tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post6098081892816477344..comments2024-03-18T00:42:53.368-07:00Comments on THE EDUCATED GENEALOGIST: My German Russian HeritageSheri Fenleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-9538318812084025532021-01-10T10:43:23.870-08:002021-01-10T10:43:23.870-08:00And Montana. Volga German here! Both grandparents ...And Montana. Volga German here! Both grandparents born in Susannental, Russia. Settled in Montana in 1930. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367923242789235718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-88589981273843100372021-01-10T10:39:28.120-08:002021-01-10T10:39:28.120-08:00And Montana. Volga German here!And Montana. Volga German here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367923242789235718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-59077382787591002582019-11-23T12:12:17.626-08:002019-11-23T12:12:17.626-08:00My family is also from Saratov and are volga germa...My family is also from Saratov and are volga germans and also of jewish decent. We did a genetic test to really make sure. Initially, A distant relative found me and told me the story of how they met on the border when my great great grandfather was serving in thw Russian military as a border guard. Yiddish and German are closely related and they possibly found comfort in there shared central Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-61205270698153751262019-09-26T13:57:48.982-07:002019-09-26T13:57:48.982-07:00I have found out that my family were German Russia...I have found out that my family were German Russians, My great grandparents were both born in Saratov,Russia and immigrated to Manitoba at some point prior to 1913. I only know my great grandparents names, dates of birth and death, and place of birth. How do I find out more? I also want to know if my family could be Jewish. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313184211196045669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-53724784855338698632019-07-07T18:17:53.832-07:002019-07-07T18:17:53.832-07:00The religion of Germans from Russia really depends...The religion of Germans from Russia really depends on what village they came from in Russia not where they settled when they came to America. Most all of the Volga Germans from Russia were either Catholic or Lutheran. The majority of the Catholics settled in Kansas while the majority of Lutherans settled in Nebraska<br /><br />Black Sea Germans from Russia were mostly Catholic or Lutheran. TheSheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-9694110666502958092019-07-07T15:28:02.349-07:002019-07-07T15:28:02.349-07:00I am wondering about the German Russians that immi...I am wondering about the German Russians that immigrated to Lincoln Nebraska. What religious group were they? Thank you for the blog, very interesting Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077561734722236748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-57675121623232779802018-02-06T06:33:01.854-08:002018-02-06T06:33:01.854-08:00Hi Deborah, I'm doing some research on my gene...Hi Deborah, I'm doing some research on my genealogy and I can't find anything about the Musterwitte Farmer who taught Jewish farmers. Do you have any more historical references to this? I am trying to trace the Jewish side of my family and I think this may be the connection. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099596778734191320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-78205195108004817122013-11-03T21:21:56.033-08:002013-11-03T21:21:56.033-08:00I am a BEFORT, I grew up on a farm near a Village ...I am a BEFORT, I grew up on a farm near a Village named MAZEPPA, after a legendary UKRAINIAN Cossack hero, Ivan Mazeppa. My great-grandparents spoke German in the home and came to what is now Minnesota for free farmland as part of the Homestead Act. I would not be surprised if we are not one of the Russian-Germans you write of.Arlindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-15452064369884403622012-11-19T12:47:01.853-08:002012-11-19T12:47:01.853-08:00Ann - The name Gartner doesn't sound familiar ...Ann - The name Gartner doesn't sound familiar to me in regards to my family.<br />In answer to the general question about religion. My Germans from Russia family were among the few that were Catholic. Most were Lutheran. The Catholics mostly came from villages along the Upper Volga River Valley like Obermonjou, Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-48071284057661002942012-11-19T12:38:16.280-08:002012-11-19T12:38:16.280-08:00My maiden name is Gartner, and my father was from ...My maiden name is Gartner, and my father was from Kansas. All I have been able to find out about his grandparents (from an old government census in the early 1900's) is that they spoke Russian and they were Catholic. Anyone ever hear of Russian speaking Catholic Germans in Kansas?<br />AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605510640944454579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-75523470245612769122012-03-07T20:46:12.652-08:002012-03-07T20:46:12.652-08:00One poster agreed with the taxi driver that if one...One poster agreed with the taxi driver that if ones German ancestors lived in Russia for a number of generations they are Russian. <br /><br />I suggested this to a lady whose German parents had come from a German village in Russia. She had the right answer back to me of German ancestory.<br /><br />She asked, "If your great grandparents moved to China and your family grew up there would dalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-274842100278510422011-10-17T03:02:09.984-07:002011-10-17T03:02:09.984-07:00Thank you Jamie, I'm glad you enjoyed the arti...Thank you Jamie, I'm glad you enjoyed the article!Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-25155289328908989482011-10-17T02:52:00.626-07:002011-10-17T02:52:00.626-07:00What an enjoyable article.
