Yakima Herald Republic Yakima, Washington November 10, 2001 YAKIMA - Ted H. Graff, 90, of Zillah, passed away November 8, 2001 at the Providence Yakima Medical Center. Ted wa born April 12, 1911 in Streeter, North Dakota; to Jacob and Magdelena (Rutt) Graff. He spent the early days of his life in Montana and has lived in the Yakima Valley for 50 years. He reitred from the U&I Sugar Beet Factory in Toppenish. Survivors include a sister, Dina Vietz of Goodrich, ND.; a son Jerry Graff and wife Jaci of Seattle; a daughter Donna Sartin and husband Pete of Sunnyside; three grandchildren Nikki Richards, Michelle Beauprez and Ben Sartin; and nine great grandchildren. Ted is preceded in death by his mother and father Jacob and Magdelena Graff; his wife Martha, a sister Esther Reinke; and a brother Jacob Graff. Funeral Services will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Chapel of the Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. Interment to follow in the Zillah City Cemetery. Note: Ted's parents and brother were Germans from Russia.

My 85-year-old Dad is the youngest of nine children, born late in life to Freudentalers Gottlob and Magdalena Bibelheimer Klein. He tells of speaking only German at home in Turtle Lake, N.D., and English at school. The children were expected to help their mother and grandparents learn English. When I was little Dad sometimes sang and joked with us in German. In 1984 when my son was a baby, we had a lovely Danish au pair. When she met my Dad she politely tried to speak to him in German. I didn't understand why he froze up and acted embarrassed. Much later he told me that she was speaking "Alt Deutsch" whereas his family spoke "Low German." He said it was a class thing, and that while he understood her, he would have sounded ignorant or low-class if he had replied! [email protected] wrote: > http://www.remmick.org/Palatinate/Page1.html > > In my article about my Remmich German which was spoken in Palainate, I drew > up a chart which shows the various connections of the various German > dialects. It's half way down the page. Because of the differences, not all > Germans understood each other's dialect. > > [email protected] > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > For questions or with comments about this list, contact the list administrator at > > mailto:[email protected]

The I-70 Scout Searching for news in Watkins, Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Dear Trail and Agate, Colorado 11-10-01 Russian-Germans set evening of sharing The Denver Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia will hold its regular genealogy meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. The genealogy sharing workshop occurs at the Argyle, 4115 W. 38th Ave. Each person will be asked to share their progress in tracing family history. Some new members are just learning the names of their ancestral villages. Many longtime members have charts for each family line and have traced some of their ancestors back to Germany. Participants are asked to bring items to share such as family group sheets, Ahnenetafel reports, pedigree charts, or descendant reports. The public is invited. For more information, call Ruth at (303)732-4563.

Curt, perhaps U missed my footnote "* They were from close to Schtuagerd" < Schtuagerd being Stuttgart > ... I was speaking about "our" as in my family and relatives. So yes, the "our" as related to my relatives is correct... no tongue in check there... Even the ones who came back from Siberia and Kazakhstan still had a swabian dialect... I am presently also working on a revised list of pioneer settlers in Neuburg < from where many of "ours" hailed> and they are dominantly from Wuerttemberg... , which is certainly where Swabian is and was spoken. I hasten to add that < in my view > Platt or plattdeutsch is Low German which would be from the North and NorthWest of Germany.... Hope this helps.....; so now back to genealogy...; finding families and places...., ;j. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [GERmanRUSsian] Swabian anyone? > J, > You have stated: > < our* ancestors did not speak plattdeutsch!, they spoke swabian. > > Is this a quote from another message, are you serious or is this "tongue in > cheek"? > Curt.

http://www.remmick.org/Palatinate/Page1.html In my article about my Remmich German which was spoken in Palainate, I drew up a chart which shows the various connections of the various German dialects. It's half way down the page. Because of the differences, not all Germans understood each other's dialect. [email protected]

