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Dear Alice, Thanks for your added chuckle :D Eve On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 10:24 PM, <Teakstz@aol.com> wrote: > Eve, > I'm struggeling to read some of my 2256 unread messages (just up and > running with a different computer and internet server); read the below > message and got a good chuckle over it. When in doubt just remember the "E" > causes the "A" (effect causes the affect); just backwards from the > alphabetical order. At least that's what my addeled brain says; Gee, I hope > I remember that right! > Alice in Michigan > > In a message dated 5/20/2014 6:12:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > evebrown@gmail.com writes: > > Tony, > > I was just told most of the area that was affected (or is it effected - > cripe can't think right now) is south and west of Belgrade. That is not to > say there isn't other areas. > > Eve > > > > -- Syrmia Regional Coordinator http://www.dvhh.org/syrmia

On 2014-05-23, at 2:04 PM, Lori Giddings wrote: > My ancestor Joannes Velter was born 1765 in Billed on page 684 > > What does the nr151/88 mean beside his birth year and place?? > > The books only start from that year. > > Where do we go from here to find out more information??? > > Thanks, Lorie > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sometimes you can get the info from the Latter days Saints- Family Search Center on line. What town were they Nat. in. I will see if I can find anything. Barb D. From: hummrhaven@verizon.net Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 9:59 AM To: Barb D ; DVHH Subject: Re: [DVHH] Anna Genser Julie If your family does not have all the pages of the naturalization papers, including the one I found had the most important info, the Declaration of Intent, copies of all are available. They will be at the County offices of the state where they were residing when the application for citizenship was made. I had to do my own physical search through alphabetical file cards there in order to find the date and number of the application. The clerks then can then give you precise official printouts of all these pages at a nominal fee. My mother's siblings were born in different towns, some in the Banat, and the younger here in the States. I then give my cousins copies to help them in their searches. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Barb D <bbd2424@gmail.com>; To: <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com>; <juliehammitt@aol.com>; Subject: Re: [DVHH] Anna Genser Sent: Sun, May 25, 2014 12:55:28 AM Hi Julie, My Name is Barb and my family is from Sanmihaiu german. I am not sure what is on John's nat. papers, I know on my families final papers, which are the Declaration of Intention it says the birth town, country, birth date, wife if married and children if any. Also your grandmother would have her own papers if she became a citizen. There are two or three sets of papers to become a citizen, so maybe you don't have the final ones, I don't remember what the others have on them. Its just a thought. I got my info on the Latter Days family site. I am so jealous that you are going. Hope you find what you are looking for, do you have any info on your ggrandparents? sometimes you need to work from them, especially when the others came to the USA. You also might find info in the marriage papers from the church, many times they tell tell parents names and where born. Sometimes you get lucky and get some info from the census. Hope this was some help,any question feel free to ask. Enjoy your trip for the both of us. Barb -----Original Message----- From: juliehammitt@aol.com Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:41 PM To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com Subject: [DVHH] Anna Genser I am looking for information on Anna Genser (my Great Grandmother). She was born March 4, 1880 in Hatzfeld, Hungary (I believe). I have also found a passenger list that lists an Anna Genser from Orzyfalva, but this is new to me. Anna came to the US in 1906. I am planning a trip to Hungary, Romania and Germany this July and I would like to visit her birthplace. She married John Schwarz in 1910 in Cincinnati OH, USA. John's Naturalizationship paperwork show he was from Yugoslavia. I am not sure where to start searching for him. Any help is much appreciated. Julie Hammitt Julie Hammitt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If your family does not have all the pages of the naturalization papers, including the one I found had the most important info, the Declaration of Intent, copies of all are available.   They will be at the County offices of the state where they were residing when the application for citizenship was made. I had to do my own physical search through alphabetical file cards there in order to find the date and number of the application. The clerks then can then give you precise official printouts of all these pages at a nominal fee.     My mother's siblings were born in different towns, some in the Banat, and the younger here in the States. I then give my cousins copies to help them in their searches. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Eve, I'm struggeling to read some of my 2256 unread messages (just up and running with a different computer and internet server); read the below message and got a good chuckle over it. When in doubt just remember the "E" causes the "A" (effect causes the affect); just backwards from the alphabetical order. At least that's what my addeled brain says; Gee, I hope I remember that right! Alice in Michigan In a message dated 5/20/2014 6:12:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, evebrown@gmail.com writes: Tony, I was just told most of the area that was affected (or is it effected - cripe can't think right now) is south and west of Belgrade. That is not to say there isn't other areas. Eve