My Great and Great Gre...What an enjoyable article.<br /><br />My Great and Great Great Grandparents came to Canada in the early 1900s, affected by the unrest and loss of the traditional rights of the Bessarabians, but missing the worst excesses of Stalin and Hitler. My ancestor Philip Littke left letters to his descendants about the old life and country, and there are a few photos of them. <br /><br />He was a Jaimie McEvoyhttp://www.jaimiemcevoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-13943393593982541442011-02-20T22:05:39.645-08:002011-02-20T22:05:39.645-08:00To find out more about your German-Russian history...To find out more about your German-Russian history, check out the American Historical Society of Germans from Russian at ahsgr.org. If you know the name of your village look for the Village Coordinator and they will have some more information about the village and its occupants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-23906899519591478482011-02-19T21:35:17.458-08:002011-02-19T21:35:17.458-08:00I had always been told my great grandfather was Ge...I had always been told my great grandfather was German and came to this country around 1900. Now I do some research and find he was born in Russia. Could he be one of these German Russians? It looks like he was born in 1875 in an area called Guaitele, or Guaitels. Does anyone know where this is?<br /><br />This stuff is just sooo fascinating!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951938595244217815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-62506634651664359602011-02-19T21:32:17.955-08:002011-02-19T21:32:17.955-08:00I had been told my great greandfather was German a...I had been told my great greandfather was German and came to the U.S around 1900. Now I do some research and find he was born in Russia. Is it possible he is a "German-Russian"? It looks like the area he was born in is called Guaitele, or Guaitels. I can't find where that may have been located in Russia. By the way, he was born in 1875, if that helps.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951938595244217815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-60639024543627896012011-01-14T13:58:32.979-08:002011-01-14T13:58:32.979-08:00TO Joanne Gartner - I'd love to connect & ...TO Joanne Gartner - I'd love to connect & learn more. Some of my relatives are in the Munjor cemetery. I'd heard they were vandalized & many of the photos were destroyed.<br /><br />Many of the headstones in the Munjor cemetery contained a photograph sealed behind a thick glass embedded into the metal or marble.<br /><br />I left Munjor about 1964.YoungSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447617435959389937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-11580639241703342962011-01-09T13:35:24.547-08:002011-01-09T13:35:24.547-08:00waiting for next postwaiting for next postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-74073086621957196792010-08-29T21:51:09.565-07:002010-08-29T21:51:09.565-07:00Jennifer,
My German Russian ancestors Also came i...Jennifer, <br />My German Russian ancestors Also came in through galveston in 1901.<br />I have alot of information on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-29153326351177468452010-07-11T12:44:36.493-07:002010-07-11T12:44:36.493-07:00I'm so late getting to this but it is really i...I'm so late getting to this but it is really interesting. My great-grandparents left Obermonjou for Galveston, Texas around 1901, and then traveled from Ellis County, Kansas to Edmonton, Alberta. I've been looking for more information regarding the history and circumstances around such a great move. Does anyone have any ideas were I can access records to try and locate my relatives in Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-55494048361255478702010-03-28T19:53:30.977-07:002010-03-28T19:53:30.977-07:00I lived in Munjor Kansas from birth until about th...I lived in Munjor Kansas from birth until about the age of 14. My great-grnadmother, grandparents and 2 of my Dad's brothers all lived on the same block in this small western Kansas town. I don't know enough about the history of Munjor but I know I grew up with and went to school with mostly Volga German catholics. We called ourselves Volga German because Obermunjor is located on the Joanne Gartnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-11819658617949835922010-03-26T19:20:49.390-07:002010-03-26T19:20:49.390-07:00Now that was very interesting. I too am from that...Now that was very interesting. I too am from that little village of Munjor & I never knew about the incorporation. I am surprised they didn't try to have it settled in the church rather than the courts.<br /><br />I know I was part of one of the first generations that were discouraged from speaking German.YoungSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447617435959389937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-17104597320849877602009-06-30T23:09:26.522-07:002009-06-30T23:09:26.522-07:00Very interesting blog!I'm glad I ran across it...Very interesting blog!I'm glad I ran across it! I will definately try to watch "Under Jakob's Ladder". My ancestors are also German Russians who immigrated from the Crimea to Saskatchewan, Canada from 1905 - 1910. Interestingly enough, my Great Grandfather was a "Jakob" as well and disppeared in Russia. He never made it to Canada. My German Great Grandfather and Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-45996168022884514222009-03-17T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:52:00.000-07:00I'm also descended from Germans from Russia. My P...I'm also descended from Germans from Russia. My Protestant grandparents came from the village of Frank in the Saratov region. I'm hoping to take a trip there in 2010, perhaps returning by way of Hesse in Germany where the family came from originally.<BR/><BR/>I live in San Francisco and was riding in a cab the other day. We have a large Russian immigrant community here and my driver was from Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297568963661742314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-57559690460016261952008-11-21T01:20:00.000-08:002008-11-21T01:20:00.000-08:00Thank you Otto and Maria Antonia. I am excited th...Thank you Otto and Maria Antonia. I am excited that my blog is reaching people with interests that are not mainly family history.<BR/><BR/>Neither one of you left a way for me to write you personally, so I can only hope you read my appreciation here.<BR/><BR/>Sheri FenleySheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.com