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Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House
October 1, 2011 – May 6, 2012
- Visit the Renwick Gallery
- View a slide show and comment about the exhibition!
- Listen to the audio podcast
- Save-the-date to attend our exhibition-related programs
- Go behind-the-scenes with the museum's blog , Eye Level
- Read recent articles about the exhibition
The White House has been the official residence of the President of the United States for more than two hundred years. It embodies the story of how the presidents and their families live, work, and entertain within its historic walls and among its historic furnishings.
This exhibition allows visitors to explore the history of the decorative arts in the nation's foremost home. It includes 95 objects—furniture, ceramics, metals, glass and textiles—from the permanent collection of the White House. Many of these objects were made by the most celebrated craftsmen of their time, and some have never been seen outside of the White House. Objects in the exhibition range from a box lined with wallpaper used in the White House prior to its burning in 1814 to a gilded Herter Brothers armchair from 1875 to a coverlet embroidered by First Lady Grace Coolidge between 1925 and 1927 to a service plate from the 1982 Reagan state china.
The White House interiors were refurbished repeatedly in modern styles throughout the nineteenth century. In 1902, noted New York architects McKim, Mead & White were hired to make the interior of the White House more stylistically compatible with its late eighteenth-century architecture. This major renovation, accompanied by significant sales of old furnishings, gave the public rooms a more formal and ceremonial character that they retain today.
Many objects have grown venerable with the building, while others have been acquired as part of an ongoing program, begun in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, to restore the historical ambience of the rooms. Kennedy envisioned the White House as an ideal showcase of American fine and decorative arts for the enjoyment and education of both American and foreign visitors. She brought in the first curator to supervise the creation of a museum collection, fostered the creation of the White House Historical Association in 1961, and worked with an advisory body that formally became the Committee for the Preservation of the White House in 1964. Each subsequent first lady has contributed to these acquisition and preservation efforts.
The exhibition and its related publication include archival images of the interiors to help the visitor envision life in the President's official residence. William G. Allman, curator of the White House, and Melissa C. Naulin, assistant curator of the White House, selected the works included in the exhibition.
Film—At Home in the White House
The museum, in collaboration with the White House Historical Association, produced a film in which first families offer their personal recollections and memories about living in America's most famous home. At Home in the White House includes interviews with Susan Ford Bales, Laura Bush, Rosalynn Carter, Tricia Nixon Cox and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb. The film is produced by Northern Light Productions in Boston, and is available for sale in the museum store ($20). It is shown continuously in the exhibition galleries in a special screening room.
The ten episode audio podcast recorded with William G. Allman, curator of the White House, is available here:
- Part 1: Wallpaper. - duration: 2:38 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 2: Monroe Plateau - duration: 2:21 minutes.
- Part 3: Centerpiece, Hiawatha Boat - duration: 2:19 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 4: Cabinet - duration: 2:37 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 5: Cabinet, Chigai Dana - duration: 2:13 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 6: Coverlet - duration: 1:27 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 7: Sconce - duration: 2:26 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 8: Shelf Clock - duration: 2:24 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
- Part 9: Wooden Mantel - duration: 2:08 minutes.
- Part 10: Side Chair - duration: 1:59 minutes. View artwork in slide show.
Free Public Programs
October 1, 2011, Something of Splendor with William Allman
October 7, 2011, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
October 13, 2011, A Firsthand Experience with Susan Ford Bales
October 30, 2011, Challenges of Caring for Collections
November 4, 2011, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
November 17, 2011, First Children—Antics in the White House
December 2, 2011, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
January 6, 2012, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
February 3, 2012, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
March 2, 2012, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
April 1, 2012, Art in the White House
April 5, 2012, Baseball and the Presidency
April 6, 2012, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
May 4, 2012, Something of Splendor Gallery Talk
The Museum's blog, Eye Level
Picture This: Something of Splendor, September 30, 2011
In the News
Smithsonian Magazine, December 2011, "Q and A with William G. Allman" by Megan Gambino
The Washington Post, September 29, 2011, "Renwick's 'Something of Splendor' offers a rare inside look at White House decorative arts" by Jura Koncius
Antiques & The Arts Weekly, October 21, 2011, "Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House" by Stephen May
Smithsonian Magazine, October 18, 2011, Around the Mall, "Susan Ford Bales: A Peek Inside the White House" by Megan Gambino
The Baltimore Sun, October 23, 2011, "Presidential display" by Susan Reimer
"Something of Splendor": Decorative Arts from the White House is organized by the White House Office of the Curator, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the White House Historical Association.


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MELBOURNE, Fla. – For the first time in almost a month the 16th-ranked Saint Leo men's basketball team did not pick up a win in a 76-50 setback to Florida Tech on Saturday afternoon in Sunshine State Conference action from the east coast of Florida.
A slow start from the Green and Gold saw Florida Tech (12-10, 5-7 SSC) jump out to a 12-1 lead just seven minutes into the game. The double-digit advantage remained throughout the contest, a margin the Lions (18-5, 10-3 SSC) would not be able to overcome despite midgame rallies to try a get back into the contest.
Held to its lowest scoring output of the season, Saint Leo was led by Trent Thomas with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Two other Lions reached into double figures as Shaun Adams and Jerrel Harris each dropped in 10 points.
Florida Tech was guided by Jermaine Jackson who scored a game-high 30 points in the victory. Terrance Tubbs added 17 and Randy Echols scored 11 in the Panthers' victory.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With a motion to dismiss the murder charge against a 13-year-old boy still pending, a judge tentatively set his trial for March 4.
Last month, lawyers for Cristian Fernandez asked Judge Mallory Cooper to throw out the first-degree murder charge because Florida sentencing guidelines require anyone convicted of that crime to face either the death penalty or life in prison without parole. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that it's unconstitutional for juvenile offenders to get mandatory life sentences.
Prosecutors say that the old Florida law that called for a 25-year-to-life sentence could apply, but defense attorneys say Fernandez should not be tried under the current law because they can't advise their client what kind of sentence he could face.
Fernandez was 12 when he was arrested in March 2011 and charged with killing his 2-year-old half brother. Fernandez also faces a sexual abuse charge involving an attack on a 5-year-old half brother.
Last month, Judge Cooper threw out the statements Fernandez gave to Jacksonville police in both the murder and sexual battery cases, ruling a boy that age without parent or legal counsel could not understand his Miranda rights and he did not understand the consequences when he waived them.
While charged as an adult, Fernandez is being kept at the juvenile detention facility.
"I think it's ridiculous," Alicia Torres, an advocate for Fernandez, said Monday on how long the court process is taking. "I'm upset to see that he's going to have to be in juvenile for the holidays, and it's just dragging on too long. He'll be 14 in January. It makes me mad. I'm really mad right now."
Torres has been advocating for Fernandez since he was arrested because his mother is in jail as well. The sentencing hearing for Fernandez' mother, Biannela Susana, has been pushed back to Jan. 8. She has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of her youngest son and faces 13-30 years in prison.
Torres is in favor of the defense's petition to get rid of the first-degree murder charges against the boy.
