Friends, I am researching families BERGAU, KRAFT. What I'm finding is that the St. Petersburg and Odessa files have little on the last decade or two of the 19th century. I'm making little headway at this point. Names: BERGAU, Friedrich Theodor (Familienvater, born 1862 in Ostpreussen); his wife (maiden name BENSING or NAUJOKS); their children Helmut; Anna; Ella; Fritz; grandchild Oskar. KRAFT, ? Anna's husband. Anna and husband were not heard from again after 1937. Helmut, Oskar and family disappeared during WW II. I want to find out what became of them. Place: Odessa Just recently, I came across a photo of the interior of a church among my grandmother's photos. It turned out to be St Paul's Lutheran church in Odessa until the Revolution or beyond. My grandmother's family, the Bergaus, were active in there. I have digitized the photo. When you zoom in, it's almost like being there yourself - the original postcard-size photo is so sharp that the detail is amazing! If it's OK to send attachments to the list, I could send the file to the list members. If not, and if you are interested in seeing what the interior looked like, let me know and I will send you the file off the list. Ella Melik --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

It's better to not attempt attachments < they will not be accepted > but rather ask who would like a copy, then send them "off-line"... Let people contact U one-on-one for those requests... YEs, the index to the St.Pete records stops in 1885... as that's all the info that was filmed... >From there on one has to be "clever" or "lucky"...or both to get further leads.. Hope this helps... [ And yes, i for one would like a copy... ] ;j. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ella Melik" <ella_macleod_melik@yahoo.com> To: <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 1:15 AM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Researching Odessa families > Friends, > > I am researching families BERGAU, KRAFT. What I'm finding is that the St. Petersburg and Odessa files have little on the last decade or two of the 19th century. I'm making little headway at this point. > > Names: > BERGAU, Friedrich Theodor (Familienvater, born 1862 in Ostpreussen); his wife (maiden name BENSING or NAUJOKS); their children Helmut; Anna; Ella; Fritz; grandchild Oskar. > KRAFT, ? Anna's husband. Anna and husband were not heard from again after 1937. Helmut, Oskar and family disappeared during WW II. > I want to find out what became of them. > Place: Odessa > > Just recently, I came across a photo of the interior of a church among my grandmother's photos. It turned out to be St Paul's Lutheran church in Odessa until the Revolution or beyond. My grandmother's family, the Bergaus, were active in there. I have digitized the photo. When you zoom in, it's almost like being there yourself - the original postcard-size photo is so sharp that the detail is amazing! If it's OK to send attachments to the list, I could send the file to the list members. If not, and if you are interested in seeing what the interior looked like, let me know and I will send you the file off the list. > > Ella Melik