Peter; I don't have the addresses at hand and would have to hunt them up using Google. I will leave the search up to you----put some of the Bulgarian place nemes in Stephanie's message into the search slot to start. Dave Dreyer ----- Original Message ----- From: PETER MIKE To: Dave Dreyer Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:59 PM Subject: RE: [BANAT-L] Roll Call (Stephanie Benjamin) Dave: I read your message to Stephanie, and am interested in where I might read about the migration from Bulgaria. I found the Surname Miok in several Banat Cities: including Macedonia in the 1828 Hungarian Census. Thanks in advance for any info. Peter C. Mike (Miok) SOLUTIONS JIT Inc. 9351 Vallarta Trail Tucson, AZ 85749 www.solutionsjit.com pcmike@msn.com c 520-661-3213 p/f 520-749-3544 > From: ddreyer@pacbell.net > To: BANAT-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:32:40 -0800 > Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Roll Call (Stephanie Benjamin) > > > > Stephanie; > > After 20 years on the Banat list someone after all this time comes up with > > ancestors from Bardarski Geran/Macadonia. > > Among the various ethnic groups which the Hapsburgs settled in the Banat > > was a group of Roman Catholic ethnic Bulgarians. These Catholics moved to > > the Banat from Bulgaria where they could join coreligionists. When the > > Russians drove the Turks out of Bulgaria and there was a greater degree of > > freedom of religion some of the Bulgarians started returning in 1887 to > > resettle in their old homeland. In time, firstly in 1893, ethnic German > > Banaters begin following these Bulgarians to settle in Bulgaria. The > > first group(of many) of seven families of German Banaters moved to > > Bardarski Geran in 1893. These families came mainly from Denta, > > Gertianosch, Homolitz and D Stamora. The returning Bulgarians came mainly > > from Wing, Bulgarische Kolonie and Alt Beschenowa. By 1936 there were > > about 90 German Banater families living in Bardarski Geran. Other > > Bulgarian towns with Banater colonists were Tsarev Brod/Shumen and > > Gostily/Pleven. > > An unknown number of these German Banaters in Bulgaria, later left and > > came to America(and apparently Australia). > > One can document a number of North Dakota Banaters who came via Bulgaria. > > These include the Haich brothers, who were born in Neu St Peter but came > > from Bardasrski Geran before coming to America, Neumann, Lenhard and > > Kussmann. > > These remaining Banaters living in Bulgaria were repatriated and resettled > > in Germany between 1941 and 1943 according to German Government > > policy(Back to the Reich). Apparently the present day location of the > > Bardarski Geran KBs is not known. > > As you probably know there are several usual web pages on Germans in > > Bardarski Geran. > > Dave Dreyer > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephanie Benjamin" <benjaminsax@optusnet.com.au> > To: <BANAT@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:00 AM > Subject: [BANAT-L] Roll Call (Stephanie Benjamin) > > > > Hello All > > > > I am researching the following families and towns. Any information however > > small would be appreciated. Names mentioned are my ancestors from the > > Banat who then eventually travelled further along the Danube and settled > > in Bulgaria in the late 1800s to early 1900s. I'm happy to help others who > > need info on these names, please contact me. > > > > > > LEICHER Hatzfeld Temswar > > > > LEICHER Lom, Selanovtsi, Gostilya, (Bulgaria) > > > > > > *Leicher family members are now settled in Bavaria Germany and Australia > > > > HOLUP Gross Sredischte near Werschetz > > > > HOLUP Gostilya, (Bulgaria) > > > > HOLLERBACH > > > > > HILGER Hatzfeld? Badarski Geran, > > > > *Hilger family now in Southern Germany > > > > HAYER Badarski Geran, Gostilya, (Bulgaria) > > > > HEYER Bardarski Geran, Gostilya > > > > *Heyer family now in Bavaria, Germany > > > > KEPPINGER Hatzfeld > > > > KOEPPINGER > > > > KROTTENTHALER Zichydorf or Zichyfalva > > > > *Krottenthaler family now living in Hanover Germany > > > > > > GRADENTHALER Zichydorf > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > Stephanie Benjamin > > > > Sydney Australia > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message