Hi Julie, My Name is Barb and my family is from Sanmihaiu german. I am not sure what is on John's nat. papers, I know on my families final papers, which are the Declaration of Intention it says the birth town, country, birth date, wife if married and children if any. Also your grandmother would have her own papers if she became a citizen. There are two or three sets of papers to become a citizen, so maybe you don't have the final ones, I don't remember what the others have on them. Its just a thought. I got my info on the Latter Days family site. I am so jealous that you are going. Hope you find what you are looking for, do you have any info on your ggrandparents? sometimes you need to work from them, especially when the others came to the USA. You also might find info in the marriage papers from the church, many times they tell tell parents names and where born. Sometimes you get lucky and get some info from the census. Hope this was some help,any question feel free to ask. Enjoy your trip for the both of us. Barb -----Original Message----- From: juliehammitt@aol.com Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:41 PM To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com Subject: [DVHH] Anna Genser I am looking for information on Anna Genser (my Great Grandmother). She was born March 4, 1880 in Hatzfeld, Hungary (I believe). I have also found a passenger list that lists an Anna Genser from Orzyfalva, but this is new to me. Anna came to the US in 1906. I am planning a trip to Hungary, Romania and Germany this July and I would like to visit her birthplace. She married John Schwarz in 1910 in Cincinnati OH, USA. John's Naturalizationship paperwork show he was from Yugoslavia. I am not sure where to start searching for him. Any help is much appreciated. Julie Hammitt Julie Hammitt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for information on Anna Genser (my Great Grandmother). She was born March 4, 1880 in Hatzfeld, Hungary (I believe). I have also found a passenger list that lists an Anna Genser from Orzyfalva, but this is new to me. Anna came to the US in 1906. I am planning a trip to Hungary, Romania and Germany this July and I would like to visit her birthplace. She married John Schwarz in 1910 in Cincinnati OH, USA. John's Naturalizationship paperwork show he was from Yugoslavia. I am not sure where to start searching for him. Any help is much appreciated. Julie Hammitt Julie Hammitt

Hello Rose, What a treasure! The articles on the feast days and customs of the DS in Hungary are most interesting. Some were celebrated in Syrmia as well. With our people going through so much poverty and stress after the war it is no wonder that they could not be kept up. I remember ( in my younger years) going to the Schwaben Club in Toronto when they had an annual Traubenfest or Weinfest , a Faschings Ball and Schlachtfest. Before there even was a Schwabenclub (1950s) we attended many celebrations and dances at the St. Patrick’s church hall. One year Father Kroetsch told us that some of the other priests admonished him for planning to have alcohol available at the new year’s eve dance (with quite a few minors). Alcohol was available anyway and there were no ‘drunks’ in at the celebration. We went there for the fun, not to get drunk. I don’t know if they still have those or anything similar. Memories are made of this.. Anne, in finally sunny and warm Ontario

@at individuals from the list who expressed their fear and concern for the fate of vital records in Serbia because of the devastating Balkan Flood: I am happy to inform you that all vital records in Serbia are fine since vital records that are stored in municipal offices in Serbia have been since long time ago backed up in both paper format and digitally and in case than anything did happen to them can be researched in archives and central municipal branches. There is also more than one million people evacuated and displaced regionally by these floods who have lost their homes and livelihoods and everything. Thanks to unprecedented solidarity of kind people from around the world who expressed their concern for fate of these people, where possible, the efforts of clean up are underway and humanitarian help to accomodate, feed and clean victims of the flood has been poring in. Biggest concern at the moment are lack of medical materials and hygiene products and disinfectants. For more information on how to send material humanitarian aid to the people of Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia please contact your national Red Cross organisation or German embassy of the country you are sending donations to. Official statement of German ambassador in Serbia and call for flood relief solidarity: http://www.belgrad.diplo.de/contentblob/4227658/Daten/4250133/Spendenaufruf.pdf http://www.belgrad.diplo.de/contentblob/4227294/Daten/4249450/Einfuhrhinweise.pdf Red Cross Germany appeal: http://www.drk.de/news/meldung/8091-balkanfluten-wie-kann-ich-helfen.html For those who want to make monetary donation the easiest way to donate is via official flood relief fund PayPal account : http://www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?id=101106&change_lang=en You can find more information on our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/rodoslovlje *** Jugoslava Ilankovic "Rodoslovlje" Serbian Genealogy Society www.rodoslovlje.com > 1. Re: Floods in Serbia (Eve) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eve <evebrown@gmail.com> > To: Brian Phail <brianphail@yahoo.com> > Cc: DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES <DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES@rootsweb.com> > Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 08:19:10 -0400 > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Floods in Serbia > I know a lot of civil records are in Semlin and some in Surcin and haven't > heard how they fared there. > > Eve > > > On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:13 AM, Brian Phail <brianphail@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Thank you Eve! I have a lot of family from villages along the Sava that > I > > was hoping to someday go search for records in. There aren't any OSBs > yet > > for my Syrmian villages, and I hope the local records weren't destroyed > by > > the flooding. > > > > Brian Phail > > Los Angeles >

