The booklet on the village of Kind, near Katharinenstadt, is finished. Called Baskakovka in Russian, it was one of recruiter Caneau de Beauregard's colonies.The booklet is 8 1/2 by 11, runs 119 pages and is available for $20 plus $3 postage. Immigrants from Kind settled in Michigan, Wyoming and Montana; one or two other states may have a few representatives.   The book begins with the names of those who went to Russia and first settled in Kind and has a pro-forma 1769 census, touches on the 1857 census in Russia and the Lutheran church in Kind, identifies those who came to the United States and includes the names of Volga-Germans from Kind and Susannental for baptisms, confirmations, marriages and funerals from the church records of St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Port Huron and the old Zion Lutheran Church in Caro, Michigan. Three first hand accounts of travellers to the village round out the text; one of the travellers had been deported from Kind in 1941 with his family to Siberia, and gave a frank appraisal of the village on his return. Victims of Soviet persecution with the surname Langolf from Kind and the Saratov area make up the last section, with suggested further reading of online sources from googlebooks.com on general topics of Russian Siberia and Lutherans throughout the area of Russia in English, and Bassler and Bonwetsch in German. Throughout are many pictures on the sugar beet industry in Michigan, a postcard of McGregor with five views from the 1930s and a picture of GRs brought from Nebraska to work the sugar beet fields of Sebewaing in 1902. And you can get a peak at my great-grandfather's official pic in a Japanese POW camp during the Russo-Japanese War.   If you are interested, you can send a check to me for $23 to   Bill Pickelhaupt 3080 Maplewood Drive Fort Gratiot, Michigan 48059   and I will send your copy ASAP.   Bill P.

Hi Marvin, Thanks for sharing the anecdotes. Much appreciated for interesting background details. cliff ps -during the late 1940s and the 1950s, I vividly recall the strong odour from the sugar beet factory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was located on a main route, Pemibina Highway, about 6 miles south of downtown Winnipeg. The last beet crop to be processed was in 1996.

I'm 78, and I still have scars on my leg from topping sugar beets in West Nebraska and Wyoming. I began thinning beets with my grandfather when I was 8 years old. My dad work in both the Great Western sugar factory in Gering, Neb. and the Holly sugar factory in Torrington. May dad also was the hired man for Ted Nanbera, a Japanese farmer, about a mile from our home in the "Rooshin Town" sector of Gering. I remember the German prisoners who were brought to the farm help with the beet harvest, usually in very cold weather. At about age 10 or 11, I had no problem communicating with the prisoners, but my wouldn't talk them. When I asked why, he said they spoke hoch Deutsh, in dialect he didn't understand. It took me about 50 years to realize that he wouldn't speak to them because he didn't want to associate with potential Nazis. Many of the German\Russian farmers did prepare meals for the prisoners in the Scottsbluff-Gering area. My grandfather died in 1954 while I was in the Marines. He and I worked together in the beet, bean, potatoes and grain fields, but I don't recall him mentining anything about sugar beets in the Norka area. Dad was born in Melow on der Havel in 1913, just before they came to the U.S. Grandpa would be 123 if he were still living. Dad was killed in an industrial accident in Portland, Ore., in 1971 at age 57. Marven Weitzel On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:51:48 -0500 "Cliff" <[email protected]> writes: > Hoy hoy! > > A fine sunny day of 38F from Kakabekastan, Canada near Lake > Superior. > (and 14 inches of snow on ground) > > Our Huber gang from Bangert did not mention sugar beets to my > recollection, > but did refer to sunflowers seeds and sunflower oil plants in > Bangert, c1890. > > Our Huber grandparents, settled on land east of Winnipeg at Lydiatt, > (aka > Eugenfeld, and St Ouens) brought watermelon seeds among others. > > regards > > Cliff Huber > > Volga ancestral families from 1766 to 1900: Huber, Heinz, Otto, > Steinhauer, > Wagonleiter, Pineckenstein > > ps - All the best, Paul. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________ Groupon.com Official Site 1 huge daily deal on the best stuff to do in your city. Try it today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d7ad9f0db28c19f7fcst02duc