: Christian FIESS Files [familienregister] Hommel, Johann Georg18Feb1837 Sarata Brenner, Elisabetha 1476494 4699 --- --- Matthaeus 8Feb1862 Sarata Deutschle, RosinaBarbara [ahnentafel] Hommel, Johannes 1Mar1839 Sarata Fiess, Anna Maria 1476492 210 7Apr1880 Sarata Matthaeus 8Feb1868 Sarata Deuschle,RosinaBarbara : Bessarabian Births Hommel, Maria Elisabeth 25 Nov 1868 Sarata Johann Brenner,Elisabeth 1884092/1 151 56 Hommel, Anna Sophie 18 Oct 1874 Sarata Joh. Georg Cramer, Elisabeth 1884119/3 5 52 Hommel, Karl Jakob 16 Apr 1877 Sarata Johann Georg Brenner, Elisabetha 1895621/3 73 11 Hommel, Johannes 26 Feb 1869 Sarata Johannes Fiess, Marie 1884110/3 155 7 Hommel, Johanna Barbara 25 Feb 1871 Sarata Johann Fiess, Elisabeth1884125/2 165 12 Hommel, Johann Jakob 28 Feb 1871 Sarata Johannes Fiess, Maria 1884125/2 165 13 Hommel, Christian 2 Feb 1874 Sarata Johannes Fiess, Maria 1884119/3 2 4 Hommel, Maria Elisabeth 31 May 1875 Sarata Johannes Fitz, Maria 1884121/3 107 29 Hommel, Mattaeus 8 Apr 1878 Sarata Johannes Fiess, Maria1895623/2 110 18 Note: there are more Hommel records that should be Hummel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~! COMPARE: Stumpp, p.316 HUMMEL, Matthias, *1802 +1857 Joh. Georg, Sattler (sadlemaker) , aus Brenz/Heidenheim-Wue. 1820, nach Sarata/Bess. and: : Bessarabian Birth Hummel, Thomas Friedrich 1 Jul 1833 Sarata Matthaeus Deuschle, Rosina Barbara 1792290/2 55 20 Bap: 2 Jul Hummel, Matthias 28 Oct 1834 Sarata Matthaeus/Deuschle, Rosina Barbara 1882643/1 116 47 Bap: Oct 30 Hummel, Anna Spes 10 Dec 1835 Sarata Parish Mattheis / Deuschle, Barbara 1882645/2 30 52 Bap: 11 Dec. Hummel, Johann Georg 18 Feb 1837 Sarata Parish Matthaeus / Deuschle, Barbara 1882647/3 35 6 Bap: Feb 20 Hummel, Johannes 1 Mar 1839 Sarata Parish Matthaeus/Deuschle, Rosine Barbara 1882649/3 100 16 Bap: Mar 4 Hummel, Catharina 9 Jul 1835 Kloestitz Andreas / Eberle, Anna Maria 1882645/2 111 234 Bap: 14 Jul. Hummel, Gottlieb 11 Oct 1838 Kloestitz Andreas / Eberle, Anna Maria 1882648/2 80 44 Bap: 18 Sep.