"I'm sure for anybody who's in custody and jail this is a long drawn-out process, but the court is being very deliberate about it and moving very carefully," Channel 4 legal analyst and attorney Ed Birk said.
He said the judge has a big decision to make, and if she dismisses the case, it doesn't mean Fernandez will get off Cristian gets off scot-free.
"The state would have the option perhaps to re-indict under a different charge," Birk said. "So instead of first-degree murder, it might be second-degree murder, which carries a different, lesser penalty."
As the boy's fate remains in the hands of the judge, Torres hopes she makes what she calls the right choice."Dismiss the whole case and let him go to a loving home and let him go be a normal kid," she said.
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During the second quarter of 2014, Jill Abramson delivered the Commencement speech for the Class of 2014, and the world mourned the passing of author, activist and Wake Forest's professor of American Studies Maya Angelou. University experts were featured in national news outlets from the Los Angeles Times to The Washington Post to The Boston Globe to CNN and MSNBC. Wake Forest News (PDF) features national and local news clips, and campus highlights from this time period.
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Ahead of their big fundraising gala, the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba was poised for a flood of donations.
But there was a flood of a different kind.
On Tuesday morning, the society's Donald Street office was flooded when a sprinkler line froze and blew apart — all while staff were preparing for the Winnipeg Gala on Feb. 7 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, and sent scrambling to save thousands of dollars' worth of auction items.
"Basically, our ceiling opened up," said Kim Mardero, ASM manager of events and corporate giving. "It looked like a giant waterfall. It was crazy."
However, Mardero said while the office, which houses a staff of 17, will require extensive renovations and repairs, the auction items — "there were some things floating around" — were saved.
The Winnipeg Gala — called the Night to Remember in Africa — is budgeted to bring in $260,000 for the society.
Mardero said workers from Derksen Group, an ASM sponsor that ironically includes plumbing services, arrived in four trucks to haul away thousands of dollars worth of paintings, iPads, diamond necklaces and sports memorabilia.
However, Mardero noted that services offered by the office, including counselling and support groups, will have to be relocated for at least a few weeks. The ASM will look for temporary offices in the meantime.
"There's no way we can work there," Mardero said. "It's just wrecked. There was a foot of water on the carpet."


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VANCOUVER–Calgary coach Brent Sutter was crying foul at Canucks fans after the Flames beat Vancouver in a shootout Saturday night.
Sutter said someone in the sellout crowd of 18,810 at General Motors Place was directing a laser pointer at goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff throughout the game in an effort to distract him.
"It was going on all night," said Sutter. "It was brought to the attention of the refs and security, and it's hard to believe that can go on for 60 minutes in a hockey game and it's not located and not found."
A laser pointer, used frequently as a teaching and presentation tool, flashes a red beam of light at a target to highlight it. The effort was not especially helpful, because the Canucks were outshot 40-21.
Kiprusoff managed to make one more save than Vancouver counterpart Roberto Luongo in the shootout as the Flames moved into sole possession of first in the Northwest, a point ahead of the Canucks.
"It was a distraction to our goaltender and security did mention they were trying to locate it, but I heard after the game it was spotted on TV where it was at," said Sutter. "So it's too bad it went 60 minutes of a hockey game and never was rectified."
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HOUSTON - A man who police said shot his mother's boyfriend and fired four shots at an ambulance as it responded to the scene was arrested Tuesday.
Fire officials said an ambulance crew responded to a shooting at a home on North Super Street and Canal around 9 p.m. Monday.
When the ambulance arrived, they said a man in a car opened fire on the ambulance.
"As the civilian was driving away from the scene, he fired shots at the ambulance. The bullets did strike the back of the ambulance four times," said deputy chief Jerry Wedgeworth with the Houston Fire Department.
Officials said three bullets hit the truck but did not penetrate it. However, a fourth bullet went through the ambulance and hit some of the emergency equipment inside.
Investigators said the crew was still in the cabin of the vehicle, but no one was injured. The man who shot at the ambulance drove away and ditched the car a few blocks away, police said.
Officials said the suspect, Jeremiah Silva, was arrested Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Police said he will be charged with aggravated assault against a public servant.
"He came out, shot some bullets through the house, the front door, went inside and shot my brother in the leg," said the victim's brother.
Fire officials said the injured man was taken by a second ambulance to Ben Taub Hospital. He was listed in stable condition with a bullet wound to the leg.
The incident reminded paramedics of how they put their lives on the line every day.
"Often times, on crimes when there's shootings, stabbings, paramedics and EMTs are the first ones there," said Jeff Caynon, president of the Houston Professional Firefighters Association.
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TAKE a trip to the cinema in the 1950s thanks to a well researched exhibition.
Vamos Young People's Theatre has spent the last six months creating an exhibition especially for the people of Worcestershire and History to Performance at the Worcester Arts Workshop, Sansome Street, is the result.
The youth section of Worcester-based professional full mask theatre company Vamos Theatre tell the story of local cinema-going in the post-war decade and shows how the group makes theatre from the personal stories gathered while researching the project.
The group, who are aged 16 to 24, worked with historian Justin Hughes from the Hive to learn about the recording of oral history, and interviewed local people about their memories of cinema in the county, in particular those who worked there in the 1950s.
History to Performance runs until Thursday, June 26 and the group have created a theatrical and engaging experience so visitors can learn things and have some hands-on fun.
It features stories about those who worked and visited cinemas such as the Odeon in Worcester's Foregate Street, life as projectionist or usherette, and gives visitors the chance to try on masks and costumes, and contribute their own memories of going to the cinema.
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Healthy Fox Chapel girls basketball team motivated to compete
Last season is mostly forgettable for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team, but its lingering effects still can serve a purpose.
"Starting off at this point last year, we had an unhealthy team," coach Meghan Meabon said. "Parts of it, I think you forget about, but you do use it as motivation for the girls who are returning."
Four knee surgeries and three concussions stymied the Foxes, who finished 3-19 overall and 2-10 in Section 2-AAAA.
"In my years, I've never seen that," Meabon said.
Included in those knee injuries was Fox Chapel's lone senior, leading scorer Tatiana Sunseri, who missed significant time.
Another player with knee ailments was Duke-bound forward Erin Mathias.
The 6-foot-3 junior missed all of last season following a procedure on her right knee.
"If you look two years ago she averaged a double-double. She really had a lot of pressure on her," Meabon said. "She's definitely stepped up on and off the court for us."
Mathias averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds her freshman year.
Meabon noted Mathias' development as a player in such a short time in her high school career.
Her role has expanded to include her play away from the ball, especially with the talent that will be surrounding her.
"We have a team, this year, who can contribute offensively and defensively for us," Meabon said. "We do have some nice young guards who are able to distribute and see the floor."
Joining Mathias in the starting lineup will be a pair of seniors: guard Rachel Ranii and forward Alexa Yaksich.
Meabon expects a lot from the trio.
"With the combination of those three, we have the strongest leadership thus far," Meabon said.
The Foxes lost only one senior in Sunseri.