Thanks for the websites. It was just what I was looking for. Henry Fischer -----Original Message----- From: Rose Vetter Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 4:20 PM To: Alex Leeb Cc: DVHH-L Subject: Re: [DVHH] Fwd: Peter and Paul: June 29th I have an old "Heimatkalender" and found a list of villages that celebrated Kirchweih on the feast of Peter and Paul, such as Batsch, Monoschtor, Bajmok, Deutsch-St.-Peter, and Indija. Also, in doing an online search on the feast of Peter and Paul, I happened to come across this very interesting PDF text- and workbook for students on the ethnology of Hungary-Germans: http://mek.oszk.hu/09000/09086/09086.pdf It describes customs and traditions relating to religious feast days through the year and family milestones, as well as housing, food, clothing, crafts, music, dance, trades, cures, etc. Unfortunately, it is in German, but worthwhile scrolling through, as there are some fascinating pictures. Rose On 22 May 2014 22:05, Rose Vetter <rosevetter@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Henry, > > I have no recollection of such a festival, as I lived in the city, but > it's quite possible that it was observed in my ancestral villages. But I > do remember hearing the old farmer's adage, "Peter und Paul macht dem Korn > die Wurzeln faul"--roughly translated to "Peter and Paul cause the roots > of > the grain to rot", meaning that around June 29th the growth cycle of the > grain is completed, and if it isn't harvested at that time, the roots will > rot, causing the grain stalks to fall to the ground. So that would be the > time to begin with the threshing and harvesting, leaving little time for > celebrating. > > Rose > > > > > On 22 May 2014 16:47, Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> >> DVHH.... >> My apology, - wrong button. >> >> Alex. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> >> > Date: May 22, 2014 5:09:30 PM MDT >> > To: "Henry Fischer" <hjfischer@rogers.com> >> > Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Peter and Paul: June 29th >> > >> > >> > On 2014-05-22, at 4:28 PM, Henry Fischer wrote: >> > >> >> The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and >> St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary >> this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair >> for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, >> games >> and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my >> childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would >> hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of >> our >> other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents >> spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people >> and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the >> hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was >> associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County >> came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have >> any >> recollections or knowledge of this festival in their area of settlement >> and >> whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this >> tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be >> interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as >> would others. >> >> >> >> Henry Fischer >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My ancestor Joannes Velter was born 1765 in Billed on page 684 What does the nr151/88 mean beside his birth year and place?? The books only start from that year. Where do we go from here to find out more information??? Thanks, Lorie

I have an old "Heimatkalender" and found a list of villages that celebrated Kirchweih on the feast of Peter and Paul, such as Batsch, Monoschtor, Bajmok, Deutsch-St.-Peter, and Indija. Also, in doing an online search on the feast of Peter and Paul, I happened to come across this very interesting PDF text- and workbook for students on the ethnology of Hungary-Germans: http://mek.oszk.hu/09000/09086/09086.pdf It describes customs and traditions relating to religious feast days through the year and family milestones, as well as housing, food, clothing, crafts, music, dance, trades, cures, etc. Unfortunately, it is in German, but worthwhile scrolling through, as there are some fascinating pictures. Rose On 22 May 2014 22:05, Rose Vetter <rosevetter@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Henry, > > I have no recollection of such a festival, as I lived in the city, but > it's quite possible that it was observed in my ancestral villages. But I > do remember hearing the old farmer's adage, "Peter und Paul macht dem Korn > die Wurzeln faul"--roughly translated to "Peter and Paul cause the roots of > the grain to rot", meaning that around June 29th the growth cycle of the > grain is completed, and if it isn't harvested at that time, the roots will > rot, causing the grain stalks to fall to the ground. So that would be the > time to begin with the threshing and harvesting, leaving little time for > celebrating. > > Rose > > > > > On 22 May 2014 16:47, Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> >> DVHH.... >> My apology, - wrong button. >> >> Alex. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> >> > Date: May 22, 2014 5:09:30 PM MDT >> > To: "Henry Fischer" <hjfischer@rogers.com> >> > Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Peter and Paul: June 29th >> > >> > >> > On 2014-05-22, at 4:28 PM, Henry Fischer wrote: >> > >> >> The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and >> St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary >> this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair >> for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, games >> and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my >> childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would >> hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of our >> other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents >> spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people >> and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the >> hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was >> associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County >> came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have any >> recollections or knowledge of this festival in their area of settlement and >> whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this >> tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be >> interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as >> would others. >> >> >> >> Henry Fischer >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

We had that saying, too, Rose. Peter und Paul macht dr Frucht (wheat) die Worzla faul. It translates the same.. Anne