Martin, i should like to mention that - courtesy of Donn KOeNIG* - we now know that these folks ARE Koth-s. So i scratched the < i think > ... Names like Roth & Koth , which both exist are a real challenge at times! The only thing that matches that is HUMMEL; HOMMEL; HIMMEL; HAMMEL, all of which i have seen for HUMMEL..;)) So long, ;j. * the Koth are in Donn's lines. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin" To: "÷j." <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:08 PM Subject: Re: ERRATA: Roth s/b KOTH < i think...;)) > > Interesting ... looks like another reading of the films might be > needed. > > ÷j. wrote: > > > > : Bessarabian Births > > Mueller, Maria 2 Oct 1859 Dennewitz > > Friedrich/Roth, Wilhelmina 1884093/2 25 28 > > Mueller, Magdalena 15 Oct 1860 Dennewitz > > Friedrich/Roth, Justina 1884080/1 278 32 > > Mueller, Katharina 16 Feb 1862 Dennewitz > > Friedrich/Roth, Wilhelmina 1884095/3 252 11 pb 137 > > > > Mueller, Johann 23 May 1870 Dennewitz > > Friedrich/Roth, Wilhelmina 1884111/2 313 21 > > Mueller, Johannes 24 Sep 1877 Seimental > > Friedrich/Roth, Justine 1895629/1 920 25 > > > > : Bessarabian Deaths > > Mueller, Friedrich+ 15 Nov 1864 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Roth, Justina 1884124/2 336 17 > > Dennewitz pb 71; 2y;father is Leipzig kol. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > COMPARE: > > page 340 in Stumpp's book...; and; > > : Bessarabian Village Marriage > > Mueller, Friedrich 30 Dec 1852 Koth, Justina > > Fere Champenoise 1883188/2 222 45 > > Mueller, Friedrich 20 Oct 1855 Koth, Wilhelmina > > Fere Champenoise 1884075/1 347 69 > > > > : Bessarabian Births > > Mueller, Friedrich 14 Nov 1862 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884095/3 256 50 pb 137 > > Mueller, Justina 26 Sep 1863 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1884099/3 281 nn pb 73 > > > > Mueller, David 23 Nov 1864 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884124/2 332 43 pb 71 > > Mueller, Lydia 25 Dec 1867 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1884092/1 259 51 > > > > Mueller, Johannes 12 Mar 1869 Seimenthal > > Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884110/3 188 6 Dennewitzer > > > > Muellelr, Rebekka 28 Sep 1875 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1884121/3 264 49 > > > > Mueller, Anna Maria 2 Jan 1859 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884093/2 22 2 > > > > Mueller, Katharina 5 Dec 1870 Seimental > > Friedrich Koth, Justine 1884111/2 34 23 > > Mueller, Mathilde 10 Jul 1875 Seimenthal > > Friedrich Koth, Justine 1884064/1 806 17 > > Mueller, Johannes 24 Sep 1877 Seimental > > Friedrich Roth, Justine 1895629/1 920 25 > > > > Mueller, Christina 14 Feb 1878 Dennewitz > > Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1895623/2 254 6 > > Family Registry page 73

J, You have stated: < our* ancestors did not speak plattdeutsch!, they spoke swabian. > Is this a quote from another message, are you serious or is this "tongue in cheek"? Curt.

The term "germanic" comes up at times in various discussions... Linguistically speaking there is a great resource at: http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/germanic.html#gerdialects with anything from Afrikaans to Yiddish ... BUT best of all there are SWABIAN dictionaries as well... < our* ancestors did not speak plattdeutsch!, they spoke swabian. > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2619/swab_voc.html Don't U just love: "net recht bache" ? But there's also very useful information like: "Beutelsbach pr.n.: Bag's Creek. Small vinegrower-village in the Remstal." "Geanga (Giengen an der Brenz) pr.n.: went. A nice little village north of Ulm." "Geradschdedda (Geradstetten) pr.n. Straight-Through-Town. This litte village is placed at the narrowest part of the Rems-valley, between Greenwaters (Groabach) and Hebsack. It is separated into two parts by the polluted river Rems and the famous highway B29 (52.000 cars per day). Geradschdedda has got his name in medieval times, when Lord Gerhard The Straight was murdered nearby." "Waeblenga (Waiblingen) pr.n.: Town in the Remstal, about 15 kilometers from Schtuagerd." "Weinstadt f.: Winecity. Several villages, which have been separate until 1972: Beutelsbach, Endersbach, Großheppach, Gundelsbach, Schnait and Strümpfelbach." Have a look an see what will be of use in tracking ancestors from Swabia. Dank(e)schee, ;j. * They were from close to Schtuagerd PSt For real keeners there is: http://www.schwaebisch-englisch.de/

: Bessarabian Birth Erzeninger, Friederika 29 Dec 1876 Friedenstal Philipp Kanneberger, Katharina Enzeninger, Friederike 10 Aug 1876 Friedenstal Jakob Mauch, Maria COMPARE: : Bessarabian Births Enzminger, Adam 19 Dec 1869 Friedenstal Philipp Kannenburger, Christina Enzminger, Elisabeth 13 Aug 1867 Friendenstahl Philipp Kannenberger,Christine Enzminger, Friedrich 21 Dec 1863 Friedensthal Philipp Kannenberger, Christina Enzminger, Katharina 7 Feb 1875 Friedenthal Philipp Kannenberger, Christina Enzminger, Philipp 3 Oct 1878 Friedenstal Philipp Kannenberger?, Christine 1895623/2 192 49 Kallenberger?

