Welcome to the Village of
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In 1911, my ancestors came to America from
Glogowatz, Hungary. I am happy to offer my "helping hands" in your
search for your Hungarian ancestors. I am a beginner - perhaps with a
few more months of searching than you but I have successfully traced several
family lines to the mid1700's. With all that is available, your chances of
success are wonderful too. I began my
search when I discovered my father's birth and baptismal certificates.
Prior to the opening of the Ellis Island website, I started searching the
internet. To my surprise, I discovered Peter Schmidt's website -
Village of Glogowatz. and discovered the names of the many
people who emigrated and landed in my own home town of College Point, New
York. There was no question about it - I was "hooked on
genealogy"!
If Glogowatz is the town where your
ancestors were born, you are about to discover more about your family roots
than you ever dreamed possible! I have one regret - my
interest in genealogy did not begin until after the death of my grandparents
and father. That has left many questions unanswered. Yet I have
learned so much since I started my quest.
Undoubtedly, I have learned things that
perhaps my grandparents did not know. There is no doubt that their
lives were difficult but my grandparents accepted these challenges, coming
to America to start a new life for their family - living out their hopes and
dreams. It is impossible to know what was in their hearts - fear I'm sure
but excitement and love too. Their sons and daughter were
blessed with the opportunity to live in America. And for this, Mihaly
and Sofia Reichert Sander will be remembered.
I would like to dedicate my work on this
Donauschwaben website to my own father, Frank Matthew Sander, and to all the
Glogowatz families who came through the gates of Ellis Island -- may they
never be forgotten!
I would like for us to
build on the portfolio of
Families of Glogowatz. If you would like to submit your
Glogowatz family story, data and photos, they will be placed on a special
page created just for you.
Susan
Read the
interview with Susan at the DVHH Movers & Shakers |
Glogowatz
Village Information
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Town Names:
- German: Glogowatz
- Current Rumanian Name:
Vladimirescu
- Historical Rumanian
Name: Glogovat
- Hungarian: Othalom
- Spelling
variations: Glogowitz; Glogowatz, Glogovatz, Glogowaca
Location:
4 km east of the city of
Arad, Romania.
Founded:
1765
Village name in FHL
records:
Glogovatz, Othalom LDS Microfilm:
- 1190291 - 1770-1809
- 1190292 - 1810-1835
CD's of Church records:
Through 1897 available on the
Village of Glogowatz Homepage.
Contact: Peter Schmidt -
PeterAlanSchmidt@email.msn.com
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Families of Glogowatz
top If you would like to submit your Glogowatz family story, data
and photos,
they will be placed on a special page created just for you.
Street map of Glogowatz (HOG of Glogowatz site) includes house numbers &
street names.
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Surnames -
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Szander (Sander), Doerner/Dorner, Lump,
Neu, Steger of Glogowatz and Ujpanat
Reichert, Schneider,Schlee, Freer/Frehr,Lais/Leiss, Umerlin, Hettman,
Stolcz, Haiberger,Folcz, Weisenburger, Gruber, Kastner, Schmalbach,
Schneider, Heinrich of Glogowatz
Hacker(t); Wisber of Ujpanat
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Susan
Sander |
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Family trip to Vladimirescu, Glogowatz, 2001 |
Doreen Kneller nee Dumelle |
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Straub from Glogowatz |
Diana Gale
Matthiesen |
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Schwager, Felcher (Felker, Fölcher,
etc.), Reingruber, Schmaltz, Hoffmann, Pauer (Bauer), Stoltz
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George Brettrager |
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Glogowatz Village History
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Glogowatz Records & Reference
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Glogowatz Church Records:
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On CD - Church Records
1770-1835 - Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths
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On CD - Church Records,
Baptisms 1836 - 1897
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Marriages 1836 - 1897; Deaths
1836 - 1914
I would be happy to do a
limited search on these CD's. Please keep in mind, they are
indexed by month and year. Time frames would be most helpful in
finding any specific records.
If you would like to obtain a
copy of the CD's of Glogowatz Church Records, contact
Peter Schmidt
or visit his
Village of Glogowatz website.
Passenger Records:
David Dreyer's Database - 606
Extractions for the
Village of: Glogowatz. His emigration extractions from
Banat, list 249 records of
Banat immigrants who settled in College Point, New York.
Lookups:
Surnames I am researching: SZANDER/SANDER,
REICHERT, PORST/BORSCHT, SCHNEIDER, LUMP, LAIS (LEIS), SCHLEE, STEGER.
I have created Excel worksheets
using baptismal records for each of these surnames. The worksheets allow
me to group families together showing baptismal dates, names of parents and
godparents, marriage dates, etc. While these worksheets contain
hundreds of entries, they do not contain all the village families with the
particular surname. I will continue to add names as I find them.
I would be happy to share these worksheets with anyone researching these names.
Susan
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Glogowatz Contacts & Media
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Glogowatz Village Photos
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People of
Glogowatz
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Baptism in Glogowatz
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Glogowatz Church Group 1938
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Kindergarden in Glogowatz 1923-1924
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Shepards Play in Glogowatz
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Village Scenes of Glogowatz
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Glogowatz Church - Kirchweih
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Glogowatz City Hall
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Funeral procession in Glogowatz
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Glogowatz house - early 1990's The house is located on Str. Lenin No. 34 - now Romania
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Typical street in Glogowatz (Vladimirescu)
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Sidewalk in Glogowatz
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Vladimirescu
Glogowatz, 2001
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Courtesy of Doreen
Kneller nee Dumelle, taken on a family trip.
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'Glogowatz Shield' Represents the five hills of Glogowatz.
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The first of the five hills of Glogowatz located on the outskirts of the town. The center marker is a crucifix.
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The Old Glogovat Train Station - the only place where you will see the old spelling of Glogovat.
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The Horse and Carriage, still a useful mode of transporting things and people. Must be interesting to see cars & carriages on the streets.
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The School House in Glogowatz
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Inside view of the school Hans and Eva Dumele
are visiting their old school room.
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Main altar of the Church
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Altar of the Blessed Mother in the town church
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Altar of the Sacred Heart in the town church
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Inside view of the town church - beautiful!
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Side view of Dumele house. Note the grape trellis & a nice place to grow vegetables and flowers.
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The Dumele family gravesite.
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Many foundations have concrete slab coverings, with a marker. note: Foreground grave without slab covering, flowers could be grown in the space.
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Currency --- 22 - 100,000 Lei - less than $100 American money. $1.00 American = 28,500 Lei
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Glogowatz Village Coordinator:
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