Village Coordinators:  Gayla Aspenleiter and Ralph Wiseman   

Notes:  Handbuch Russland-Deutsche by Ulrich Mertens states:  Neu Freudental, (Freudental/Marina/Marine-Chutor), Odessa/Berjesowsk/Neu-Freudental, *1828, ev., (Neu-Freudental), Land: 2,875 Deßj.; Land 2,655 Deßj. (1859: Kronland; 63 houses); founded by 47 families form Freudental, (few directly from Württ., Sachsesn and Ungarn), 1869-84 and 1886-1907 central school; 1861 Neu Freudental church founded, served 8 municipalities and 6,75 souls; population 517 in 1858, 660 in 1904, 870 in 1905, 1,020 in 1911, 1,204 in 1914, 898 in 1919, 1,099 in 1926. 

Pioneer settler surnames: Beiger, Beck, Bentz, Braun, Burghard, Daiberdt, Engelmann, Enzy, Esslinger, Gägger, Hierning, Hoffer, Kaesser, Kern, Koschel, Kümmerle, Lang, Leonhard, Mehl, Neubauer, Ohlheusser, Pfaff, Philipp, Rentschler, Rettenger, Ridlinger, Rogler, Schell, Schlenkenberger, Schock, Schulder, Schweihardt, Silling, Steiger, Wacker, Weber, Widmayer, Will. (Source Fond 6 Inventory 1, file 1786.)

Twenty two families came to Neu Freudental from Freudental, nine from Peterstal, four from Grossliebental, three from Neuburg, and two families from the Beresan District.

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