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Nick Tullius
Ottawa, Canada

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New: "Banat-Canadian" new autobiographical book of memories by Nick Tullius
Memories of a long life,
 Review by Hans Gehl
Original in German

In Germany and other countries live 529 people born in Alexanderhausen
Current status of Alexanderhauseners Worldwide
by Hans Schuch, Banater Post, 15 June 2020
Translated by Nick Tullius
Alexanderhauseners weltweit: aktueller Stand
 

Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Alexanderhausen im Banat 1833 - 2000
By Helene Schuch

 

Kirchweih 2019 Alexanderhausen/Şandra
By Astrid Kataro.

Gschichte vun drhem

Summary | Inhalt
by Helen Alba

Acceptance | Grußwort | Cuvânt de salut
by Nikolaus Tullius

Book Review | Rezension 
by Hans Dama

   
 

Şandra Town Hall - Local Council Şandra
As a sign of high esteem the title of Honorary Citizen of the Commune Şandra
is awarded to Mr Nikolaus Tullius, Şandra - October 2017.
Mayor Luchian Savu (official seal of Şandra)

Home Brass Band | Heimatmusich

The Floating Car | De Schwimmwage

How it was and how it could not have stayed | Wie’s war un net hätt kenne bleiwe

The village wells of Alexanderhausen | Die Schandrhaaser Dorfbrunne

"Vanilla crescents in the shoe box" By Helen Alba-Kling

From the Banat to Canada and back in thoughts / Nikolaus Tullius is eighty - A life between poppies and maple leafs by Hans Gehl.

Illumination of the Alexanderhausen Church

Hans Schuch "Alexanderhausen before and after the Revolt of 1989"

“Kleiner Schwab – großer Krieg“ ["Little Schwab - big war"] a novel by Lauer, 1993.
 




MEMORIES

The HOG Alexanderhausen congratulates honorary citizen Nikolaus Tullius on his 85th birthday

Giving birth in Alexanderhausen by Waltraud Wilhelm

Birth and Baptism in Alexanderhausen by Elisabeth Sauer

Dominik Simone: The Horse Mill of Alexanderhausen

School Days in the 1940's & 1950's by Helene Schuch

Our Resettlement in Germany by Helene Schuch

Life in our new Homeland by Helene Schuch

Journey from Alexanderhausen to Ottawa by Nick Tullius

My Escape From Romania by Herwig Stefan

Illumination of the Alexanderhausen Church

Trip to Temeswar - 2008 | So vertraut und doch schon so fremd

Stories from back home | Gschichte vun drhem by/vun Nick Tullius

  Home Brass Band | Heimatmusich

  The Floating Car | De Schwimmwage

  How it was and how it could not have stayed | Wie’s war un net hätt kenne bleiwe

  The village wells of Alexanderhausen | Die Schandrhaaser Dorfbrunne

  Up in the Mulberry Tree | Ufm Maulbierebaam

  Rubber Slingshots and Gendarmes | Gummiflinte un Schandare

  Soldiers‘ Graves by the Hemp Pond | Soldategräwer an der Hanfkaul

  Old-Time Retirement | Im Vorbhalt

  Cleanliness must be kept! | Sauwerkeit muss sin

  How that hat got on the church | Wie der Hutt uf die Kerch kumm is

  Threshing machines, steam engines, tractors | Dreschmaschine, Dampfmaschine un Traktore

  In the family | In dr Familje

  Exams in Temeswar / Priefunge in Temeschwar

  Village Music back Home | Dorfmusich in der Heimat

  Catching may bugs | Maikäfer fange

  Catching fish | Fisch fange

  Catching quail | Wachtle fange

  Catching Rabbits | Hase Fange

 Making Brandy | Iwer's Rakibrenne

  The best quince that I've tasted in my life |  Die beschti Quitt, wu ich im Lewe verkoscht han



FAMILY RESEARCH

Alexanderhausen Families and House Numbers (1933)

Helene Schuch: Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Alexanderhausen 1833-2000

Villages of Origin  The people who settled the new village of Alexanderhausen came primarily from the surrounding villages shown in this table.

War & Casualties of Alexanderhausen Families

Researchers:

Nick Tullius - I have updated my family tree publishing it via MyHeritage, increasing the number of direct ancestors to about 350 with one French/German branch from Alsace going back to 1450 – 15 generations.

Six generations for Nikolaus Tullius

Helen Schuch - The Schuch Family History

References

Village Name Variants: German: Alexanderhausen; Hungarian: Sándorháza; Romanian (Official): Sandra

The following books were published by the H.O.G. Alexanderhausen:

  • [1] Sepp Schmitt: Alexanderhausen - Heimatbuch einer Banater Heidegemeinde, München 1987. Includes as Part 1 the book 'Alexanderhausen 1833 - 1933' by Nikolaus Hans Hockl

  • [2] Alexanderhausen - Ein einmaliges und eines der schönsten Dörfer der Banater Heide 1833 - 1998 Volume I Text, Volume 2 Photographs, Bietigheim-Bissingen 1998

  • [3] Helene Schuch: Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Alexanderhausen 1833-2000, Bietigheim-Bissingen 2001

Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Villages and Countries
 

Village Plan of Alexanderhausen by Master Builder Tillger in 1933

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The Roundel in the center of Alexanderhausen
by Master Builder Tillger in 1933

 


PHOTOS

Our Beautiful Church

Types of Houses

Old Postcards

Harvest Time

Christmas Time

Public Buildings

School Days

Life in the Baragan

Miscellaneous

Alexanderhausen 2008 *

Temeswar 2008 *

Lenauheim 2008 *

Rekasch 2008 *

 

Photos are from the author's files (marked *) or from the Alexanderhausen Heimatbuch. Some images enlarge by clicking them.




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