Gayla's Korner

Gayla Ohlhauser Gray is a descendant of Germans from Hungary to Russia to USA. She grew up in Billings, Montana and like her ancestors, she has moved around many times looking for the perfect place to live. She currently lives in Spokane, WA with Rich, the love of her life, and her cocker spaniel Keya.

Gayla is an active member of GRHS. She is currently:

• a member of the board,

• Village Coordinator team lead,

• Heritage Review co-editor,

• GDO newlsletter editor,

• VRP newsletter co-editor,

• Co-chair of the publications and web/server committees, 

• webmaster for the GDO RIG website and co-webmaster for the GRHS website, and a

• member of the following committees: Archival Acquisitions, Translations and Village Research Project/Clearing House

Gayla is a Village Coordinator for nine villages, five in the Grossliebental District of Odessa and four Hutterite/Mennonite villages in the Taurien. 

Gayla is a dedicated GRHS team member and promotes the GRHS “we”, “team”, and “sharing” environment.

Below are projects that Gayla initiated and coordinates as well as other family files she is willing to share with other GRHS members.

• Alexanderhilf WOHL family database

• Alexanderhilf WOHL family documents

  • File 61-1-1096 referencing homestead transfer between Alexanderhilf colonists Christian Wohl and Johannes Roth
  • File 61-1-1623 referencing exchange of houses between Christian Wohl and Johannes Jose from Alexanderhilf
  • File 61-1-2073 referencing guardianship of property and orphans of deceased Christian Wohl of Alexanderhilf

• From Germany to Hungary to Russia Project

• Freudental OHLHAUSER family database

• GDO Death Notices Database Project

• GDO Ship List Database Project

• GDO Repressions Database Project

• Pictures of OHLHAUSER Families from Freudental and Neu Freudental

• Pictures of WOHL Families from Alexanderhilf