[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Edenwald - EdenWold spelling

[Jack Milner]

More history:

Excerpts from a history written for the 75th Anniversary of st. John's 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Edenwold, September 26, 1955.  (Note where 
both spellings were used)

"From the headquarters in Edenwold, Pastor Schmieder served the 
communities of Longlaketon, Strassburg, Davin,  Kronau, Neudorf,  
Regina, Rosthern, Dunmore and even Edmonton district.

On Sunday, September 7, 1890, the settlers organized a congregation, and 
it was called St. John Lutheran Congregation of Edenwald.  The 
membership consisted of 17 families."

Excerpt  from  "The Edenwald District and the Synod"  by Dr. Richard 
Hordern (Not dated)

"But what was Edenwald and why am I not spelling it as 'Edenwold'?  That 
second spelling came in later, especially after the townsite laid out in 
1911, was given that name.  But even after that date the Edenwald parish 
register I have been working with continues to spell the district 
'Edenwald'.  Only once or twice does the spelling 'Edenwold' seem to 
slip in."

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Howard Krushel wrote:

>And I suppose that is how many names, including family names, were possibly
>changed on arrival in Canada.
>The "Denkschrift zum Silber-Jubilaeum....." of 1922 however still has it as
>Edenwald. It continues indicating that Pastor Schmieder first held services
>at Edenwald/Edenwold on Oct. 30, 1889; On Sept. 27, 1890 17 families decided
>to form the St. Johns Ev. Lutheran church;  July 17, 1893, the church was
>dedicated, this being the second church for this Synod in Western
>Canada.(the first being the Trinity Lutheran church in Winnipeg).
>Edenwald/Edenwold served the Germans settlers of Davin, Kronau,Longlake and
>Strassburg.
>Howard Krushel
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>From: "Jack Milner" <wjmilner at shaw.ca>
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>>Dear listers,
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>>The official name is Edenwold and here is why:
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>>Emigrants lived in a settlement which they named Neu-Tulscha (also
>>spelled Neu-Tulcea or New Tulscha), first settled in 1885. According to
>>various accounts, the name was changed when the Reverend H. Schmieder, a
>>Lutheran missionary, came to the district in 1889. He told Phillip Mang,
>>Sr., that it reminded him of the Garden of Eden. Mang was perhaps
>>thinking about the many aspen groves when he said that it looked more
>>like woods than a garden and thereby introduced the name "Edenwald.
>>"This name was sent to Ottawa, the Canadian capital, for registration,
>>but a clerical error substituted an "o" for the "a," and the spelling
>>has remained Edenwold
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>>Jack Milner
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