: Bessarabian Birth Enzminger, Adam 19 Dec 1869 Friedenstal Philipp Kannenburger, Christina 1884110/3 244 49 : Bessarabian Death Mayer, Rosine 10 Nov 1871 Olgental Gottlieb Kannenburger, Julianna 1884125/2 233 23 not a colonist : Grossliebental Birth Kannenburger, Magdalene 18 Jul 1852 Grossliebental Heinrich Kannenburger 1883185/1 118 116

: Bessarabian Birth Afsenheimer, Friedrich 8 Dec? 1867 Tarutino Christian / Kannenwischer, Karoline : Bessarabian Marriage Aschenheimer, Friedrich 29 Aug 1835 Schoepp, Henriette Tarutino 1882645/2 128 48 19y,TarutinoKol,b Trtno [s +Jakob] 23y,b Zeibere/Prussia [d +August] : Volhynian Death Kupetz, Emilie+ 18 Sep 1883 Alexandrowka Paul Afenhammer, Rosalie 1895614/3 778 666 +1y2m Asenheimer?, Friedrich+25 Mar 1880 Zhitomir Parish 1897588/2 236 41 Age 62 years. Born in Poland Hase, Emilie+20 Feb 1881 Heimthal Julius / Aschenheimer, Julianna 1897594/1 606 163 5 yr,Born Neudorf : Volhynian Birth Richter, Emilie 19 May 1880 August Asenheimer, Justine 1897593/3 127 22 Alt Alexandrufka Altmann, August, ?? Mar 1880 August, Asserheim ?, Pauline 1897588/1 136 147 Protowka Altmann, Auguste 24 Jun 1873 August Assenburg, Pauline 1884118/3 483 174 Protuwka Altmann, Pauline 15 Aug 1882 August Issenheimer, Pauline 1895614/3 429 423 Protowka COMPARE: Stumpp, p. 209 and : Bessarabian Village Birth Assenheimer, Daniel 7 Jan 1860 Tarutino Christian / Kannenwischer, Carolina and : Bessarabian Village Marriage Assenheimer, Christian 17 Oct 1858 Kannenwischer, Caroliene Tarutino : Volhynian Birth Altmann, Ernestine 27 Feb 1885 August, Assenheimer, Pauline 1897692/1 103 1182 Protemka ? (Protowka)

: Bessarabian Village Marriage Kannewishcher, Jacob 25 Apr 1852 Mueller, Louise Tarutino 1883185/1 265 15 COMPARE: : Bessarabian Village Marriages Assenheimer, Christian 17 Oct 1858 Kannenwischer, Caroliene Tarutino 1884105/2 317 58 Sieppert, Christian 20 Apr 1851 Kannewischer, Julianne Tarutino 1883181/1 260 46

: Bessarabian Births Mueller, Maria 2 Oct 1859 Dennewitz Friedrich/Roth, Wilhelmina 1884093/2 25 28 Mueller, Magdalena 15 Oct 1860 Dennewitz Friedrich/Roth, Justina 1884080/1 278 32 Mueller, Katharina 16 Feb 1862 Dennewitz Friedrich/Roth, Wilhelmina 1884095/3 252 11 pb 137 Mueller, Johann 23 May 1870 Dennewitz Friedrich/Roth, Wilhelmina 1884111/2 313 21 Mueller, Johannes 24 Sep 1877 Seimental Friedrich/Roth, Justine 1895629/1 920 25 : Bessarabian Deaths Mueller, Friedrich+ 15 Nov 1864 Dennewitz Friedrich Roth, Justina 1884124/2 336 17 Dennewitz pb 71; 2y;father is Leipzig kol. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMPARE: page 340 in Stumpp's book...; and; : Bessarabian Village Marriage Mueller, Friedrich 30 Dec 1852 Koth, Justina Fere Champenoise 1883188/2 222 45 Mueller, Friedrich 20 Oct 1855 Koth, Wilhelmina Fere Champenoise 1884075/1 347 69 : Bessarabian Births Mueller, Friedrich 14 Nov 1862 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884095/3 256 50 pb 137 Mueller, Justina 26 Sep 1863 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1884099/3 281 nn pb 73 Mueller, David 23 Nov 1864 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884124/2 332 43 pb 71 Mueller, Lydia 25 Dec 1867 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1884092/1 259 51 Mueller, Johannes 12 Mar 1869 Seimenthal Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884110/3 188 6 Dennewitzer Muellelr, Rebekka 28 Sep 1875 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1884121/3 264 49 Mueller, Anna Maria 2 Jan 1859 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Justina 1884093/2 22 2 Mueller, Katharina 5 Dec 1870 Seimental Friedrich Koth, Justine 1884111/2 34 23 Mueller, Mathilde 10 Jul 1875 Seimenthal Friedrich Koth, Justine 1884064/1 806 17 Mueller, Johannes 24 Sep 1877 Seimental Friedrich Roth, Justine 1895629/1 920 25 Mueller, Christina 14 Feb 1878 Dennewitz Friedrich Koth, Wilhelmina 1895623/2 254 6 Family Registry page 73