I found Eva Lind in the 1920 US census of Chesterfield, Fulton county, OH. She is 83, a widow and alien who immigrated in 1903, born in Russia of course, and living with her son William Lind, 49, and his wife Amelia, 46, and children Amelia 22 and William 21, both of whom were born in Russia and immigrated in 1903. Other children: Helen 15, born in NY; Elizabeth 14, also born in NY; Henry 12, born in OH and Solomon 9, born in OH. William, the head of the family, was a farmer. Dona On 3/11/2011 5:18 PM, hugh lichtenwald wrote: > > > > > Hallo List: > > While researching some GRs from the Village of Doenhof who settled in Fulton County, Ohio, Mark Lozer from the Fulton Co., Ohio Historical Society came up with a death certificate for Eva Lind, born Sept. 15, 1836, Saratow, Russia, died April 16, 1920 in Chesterfield Twp, Fulton Co., Ohio. Her maiden name is listed as Schriner (Schreiner?) and her father is listed as Casper Schriner. > > Would those of you who have copies of Censuses for 1798/1834/1850/1857, regardless of the village, and see if you can tie Casper Schreiner and his daughter Eva to a particular village? > > . Eva's married name was Lind and she may be the wife of Heinrich Lind 1830 Doenhof.....dunno fer sher. Mark Lozer thinks she may have been from Norka but I haven't been able to find her in Dr. Ruth's database or on the Norka website. > > Thanks, > > Hugh Lichtenwald, from the farm in Monetta, SC > VC, Wiesenmueller > researching surnames from Doenhof, Beideck and Wiesenmueller > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hallo List:   While researching some GRs from the Village of Doenhof who settled in Fulton County, Ohio, Mark Lozer from the Fulton Co., Ohio Historical Society came up with a death certificate for Eva Lind, born Sept. 15, 1836, Saratow, Russia, died April 16, 1920 in Chesterfield Twp, Fulton Co., Ohio. Her maiden name is listed as Schriner (Schreiner?) and her father is listed as Casper Schriner.   Would those of you who have copies of Censuses for 1798/1834/1850/1857, regardless of the village, and see if you can tie Casper Schreiner and his daughter Eva to a particular village?   . Eva's married name was Lind and she may be the wife of Heinrich Lind 1830 Doenhof.....dunno fer sher. Mark Lozer thinks she may have been from Norka but I haven't been able to find her in Dr. Ruth's database or on the Norka website.   Thanks,   Hugh Lichtenwald, from the farm in Monetta, SC VC, Wiesenmueller researching surnames from Doenhof, Beideck and Wiesenmueller

Faustman, Robert Walter , 1944- March 7, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 11 Mar 2011 | Robert Walter Faustman, 67, formerly of Bayard, entered the gates of heaven to meet his Savior on Monday, March 7, 2011. Robert was born the eldest son of Walter and Hazel (Nelson) Faustman of Aurora, Neb. The Faustman Family moved to Chappell, where Robert attended school and developed his great love of sports - especially basketball. After graduation from Chappell in 1961, Robert attended Scottsbluff Community College on a basketball scholarship. He completed his degree in education and coaching at Kearney State College. Robert married Barbara Erdman May 23, 1970. He taught High School Social Studies and coached Volleyball, Basketball and Track in Oshkosh and Thedford. The family moved to Bayard and Robert began working for Burlington Northern Railroad in 1979. Upon Robert's retirement from BNSF in August 2009, Bob and Barb moved to Bellevue, Neb. in order to be closer to their grandchildren. Robert's family meant the world to him, and he will be very dearly missed by his wife Barbara; daughters, Corienne (Randall) Vance of Bellevue, Andrea Faustman of Bayard, Denise (Timothy) Savage of Eagle; son, Michael Faustman of Lincoln; precious grandchildren Sara, Christine, Lindsey and Daniel Vance and Natalie and Emily Savage; brothers, Don Faustman of Lincoln and David Faustman of Manhattan, Kan.; sister, Patricia Dryden of Sturgis, S.D.; and countless other relatives and friends. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and infant sister Janet. Memorials may be directed to the family to be distributed when plans are finalized.

I think they also farmed sugar beets in Colorado. Elaine

Paul, I think that is a great question. I was looking at a page from "Early Tales of Akron, Michigan" today, and it said "hundreds of people of German-Russian descent (who had grown sugar beets back in Europe (sic - Russia) and had immigrated to Nebraska were located to Sebewaing (Michigan) to help the area residents rapidly learn all the techniques of raising and processing sugar." I am sceptical they raised sugar beets in Russia: if so, where were they processed. I'm even more sceptical that thev GRs taught locals in Michigan's Thumb how to process the beets into sugar. My impression, after reading several books on the subject, is that the sugar refineries hires GRs, recruited first from Nebraska, then directly from Russia because they had large families and worked very hard. I would love to know if they did grow sugar beets in Russia. Bill Pickelhaupt Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:56:44 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [GV] sugar beets Hello list: Does anyone have confirmation that our ancestors raised sugar beets along the Volga River area. I know that when my father came to the US he went to the thumb area of Michigan to work the sugar beet fields. I know that they raise sugar beets in Germany. In the 1798 census there is no mention of sugar beets. I know that our ancestors raised the small black watermelons and they cooked them down to get the syrup which they used as their sweetener for their tea. Thanks for your input. Paul Koehler, village coordinator for Stahl am Tarlyk and Bangert. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hoy hoy! A fine sunny day of 38F from Kakabekastan, Canada near Lake Superior. (and 14 inches of snow on ground) Our Huber gang from Bangert did not mention sugar beets to my recollection, but did refer to sunflowers seeds and sunflower oil plants in Bangert, c1890. Our Huber grandparents, settled on land east of Winnipeg at Lydiatt, (aka Eugenfeld, and St Ouens) brought watermelon seeds among others. regards Cliff Huber Volga ancestral families from 1766 to 1900: Huber, Heinz, Otto, Steinhauer, Wagonleiter, Pineckenstein ps - All the best, Paul.

