or confusing to determine. To ease that effort, registered users of this website will find a set of kinship lists in Appendix 2, one list for each user, which show the relationship of that individual to all persons whose names have been entered into the extended Pollenz family genealogical data base. 

Richard Pollenz
Huntsville, Alabama
March, 2009                                                                                                                       (Last General Update: April 29, 2010)

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