"I don't even know that we're that much older," Meabon said. "I have three freshmen who are going to see the court heavily this year."
Guards Kayla Slovenec and Taylor Cohen and forward Anna Kelly will all see time in the lineup.
"There's excitement in the air. We had a phenomenal offseason. The girls have worked super hard in every aspect," Meabon said. "We're not expecting to blow every team out that we play, but we should surprise some teams out there."
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Update: Since we published this post, Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, has been in touch to say there is no significant divergence with Insee. There has been a lot of comment on this among economists in recent months so his take is important. Thanks to him for the contribution added at the bottom of the post.
Trying to work out exactly what is going on in France's economy? Recently there has been a marked divergence between indicators from Markit and those from Insee, France's statistics institute, with the former a good deal more gloomy than the latter.
This continues to be the case – but at least this month there is a bit of convergence, with Insee indicators level-pegging compared with December, while Markit's figures show a three-month high.


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TORONTO -- It's been a month since the Blue Jays' bats have been as lively and productive as they were in the final match of their three-game series against the Rangers.
Toronto put up 15 hits and nine runs -- something the team hasn't done since June 20 against the Reds -- in a 9-6, series-clinching victory on Sunday at Rogers Centre.
Melky Cabrera provided the boost as he swatted his 12th homer and drove in three runs to give the Blue Jays back-to-back wins for the first time since July 1-2.
"We came to life today. It was a good ballgame," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. "I felt more energy in the dugout, guys were more relaxed. They've been grinding pretty hard lately and it was wearing on them."
Cabrera was 3-for-5 at the plate and finished the series 7-for-13 to pace the Blue Jays. He's hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games and in 23 of his last 28.
The 29-year-old left fielder, who's played in all but one of the team's 99 games so far this season, has been a model of consistency at the plate for the Blue Jays as they near the 100-game mark.
Cabrera leads the Blue Jays with 124 hits. Gibbons said considering how much he plays, Cabrera probably benefited from the All-Star break as much as anyone. He dealt with a benign tumor near his spine that hampered him physically and limited him to 88 games in 2013.
"He's out there every day. His hand speed and bat speed looks better, and that's the key to hitting," said Gibbons. "When you're at it every day, your whole body gets tired and the hands slow down and it makes it tough to hit. He's had his issues last year with his back, but he's been the same player the last four or five years, probably."
Cabrera's offensive outburst came late on Sunday, and wouldn't have been necessary had the Blue Jays not blown a three-run lead in the sixth as starter Mark Buehrle stumbled, figuratively and literally.
Pitching with a 5-2 lead, Buehrle allowed three singles to load the bases for Texas leadoff man Daniel Robertson, who'd already cracked a two-run single in the third.
The veteran left-hander balked on his delivery to Robertson and tumbled in front of the mound, allowing Geovany Soto to score to cut the lead to two runs. It was the first time he's balked in 114 starts, dating back to 2010. Robertson then took the next pitch up the middle to score a pair of Rangers and tie the game at 5.
"The part on the rubber is a little deeper than it usually is. My cleat caught and I ate [it]," said Buehrle, who pitched six innings and allowed five earned runs on eight hits and three walks. "In your mind, you need to throw the ball close to [the] catcher and not get a balk, but when you're falling down, you're just trying to not get hurt. Embarrassing, but it's all part of it."
Buehrle, who shot out to a 10-1 start over his first 12 appearances, hasn't won a game since June 1, despite maintaining a 2.86 ERA to go along with his 10-6 record over 19 starts.
"He was a little off -- hadn't pitched in a while. He's a command guy, but he walked three or four; he doesn't normally do that," said Gibbons. "He was falling behind, leaving it up. But he'll be fine. Too bad he hasn't had a win in so long, because he's pitched well enough to have a few more under his belt."
Cabrera broke the tie in the seventh with a solo shot off reliever Neftali Feliz, who was saddled with the loss.
After Toronto added three more in the eighth, closer Casey Janssen, who rested on Saturday due to illness, came in for the ninth. But the game almost slipped away from Toronto again, as he gave up one run on three hits and exited with two on and two outs. Aaron Loup entered and recorded the final out for his fourth save and second in as many games.
"We just ran out of outs," said Robertson, who had a career-high four RBIs. "It was a fight. Last person standing is going to win, and I think they were the last ones standing."
Jamie Ross is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Journey to the Homeland: Germany and Ukraine
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Warmest regards from Odessa, Ukraine.
From Michael M. Miller
at Odessa Polytechnical State University Computer Center
I arrived safely in Odessa on Wednesday, 5 June on the Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to Odessa. I was somewhat concerned at the Odessa Airport because of the Ukrainian Customs but all was OK. I have spoken to the Customs regarding the Ukraine School Supply Project. At the airport, I was greeted by Odessa friends and the Mosers from Tiraspol. The Mosers' son, Boris, returns to Tiraspol on 15 June from San Francisco and the USA after one year of high school studies. He was in Los Angeles on 1 June to speak to the Germans from Russia Chapter.
Yesterday I visited the outdoor fruit and vegetable market near the Chornoye More Hotel. There I saw many sellers of the new cherries and garden vegetables. I remember the delicious red cherries from my visit in June, 1994, but they are even better this time. They are like the cherries that come from the state of Washington to the Dakota markets in June.
Irena Klisz of Northwestern Travel Bureau has arrived in Odessa and I have met with various people to prepare for the arrival of Tour Group I on 9 June.
The temperatures reach the lower 80s so it is warm but comfortable in Odessa. I already see many tourists including other Americans at the hotel.
The final semester exams at the universities are taking place.
There is much anticipation within the German community in Odessa for the arrival of the American Germans from Russia.
On Wednesday evening, I visited the Bavarian House. There was a music program for the 3rd Anniversary of the Bavarian House. The Ambassador of Germany from Kiev attended the event as well as many other Germans living in Odessa. Tour Group I will be at the Bavarian House for a reception and program the evening of Monday, 10 June.
On 9 June (Saturday) I plan to drive to some of the former Bessarabian villages including Tarutino where there are ethnic Germans. They want to present some items for the archives at the North Dakota State University Libraries. We will return late Saturday.
I am also happy to report that our oral history interviewer, Igor, has completed 10-15 interviews with Germans since my visit in December. We will be reviewing future plans with interviews when Dr. Dona Reeves-Marquardt arrives with Tour Group I after 9 June.
Our project of a global oral history interview program of ethnic Germans has truly begun in Odessa. Igor tells me the people are not always willing to express their feelings but when he mentions this is for the archives of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at North Dakota State University Libraries. They sense an interest when they hear that Americans and a university are interested to learn of the difficult life of Germans in Ukraine and in Russia.
Finally, Odessa is very green with many markets selling flowers. The gardens already produce radishes and many other vegetables that we will see in North Dakota gardens later in June. People visit the Black Sea beaches with sunny temperatures.
I will share with you my experiences when I return from the Bessarabian villages on Saturday evening.
Warmest of greetings to friends and colleagues.
