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egerk | February 3, 2012
From time to time, I come across further documentation about folks who left Josefstal, and then traveled to South America. This is such a case. This obituary card, courtesy of Norma Holzmann, documents the death of Alejandro Holzmann, born in 1893 in Josefstal. Rightly or wrongly, my documentation courtesy of draft records, state that he [...]
egerk | January 13, 2012
With all of there priests shot by 1937, and all of their Churches forbidden to operate, all that was left for the socialists in the USSR was to tear down the churches. Soviet officials must have asked for permission to tear down the Church in Josefstal, by the content of this document. That it [...]
egerk | December 13, 2011
The above photograph, taken in or near Josefstal, is of persons unknown…only that the individuals were residents of Josefstal.
egerk | November 2, 2011
I’ve made a few updates to the census, correcting some of my translations of last names. Please note that I’ve compared many of the names to the names from other villages, to attempt to translate them correctly. This census is found at: GAVO Fond 299, Opis 1, Delo 375 Enjoy!
egerk | September 26, 2011
What is GAVO and what is the Josefstal Fond? GAVO is the Russian acronym for the Volgograd State Archives in Russia. A Fond is a Russian word for a File series. In this case, Fond 270 is the Josefstal Fond. Originally part of the archives in Engels, the Josefstal Fond was moved to the State [...]
egerk | September 2, 2011
egerk | August 11, 2011
Josefstal was made part of a large collective farm under Soviet rule. Collective farms consisted of a number of villages that banded together. Those collective farms often published newspapers filled with Soviet propaganda, and little “real” news. This specific newspaper, was published by the Erlenbach Communist Party committee. It is dated 16 January 1938. Many [...]
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 [...]