The railroadl companies would load up several car loads of VG from Little Russia in, Kansas and ship them to small sheds in sugar beet fields in Colorado and Iowa and leave them there for the entire summer to tend beets and return them in the fall for what was considered free rent and lucrative work for the entire summer, according to news clippings of the time from 1900 to 1910. These seem to be the later migrants and available as the easy land was already gone to the earlier wave of settlers. Availability more than tradition in this endeavor seemed to be the main factor here. Frank Jacobs. ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.17080) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

Hello list: Does anyone have confirmation that our ancestors raised sugar beets along the Volga River area. I know that when my father came to the US he went to the thumb area of Michigan to work the sugar beet fields. I know that they raise sugar beets in Germany. In the 1798 census there is no mention of sugar beets. I know that our ancestors raised the small black watermelons and they cooked them down to get the syrup which they used as their sweetener for their tea. Thanks for your input. Paul Koehler, village coordinator for Stahl am Tarlyk and Bangert.

My grandfather who is 102 years old now and came over from Holstein mentioned this before that VG s migrated to sugar beet growing areas in the US because they had grown them in the old country.As far as to what scale they grew them, I'm not sure. I know thats how we ended up in the Saginaw Valley of MI. Brett Peil

Schmall, Herman, Nov. 25, 1924- March 5, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 9 Mar 2011 BAYARD - Herman Schmall, 86, died March 5, 2011, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hope Congregational Church in Bayard with interment to follow at the Bayard Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to Hope Congregational Church. His obituary may be viewed at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com, where condolences may be left. John and Christina (Brott) Schmall introduced Herman to the world Nov. 25, 1924, in Bayard. He remained in the area throughout his life and developed a deep love and commitment to his Father, his family and his farming. Herman cherished a lifetime membership with Hope Congregational Church where he was baptized, confirmed and where he married Esther (Margheim) Schmall March 2, 1947. He also served the church as a Deacon and Trustee. His love for God extended to the land he worked as well. More than 40 years of farming with an old German ethic and unparalleled determination earned him a place among the High Ten Sugar Beet Growers 11 times during his career. He also served as a member of the Beet Grower's Association and as a 4-H leader for the Highland Livestock Club. Herman retired from farming in 1986, after also occupying seats on the Board of Directors for both the Farm Service Agency and the First National Bank of Bayard, a post he kept for more than 15 years. As a devoted husband, he then cared for his wife until her death Dec. 30, 1995. He stayed on his farm in rural Minatare until 2010, tending to his garden and grandchildren, enjoying a good ball game on T.V. and reminiscing about the days when he truly was the best Polka dancer around. Survivors include his daughters, Marsha Faye Schmall of Bayard and Patricia Lynn Mackie of Scottsbluff; grandchildren, Kiley Nicole Mackie and her fiancé Marcus Blain Condreay of Fort Collins, Colo. and Craig William Mackie of Springfield, Mo.

What exactly is meant by the "Reformed" church? _________ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:52:34 -0800 (PST) From: William Pickelhaupt <[email protected]> Subject: [GV] Lutheran church history - addendum To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 After reading over the final translation of the Lutheran church history in Russia, and reading Jacob Dietz' book again, it is clear that the translation is of both the Reformed and Lutheran church, not just the Lutheran church. Someone had asked whether the history includes the Reformed church and yes, it does. ? Bill Pickelhaupt ------------------------------ To contact the GER-VOLGA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the GER-VOLGA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of GER-VOLGA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 65 ****************************************

After reading over the final translation of the Lutheran church history in Russia, and reading Jacob Dietz' book again, it is clear that the translation is of both the Reformed and Lutheran church, not just the Lutheran church. Someone had asked whether the history includes the Reformed church and yes, it does.   Bill Pickelhaupt