Mueller, Gottlieb 1 Jun 1833 Kulm Christian/Kliem, Dorothea 1883193/2 101 27 Bap: 4 Jun Mueller, Christian 23 Dec 1834 Kulm Christian/Kliem, Dorothea 1882643/1 171 379 Bap: Dec 28 Mueller, Friedrich 22 Jan 1839 Katzbach Christian/Klimm, Dorothea 1882649/3 47 6 Bap: Jan 25 Kanneberger, Christiane 14 Apr 1836 Beresina Heinrich Kliem, Beata 1882646/2 143 140 Bap: Apr 14 Kannenberger, Christina 3 Aug 1839 Beresina Heinrich Kliem, Beata 1882649/3 132 35 Bap: Aug 21 Kannenberger, Karolina Christina 16 Apr 1838 Beresina Heinrich Kleim, Anna Beata 1882648/2 72 15 Bap: 1 May Kannenberger, Dorothea 6 Aug 1843 Beresina Heinrich Klemm, Berta 1882594/3 43 39 Kanneberger, Katharina 26 May 1846 Beresina Heinrich Kliem, Beata 1882638/1 55 33 COMPARE: Mueller, Gottlieb 1 Jun 1833 Katzbach Christian/Klein, Dorothea 1792290/2 113 8 Bap: 4 Jun Mueller, Christoph 13 Feb 1837 Katzbach Christian/Klein, Dorothea 1882647/3 57 6 Bap: Feb 15 Kanneberger, Anna Elisabeta 8 Sep 1841 Beresina Heinrich Klein, Anna Beata 1883193/2 228 89 Kanneberger, Anna Elisabeth 8 Sep 1841 Beresina Heinrich Klein, Berta 1883192/2 142 35 Kanneberger, Heinrich 27 Aug 1848 Beresina Heinrich Klein, Berta 1882641/2 267 111 Kanneberger, stillborn son 3 Jul 1862 Beresina Heinrich Klein, Beata 1884095/3 396 64 pb ev18

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 11-08-01 Ernestine Koenig Ernestine Koenig, 93, of Grover died Tuesday, Nov. 6, at her home. She was born May 31, 1908, in Grover to George Ernest and Mary Ellen (Davis) Poland. On Oct. 21, 1931, she married Christian Lory Koenig in Greeley. He died June 1, 1979. Mrs. Koenig enjoyed quilting and reading. She was the author of “Pawnee Country,” a book on the early history of Grover. She was very involved with the historical society in Grover and was one of the original planners of the senior housing in Grover. Mrs. Koenig grew up in Grover and went to a one-room school. A graduate of the teacher’s college, Mrs. Koenig raised her family to appreciate the importance of a college education. In addition to being an author of her own book, she wrote for the Greeley Tribune for 25 years, as well as for the Fence Post Magazine. Mrs. Koenig was a member of the Hereford Community Church, the Daughters of Union Veterans and WIFE, an organization of women in farming. Survivors are two daughters, Chrisellen Hobbs of Fort Morgan and Judy Davis of Nunn; five sons, Alvin Koenig of Fort Worth, Texas, Russel Koenig of Commerce City, Norman Koenig of Kennewick, Wash., Lynn Koenig of Kersey and Bruce Koenig of San Antonio; two sisters, Katherine Koenig of Aurora and Floy Cowgill of Bend, Ore.; three brothers, Ted Poland of Carson City, Nev., and Bert Poland and Roy Poland, both of Athol, Idaho; 25 grandchildren; and 48 great-grandchildren. A son, David Koenig, and a great-granddaughter, Ruby Hobbs, are deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Adamson Memorial Downtown Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the Downtown Chapel. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to the Hereford Community Church, in care of the Downtown Chapel.

