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egerk | March 30, 2010
(From Volk auf dem Weg, Nr 3/ 2010) Die 2009 erschienene Chronik der Wolgadeutschen Kolonie Josefstal ist eine wahre Fundgrube für unsere Ahnen- und Heimatforscher. Einer der beiden Autoren ist der Kanadier Edward Gerk. Von unseren amerikanischen Landsleuten wissen wir, dass sie sich stärker als Europäer mit der Ahnenforschung befassen. Hierzulande warden lieber die aktuellen [...]
egerk | April 6, 2009
List of Volga German colonists who received passports for travel abroad to America in the years 1886, 1890-1892, 1900, 1906-1909, 1912 The List is made on the basis of documents on delivery of passports for travel abroad which were kept in the State archive of the Saratov Region (GASO), in Fond Number 1, Office of [...]
egerk | April 6, 2009
Dr. Igor Pleve, noted Volga-German historian, has done a great service throughout the years with his careful historical scholarship, documenting the history of this forgotten people. One of his recent research projects has been the compilation of Volga-Germans who applied for passports to leave Russia. Available on-line are the results of his research, the [...]
egerk | January 12, 2008
Dr. Igor Pleve of Saratov a number of years ago wrote a short history of Josefstal. It is now online, in Russian, and is available here. I’ll post a translation shortly.
