St. Louis,
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Danube
Swabian Memorial St. Louis, Mo.
This memorial,
dedicated to the memory of the Danube Swabians,
was erected by the German Cultural Society of
St. Louis in 1993. After World War II, the
Danube Swabian people were banished from
Hungary, Romania & Yugoslavia. Over 100,000
Danube Swabians in Yugoslavia died between 1944
& 1948. The survivors now live all over the
world & it was estimated in 1993 that about
250,000 Danube Swabians lived in the United
States.
Memorial Inscription
The Danube Swabians
are descendants of German farmers
and craftsmen who, after the
expulsion of the Turks from Hungary,
settled in the area known as the
Pannonian Basin, between the years
of 1630 and 1794.
With the plow, not by
the sword, they established a new
homeland in the regions known as
Banat, Batschka, Syrmia, Slavonia,
Baranya-Tolna and the hills round
Budapest.
The Danube Swabian
people lived in peace and harmony
with neighbouring nationalities.
Through hard work, cultivation of
the soil, and the clearing of the
land, what once marsh and wasteland
became the granary of the
Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
At the end of World
War I, their homelands were divided
between Hungary, Romania, and
Yugoslavia. In the year 1940,
650.000 Danube Swabian lived in
Hungary, 350.000 in Romania, and
550.000 in Yugoslavia.
After World War II,
the Danube Swabian people were
deprived of their rights and
dispossessed of their lands and
properties by the communist
dictators in their countries, they
were banished from their homes,
deported or imprisoned as forced
laborers.
In Yugoslavia alone,
over 100.000 Danube Swabians, mainly
women and children, were killed or
starved to death between 1944 and
1948.
Those who survived
are now scattered throughout the
world. Before 1945, some 220.000
Danube Swabians had emigrated to the
United States, and after 1945,
another 30.000 followed. By 1993,
some 250.000 Danube Swabians have
made the United States their home.
Inscription Transcribed by
Andrea Ballreich
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Location:
Sunset Memorial Park & Mausoleum
Saint Louis, St. Louis County,
Missouri, USA
Plot: Located on a grassy island
between Sections 15, 16, 17 & 21
We
appreciate
Connie Nisinger for contributing
this information and photos to the
DVHH.
[Published at www.dvhh.org, 2005]
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Local Genealogical Research Aids
St Louis, St
Louis Co., & Missouri State Records
St. Louis, Mo., Naturalization Index
www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/nat/nat-project.htm
A Guide to
St. Louis, Missouri Naturalization Records
www.genealogybranches.com/stlouisnaturalization.html
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St.
Louis
www.archstl.org/cemeteries/
Missouri
Digital Heritage
http://ir6b.deepwebtech.com/mdh/search.html
St. Peter's
Evangelical Church Cemetery
www.stpeterschurch.org/cemetery/
Gatewood Gardens Cemetery Burial Database
http://stlcin.missouri.org/cemetery/ggsearch.cfm
When you search these sites, for the most part
just put in the surname and
see what comes up. [Susan Williams]
Donauschwaben
Associations & Clubs
1969 The “Deutschen Kulturverein” St. Louis, Missouri was founded.
St Louis German Cultural Society
Dancing in St. Louis 1927 - 1940
http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/Dancing.htm
1969 The “Deutschen Kulturverein” St. Louis, Missouri was founded.
St Louis German Cultural Society
Social Clubs
Turnverein or Turn Verein denotes a gymnastic or
athletic club
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St Louis /
America citizens with German ancestry . . . [12
Oct 1916]
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St. Louis Turnverein at 1930 Salisbury
Street, in Hyde Park
"An important
part of late 19th century culture in St.
Louis were the many social clubs around the
city. The clubs served a variety of ethnic,
social, professional and cultural functions.
There are a few pre-1900 club buildings that
have not been demolished. An example of
a very popular German-American club building
is the St. Louis Turnverein at 1930
Salisbury Street, in Hyde Park. Many
German societies had been in existence since
the 1840's, and included benevolent
associations, singing clubs, craft unions
and the Turnverein, or gymnastic societies,
which emphasized body building, fellowship
and sometimes political activities. Also
called the North St. Louis Turners Hall,
this symmetrical brick building was
constructed about 1880. The two-story
symmetrical brick building has an unusual
mansard roof with three pyramidal towers.
The first story has a center entry leading
to the club rooms on the second floor;
adjacent bays contain storefronts, which
provided rental income to support the club's
activities. The building contains several
meeting halls, an auditorium, a large
gymnasium and bowling alley in the
basement." [Source:
A Preservation Plan for St. Louis]
Fire of July 3, 2006 -The fire quickly destroyed
the Turnverein’s oldest part, the 1879 building
facing Salisbury Street.
http://preservationresearch.com/2006/07/nord-st-louis-turnverein-burns/
http://lofistl.com/turners-nite-club-urban-exploration
More Photos:
http://www.eco-absence.org/stl/turnverein/
Hans Ballin, former Turnverein Member
http://preservationresearch.com/2005/09/meet-hans-ballin/
South St. Louis
Turnverein
The South St. Louis Turnverein, German gymnastic
club, was the second Turner organization
established in St. Louis in 1869. Turner
organizations were one force leading to the
introduction of physical education into St.
Louis' public schools.
The present building was constructed in stages,
beginning in 1881 and completed in 1905, by Otto
J. Wilhelmi and Ernst C. Janssen. It was
converted to housing in 1981.
http://exhibits.slpl.lib.mo.us/germanamerican/data/SiteDetail240012639.asp
Weißkirchner Gesellschafts
Club (Brochure)
22 Feb 1919
Contributed by
Dave & Judith Peterson, 30 Jan 2011. The
brochure has been in Judith's family for a
long time. Her ancestor, Anton Ebert b.
1875 in Weißkirchen,
immigrated to the US in 1887. His wife was Laura
and their children: Julius, Evelyn, Percy, and
Marion. Anyone with
information about this club, please contact Dave.
Weisskirchner
Group Photo
Contributed by
Dave & Judith Peterson, 30 Jan 2011
If anyone knows
information or leads to what young men's group
this might be, whether it be for a school or
social function, please contact Dave. 08 Apr
2011
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