Michael M. Miller from Odessa, Ukraine
11 June 1996 - 10:50 pm
After a 20 minute walk from the Chornoye More Hotel in the dark of
the Odessa night with few outdoor lights, four of us have arrived
at the Odessa Polytechnical State University Computer Center to share
their experiences. Those sharing brief messages include Connie (Schaffer)
Knight, St. Paul, MN; Dr. Lewis Marquardt, Buda, TX; and myself, Michael
M. Miller.
Our Day in Odessa and Ukraine
Mike Miller has asked me to add a few words on the spur of the moment and I wish only to emphasize the emotions felt on behalf of the members upon seeing the old country for the first time. The country reminds us of the Dakotas in many ways; the weather is hot, and tomorrow members plan to visit their villages for the first time. Members are excited and much has been seen to date. Odessa is a formerly lovely city characterized by a shortage of cash but not of spirit. The German Bavarian House presented a fine program of music and pictures tonight of collected images they have gathered regarding the former colonies as well as the city of Odessa. It would be exciting to view many of these images in a final printed form. Must sign off for our walk back to the hotel!
Lew Marquardt
Tomorrow we go to the villages. You can feel the excitement of the tour members as they prepare to walk the land where their ancestors lived. I hope to locate the house in Kandel where my great-grandparents (Andreas Schafer and Magdalena Zahn) lived. I believe the highlight of the day will be presenting school supplies to the children in the villages of Kandel and Selz. A greater bond is built when we can contribute to the people who now live in our ancestors land. And right before I closed up my school supplies box, my six year old put in some of his toys to share with the children--another way to share our ancestry and common bonds.
Connie Knight
It is getting late in the evening so we will close and talk our walk back to the hotel. We want to extend warmest regards to all our friends in America and throughout the world from Odessa, Ukraine.
Tomorrow Bob Dambach of Prairie Public Television and I travel with the group to the Beresan villages. Joining us with be Bishop Joseph Werth of Siberia to visit for the first time his ancestral villages of Karlsruhe and Landau [Beresan Enclave].
As Connie mentioned, there is truly much excitement of leaving on Tuesday morning for the former ethnic German villages. We will send our next message on e-mail on Wednesday, 13 June.....we will share with you how we presented the school supplies to the Ukrainian children.
With best wishes from Odessa,
Michael M. Miller
12 June 1996
To walk in the village of Karlsruhe where my father lived and see
the church where he was baptized was a dream fulfilled.
Beresan Valley Colonies
Betty Baron Thatcher, Tigard, Oregon
(Betty is a native of Mandan, ND)
To have our pictures taken by the school that mother attended, and spoke of with fond memories was a memorable experience of us.
Zita Dauenhauer Gieser ,Dickinson, ND
Rosemarie Dauenhauer Hoff, Denver, CO
(Zita and Rosemarie are natives of Richardton, ND)
To walk the ground and see the landscape and old churches and schools where my father and mother where born and where all four of my grandparents married and started their families is the highlight of my trip. Actually seeing the villages of Landau and Katherinental where my grandfathers lived until age 16 and leaving the land they loved made my personal history more alive.
We brought many bags of school supplies from the children of North Dakota to the children of these villages. This goodwill gesture lets the people here know we still do care about the homeland of our ancestors.
Judith Doll, Fargo, ND
(Judith is formerly from New Salem ND and an elementary school teacher in Fargo)
Kutschurgan Village VisitsAs tables and benches overflowing with wide-eyed children lined the hot, sultry schoolroom, eleven descendants of Kutchurganers entered with boxes and bags of school supplies. The children listened attentively to the translator who carefully explained who we were and why we had come to their village. They smiled and clutched the small gifts as we distributed the paper, pencils, markers and other small treasures, trying them out right away.
"From America?" One tiny boy asked in perfect English. They needed so much more than we brought or ever could bring. New pictures and maps for the walls, blackboards and chalk, enough tables and benches for all of them to sit comfortably. The list would go on a long way before we came to computers. But they were eager to learn and asked us many questions, about ourselves, our families, how children in America lived and studied...and why we had not brought any children along! They wanted to play and speak with American children too. They had picked cherries for us, and strawberries, and they had baked us a cake. Some mothers stood around the wall, crowding through the door with the teachers. One mother asked me, "Would you take a picture of me and my child and send it to me?" She wrote her address. Mothers know magic moments. It will be special for the family when they receive the color photo from America.
Lewis and Dona-Reeves Marquardt, Buda, Texas
(Lew is a native of Linton, ND and Dona is a native of Colorado - they both recently retired as professors at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, the Marquardts will also join Tour Group II back in Odessa from 24 June to 1 July as well as Stuttgart for 17 June to 24 June 1996)
11:07 pmI have arrived at the Odessa State Polytechnical State University with our Tourist Facilitator, Dr. Sergey Yelizarov, to prepare our second e-mail messages to be sent back to America and throughout the world.
First, I want to say that all Tour Group I members are holding up and in good health. Our medical doctor is at the hotel each evening until late to check on each room and to anticipate any problems for the next day.
The temperatures have become quite warm with temperatures in the 80s but humid since we are near the Black Sea. We are purchasing each day many bottles of large non-gas water....the amount of water taken to the villages with the buses is important.
The tour group members wish to express their warmest regards to all their families and friends in the USA. Their expressions and their stories when they return from village visits are most interesting and deeply emotional.
Hiller Goehring of Lodi, CA, mentioned to me this evening upon returning from the village of Glueckstal that he can now begin a new chapter with all that he saw and experienced during his overnight stay. He told me that he was in his 9th roll of film.
Tour members are carefully recording their photos each days for archival and other uses later. We will speak more about this in Germany.
Bishop Joseph Werth joined the people today traveling to the Kutschurgan villages including Selz, Strassburg, Kandel, Elsass, Baden, and Mannheim. When they returned, Antonina Welk Ivanova was with them. Antonina was interviewed this evening.
This evening some of the tour group members attended the Russian ballet performance from Moscow at the Odessa Opera House.
It is getting late in the evening so please excuse any typing errors....it will be a long walk back to the hotel.
More again soon......in another e-mail message, tour members will tell their stories.
Good bye from Odessa, Ukraine....we look forward with much anticipation to the arrival on Tuesday of Tour Group II in Stuttgart. Our Tour Group I members will be glad when they have arrived in Stuttgart on 17 June.
Michael M. Miller
13 June 1996
I joined the large bus traveling to the villages of Selz and Mannheim.
We brought Antonina Welk Ivanova home after an overnight stay at the
hotel for an oral history interview.
A Day in the Former German Villages near Odessa, Ukraine
On Friday we will visit the Odessa State Archives and the Odessa Scientific Library. Both libraries contain valuable historical German documents including the time of the German villages near Odessa.
On Friday evening, we will host our first Journey to the Homeland Seminar for the city of Odessa and especially for the students and faculty of Odessa State University and the other universities in Odessa. Tour group members will participate sharing their experiences as to why they came to Odessa and their interest to walk the streets and visit the churches of their ancestors. We expect many university students to attend. There has been much discussion and anticipation as we prepare to host the Friday evening seminar at the hotel.
Another day has passed of our historic Journey to the Homeland Tour.
