Allen
Konrad’s Korner
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I was born on a farm in Pomona View
Township, LaMoure County, near Kulm, North Dakota in 1939. My paternal [KONRAD,
MOGCK] and maternal [SCHULDHEISZ, KOSANKE] ancestors came from Paris, Klöstitz
and Alt-Postal, Bessarabia.
In 1959, I married Mary Lu Patton. Her
maternal ancestors [GALL, GRAMITA] came from Rohrbach and Worms, Beresan
District.
We have three children and 18
grandchildren. I was ordained into the Christian ministry in 1966 and served
within The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as missionary to Ghana, Liberia,
Botswana and South Africa for about 20 years.
I also served as parish pastor in North
American congregations in Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
In the 1980s, I put in over 500 hours as a licensed single engine private pilot.
When called to serve in the Kalahari Desert, I put that hobby to rest. My wife
and I entered retirement in 2003 and are living in Eastern Iowa. Now my primary
hobbies are carpentry, genealogy research and turning German documents into
English for the benefit of others. My German-speaking upbringing allows for a
feel of the language, but after years away from North Dakota German speakers, to
do translating I find comfort in the well-worn dictionary at my side.
Sincerely,
Allen Konrad
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We must extend a great thanks to Allen for his sharing of
his works he has devoted much energy and time in developing the following for
your edification and use.
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North Dakota Cemeteries
Includes location, GPS, info on where records are kept, some names, photos of many of the cemeteries
Dickey County
LaMoure County
Logan County
McIntosh County
Benkendorf Colony Souls, 1870
A list of 38 households (husband, wife, children with ages) in Benkendorf colony.
Kloestitz Personnel Book, 1847
Revised from the version published in the Feb. 1988 issue of the "Heritage Review"
Grossliebental Deaths - Aug & Sep 1919 Insurrection
A list of those killed
Request to Emigrate from Hamm/Worms District, Germany about 1840
DAI Film 623
Frame 5418730
Church and Religious Life of Germans in Russia
Translation from"Heimatbuch (Jahrbuch 1969-1972) der Deutschen aus Russland: Die Kirchen und das Religioese Leben der Russlanddeutschen"
Extract from the Sword & Pen
A short summary by Rudolf Stratz of his grandfather's immigration to the Odessa area about 1857.
Letter from Katzbach Colony - 1816
Concerns early settlers and history of
Katzbach, and includes families of Beierback, Beutler, Finkbeiner, Grosshans,
Guebler, Kromer, Mueller, Schlenker, Wittibachlaeger, Rauser, Velter [DAI
Microfilm 624]
Letter from Arzis Colony, 29 August 1818
From early settlers of Arzis, includes families of
Drews, Griep, Hasp (?), Kluken, Koehntopff, Lenz, Mantey, Mellentin, Schultz,
Tim, Voltz, Wakenhut [DAI Microfilm 624]
Letter from Hoffnungsburg, 11 June
1938
Includes family names of Dürr, Herbeg, Lehmann, Rath,
Reich, Richter and Tschritter [DAI Microfilm 624]
Bessarabian
Resettlement – Propaganda and Reports
The material recorded on DAI Microfilm #321 covers a period
from the end of 1938 to 1942. The early documents deal with the question of
ethnic Germans living outside of Germany. Questions about how to identify them
and how to go about registering them.
Bessarabian Resettlement Minutes of 1940
At the beginning of World War I, the
country of Romania associated itself with the Central Powers, consisting of
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire.. However, in 1916,
Romanian left the Central Powers and joined up with the Allied Forces. When the
war came to an end in 1918, Romania was rewarded by receiving some territory
beyond its border. Bessarabia was one territory which Romania was granted the
right to administer, territory which Russia had to give up to Germany when it
signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on 3 March, 1918.
