Welcome to the Welcome to the Grossliebental District Odessa Grossliebental District Odessa

(GDO) RIG (GDO) RIG Research WorkshopResearch Workshopby Gayla Aspenleiter by Gayla Aspenleiter

& Elli Wise & Elli Wise

Agenda Agenda

Business meeting Business meeting –– election of officers election of officers Introduction of village coordinators Introduction of village coordinators WhatWhat’’s new s new WhatWhat’’s coming s coming Research support Research support

Business Meeting Business Meeting

Election of officersElection of officersSpokesperson: Gayla Aspenleiter Spokesperson: Gayla Aspenleiter Chapter Rep.: Elli Wise Chapter Rep.: Elli Wise Webmaster: Gayla Aspenleiter Webmaster: Gayla Aspenleiter Listserv manager: Rich Aspenleiter Listserv manager: Rich Aspenleiter

Any new nominations? Any new nominations? Must be GDO RIG member to vote! Must be GDO RIG member to vote!

Grossliebental Area Grossliebental Area

Village Coordinator Village Coordinator Gayla Aspenleiter Gayla Aspenleiter

AlexanderhilfAlexanderhilfFreudental Freudental JosefstalJosefstalMarientalMarientalNeuNeu Freudental Freudental

Village Coordinator Village Coordinator Marilyn Christman Marilyn Christman

AlexanderfeldAlexanderfeld

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorDoris Dickenson Doris Dickenson

KleinliebentalKleinliebental

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorElena GabrielElena Gabriel

FranzfeldFranzfeldMarientalMarientalKleinliebentalKleinliebental

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorMurray Gauer Murray Gauer

Rosenfeld Rosenfeld

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorWayne Handlos Wayne Handlos

NeuNeu LiebentalLiebental

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorJim Helfenstein Jim Helfenstein

Grossliebental Grossliebental

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorKaren Hoffman Karen Hoffman

PeterstalPeterstal

Village Coordinator Village Coordinator Elsie Elsie HuetherHuether

LustdorfLustdorfNeuNeu LustdorfLustdorf

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorIla Ila FichtnerFichtner Johnson Johnson

AlexanderhilfAlexanderhilfBerlin/Berlin/NeuNeu BerlinBerlinFreudentalFreudentalRosenfeld Rosenfeld

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorMary Marando Mary Marando

Franzfeld Franzfeld

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorPeter Mock Peter Mock

KleinliebentalKleinliebentalKrasnaKrasna

Village Coordinator Village Coordinator Irene Irene RathRath

NeuburgNeuburg

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorElli Wise Elli Wise

AlexanderhilfAlexanderhilfGrossliebental Grossliebental NeuburgNeuburgPeterstalPeterstal

Village CoordinatorVillage CoordinatorRalph Wiseman Ralph Wiseman

Freudental Freudental HelenentalHelenentalNeuNeu Freudental Freudental

VCs Needed For:VCs Needed For:

Annental, Freidorf, Gnadenfeld, Annental, Freidorf, Gnadenfeld, Johannesfeld, Karlstal, Lamsaki, Lenintal, Johannesfeld, Karlstal, Lamsaki, Lenintal, Matrjonowka, Neu Peterstal, Neusatz, Neu Matrjonowka, Neu Peterstal, Neusatz, Neu Schampoly, Odessa, Paulstal, Scharowa, Schampoly, Odessa, Paulstal, Scharowa, SchSchööntal, Wilhelmstal, and Wygodantal, Wilhelmstal, and Wygoda

Please volunteer to be a VC Please volunteer to be a VC Contact Gayla or Rich Aspenleiter Contact Gayla or Rich Aspenleiter

WhatWhat’’s News New

Odessa Archives contractOdessa Archives contractSame as contract as with Same as contract as with NikolaevNikolaev10 cents per page10 cents per pageWe provide equipmentWe provide equipmentThey provide digital photographs of pagesThey provide digital photographs of pages

WhatWhat’’s New s New

WhatWhat’’s comings coming

NeuNeu Freudental Parish files from Odessa Freudental Parish files from Odessa Archives Archives –– 1906, 1912, 19131906, 1912, 1913

Researching GDO Villages Researching GDO Villages http://www.grhs.org/rig/gdo/http://www.grhs.org/rig/gdo/

GDO family database GDO family database St. Petersburg files St. Petersburg files Family databasesFamily databasesEWZ VillageEWZ Village--Family indicesFamily indicesGermany to Hungary databaseGermany to Hungary databaseShip list databaseShip list databaseRepressions databaseRepressions database

Researching GDO VillagesResearching GDO Villages

Mailing listMailing listBooks and CDBooks and CD

GDO CDGDO CDErinnerungenErinnerungen an die an die deutschendeutschen KolonienKolonien des des GrossliebentalerGrossliebentaler RayonsRayons beibei Odessa by Eduard MackOdessa by Eduard MackFrom Catherine to From Catherine to KhruschevKhruschev by Dr. Adam by Dr. Adam GiesingerGiesingerHomesteaders on the Steppe (Lutheran)Homesteaders on the Steppe (Lutheran) & Paradise & Paradise on the Steppe (Catholic) by Joseph S. Heighton the Steppe (Catholic) by Joseph S. HeightThe German Colonies in South Russia 1804The German Colonies in South Russia 1804--1904, 1904, Volume 1Volume 1 by Rev. Conrad Keller (Catholic)by Rev. Conrad Keller (Catholic)

Questions? Questions?