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02/24/13 October November December 2008 Volume 3 Number 4
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE OCTOBER 2008
Helping Hands Certificates of Appreciation 2008 Forwarded From Donauschwaben Villages Helping Hands By Jody McKim
The Donauschwaben Villages Helping Hands (DVHH) recognized the people and organizations which made possible our participation in the Landesverband der Donauschwaben (LUSA) annual events. Our collaboration with LUSA helps to promote the mission of the DVHH and bring it to the Donauschwaben Club members. What better place to present the DVHH Certificates of Appreciation but at the Landestrachtenfest mit Wettbewerb 2008 in Cleveland? Some of us attended the Presidents meeting held on Sunday, Aug 30, 2008; and after a nice introduction of the DVHH by Leo Mayer, Hans Martini, DVHH Board Director, presented the following certificates . . .
Dr. Thomas C. Thornton Webmaster,
Landesverband der Donauschwaben, USA From the beginning Dr. Tom has been a wonderful advocate for the DVHH, and paved the way for our participation with the LUSA. "Our
collaborations can only enhance the drive to promote & preserve the
Donauschwaben heritage."
Leo Mayer Landesverband der Donauschwaben President. Leo is serving his last term as LUSA President, but he will not be out of reach. He leaves behind a legacy that will be remembered, especially with the DVHH folks. We presented Leo with a certificate of appreciation and we are also proud to count him as a DVHH member.
Jakob Hunsinger President of the Mansfield Liederkranz Jakob was instrumental in helping the DVHH coordinate its first appearance with the LUSA event in Mansfield, 2007. The unity of the Mansfield Liederkranz represents what type of leader Jakob is. We were made to feel very welcome.
Franz Rimpf President
of the Donauschwaben Franz accepted the certificate on behalf of the club at the Landestrachtenfest mit Wettbewerb 2008. The club was very generous to the DVHH in providing us a great booth location and set up; thanks goes out to all involved, especially Mina Rimpf, Ingrid Dorr and Franz Rimpf.
Linda McKenna DVHH Mansfield Host Presented by Nancy Fredenberg As our first LUSA event host, we asked a lot of Linda and she delivered much much more than we asked! She had a lot going on in her personal life and she planned and organized around it all, even after her home was flooded the week before the event, due to rain storms! We couldn't have done it without her.
Hans Kopp DVHH Cleveland Host Presented by Beth Tolfree
As a long time member of the Donauschwaben German-American Cultural Center in Cleveland and LUSA, Hans was ready, willing and able to help during our planning. Thank you, Hans, for your assistance and your DVHH membership support.
Thank you all for your service and support to the DVHH. I would like to thank Nancy Fredenberg for initiating the certificates, as well as the design and production.
Best Regards, Jody McKim
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE OCTOBER 2008 Discovering German Roots Elderhostel Genealogy Submitted by John Frey Tallapoosa, Georgia Dear Donauschwaben:
Elderhostel is running a program on German genealogy that may be of
interest to those of you who are seeking to extend their roots back into
the 17th C and beyond. It deals with the causes and motivations that
led many Germans to migrate from their homeland to distant places such as
the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and North
America and gives an introduction to the sources of genealogical
information in Germany. Best wishes to all John Frey
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