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VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE

APRIL 2009

Die Donauschwaben

Germans From Hungary

By Carolyn Schott

Forwarded by Dennis Bauer and Alex Leeb

    The following article is written by Carolyn  Schott, author of the Bessarbian - Newsletter (GRHS). Carolyn, travelled to Sindelfingen, Germany, to research about the German immigrated to the Austrian- Hungarian empire, settling in regions that are today Yugoslavia,   Romania and Hungary. Many of the Germans that settled  in the Batschka area as well as the Banat area, and moved on the German colonies around Odessa in the early 1800's. I'm sure, some you will find the article interesting.

http://www.grhs.org/rig/bess/newsletters/bessarabian/bess6-1.pdf

Alex. Leeb

Die Donauschwaben

Germans from Hungary

By Carolyn Schott

 

    My ancestors seem to have wandered just about every path you can take on their way to Bessarabia. One of my most challenging families to research has been my g-g-g-grandparents, Mathäus and Philippina (Bitz) Klein, who came from Hungary to Freudental, Odessa. (Their granddaughter, Philippina Klein, eventually ends up in Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia.)

 

    In the late 1700’s, many Germans immigrated to the Austrian-Hungarian empire, settling in regions that are today Yugoslavia, Romania, and Hungary. (See article by Gayla Gray on page 4 of this issue for a more detailed history  http://www.grhs.org/rig/bess/newsletters/bessarabian/bess6-1.pdf .) Many of the Germans that settled in the Batschka area (west of the Tisza River and east of the Danube), as well as the Banat area (east of the Tisza River and north of the Danube) moved on to the German colonies around Odessa in the

early 1800’s.

 

    I traveled to Germany last fall and wanted to visit an organization that I’d heard of near Stuttgart that had an extensive library and specialized in the “Donauschwaben,” as these immigrants are called. I met a friend, who had agreed to be my guide into Donauschwaben research, at the Haus der Donauschwaben located in Sindelfingen. Sindelfingen is a suburb of Stuttgart known more for its auto industry connections than its tourist attractions. (The desk clerk at my hotel said to me “ You’re on vacation in Sindelfingen? Why?”)

 

    The Haus der Donauschwaben is the headquarters for the Arbeitskreis donauschwäbischer Familienforscher (AKdFF) or Working Group for Danube- Swabians Family Research. It contains a museum – and a library where I found an absolute treasure trove of information!

 

    They have an extensive collection of books on the individual villages in Hungary, with maps, village histories, census lists and other lists of settlers’ names. An example – for the town I was focused on, Verbas/Batschka, I found a book Die Auswanderung nach Neu- Werbass in der Batschka 1784- 1786 by Dr. Gerhard Hein which included “Jacob Bitz, born 1774, married Catharina N. He immigrated 1807 from Neu-Verbas to Freudental, Russia.” Another book in the library, Werbass 1785 – 1975, shows “Bitz, Jakob, House #108, place of origin Wiesloch/Kreis Heidelberg, died 1797, 57 years old. His son, Jakob 1808 to Russia.”

 

    Since Jacob Bitz (the son) shows up in the Freudental 1812census in house #47, just next door to my g-g-g-grandparents, I think it’s reasonable to believe that my Philippina (Bitz) Klein is most likely from the same Bitz family – and I have the probable name of her father and my connection back to Germany! (Although further research is obviously needed in Wiesloch, Germany to prove these assumptions.)

 

    My Kleins are a bit more difficult since Klein is such a common name. Still, with the books I found in the AKdFF library plus some contacts from the AKdFF listserv, I’ve discovered possible origins for this family in both Germany and another part of Hungary. Although I have more work to do, at least now I have some clues to follow!

 

    Another incredibly valuable resource being published by AKdFF is the Stefan Stader series Sammelwerk donauschwäbischer Kolonisten. It is a compilation, from many different sources, of German immigrants to Hungary, their origin in Germany, family members, etc. The first two volumes, A-D and E-G, are available from the Family History Library on microfilm 1224548. Volumes 3 and 4, H-Kap and Kar-L, can be purchased from AKdFF. (I was quoted €40 + €7 for postage to purchase Volume 4.) Presumably these books will also be available on FHL microfilm some time in the future.