Now I will share with you, text from some of our tour group members.
Michael M. Miller
Our Visit to the German Villages in the Former Bessarabia......The Bessarabian group was blessed to be able to return to the home villages of our ancestors. We started our tour at the village of Sarata which is the only church in Bessarabia that has been completely restored to its pre 1940 condition with funds from the Bessarabian Germans in Germany. The church was beautiful to say the least. From there we went north to Borodino. Upon arrival we met a school teacher who went and brought the principal of the school to use. She have us a tour of the school built in 1840 which is still in use today. She spoke in glowing terms about the former villagers who come from Germany. They are in the process of building a new school with funds donated from Germany. The village also has a small museum which has a section on the Bessarabian Germans. We gave the school suplies to the principal and two of the teachers. From Borodino, we moved on to Klostitz. The church has been destroyed but the World War I memorial is still standing. It was beautiful and marked with a cross. From Klostitz we went to Beresina. The church is still standing but has been gutted and has no roof. Even in this condition, it was still beautiful to behold. We traveled on to Alt-Postal.
We were all struck how much Bessarabia looks like North Dakota. The wheat fields and sunflowers made us feel very much at home. We were also surprised to see such a great variety of animals. We saw sheep, horses, cows, goats, geese, ducks, and donkeys. The list could go on. We feel that in a short time, Ukraine has become like a second homeland. As one Bessarabian said, "If Germany was our Fatherland, then Russia is our Motherland".
Ron Metz
LaHabra, California
(a native of Garrison, North Dakota)
Our Day in the Kutschurgan Villages......Twelve descendants of Kutschurgan settlers and about a dozen other members of the Journey to the Homeland tour group visited the Kutschurgan Liman area. They returned to Selz specificially to see the grave site of Bishop Zerr, a renowned and respected clergyman of the German-Russian colonists. With the assistance of Antonina Welk Ivanova, who remembered the small chapel behind the school near the now ruined and empty church, the members held a brief prayer service lead by Bishop Joseph Werth of Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia.
Bishop Werth blessed the area and offered a prayer for those buried there as well as all others who have been persecuted unjustly.
The members travelled further and picknicked in the shade of the former Mannheim church.
Our afternoon included visiting the villages of Franzeld, Grossliebental and Klein Liebental. In Grossliebental we were able to see the interior of the church. The former Grossliebental Lutheran church is now used as a Russian Orothodox Church. The priest was most hospitable and shared with us rare documents left in the church.
Ted Weisenburger of Phoenix visited Grossliebental where his father was born. We tried to locate the house but it was likely destroyed during WW II.
Zita Dauenhauer Gieser of Dickinson and her sister, Rosemarie Dauenhauer Hoff of Denver, visited for the first time the village of some of their ancestors in Franzfeld. Again we tried to locate the cemetery but nothing remains.
Lew and Dona Reeves-Marquardt
Buda, Texas
Saturday, 15 June 1996
Messages from tour group members:
A day in Odessa and the former German villages
I was thrilled to walk in the streets of Grossliebental where my grandparents walked and to see the church where they worshipped even though it has now been converted into a Russian Orthodox Church, and the old records have been taken to Germany by former residents who have gone to Germany from exile in Siberia. The school my grandfather attended is still being used as a school, but his house was destroyed in World War II and another house has been built on the lot. At the present time there are no Germans in their old village. In a nearby village we found a family named Fetzer who have relatives in the United States, but do not recall where. It was interesting to visit with them. In another nearby village we found a German family named Loewenstein. There are very few German families here now and the records have either been taken to the archives in Odessa or to Germany.
Ted Weisenburger
Phoenix, Arizona
(born in Tuttle and finished high school in New Rockford, ND)
In Selz (today Limanskoe) [Kutschurgan Enclave], we were welcomed in the Ukrainian custom with a loaf of bread and salt. The round loaf of bread was a delight to behold with its designs of grape clusters...a symbol of our forefathers who planted vineyards in the Kutschurgan region. The German women in the village toiled many hours in their meager kitchens to present us with a meal not to be matched in any fancy restaurant.
We were treated with the German traditional foods of nudelsuppe, knoepfle, rindfleisch and Kartoffeln; as well as a Ukrainian traditional dessert - verenicke. And of course, no German meal is complete without a wine - red wine and champagne from Kandel. As we enjoyed our food and wine and sang familiar songs. I was reminded of the family gatherings we once had years ago, and how our ancestors must have had similar happy times and how the family is now so dispersed that such times are few and far in between. Perhaps this reunion with our native villages will help us rekindle that sense of family and community when we return to our own families and "villages" in the United States.
Connie (Schaffer) Knight
Eagan, MN
(roots to Napoleon, ND)
It is Saturday evening at the Odessa State Polytechnical University Computer Center. The weather changed from temperatures in the middle and upper 80s to the 60s today (Saturday, 15 June). Some of the tour group members went to visit the Liebental villages while others visited the Beresan Catholic villages.
One of the interesting stories told at dinner this evening was by Brother Placid Gross of Assumption Abbey at Richardton, ND. Placid was finally able to get up close to the Russian red cow. He saw the women coming from the village to milk their cows right in the pasture. It was a sight he shall never forget. Brother Placid is manager of the farm at Assumption Abbey with 300 beef cattle.
On Sunday, tour group members will attend church services. The Bavarian House bus will pick up tour members to attend the Lutheran German services at a location that is rented. Presently, there is no Lutheran Church in Odessa.
Tour group members of the Catholic faith will attend Assumption Church where they will attend Mass with Bishop Joseph Werth.
On Sunday afternoon, the bus heads to Alexanderhilf to visit the German-Ukrainian Cultural Center. After our visit to Alexanderhilf, we travel to Peterstal where we will have a special program. In Peterstal, there is a resettlement location for Germans who have returned from other parts of the former Soviet Union. The container housing for some of the ethnic Germans will be interesting for the tour group members to see.
The Bavarian House Choir of Odessa travels with the tour group members on the bus to Peterstal for the program and a performance. Our Journey to the Homeland Choir directed by Dr. Lewis Marquardt will sing at the program. They have practiced at the hotel.
This will be an important visit for the tour group where they meet their German-Russian brothers and sisters who have come from Siberia, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
The Americans will present to the Bavarian House in Peterstal and to the German resettlement a United States flag in commemoration of the visit of Sunday, 16 June 1996.
Well I must close since it is now past 10 pm in Odessa and we are thankful to Dr. Sergey Yelizarov, Tourist Facilitator, and Sergey Kravchenko, a Russian ethnic student, who is manning the computer room to allow us to complete e-mail.
Finally, our tour members provide us with wonderful stories of their visits to the villages. Hundreds of photos are being taken as well as much filming by Bob Dambach, Producer at Prairie Public Television of North Dakota.
We will write more on e-mail after our visit to Peterstal on Sunday evening or on Monday morning before we leave on the afternoon flight via Austrian Airlines for Vienna and Stuttgart, Germany.