I know a lot of civil records are in Semlin and some in Surcin and haven't heard how they fared there. Eve On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:13 AM, Brian Phail <brianphail@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thank you Eve! I have a lot of family from villages along the Sava that I > was hoping to someday go search for records in. There aren't any OSBs yet > for my Syrmian villages, and I hope the local records weren't destroyed by > the flooding. > > Brian Phail > Los Angeles > > > > > On May 22, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Eve <evebrown@gmail.com> wrote: > > I heard that in Sremska Mitrovica things are pretty bad. I found this > online. > > > http://inserbia.info/today/2014/05/friends-from-france-raise-embankments-in-sremska-mitrovica/ > > Eve > > > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Brian Phail <brianphail@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> How about Sremska Mitrovica and Rajevo Selo (Croatia now) that are both >> along the Sava? >> >> >> >> > On May 20, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Izolda Kovács <kovcs_izolda@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Dear Tony, >> > >> > No, the villages/towns are not evacuated due to the floods. The >> situation is OK in the Batschka region, no floods until now. >> > >> > The biggest problem is around Obrenovac, Sabac (south from Beograd) and >> that part of the country (along the river Sava). >> > >> > Izolda >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Tony Fieder <aefieder@hotmail.com> >> > To: 'DVHH' <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:16 PM >> > Subject: Re: [DVHH] FW: Shwovish, Shwobe, Shwoveh - A New Terminology? >> > >> > >> > Does anyone know if any of the villages/towns in the Batschka area have >> been evacuated due to the floods in Serbia? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 >> DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > -- > Syrmia Regional Coordinator > http://www.dvhh.org/syrmia > > -- Syrmia Regional Coordinator http://www.dvhh.org/syrmia

Hello Henry, I have no recollection of such a festival, as I lived in the city, but it's quite possible that it was observed in my ancestral villages. But I do remember hearing the old farmer's adage, "Peter und Paul macht dem Korn die Wurzeln faul"--roughly translated to "Peter and Paul cause the roots of the grain to rot", meaning that around June 29th the growth cycle of the grain is completed, and if it isn't harvested at that time, the roots will rot, causing the grain stalks to fall to the ground. So that would be the time to begin with the threshing and harvesting, leaving little time for celebrating. Rose On 22 May 2014 16:47, Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> wrote: > > DVHH.... > My apology, - wrong button. > > Alex. > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> > > Date: May 22, 2014 5:09:30 PM MDT > > To: "Henry Fischer" <hjfischer@rogers.com> > > Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Peter and Paul: June 29th > > > > > > On 2014-05-22, at 4:28 PM, Henry Fischer wrote: > > > >> The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and > St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary > this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair > for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, games > and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my > childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would > hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of our > other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents > spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people > and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the > hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was > associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County > came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have any > recollections or knowledge of this festival in their area of settlement and > whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this > tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be > interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as > would others. > >> > >> Henry Fischer > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you Eve! I have a lot of family from villages along the Sava that I was hoping to someday go search for records in. There aren't any OSBs yet for my Syrmian villages, and I hope the local records weren't destroyed by the flooding. Brian Phail Los Angeles > On May 22, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Eve <evebrown@gmail.com> wrote: > > I heard that in Sremska Mitrovica things are pretty bad. I found this online. > > http://inserbia.info/today/2014/05/friends-from-france-raise-embankments-in-sremska-mitrovica/ > > Eve > > >> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Brian Phail <brianphail@yahoo.com> wrote: >> How about Sremska Mitrovica and Rajevo Selo (Croatia now) that are both along the Sava? >> >> >> >> > On May 20, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Izolda Kovács <kovcs_izolda@yahoo.com> wrote: >> > >> > Dear Tony, >> > >> > No, the villages/towns are not evacuated due to the floods. The situation is OK in the Batschka region, no floods until now. >> > >> > The biggest problem is around Obrenovac, Sabac (south from Beograd) and that part of the country (along the river Sava). >> > >> > Izolda >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Tony Fieder <aefieder@hotmail.com> >> > To: 'DVHH' <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:16 PM >> > Subject: Re: [DVHH] FW: Shwovish, Shwobe, Shwoveh - A New Terminology? >> > >> > >> > Does anyone know if any of the villages/towns in the Batschka area have been evacuated due to the floods in Serbia? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Syrmia Regional Coordinator > http://www.dvhh.org/syrmia

The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, games and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of our other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have any recollections or knowledge of this festival in their area of settlement and whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as would others. Henry Fischer

DVHH.... My apology, - wrong button. Alex. Begin forwarded message: > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> > Date: May 22, 2014 5:09:30 PM MDT > To: "Henry Fischer" <hjfischer@rogers.com> > Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Peter and Paul: June 29th > > > On 2014-05-22, at 4:28 PM, Henry Fischer wrote: > >> The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, games and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of our other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have any recollections or knowledge of this fes! tival in their area of settlement and whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as would others. >> >> Henry Fischer >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-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 DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message