 

    AKdFF has membership options both in Europe and North America. A North American membership is $30 U.S. per year and includes receiving the quarterly publication, Donauschwäbische Forschungsblätter by email, in English. (There is currently a backlog of these translations which is being caught up.) AKdFF also publishes the AKdFF-Handbuch, which is similar to the GRHS Stammbaum, as it lists the families and villages each member is researching. (The Handbook is currently out of print, but a new edition will be published in the coming year.) By cross-referencing Klein and Verbas, I was able to identify several AKdFF members to contact for possible Klein family information.

 

    AKdFF also supports a German language listserv for sharing Donauschwaben information. It is a closed list, available only to members.

 

    If you’ve got ancestors who came from Hungary, and have the chance to be in the Stuttgart area, I highly recommend a visit to the Haus der Donauschwaben. It’s best to call and make an appointment in advance as their library is only open on specific days (primarily Thursdays) and hours for research.

 

    For more information, visit their web page at: http://www.genealogy.net/gene/vereine/akdFF/akdff-en.htm

 

 

By Carolyn Schott

Friends Gayla Gray and Carolyn Schott along the Crimean coastline, co-editors of GRHS Heritage Review.

Bessarabian Coat of Arms

Germans from Russia Heritage Society
1125 West Turnpike Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
Telephone: (701) 223-6167

http://www.grhs.org/about.htm

Lead Editor: Carolyn Schott

13702 Densmore Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98133

cgschott@earthlink.net

 

 

Heimatmuseum

der Deutschen aus Bessarabien

Florianstrasse 17

D-70188 Stuttgart GERMANY

 

Except From:

2008 International Convention

Germans from Russia

July 28-August 3

Casper Wyoming

http://germansfromrussia-casper.blogspot.com/search/label/Schott%20%28Carolyn%29

 

 

    The co-editors of the GRHS Heritage Review, both from Washington state, are teaming up again to tell the story of when and why our German ancestors left Germany for Hungary, sharing insight into where they settled and why they left Hungary for Russia.

 

 

    Carolyn Schott of Seattle and Gayla Gray of Spokane will also share photographs from a German village in Hungary and provide tips for persons doing research in Hungary. It’s all part of their Hungary to Russia workshop slated for 3:30 p.m., Saturday, August 2nd during the 2008 joint AHSGR/GRHS international convention in Casper. The Parkway Plaza Hotel is the convention headquarters. Hungary to Russia will be in Adrian's Room at the Parkway.

    Carolyn Schott was about 11 years old when she began serious research in genealogy. As an adult, she’s had the good fortune to visit her ancestral German-Hungarian village, as well as most of her ancestral villages in Ukraine. She is Village Coordinator for Gnadenfeld, Bessarabia; Area Coordinator for Logan & LaMoure counties in North Dakota; member of the VRP/Clearinghouse Committee; and member of the GRHS Publications Committee. Carolyn also serves on the GRHS Board of Directors and has written a book based on her research, The Schott Family of Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia.

 

 

    Gayla Ohlhauser Gray is also an active member of the GRHS Board of Directors and serves on the Web/Server and Village Research Project/Clearinghouse committees. She is Village Coordinator for Alexanderhilf, Freudental, Josefstal, Mariental, and Neu Freudental in the Odessa area, as well as Hutterdorf, Huttertal, Neu Huttertal, and Johannesruh in the Taurien area. Gayla is also GRHS Village Coordinator Team Leader. She is Area Coordinator for Emmons County, North Dakota and Campbell County, South Dakota. She is also the spokesperson and webmaster for the Grossliebental District Odessa Regional Interest Group and creates and manages many of the GRHS research webpages.

    Gayla will also be leading two other workshops in Casper.

    The first one will be Using the GRHS Website, set for 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 1st in Ballroom A, and it will focus on what is available on the GRHS website and how to research your ancestors using the site.
    Then on Saturday, August 2nd at 8:30 a.m., it’s the Grossliebental (GDO) Research Workshop, which will focus on the history of the area, the village that make up the GDO, and how to research these villages. It'll take place in Ballroom C.

 

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