History quick links: General, Bessarabia, personal stories, foreign terms
Culture quick links: General, village, church & school, birth/marriage/death, social, language, agriculture, crafts & trades, medicine, military
Chronological timeline of Russian events from about 550 AD to 1977
Privileges of the Colonists Who Settled in Russia, signed 20 April
1804
Records of Imperial Russian Consulates in the U.S. 1862-1922
Translated articles from the Mitteilungsblatt (published by the Bessarabiendeutsche Verein)
History of Bessarabia by the Bessarabiendeutscher Verein (in German)
What Did Our Ancestors Find?
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Dividing the Bessarabian Colonies into Two Parishes 1818-1819
(archive file 6-1-1245)
Treaty Between the Principal Allied Powers and Roumania Regarding
Bessarabia, signed 28 October 1920
The transfer of Bessarabia from Russia to Rumania after WWI
Resettlement history & records, translated by
Allen Konrad
Russification and Ethnic Consciousness of Romanians in Bessarabia (1812-1991) from a Case Study trip to Moldova
Moldova and Romania: The Broken Engagement from a Case Study trip to Moldova
My Experiences in the Lutheran Parish Rectory of Russia by Anna
Schrenk (DAI film T81-634)
These experiences take place primarily in the Odessa area in the early
1900s.
Biography of Daniel Netz, from the
Bessarabian Newsletter issue 5-2
Emigrating from Neu Elft to North Dakota
Topographical Terms Used in Russian Gazetteers by Thomas Edlund (Do
you know what a kishla or a yazy is?)
Der Gottlieb, a poem in German dialect. From the Dale Wahl Collection. (added May 2010)
Kulm, Bessarabia Heimatbuch,
translated by
Allen Konrad. This book includes about 200 pages of stories about
how our Bessarabian ancestors lived.
History of Alt Posttal, written in 1923 for the 100th anniversary of the village. Includes a lot of information about village life and customs
Folklore Collection of the Maraslienfeld Resettlers, translated by
Allen
Konrad. (Includes info about many different aspects of life in the
village.)
The Bessarabian Newsletter, published 1997-2008, has many articles on Bessarabian culture
The Heritage Review, published 1971-present, has many articles on culture both in Bessarabia and other Black Sea German-Russian villages
The Heimatkalendar (index), published by the Bessarabiendeutscher Verein, has many great articles on Bessarabian culture although they are in German. The Heimatkalendars are available in the GRHS Library in Bismarck.
Allen Konrad's Korner includes translations for many articles on culture and history and info on history & life in specific villages
Translated articles from the Mitteilungsblatt (published by the Bessarabiendeutsche Verein)
My Hometown
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Village Administration
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
The Church
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Sunday Customs
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
The Schools
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Church and Religious Life of Germans in Russia, translated by
Allen
Konrad
Birth, Baptism, Confirmation
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Engagement & Marriage
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Death and Burial
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Bessarabian Marriage Customs
From the Golden Prairie history book and the Dale Wahl Collection
Social Activities, Clubs, and Organizations
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Bessarabian Literature
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Festivals & Holidays (including Christmas, Pepper Day, New Year, January
6, Easter, May Day, Pentecost, Church Dedication, Corn Husking,
Superstition)
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Language of the Bessarabian Germans
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Grain Production in the Early Bessarabian Mother Colonies, from
Dwayne Janke's Korner
"Locusts! Winged Invaders of South Russia's Steppes" by Dwayne Janke
(from
Heritage Review issue 39-1)
Agriculture - Farming & Tree Plantations
Agriculture - Spring
Agriculture - Summer
Agriculture - Fall
Agriculture - Winter
All from Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by
J. Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Moldovan Vines and Their Polluted Environment from a Case Study trip to Moldova
Crafts and Trades
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Business and Land Reform
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
Request Permission to Build a Soap Factory in Tarutino, 1825
(archive file 6-1-1830)
German-Russian Folk Medicine by Dale Lee Wahl, based on the writings of his grandmother, Katharina (Scheuffele) Wall
The Draft Lottery
From Wie’s Daheim War—Der Schicksalsweg der Bessarabiendeutschen by J.
Becker, part of the Social History Translation Project (see
Dwayne Janke's Korner and
Elvire
Necker Eberhardt's Korner).
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