With best regards from Odessa,
Michael M. Miller
North Dakota State University, Fargo
(a native of Strasburg, ND)
Monday, 17 June 1996
Tour group members are now visiting important sites in Odessa before
they prepare to leave Odessa today at 5:30 pm on the Austrian Airlines
flight to Vienna, Austria. The tour members look forward to landing
in Germany and being in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Stuttgart. The Beer
Garden at the Holiday Inn Garden Court where we will stay in Stuttgart
should be a popular place on Monday evening. I might add that the
Ukrainian beer has been most refreshing to the tour members and well
Preparing to Leave Odessa, Ukraine for Vienna and Stuttgart.....
On Sunday evening, tour group members told about their experiences visiting the land of their forefathers and meeting the wonderful Ukrainian people.
I was deeply impressed and moved by the stories they expressed. Our tour to Odessa and the villages has been well received by all. They have developed loving friendships with students, translators, and tour guides.
On Sunday, members of the tour of the Lutheran and Protestant faith traveled with the Bavarian House bus to the local church services. Rev. Theodore Rath of Rock Lake, ND, visited with the Lutheran pastor temporarily staying in Odessa. For all it was a rewarding experience to hear German songs and be with ethnic Germans.
Sunday morning services at the Assumption Abbey Catholic Church included a special Mass with Bishop Joseph Werth. He prepared an important message he delivered in Russian and in German telling about Bishop Kessler, Bishop Zerr and the Catholic Church in Odessa and the nearby villages. We hope to translate his text to English for publication.
The tour group members sang two songs--one in English and one in German. Along with the tour group members, we shall never forget the warmth of the parish members and the excellent choir.
On Sunday afternoon, 16 June, tour group members traveled to Peterstal where they saw the German container settlement built with Ukrainian funds. There we met primarily Volga and Crimean Germans who have all returned from Kazakhstan.
In Peterstal, the Bavarian House Choir performed outstanding music. Later the choir performed with Americans singing in German and in English.
We presented American flags to the mayor of Peterstal and to the Bavarian House Choir. There were many children in attendance so we presented a large box of school supplies. Judith Doll, a 4th grade teacher at Washington Elementary in Fargo, talked to a local grade school teacher about beginning a classroom to classroom pen-pal project.
When we return with Tour Group II on 24 June, we plan to bring much needed school supplies to the Germans in the Peterstal settlement containers or very small living quarters. However good housing is being built for them at this time.
In Peterstal we also visited a new bakery opened by an ethnic German. There we were served refreshments and German beer. We plan to bring Tour Group II members back to the bakery for lunch with fresh bread and kuchen on Sunday, 30 June along with delicious homemade sausage.
Finally, all on the tour are in good health.
Michael M. Miller
NDSU Libraries, Fargo
Let me share with you some of their stories:
This Kutschurgan member has just returned from a visit to the Beresan colonies. The differences between the two are striking. Beresan is remote, Kutschurgan is nearby; Beresan had more cattle (on first impressions), the Kutschurgan had more vineyards. But no matter where we visited, both the Ukrainian people and the German people were warm, friendly, and willing to tell us their stories.
The Journey to the Homeland trip is a tremendous success!
Lewis Marquardt
Buda, Texas
We were fortunate to make a return trip to the Beresan Valley. In Karlsruhe, we met a woman who lived in one of the German houses near the St. Peter and Paul Church. She was extremely hospitable and invited us in to see her home. The openness of the residents continues to amaze us and make me happy to know our ancestral homes are being cared for with so much pride.
Betty Baron Thatcher
Tigard, Oregon
(a native of Mandan, North Dakota)
We also discovered an old German cemetery in Kathariental. Although much of the once large cemetery was demolished and covered with plant overgrowth, we found some metal crosses, monument bases, and a few crosses and monuments with text. Excited we were but also a feeling of awed reverence pervaded among the group. None of us found an ancestral burial site, yet to be standing among the spirit of courage, strength and faith has made a lasting impression on me.
Judith Doll
Fargo, North Dakota
(a native of New Salem, North Dakota)
25 June 1996On the final flight into Odessa I thought of the exhausting trip our group was making to visit the homeland of our ancestors. How could I begin to compare it with what our ancestors did to emigrate from Germany to Russia to the USA? The fortitude they had is astonishing! Hopefully I will be able to capture some of the spirit they had.
Penny Raile
Glueckstal Colonies
To have arrived in Odessa, the city where my mother told me that my grandfather sold his wheat, is a dream come true. It is only the end of the first day and we have already walked the streets of the old part of the city going in and out of building after building that must have been very familiar to many of our ancestors. To top it off we have seen a first-rate opera in Ukrainian at the famous Odessa Opera House about which it is said that unless one has done so one has not really been to Odessa.
Margaret Freeman
Glueckstal Colonies
My Grandfather Fetzer often spoke about the Black Sea and Odessa, near where he was born (the German village of Neuberg) with such longing in his old age--and for me now to visit this place, where I always felt he'd left his childhood, and to see some of what he must have seen when he visited this city with his own father, I can understand more clearly why he felt such longing. It seems important to me, an act of piety and remembering, to connect that old man in his small clapboard house in the tiny plains town of Wishek, North Dakota, with this bustling, cosmopolitan city.
Ronald Vossler
For the Hausauer family, out of Jamestown, North Dakota, the first leg of the NDSU sponsored "Journey to the Homeland" Tour was a productive one: the Hausauers met, on a bus trip to their ancestral village of Cleebourg France, one of their relatives, Louisa Hausauer, with whom they easily communicated in the same German dialect that the Hausauer family spoke in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Later, in Stuttgart, the Hausauer's attended the "Bundestreffen", a gathering of well over 50,000 ethnic Germans who have returned to Germany from their war time diaspora in Siberia and Kazakhstan, and other parts of the Soviet Empire. There, the Hausauers, who felt it would be nice if even one of their relatives showed, were, as they put it, "grinning a lot" after meeting a group of forty relatives, "Ansiedlers", returning to Germany from their wartime exiles.
The Hausauers, as part of Tour Group 2, consisting of at least forty five members, continued on to Odessa, Ukraine. They are currently touring the city and are preparing to visit the Glueckstal Colonies, where Albert Hausauer's father, who later emigrated to America, was born to ethnic Germans who settled the Ukrainian frontier in the early part of the nineteenth century.
In the morning of June 27, the tour group members are traveling by van and bus to various ancestral villages in the Bessarabia, Beresan, Glueckstal, and Liebental enclaves--a journey that many tour members have been yearning to make for years: returning to walk the streets of the villages where their ancestors lived, to ponder that unique history of one of America's most overlooked ethnic groups.
Hausauer Family
27 June 1996It is Thursday and we are just completing our tour of the Glueckstal enclave--except for Kassel. Having stayed overnight in Glueckstal itself we are making our way back to Odessa by way of visits to Neudorf and Bergdorf. Our tour bus is filled with thirty-two persons including twenty-six Glueckstallers with roots to the Dakotas. I was privileged to join this interesting group of people including Ukrainians and Moldovans, who acted as guides and interpreters.