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 11-085-01 Virginia Husman Virginia McKrill Husman, 90, of Greeley died Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Life Care Center. She was born Aug. 25, 1911, in Williston, N.D., to Edward C. and Anna Berntine (Moe) McKrill. Mrs. Husman was an exceptional student and was recognized as the high school class valedictorian for the entire state of North Dakota. After high school, she studied music at the Portland (Ore.) Conservatory of Music. On Jan. 1, 1935, she married Robert C. Husman in Portland. He died Jan. 17, 2001. The Husmans moved to Colorado in 1940. During World War II, she was the organist at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Greeley. She also taught piano to as many as 52 students each week. After the war, she continued to teach and attend the Aspen Music School during the summer to improve her musical skills. A perfectionist, she never stopped wanting to learn. She was a member of the Social Science Club of Greeley, Fortnightly Musical Club and WTK (Want-to-Know) Club. Survivors are a son, Ned Husman of Littleton, and a grandson, Erik Husman of Golden. Her parents and two brothers, Ned and Edward McKrill, are deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Allnutt Funeral Service Macy Chapel. Private family interment will be in Linn Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Macy Chapel. Memorial gifts may be made to the Virginia McKrill Husman Piano Scholarship Endowment Fund in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley 80631.

The Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 11-08-01 Note: her grandmother, Ruth Midcap, was an Altergott. : Elizabeth Taylor : Elizabeth M. “Beth” Taylor, 23, of Wiggins died early Tuesday, Nov. 6, of : injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident south of Wiggins. Mrs. Taylor : was born Aug. 5, 1978, in Greeley to Mike and Linda Midcap. She graduated : from Wiggins High School in 1996. She formerly worked at Seaboard Farms in : Sedgwick County. Survivors are two children, Jessica and Bruce Taylor, both : of Sterling; her parents, Mike and Linda Midcap of Wiggins; her twin sister, : Sarah Reed of Denver; a brother, Luke Midcap of Wiggins; and her : grandparents, Ivan and Ardith Gillham of Peetz and Ruth Midcap of Wiggins. : Her grandfather Fred Midcap is deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday : at the Summit Baptist Church in Wiggins. Interment will be in the Hoyt : Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to an education fund for Jessica and : Bruce Taylor in care of High Plains National Bank in Wiggins. Heer & : Jolliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan is in charge of arrangements. : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp : : :

: The Fort Morgan Times Fort Morgan, Colorado] 11-08-01 : Rachel Meininger, 92, of Fort Morgan died Tuesday at Valley View Villa in : Fort Morgan. : : She was born July 5, 1909, in Fruita to George and Anna Hoffman. On March 4, : 1930, she married Victor R. Meininger in Fort Morgan. He died Feb. 7, 1998. : : Mrs. Meininger is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Carlson of Stoneham : and Phyllis Kolman of Beaverton, Ore.; two sons, Donald Meininger of Fort : Morgan and Alvin Meininger of Weldona, and several grandchildren, : great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. : : She was preceded in death by her parents, 11 siblings and two grandsons. : : Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Memory Gardens in Fort : Morgan. : : Heer & Jolliffe Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp : : :

List Keeper's NOTE: the indexing data which is mentioned below can be found as follows; got to: http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/search.html ; then select "Data Category: " "War Records" ; and in "Search String:" put the family name U are looking for...... ---------- Forwarded message -----Via Michael Miller < thanx Mike! > ----------Original Msg ------------------From: [email protected] Subject: EWZ/BDC Files at US National Archives II Dear LISTSERV Members: Margaret Freeman suggested that I post the following item about the German EWZ [Einwandererzentralstelle--Central Immigration Office] microfilms, which are at our National Archives II in College Park, MD. The original version of my narrative was an email to a research organization located in Germany. There are over 8,400 rolls of 16mm microfilm in the EWZ collection, which is part of a 70,000 roll collection from the former Berlin Document Center [BDC], which housed the German government documents captured in WW II. Of these, 3,210 rolls are Antraege files--applications for naturalization 1939-1945, which are organized by Region [e.g., "Russia", "Poland", "Rumania", etc.], and alphabetized by surname within Region. There are 843 rolls which cover the Antraege of the German ethics who came from "Russia" [including Ukrainian Volhynia]--these films are the EWZ50 series. Another 701 rolls cover "Rumania" [Bessarabia, Dubrodscha, Bukovina]--these are the EWZ51 series. In addition to these series of films, there are groups of Antraege films for "Poland" [EWZ52--701 rolls, including Polish Volhynia], the "Baltics" [EWZ53--587 rolls], as well as several other regions [Yugoslavia, France, Bulgaria--379 rolls]. Besides the Antraege files, there were card files kept on each applicant for naturalization. These were the "E" cards [EWZ card--for everyone over age 15, and unaccompanied children younger than 15], and the "G" card ["Gesundheitskarte"--Health card--for everyone over age 6; photos are often attached], which were combined into one alphabetical file covering all of the regions [Russia, Rumania, Poland, etc.], and were filmed as the EWZ57 series. There are 1,964 rolls of film in the E/G Kartei [EWZ57] series. A separate set of files called the Stammblaetter [EWZ58] contains copies of the Personalblatt from the Antraege file, plus a photograph of the applicant. There are 740 rolls of EWZ58 films. These files are arranged in EWZ number order [2 to 1,046,998]. Any of these films can be purchased from our Archives for $34 per roll postpaid to US addresses, or $39 US per roll postpaid to international addresses. They can be ordered by telephone by calling toll free in the US at 1-800-234-8861, or toll at 301-713-6800 during working hours at the Archives [Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm EST]. However, you must know the film number of the film you wish to purchase, and there is no catalog available from which to order. The films can not be rented or loaned from our Archives. The Archives has rudimentry indexes of these films [first and last name only on each roll of film], but has not made the indexes available outside the Microfilm Reading Room at Archives II. I am telling you these details so that you may fully understand the difficulties you would have to obtain these films from our Archives. The Mormon Church [LDS] has purchased a full set of the EWZ57 and EWZ58 series of films. The LDS renumbered their copies of the films, so that it is not possible to use the LDS numbers to ask our Archives for assistance in obtaining an individual applicant's records on other series of films. A cross reference between the Archives film numbers for the EWZ58 series and the LDS numbers for this series has been posted on the Internet by Dave Obee <[email protected]>. I am not aware of any cross reference being available for the EWZ57 series. The LDS has these films available for rental in North America at their local Family History Centers. I do not know whether or not these films would be available in any of the LDS libraries in Europe. A few years ago, the American government returned the hardcopy EWZ documents to the Bundesarchiv in Germany. A full set of the microfilms are in both our National Archives and the Bundesarchiv. I do not know the policies of the Bundesarchiv in regards to anyone in Germany accessing or purchasing these microfilms. Perhaps you can contact the Bundesarchiv and determine what access you might be able to obtain. Researchers in the US and Canada, who are members of GRHS and AHSGR, have been purchasing rolls of EWZ film to do research on their families. Upon completion of their research, they have been donating the films to GRHS or AHSGR. The donated films are stored in the headquarters of each organization. Volunteers from GRHS have been indexing these donated films and posting the extractions on the Internet [Odessa Digital Library]. If your surname is among those posted on the Internet, much of your research has already been done; and it can provide you information about which records you might wish to obtain from either the Archives [by ordering your own copy of the film] or by requesting hardcopies from the GR headquarters which has custody of the donated film. Thomas A Stangl Sterling, VA, USA