International German Genealogy Partnership 2023 Conference
The International German Genealogy Partnership 2023 conference is one of the few occasions in which you will hear from and connect with people focused on German genealogy, and only German genealogy. Attendees will enjoy a weekend of programs and activities that highlight the diversity of the German-speaking genealogy community.
The conference will be held in-person in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 9-11. But there is also a robust virtual option, with access to programming in real-time. And a USB drive is available for purchase, allowing all attendees to watch the recorded presentations.
Go to iggp.org to learn more and to register.
Notes by GGD President, Perry Buffie:
There will be over 80 speakers and sessions in real-time and on-demand covering topics relating to German genealogy in Europe, North America and beyond.
A topic of special interest to Galicia is the session on “WW II SS Records,” as the SS (Schutzstaffel, a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party of Germany) set up the Einwandererzentralstelle (immigration center) that contained the EWZ records that make up the 1939 Resettlement Records database at the GGD website.
Because the Galiziendeutsche originally come from southwestern Germany, other topics of interest may include:
- Baden / Württemberg
- Rhineland and the Pfalz
- Best Tips for Researching German Ancestors
- German Script Workshop
- German Marriage Records
- Using Maps in German Research
- How to Find Records That Aren't Online
- Favorite German Research Databases
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Felizienthal
History of the German Language Enclave in Eastern Galicia
1835 – 1939
By Siegfried Grüdl
Below is the Table of Contents of this 604 page book, translated by GGD with the permission of the author.
The entire book has been translated by GGD and is available to GGD members.
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Foreword |
5 |
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Bohemia |
7 |
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German colonization of Galicia |
11 |
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Settlement Patent |
19 |
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Settlers from Bohemia |
22 |
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Galicia |
30 |
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Settlement Stories |
38 |
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German tribesmen |
40 |
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The German-Bohemian settlements |
43 |
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Emigration from Galicia |
45 |
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Emigrant Ships and passenger lists |
49 |
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Speech Island Felizienthal |
52 |
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Names occurring in Felizienthal |
74 |
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Felizienthal |
80 |
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Annaberg |
99 |
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Karlsdorf |
109 |
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Smorze |
123 |
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Tucholka |
138 |
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Klimiec |
145 |
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Skole |
153 |
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Construction of the parish church Felizienthal |
155 |
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Church relations |
157 |
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Felizienthaler Pastor |
162 |
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Mayor |
164 |
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Egerländers in Galicia |
166 |
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Banknotes from Galicia |
167 |
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German Schulnot |
169 |
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For school and home |
171 |
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Special features of the landscape organization |
172 |
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War in Galicia |
179 |
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Feldpostbrief |
190 |
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Ukrainians Ruthenians |
191 |
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Jewish citizens |
193 |
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Market day in Smorze |
201 |
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Letter to Father |
204 |
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Schmidt Rössler ancestors |
205 |
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Experiences and stories |
207 |
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Our Family History |
210 |
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Silent Night, Holy Night |
212 |
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Childhood memories |
215 |
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Travel back in time |
217 |
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My cradle stood in the East |
226 |
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Holy Mother Anna |
238 |
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Childhood in Karlsdorf |
239 |
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Tombs in Galicia |
245 |
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This is my life running from my childhood |
250 |
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A travel experience |
252 |
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Customs, Manners and Family Events |
255 |
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House name |
265 |
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Wedding Customs in Karlsdorf |
268 |
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Felizienthaler Bethlehem Play |
270 |
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Galician and Ukrainian dishes |
280 |
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The sacred letter |
286 |
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Tell the Germans |
292 |
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Songs from Galicia |
308 |
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Strange Country Galicia |
323 |
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The 2nd World War begins |
325 |
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The resettlement 1939/1940 |
330 |
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Settlement data 1940 |
350 |
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History of our family Kraus |
358 |
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The time in Upper Silesia 1940-1945 |
363 |
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Partisans |
367 |
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Killed and missing in both World Wars |
368 |
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Unexpected encounter |
375 |
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The fate of Felizienthaler Church |
377 |
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Fundraising |
380 |
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Travelogue 2009 |
382 |
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Church Felizienthal |
385 |
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Chronology East Galizien |
388 |
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Maps |
393 |
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Documents and certificates |
404 |
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Civil status documents |
441 |
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Photos |
503 |
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Home meeting |
600 |
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Correspondence with research centers and archives |
601 |
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Sources |
602 |
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Space for notes |
604 |
Galizien Village Family Books purchase page
Orders should be via the PayPal button below. By default all family books are sent in Microsoft Word (DOCX) format. We can send most villages in PDF format if you wish, but some are too large to be emailed and must be sent in DOCX format or sent via a large file sending application like WeTransfer. Let us know if you have problems viewing any book.
Price: Per Village Familybook : $10.00 USD
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Please check availability of villages before ordering. We have village books for only a few hundred of the thousands of Galizien German villages that existed. Visit our Family Book page for a list of all the villages we have. If you are not sure which village your family is from, there is a search link there to allow you to search for surnames in all our available village books. Using this search page is recommended even if you think you already know your family's villages as you may find some of your ancestors moved.
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