Yesterday we traveled from Odessa to the former village of Sofiental now called Novosamarka. In Novosamarka the bus stopped at the school where we were greeted by Ukrainian children and presented with the traditional Ukrainian greeting bread called karavai. This was followed by a program of music first by talented children and then by a near-professional women's choir. The mayor of Sofiental welcomed the American delegation in a traditional ceremony, which was attended by large audience of local people. The school supplies were then presented to the Sofiental school. The visit ended with a delicious lunch consisting of traditional Ukrainian foods, many of which, such as the cabbage rolls, have been familiar to us from childhood.
One of the Ukrainians who joined us, Pavel Pratchuk, is a student of history at Odessa University. During the trip he commented to us through an interpreter, as follows: "I am writing an article for a local Ukrainian newspaper called--Sophiental's Past and Future--which will tell the history of the former German-Russian village. It will be a story about the descendants of the German Russians who lived in this village and also in nearby villages once.
"Traveling with the American tour for two days in the German-Russian villages I have learned a little more about Americans. I have found out that they are very well organized as a group, but at the same time are strong as individuals. It surprised me that Americans seem to be interested in everything they see. I also noticed that they are "crazy" in their own way, but overall they are very friendly people.
"As part of the job we made new contacts, and have learned more about how to get tour groups out to the German-Russian villages. We have made considerable progress for developing future tours."
Friday morning, 28 June 1996
Tour group members are visiting the Odessa State Archives to review the genealogical resources. For many it is a "dream come true" to see the original documents of their German ancestors. Others go shopping and this afternoon we visit the historic Odessa Scientific Library where there are German newspapers and many other German books. In tour group one, I presented an American flag to the group.
Later this afternoon we prepare for the Journey to the Homeland Seminar where many university students from Odessa will attend.
On Saturday some of the tour group members will travel to other villages.
Michael M. Miller
Fargo, North Dakota
2 July 1996
They visited Friedenstal, Bessarabia, now known as Mirnopolje, Ukraine,
today, the former village of their ancestors. This tour was sponsored
by North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, North Dakota. Accompanying
the group was Dave Geck, videographer for Prairie Public Television.
Subject: Feelings
During their visit in Friedenstal, they located the homes of their ancestors. They were spontaneously invited into the former Maier home, where Marge's great, great grandmother lived. It was also the birth home of her great grandfather, Johann Maier, who left for America in 1888, with two children. A 4 year old daughter, her grandmother , Maria, and a two year old brother. They enjoyed homemade wine, roast goose, batter dipped fried zucchini, and pork fat. A warm toast to our ancestors and to our hosts, of love and friendship, brought all of our raised glasses together.
The group discovered the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Friedenstal was completely destroyed including the cemetery of the people that settled this village in 1834. It was also discovered that the gravestones of this early cemetery were removed and utilized as building material for supporting walls on a road project near the village. Inscriptions on some grave stones are visible, which was a sad experience of the tour members to find these ledgers of early Friedenstal residents to be used for this purpose.
Donated school supplies, from older adult education students in Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Danville And Hayward, were presented to the school director, by Jergentz-Stout, Stadel and Iszler. These supplies were greatly appreciated since a great need exists in the country for school and medical supplies.
Marge Jergentz-Stout of Livermore, CA, Edwin Iszler from Streeter, North Dakota, and Emil Jakob Stadel formerly of Dawson, North Dakota,
There have been so many wonderful experiences on this trip, it is difficult to select a particular highlight. However, yesterday I had a very emotionally moving experience in Speyer when I was able to attend a religious service in the same church that four generations of my family (surname Geiger)had worshipped in. It was here that they were baptized, confirmed, married and died. The church is no longer Catholic and is now a Russian Orthodox church. I was delighted that the church was again being used as a house of worship and not a community hall or storage place... The priest not only graciously invited me in to photograph the church and services he gave me a special blessing and presented me with an icon. Prior to going to Speyer we stopped in the village of Landau--the village of my father's mother, grandparents and great-grandparents.(surname Schafer) We stopped for a picnic lunch in the hills above Landau with a view of Speyer in the distance--it was very heart warming to look down upon two of the towns from which so many of my loved ones originated.
My grandmother on my mother's side (Voegele) was from Glueckstal. I was able to spend an evening and stay overnight there, My grandmother had told me so many stories and they really came to life there. I was overwhelmed by the memories she had related to me as they came to life before my eyes. And now I am looking forward to returning home and sharing my adventures with my many dear relatives who could not be on this trip in person but who were here in spirit.
Barbara Horn, Alta Loma, California
We have had much that is spectacular this last week. So many things were unique that it is difficult to sort out the activities and the feelings.
Our tour to the Glueckstal villages was treated to one charming pastoral scene after another. Chickens ducks, and geese roamed freely, with the ducks and geese seemed particularly pleased that there had been a rain and the puddles were numerous. Horse drawn carts were hauling small amounts of feed for the animals, and a foal was learning to walk with its mother (instead of in front of her) as the mother was working and pulling a cart. All of this was especially vivid for me in Glueckstal itself where we stopped first, but much in evidence in all villages of the Glueckstal group.
People in the villages were generous and invited us into their homes, offering to prepare food for us, which they often did. In Bergdorf, we visited the ancestral church which had been much remodeled, and currently in use as a social hall. I particularly enjoyed finding the old balustrades in the upper balcony, about the only things that had not been changed. My grandparents had been married there, and several of their babies had been buried from there. I felt their presence very strongly.
One of the high points for me was seeing the church in Kassel. It was a magnificent structure, now in ruins. The Millers saw this church in 1978 when it was being used as a dance hall, and could not believe what has happened to it in sixteen years. There was still a remnant of a ceiling in the back of the church, and there were birds painted on it. (Were they storks? Near Kassel there were many storks on a lake, a delightful sight.) Thinking to save one of the painted birds, we picked up a piece of the plaster from the floor with a picture of a bird on it, but we found that the painting was only whitewash that rubbed off, and the entire piece would have disintegrated before it reached our hotel, so there was no need to take a remembrance.
What made being in this church special for me was that there was enough left of the building to see what a magnificent structure this church had been. What an effort and sacrifice it must have been for our ancestors to build such a building, just like others in each of the four main villages. However, time and no maintenance had done its job. For me it was closure, as I knew how very well our families had lived there when the village was beautiful. Their quality of life must have been very good. However, this period of our family activities is certainly now a piece of history, just like the church building. It would be wonderful if more of our friends and families with roots in these villages would have the opportunity to drive through and visit this country which is so much like our Dakota prairies. The week has been very full, but a very good experience.
Margaret Freeman, Redondo Beach , California
On Wednesday, June 26, we traveled to the Beresan villages. The landscape of gently rolling wheat and sunflower fields reminded us of ND. Our first stop was Karlsruhe where we viewed the German and abandoned Catholic Church. In Landau, we photographed German houses, horse drawn carts, the church which now houses machinery, and the abandoned German school. While Bob Dambach filmed the noon milking near Katheriental village dam, Tom Martin took advantage of an offer to learn the fine art of milking. The people are very friendly. Aggie Madison and Rose Wood showed a map of where their ancestors' house was located. The house was found, and the gracious widow who now lives there invited us in. Rose and Aggie, along with their daughters Joyce and Bettsy, are grateful to have had this opportunity to stand in the home of their ancestors. In Guldendorf, we searched the cemetery where a few German headstones still stood for the grave sites of Sandi Henry-Choppin' great-grandparents and Tom Martin's grandparents. Although we could not find the graves, Tom and Sandi were able to say hello and good-bye to their ancestors. Journey to the Homeland has been a fabulous experience. We all highly recommend this rewarding tour.
