Glückstal
Colonies Research Association
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611 Esplanade
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310-540-1872
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NEW The Glückstalers in New Russia, the Soviet Union and North America (released July 2008)
The latest offering of the Glückstal Colonies Research Association is 756 pages of well researched and translated material purchased and prepared since the publication of the GCRA Bicentennial book in 2004. New subjects this time around are: articles on the Polish period en route to Russia, the migration to Russia, the early arrivals to North America, several articles on individual memories of the Trek from those who survived the experience, articles on trips to Russia over the years, an exhaustive listing of recently available martyrology records, numerous post 1885 church records, more EWZ records, passenger lists, and GEDCOM lists organized by family names, and much more. Some of this data is on the searchable DVD bundled in the envelope on the back cover of the book.
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The Glückstalers in New Russia and North America and Heaven Is Our Homeland (Glückstal Colonies Bicentennial Documentary) 2004
The establishment and history of the Glückstal Colonies (founded in 1804) has been documented in an 800 page book, 2 searchable data CD-Roms and a DVD. The package documentary describes how German immigrants made a perilous trip to Russia to settle near the Black Sea in Ukraine and Moldova and claim it as their new homeland. The story contines with those who took on the challenges of pioneering on the American Plains, surviving the Terror Years or the banishment to the gulag.
 AERIAL VIEWS from GOOGLE EARTH
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MEMBERSHIP
GCRA is a non-profit organization that depends upon the generosity of its donors and volunteers. The organization has provided valuable help to its members through its research efforts in the United States, Germany and Ukraine. Yearly dues of $20 helps underwrite the expenses and supports the work done by GCRA.
  St.Paul's Lutheran Church Project - requesting contributions of photos, letters, and records related to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Odessa, Ukraine.
GRHC - Germans from Russia Heritage Collection - A great resource page with links about German-Russian history
Researcher's Guide to McPherson County, South Dakota Cemetaries - summarizes information from over 100 family plots, grave sites and cemeteries thoughout McPherson County, South Dakota
Dr. Adam Giesinger writes in From Catherine to Khruschev, a volume giving an overall history for the German colonies in Russia, the following about the Glückstal District:
"Of the German immigrants who were to become the founders of the Glückstal Colonies, the first group, 70 families from Württemberg, were settled in the Armenian town of Grigoriopol on the Dniester in 1804-1805. In 1806, they were joined by 9 German families from Poland, in 1807 by 24 German families from Hungary and in 1808-09 by 3 families from Germany until there were 106 German families, with 525 people, in Grigoriopol. Because of friction with the Armenians and other factors, the government decided to resettle the Germans by having them trade places with the Moldavians of the village of Glinoi, 10 versts from the Dniester, northeast of Grigoriopol. The resettlement took place in the spring of 1809 and founded three additional villages in 1809-1810. The four colonies thus founded were: Glückstal (1809), Neudorf (1809), Bergdorf (1809), and Kassel (1810). The first three were close together; Kassel was about 15 versts to the south. In addition to Württembergers, who formed the largest group among the Glückstal Colonists, there was a large group of Alsatians and smaller numbers from Baden, the Palatinate and various other parts of Germany. All were Protestants, the majority Lutheran, a minority Reformed."
IN MEMORY of Staff Sgt. Lance Koenig - Memorial Page
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