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- ZVA NEWS Volume 1, Number 2,
September 1996 -
© copyright 1996, 1997 by ZVA and FEEFHS; all rights
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Latest update: 11 April 1997(New URL, Links updated
ZVA NEWS
Volume 1, Number 2, September 1,
1996
Welcome to the second edition of the ZVA (Zichydorf Village
Association) News. The ZVA
was formed on the Internet by Barry Anwender, Laura Grzyb, and
Glenn Schwartz with the
assistance of John Movius and Bob Madler in February, 1996.
Barry, Laura, and Glenn are
all descended from Zichydorfers who settled near Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada around the
turn of the century.
ZICHYDORFERS ARE EVERYWHERE!
Since our last report in April we have been in contact with many
Zichydorfers in Canada and
the USA. We have been able to help some directly and put others
in touch with soul-mates
searching the same lines. We have contacted the Zichydorf
association in Germany by
regular mail, but it is basically inactive. We have not yet
established any useful contacts in
South America or Australia, but tomorrow is another day. If you
can help us establish some
links, please e-mail us through the ZVA home page.
ZICHYDORF PAGES ON THE INTERNET
We have added several pages in our few short months of existence,
thanks to Martha Remer
Connor, Glen and Shirley Gibbard, and Barry Anwender. More are
on the way. Glenn
Schwartz is working on a listing of Zichydorfers in Saskatchewan
local history books and,
with the help of fellow Reginans, is planning a listing of
Reginans from Zichydorf. If you
would like to contribute something, please contact Glenn at the
address on the ZVA home
page.
ZICHYDORF VILLAGE HISTORY TRANSLATION
Geschicte der Gemeinde Zichydorf, the history of the
community of Zichydorf, by
Johann Achtzehner, is being translated into English by Liz Hugel
(nee Grobb) of Regina.
Liz, a one-time resident of Zichydorf, was given permission by
the author to publish a
translation. She is well along in her task, but with a family
and career, progress is difficult.
This fall we will discuss with her what we can do to help and
whether she will permit us to
post it on the Net. This valuable little book provides a
complete picture of life in Zichydorf
from its founding until after World War II. It describes the
founding and growth of the town,
complete with local customs, population statistics, and names of
municipal office holders.
More on this as events warrant.
ZVA REGINA CHAPTER
Many Zichydorf families settled around Regina, and very many of
today's Reginans can trace
their roots back to these early settlers. Unfortunately, most of
them do not know their shared
history. This spring we held a meeting of a core group.
Enthusism was high for organizing a
larger and more formal group for information sharing, but the
consensus was to concentrate
our efforts in the fall. We are now in the process of
distributing posters advertising our
group's existence at sites around the city where genealogists or
German people gather. We
hope to establish a network of Zichydorfers that will cooperate
in recapturing their past. We
are also attempting to interest the local newspaper in doing a
story on our group and
encouraging people to join us. We also plan a phone or mail
campaign to contact local
people with Zichydorf surnames.
AU REVOIR BARRY
Barry Anwender, essentially the founder
of the ZVA, will be
leaving us for some time. Barry had completed two years of study
toward the Roman
Catholic priesthood before being seriously injured in a car
accident. Issues surrounding that
event have now been resolved and Barry is resuming his studies.
Unfortunately for us, time
and cash will be in short supply and Barry will have to take a
temporary respite. His
enthusiasm remains high and I am sure he will be back with us
when circumstances allow.
GOOD LUCK BARRY. WE WILL MISS YOU AND EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR RETURN
TO OUR GROUP.
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