Welcome to the Welcome to the Grossliebental District Grossliebental District Odessa (GDO) RIG Odessa (GDO) RIG Research WorkshopResearch Workshop

by Gayla Ohlhauser Grayby Gayla Ohlhauser Gray

Agenda Agenda

Where is the Grossliebental area? Where is the Grossliebental area? History of the GDOHistory of the GDOWhat villages make up the GDO area?What villages make up the GDO area?Where can I go to get help researching Where can I go to get help researching ancestors from this area? ancestors from this area?

Where is the Grossliebental AreaWhere is the Grossliebental Area

Grossliebental Area Grossliebental Area

HistoryHistory

2,000 families2,000 families18081808--18101810

250 families250 families18051805

600 families 600 families 18041804

200200--250 families 250 families 18031803

Families Came From:Families Came From:

WWüürttembergrttembergBaden Baden PalatinatePalatinateAlsace Alsace Hungary Hungary

Source: Adam Source: Adam GiesingerGiesinger

Grossliebental Mother VillagesGrossliebental Mother Villages

Grossliebental (1804) Grossliebental (1804) –– Protestant Protestant KleinliebentalKleinliebental (1804) (1804) –– Catholic Catholic JosefstalJosefstal (1804) (1804) –– Catholic Catholic MarientalMariental (1804 (1804 -- CatholicCatholicAlexanderhilfAlexanderhilf (1805) (1805) –– Protestant Protestant Franzfeld (1805) Franzfeld (1805) –– CatholicCatholicLustdorfLustdorf (1805) (1805) –– Protestant Protestant NeuburgNeuburg (1805) (1805) –– Protestant Protestant PeterstalPeterstal (1805) (1805) –– Protestant Protestant Freudental (1806) Freudental (1806) –– Protestant Protestant

Daughter VillagesDaughter VillagesNeuNeu Freudental (1828) Freudental (1828) –– Protestant Protestant HelenentalHelenental (1838) (1838) –– Protestant Protestant GnadenfeldGnadenfeld (1857) (1857) -- ProtestantProtestantNeuNeu--LiebentalLiebental (1872) (1872) –– Catholic Catholic Rosenfeld (1853) Rosenfeld (1853) -- ProtestantProtestantNeusatzNeusatz (1858) (1858) –– Protestant Protestant ChabolatChabolat, Bessarabia (1860) , Bessarabia (1860) –– Protestant Protestant SophientalSophiental, Bessarabia (1860) , Bessarabia (1860) –– Protestant Protestant NeuNeu--LustdorfLustdorf (1861) (1861) –– Protestant Protestant BlumenfeldBlumenfeld (1862) (1862) –– Catholic Catholic AlexanderfeldAlexanderfeld (1866) (1866) –– Protestant Protestant WilhelmstalWilhelmstal (1870) (1870) –– Protestant Protestant WygodaWygoda (1876) (1876) –– Protestant Protestant FreidorfFreidorf (1888) (1888) -- ProtestantProtestantKarlstalKarlstal (1806/1819/1899) (1806/1819/1899) -- ProtestantProtestantLenintalLenintal (1925) (1925) –– Protestant Protestant

AlexanderhilfAlexanderhilfVC VC –– Gayla Gray, Elli Wise, Ila JohnsonGayla Gray, Elli Wise, Ila JohnsonVillage data sheetVillage data sheetPhotos by Elli WisePhotos by Elli Wise

FranzfeldFranzfeldVC VC –– Elena Gabriel, Rosemary Hoff, Mary Marando Elena Gabriel, Rosemary Hoff, Mary Marando Village data sheet Village data sheet Photos by Val Ingram Photos by Val Ingram

FreudentalFreudentalVC VC –– Gayla Gray, Ralph Wiseman, Ila JohnsonGayla Gray, Ralph Wiseman, Ila JohnsonVillage data sheetVillage data sheetPhotos by Elli Wise and Gayla GrayPhotos by Elli Wise and Gayla Gray

GrossliebentalGrossliebentalVC VC –– Elli Wise, Jim Helfenstein Elli Wise, Jim Helfenstein Village data sheetVillage data sheetPhotos by Elli Wise & Melvin BenderPhotos by Elli Wise & Melvin Bender

JosefstalJosefstalVC VC –– Gayla Gray Gayla Gray Village data sheetVillage data sheetPhoto by Elli WisePhoto by Elli Wise

KleinliebentalKleinliebentalVillage Coordinators Village Coordinators -- Elena Gabriel, Doris Elena Gabriel, Doris Dickenson, Peter MockDickenson, Peter MockVillage data sheetVillage data sheet

LustdorfLustdorfVillage Coordinator Village Coordinator –– Elsie Elsie HuetherHuetherVillage data sheetVillage data sheet

MarientalMarientalVillage Coordinators Village Coordinators –– Elena Gabriel, Gayla GrayElena Gabriel, Gayla GrayVillage data sheet Village data sheet Photos by Elli WisePhotos by Elli Wise

NeuburgNeuburgVillage Coordinators Village Coordinators –– Elli Wise, Irene Elli Wise, Irene RathRathVillage data sheetVillage data sheetPhotos by Elli WisePhotos by Elli Wise

PeterstalPeterstalVillage Coordinators Village Coordinators –– Elli Wise, Karen Hoffman Elli Wise, Karen Hoffman Village data sheetVillage data sheetPhotos by Carolyn Schott and Elli Wise Photos by Carolyn Schott and Elli Wise

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

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 databaseGDO database (coming soon)GDO database (coming soon)

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?