Margheim, Hilda, February 26, 1921- March 4, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 8 Mar 2011 Hilda Margheim, 90, of Scottsbluff went to be with her Lord on Friday March 4, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday March 9, at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Church of Christ in Lyman with Reverend Dr. Robert Smith officiating. The casket will be closed at the service. Burial will follow at the Mitchell Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday March 8 from 1 to 7 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Church of Christ. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.jones-mortuary.com Jones Mortuary of Mitchell is assisting the family with arrangements. Hilda was born February 26, 1921 to Alex and Mary (Hoff) Becker in Ault, Colo. She attended school at Lake Alice. Hilda and Louis Margheim Jr. were united in marriage March 17, 1939 in Harrisburg. They farmed and raised their family in the Lyman area for over 70 years. She enjoyed gardening, growing flow-ers and was an excellent cook. Her focus was on her family. Hilda was a member of the Immanuel Church of Christ and the ladies auxiliary as well as a local garden club. She is survived by her husband Louis of Scottsbluff, children Loretta (Gary) Shiers of Scottsbluff; Terry (Laura) Margheim of Lyman and Loren Margheim of San Diego, Calif. Sisters Leah Heintz of Brighton, Colo.; Esther Margheim of Scottsbluff and Dolly (Wilford) Deines of Longmont, Colo. Brother Gene (Betty) Becker of Scottsbluff. Grandchildren Dan Shiers, Tina Anderson, Louis Shiers, Heather Sweley, Hidee Urbach and Anna Swenson, as well as 14 great-grandchildren. Her parents, three brothers and two sisters preceded Hilda in death.

Bill, I am very interested. Susan H ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 7, 2011 12:00:05 AM Subject: GER-VOLGA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 63 Today's Topics:    1. Lutheran church history in Russia translation       (William Pickelhaupt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 02:45:39 -0800 (PST) From: William Pickelhaupt <[email protected]> Subject: [GV] Lutheran church history in Russia translation To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 The translation of the Lutheran church history in Russia for the Meadow Side of the Volga is nearly complete, which means the translation for the Hilly Side colonies will begin soon. If you are interested in either work, please let me know. ? It has been a busy week. ? Bill Pickelhaupt        ------------------------------ To contact the GER-VOLGA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the GER-VOLGA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of GER-VOLGA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 63 ****************************************

This happened to a friend of mine here and her friends were asked to wire money. Darnell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Derevage" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "List, Volga German" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [GV] My FaceBook Hacked > I believe this hacker was trying to get someone to send the hacker money. > When my chat friend started asking questions then the hacker signed off so > we did not get any instructions on how the exchange of money would occur. > > Sheila > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: Sheila Derevage <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:13:39 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [GV] My FaceBook Hacked > > My account was hacked just recently also with the exact same message. > Change your email password attached to Facebook and also your Facebook > password often. I had a very difficult time getting back into Facebook but > if you wait a couple days it will let allow you back in. I do not chat so > I am not so sure that is why you got hacked. We watched our credit cards > carefully and everything has been okay. But everyone should regularly > change their email and Facebook passwords. What are they looking for is my > question? The message asked them to send me money. Of course everyone on > my Facebook knew I wasn't in London. It is all just baffling why they do > this. > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sheila Derevage > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:21:49 > To: List, Volga German > Subject: [GV] My FaceBook Hacked > > > I have some of you as friends on my Facebook. So I wanted to notify you > that my facebook was hacked this morning. The hacker contacted some of > my friends using Chat on facebook and told them I was in London and was > robbed and need money. For right now my facebook account has been > disabled. I just wanted to insure everyone that this was not true and I > am sure this was a hacker trying to get money. I am a computer security > analyst and my advice is make your passwords something you can remember > but not easy to figure out. Just be careful if you have a feeling about > someone chating with you start questioning that person as to there > identity. Be careful not to put personal information out on facebook > hackers are out there looking for this info. > > Sheila Kreutzer Derevage > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1459 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

The translation of the Lutheran church history in Russia for the Meadow Side of the Volga is nearly complete, which means the translation for the Hilly Side colonies will begin soon. If you are interested in either work, please let me know.   It has been a busy week.   Bill Pickelhaupt

THANK YOU. WE WORKED IN THE YARD THIS AM AND JUST NOW GETTING TO THE COMPUTER. WHAT CHANNEL? ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Pickelhaupt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 7:37 AM Subject: [GV] Trans-Siberia Railroad For those interested in general Russian history, there is a television program on the building of the Trans-Siberia Railroad on History International today. Local times may vary, but it should be 3 PM EST, noon PST. Bill Pickelhaupt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message