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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 30, 2009
egerk | April 1, 2009
Identified in this photo are Margareta (Stremel) Gerk, Kristina (Rausch) Gerk, Georg Gerk, “Schwarz Liz”, and Beata Kisser
egerk | April 1, 2009
egerk | November 21, 2008
This house belonged to a member of the Gerk family, until it was taken away by communist officials. 2 years later all Josefstal residents would be deported to Siberia.
egerk | November 6, 2008
egerk | June 16, 2008
This photo was taken in Josefstal aprox. 1924. It features: Back Row, Left to Right: Kaspar Blattner, Gottfried Gerk, Johannes Gerk. Front Row, Left to Right: Katarina (Gerk) Blattner , Anna Margareta (Rohwein) Gerk, and Maria (Gerk) Leonardt
egerk | March 18, 2008
This photo, taken in Josefstal, was in my grandmother’s collection…it is of persons unknown. One former resident thought the young girl on the far left was actually my grandmother, Elisabeth Dieser. Alas, memories fade with time…it is one of those to be filed under “Unknown”.
egerk | March 17, 2008
This photo was taken in Josefstal around 1914 or so. The father, Johannes Dieser, had been drafted even as an adult in World War 1. From left to right are: Marie Eva (Heit) Dieser, Maria Dieser, Elisabeth Dieser, Anna Margareta (Gette) Heit; Front Row Left to right: Johannes Dieser, Peter Dieser, Lushevka Dieser. Marie-Eva Dieser [...]
egerk | March 11, 2008
This photo was taken circa 1911, and is of the Benz family of Josefstal. On the far left is a little girl, who is Maria Dieser, born in 1904 and was the daughter of Johannes Dieser and Marie Eva Heit. Maria was the sister of my grandmother, Elisabeth Dieser Gerk. Maria is in the photo [...]
