Fw: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Volhynian settlers in Friedensfeld, Manitoba

[Howard Krushel]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Krushel" <krushelh at telus.net>
To: "Peter Schmaltz" <pschmaltz at earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Volhynian settlers in Friedensfeld,
Manitoba


> Peter:
> For that time period you should be able to find the Friedensfeld records
in
> the Trinity Lutheran church in Winnipeg; this church served that area and
> other surrounding areas of Winnipeg; I believe Pastor Beer served in that
> church from 1898 to 1902, and his records were very detailed(unlike the
> records of the vast majority of Pastors); on June 18 of 1901 he conducts
the
> confirmation service at Friedensfeld and records an Amalia Schmalz, born 6
> Oct.1886 in Solomka, Parish of Tutschin, Volhynia, Daughter of Heinrich
> Schmalz and wife Rosina Abend.
> You might also want to check in the death records of the Municipal Office
in
> Steinbach for Henry Schmalz's death record; the Manitoba Mennonite
> Historical Society were going to microfilm these records; so they might
also
> be found in their Archive. At times the Pastor from Friedensthal,
northeast
> of Emerson, too might have come up to occasionally serve at Friedensfeld;
> these records are found in the Lutheran church in Emerson.
> Howard Krushel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Schmaltz" <pschmaltz at earthlink.net>
> To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:08 AM
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Volhynian settlers in Friedensfeld,
Manitoba
>
>
> > I am looking for information on SCHMALTZs who emmigrated to Manitoba
from
> > Volhynia around 1898. Rose Ingram kindly provided me with a copy of a
few
> > relevant pages of Felix Kuehn's family records of the original GR
villages
> > of Manitoba that lists Heinrich Schmaltz and his family, as well as
> > mentioning he died Nov. 18, 1901 in Friedensfeld. I am interested in
> > confirming this as well as possibly learning more about where Heinrich
was
> > born and his parents' names.
> >
> > Based on background information about the Lutheran church in
Friedensfeld
> > found on http://www.mts.net/~afiebelk/1900-03.htm I contacted St. Paul's
> > Lutheran Church regarding church records, but their archives only go
back
> to
> > 1903. I have ordered copies of cemetery transcriptions from the Manitoba
> > Genealogical Society and hope I will find something once those arrive.
> I've
> > looked at the online Manitoba Vital Statistics website for 'registered
> > deaths' and found nothing.
> >
> > Does anyone know where I might find church records for the Peace
Lutheran
> > Church from Friedensfeld around 1900-1903? Do records exist from this
> > period, or are Felix Kuehn's notes perhaps the only surviving source?
> >
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