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From: "Smilely IDONTKNOW" <>
Subject: Re: [GV] Convention Memories
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 05:14:01 +0000


Looking for information about Holstein family in Galka, Russia. Can you
help.
Thank you
Carol - Holstein from Galka.



>From: "Jayne" <>
>Reply-To: "Jayne" <>
>To:
>Subject: [GV] Convention Memories
>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:12:57 -0500
>
>Dear List,
>Each of us took away different treasured views of the convention and by
>sharing them here a full picture should emerge for those who could not
>attend. Will everyone mark their calendars for June 17th next year in
>Yakima.
>My husband and I arrived on Tues. afternoon. We drove from OH, leaving
>early Monday morning. We had a business appointment in Rantoul, IL Monday
>noon [set up in January - but waited until July because we knew we would be
>passing nearby] and proceeded to the Amana Colonies for Monday evening at a
>fine B&B. Tuesday AM we toured, and thoroughly enjoyed the Amana Colonies
>[they came directly from Germany to the US very early] for a look at
>another religious German group who were very successful. They voted to end
>the communal life style in 1932. My home village of Galka, on the Volga,
>ended the communal village ownership of land in 1910 and my father's family
>remained there for 3 more years. Many comparisons and more recent stories
>of how the change effected a community. In Amana they also had communal
>kitchens/dinning rooms. It was a good introduction to the convention to
>follow.
>The board, officers, volunteer tour of the Living History Farm with dinner
>was Tues. PM. I will put pictures up and post the URL later today. Fine
>evening.
>Wed. afternoon was the Village Coordinators' meeting. My first. I didn't
>know what to expect but had some preconceived ideas that were all wrong.
>It was good to see each VC in person, face, voice - although we need to
>fill the position for some villages. Many VCs were unable to attend this
>year. I am hoping to meet many more next year. We are aging - and our
>parents are aging. It gets harder to make treks. Thank goodness we don't
>have to travel two years just to get there! There was a request to make
>next year's VC meeting on Thursday - outcome?
>---The Genealogy Workshop was well run, as always, and served many of the
>convention goers. The Obituary files were much in use - but as I went
>through stacks of cards myself - I was praying for SOAR to be fully
>functional by next year at Yakima. It will be so welcome to all! The
>family group sheets were being used well. The Pleve Charts available were
>in demand and poured over - [Please let Doris Evans' work on this index be
>finalized - it will add so much information retrieval capability to a fine
>resource]. I saw only a few people using the old WorkPapers and Journals
>but they are also a great resource - and Henry Schmidt will have that
>digitized, searchable project ready for Yakima. We are going to enter the
>next year with an explosion of data accessibility. The data is there - has
>been somewhere - in boxes - in chapters - in journals - in attics - for
>years. 2003 is the year it all comes out of the closet!!
>---In the computer workroom Marge & Bob Benson and Ken Leffler, among
>others, were tutoring, refreshing, and recruiting more volunteers for SOAR.
> I took my lessons and did 4 obits. Some members are coming close to the
>10,000 mark. I will have to do some catching-up!!! I am putting Henry's
>proofreading first for now.
>Thursday was Village Night - some had great successes. There were moments
>of connectivity. [I think we need to do better for Yakima]. Hosrt Gutsche
>of Canada visited every table and updated the groups on the conditions of
>the German Lutheran Churches across the former German Lutheran areas of
>Russia. There is encouragement there.
>
>The Welcome for Erica Neuman (Brazil) was a good intimate session. When
>she did her formal presentation the next afternoon - and it was well
>attended - slides and talk were excellent - there were almost NO questions
>- BECAUSE we asked them all the night before when we had her in a small
>intimate room very conducive to a group discussion. I am sorry for
>anyone who missed the earlier session. --
>
>All the speakers were excellent for the Research Symposium hosted by Ed
>Hoak. We learned more about the multifaceted approach being taken to gain
>access to records - including on an academic level - University to
>University. As our speaker said, you don't have to convince a university
>history department on the importance of preserving historical records - and
>the academics over there know the people who do need to be convinced. "It
>is who you know that counts." Isn't it always?
>Brent Mai is close to production on the book of 'Origins and Settlements'
>or 'Where they came from - Where they went." and has unearthed sources
>unknown to the group a few years ago. He estimated that the work would
>need revision in 5-8 years due to new sources appearing even 'as we speak'
>--- all of which is very exciting.
>Dr. Pleve's new book did not arrive for convention. We will have to order
>from headquarters.
>Lastly, with great effort I managed to get my sister, brother, nephew and
>spouse, three children and spouses to attend a family reunion at the
>Embassy Suites and most joined AHSGR. Most did not take part in the
>convention activities - except I put them in for Village Night - but all
>got a feel for their heritage AND had a great time in Des Moines which has
>many activities.
>My husband, who is not GR, drove me over, AND found a bundle of new
>exciting information in the library and the historical center on his family
>tree - terrific stuff we didn't know was there for the asking! - isn't that
>great? Who would have thought it?
>Best wishes to all,
>Jayne Wunsch, Galka on the Volga, Lancaster OH




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