In September of 1939, Germany began its aggression into various nations,
starting World War II. By 1940, it had conquered much of western Europe and was
moving south and east into eastern Europe. German troops occupied Romania by
October of 1940 and Romania joined the German side in the war. At the same time,
the Russians were moving westward into Bessarabia in order to reclaim land they
had once ruled. This set the stage for a confrontation between Germany and
Russia within Bessarabia. [DAI Microfilm #317]
Evacuation from
Bessarabia and Bukovina, 1940
This sets the stage for the following
translated and transcribed documents. The records consist of information about
the organizing of transport and logistics to relocate ethnic Germans as agreed
upon between the Soviets and the Germans. These Germans, living in Bessarabia
and Bukovina were to be led out of the area to harbor town where they would be
transported westward into the German Reich. This work would be carried out
mainly by the German SS [Geheime Staatspolizei; Gestapo; Secret State Police;],
in consultation with the Soviet authorities. [DAI Microfilm 317]
Bukovina
Village Names, 1937
This listing provides the village and
district names of the Bukovina villages in 1937 [DAI Microfilm #318]
Bukovina Village Statistics, 1937
This list shows the villages, district, number of inhabitants, and inhabitants' religion (DAI Microfilm #318)
Index of DAI Microfilm
317
Index of DAI Microfilm 318
Index of DAI Microfilm 320
Index of DAI Microfilm 321
Index of DAI Microfilm 324
Introduction to DAI Microfilm 606
Index of DAI Microfilm
606
Introduction to DAI Microfilm 607
Index of DAI Microfilm
607
Introduction to DAI Microfilm 623
Index to DAI Microfilm 623
Index of DAI Microfilm 624
German Colonies Identified by Military Chaplain
Frames 5396698-5396699
DAI Microfilm 606
Civilian Prisoners in Sselo Petrowkoje, Orenburg Province - 1915
Frames 5396472-5396481
DAI Microfilm 606
German Settlements in the Kherson Province in 1916
Frames 5396541-5396555
DAI Microfilm 606
Mennonite Settlements in Melitopol and Mariupol Districts
Item 1405; Frames 5396845-854
DAI Microfilm 606
Folklore Collection of Maraslienfeld Resettlers
Frames 5396429-5396450
DAI Microfilm 606
Inhabitants of Pulin Rayon
Frames 5396696-5396697
DAI Microfilm 606
Ethnic German Settlement at Nestelejewka
Frames 5396457-5396458
DAI Microfilm 606
Kherson Archival Material on Germans in Russia
DAI Microfilm 606
Frames 5396899-5396900
Mennonite Villages in Russia
Frames 5395715 to 5397011
DAI Microfilm 606
Frames 5397012 to 5398323
DAI Microfilm 607
Frames 5398324 to 5399586
DAI Microfilm 608
Mennonites in Europe, North and South America
DAI Microfilm 606
Frames 5396506-5396513
German Settlements in the Chortitza District
Frames 5397097-5397104
DAI Microfilm 607
German Settlements in the Dnjepropetrowsk General Region
Frames 5397043-5397046
DAI Microfilm 607
German Settlements in the Korosten District
Frames 5397140-5397142
DAI Microfilm 607
German Settlements in the Kriwoj-Rog District
Frames 5397059-5397061
DAI Microfilm 607
German Settlements in the Kronau-Orloff District
Frames 5397121-5397125
DAI Microfilm 607
Index DAI FILM #608
Introduction to DAI Microfilm #608
Neu Posttal Village Chronicle
Frames 5399060-5399073
DAI Microfilm 608
Overview of Fond 252 files below
[these are "Welfare Committe Records"]
Index of file 252-1-158
Index of file 252-1-159
Index of file 252-1-171
Index of file 252-1-256a
Index of file 252-1-277
Index of file 252-1-303
Index of file 252-1-311
Index of file 252-1-395
Index of file 252-1-500
Index of file 252-1-525
Index of file 252-1-527
Index of file 252-1-528
Heimatbuch der
Gemeinde Kulm
H.G. Gachet & Company, Langen Bez.
Frankfurt/Main.
This English translation was printed in
serial form in the Germans from Russia Heritage Society [GRHS] journal Heritage
Review. [in PDF form] [in compressed Microsoft
Word file] The
title will provide you a view of the table of contents, and the following files
will take you to those specific pages reflected in the table of contents.
pages
5-33
pages
34-58
pages
59-95
page
96-124
pages
125-154
pages
155-197
St Paul's Lutheran Church - Kulm ND
Baptismals
Confirmations
Deaths
Marriages