Bettsy Williams, Missoula, Montana
Penny Raile and I went to Hoffnungstal, Odessa on Friday. We were fortunate to meet Anna Bamesberger who was born in Hoffnungstal. Anna took us on a tour of Hoffnungstal including the cemetery. The cemetery is now a pasture but there were a few tombstones that were readable.
Copies of the inscriptions we could read are as follows:
Johann Henrich Bamesberger born 14 April 1873
died 14 Juni 1907
Gottlieb Metzger born 16 --- 1869
died 25 Dec 1903
Christoph Fischer born 5 Nov 1831
died 16 Dec 1901
Eva Krause geb. Keller
born 12 Aug 1831
died 12 Jul 1877
Christian Friedrich Metzger
born 17 May 1827
died 28 Jan 1894
Jakob Keller
born 19 Nov 1835
died 5 Oct 1891
Harold Ehrmann, Pacific Palisades
I shall never forget Sunday evening when each tour group member reminisced about their unforgettable experiences visiting their ancestral villages, about their friendships with the Ukrainian people, and how they presented the gifts of school supplies to the Ukrainian children and teachers.
Personally it was a rewarding experience to hear how pleased they were with the tour and how they will share their memories with their family and friends back home in America. We recorded on cassette tape and on video with the help of the staff from Prairie Public Television.
Bob Dambach, producer and director at Prairie Public Television of North Dakota, explained that more than sixty hours of filming had been done as of the 30 of June for both tours. Much of the footage was some of the finest PPTV had every filmed for a documentary. To realize the potential of the future documentary we are going to need the support of the German Russian community in North America, the listserve subscribers and the tour group members. More will be explained on the listserve and in a future WWW home page.
It was privilege and an honor to lead both tour groups to visit the homeland of their ancestors. I found tour group members to be well educated and well prepared for the tour. I learned much for future tours as we prepare for the 1997 tours in May and in late August or September. More information to follow. Persons interested in joining the 1997 tours should contact or e-mail to Michael M. Miller, Journey to the Homeland Tours, NDSU Libraries, PO Box 5599, Fargo, North Dakota 58105-5599. (e-mail: email@example.com)
Finally, I want to thank the many subscribers who sent us their best wishes and hopes for a safe and memorable journey. My thanks to the newspaper writers who read these messages and prepared articles. My thanks to the NDSU Libraries for the opportunity to a part of the Journey to the Homeland. Thank you Prairie Public Television for joining us and recording for the University archives and for the future documentary the visual memories all of us will remember for a lifetime.
Best wishes to all from Odessa.
Michael Miller, Tour Director North Dakota State University Libraries Journey to the Homeland Tours


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I plan to try Steven's whole pig recipe on a 30-40 pounder. I have some apple tree wood that came down in a storm 2 years ago. Today I cut some of it up into chuncks and verly small logs. The wood seems soft and for all I know rotted. It is also a bit damp. I have the pieces hopefully drying out a bit in my shed.
Is this wood OK to cook with?
Also, I may not be able to get the covered barrell smoker from a friend to use. May have to rent one which does not have a cover. How much longer too cook? Should it be cooked direct;y?
Trying to do this on May 1 so please let me know if you can help.


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To his credit, he does look like Steve...
I think that because he greatly admired Steve Jobs he will give it his best. Whether that will be good enough only time will tell. But if I had to choose I'd rather have someone that admired Steve to portray him than someone that just wants a salary.
cant see this being a success to be honest,
F.y.i, just about anyone with similar body size and weight who grows out their hair and beard could look like Steve, with that said Im sure there are plenty of actors who could play the role without making it all about himself. Imo Steve deserves better, Ashton is the result of of a bunch of people barely digging for suitable actors to play the part, Im sorry -- Kelso just doesn't scream business savvy genius to me but then again I always knew this movie would be a joke... They could either make a great movie about the man himself like a tribute (which would mean a lesser known actor or a more serious known actor) or they could have exactly 1 thing on their mind which is "How can we make quick money using the name and death of Steve Jobs as a jumping point? Lets go with Ashton...", Steve was a complex man, he was kind of crazy and obviously had some dark moments, it has all the elements for a great movie, idc how much you love Ashton, he just isn't capable of convincingly replicating that. Might as well go with Timberlake, whats the difference..
Good for Ashton! I'm glad he's taking the role seriously, he see's how much potential this movie has and wants to put everything into it! That's awesome! I hope it all turns out well and that Ashton gets seen differently afterward.
Must. Resist. Urge. To. Make. Two and A Half Men. Jokes...
People were saying very similar things when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker, and look how that turned out. I don't think it will be quite on par with that performance, but let's give it a chance.
It's a movie and he is an actor so who really cares? If given the opportunity I'll watch it no matter who plays SJ. We're talking about a human being who made electronics not Jesus or Ghandi. If I had been a close friend of his I might be concerned with who portrayed him but I wasn't so I can spend time worrying about real life issues instead.
Jeez spare me.
It was meant for him?
What a load.
I made this post earlier this week in a similar thread, but I'll say it again. At one time Jim Carey was a joke of an actor. No one took him seriously...then he started nailing more serious roles (Majestic, Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Number 23) and suddenly people realized there was more to him than mindless, physical humor.
I think Kutcher can do the same.


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Fairfax County and Partners Sponsor "Car Fit" for Older Adults on April 21
March 11, 2009
Department of Family Services/ Fairfax Area Agency on Aging
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-1104
Contact for News Media: Grace Lynch, Communications Manager
Adult and Aging Division
Fairfax County Department of Family Services
More Information
CarFit, a free, nationwide program that helps older adults adjust their car for safer driving, is coming to Fairfax County on Tuesday, April 21, 1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax Corner satellite parking lot (corner of Monument Drive and Government Center Parkway), Fairfax.
CarFit helps older adults determine how the "fit" of a car affects their driving and how to adapt the car to their changing needs. CarFit staff members conduct 20-minute individual assessments. Proper fit includes:
- proper mirror adjustment to minimize blind spots,
- correct foot positioning on the gas and brake pedals to decrease fatigue,
- seat belt and headrest adjustments, and
- seat adjustment allowing for at least 10 inches between the driver and steering wheel.
Appointments are necessary. For more information, to set up an appointment, or to request ADA reasonable accommodations call Sharon Lynn at 703-324-5425, TTY 703-449-1186.
Fairfax Area Agency on Aging Director Grace Starbird encourages older drivers to sign up for an appointment. "All of us want to continue driving as we get older," she said. "This is an opportunity to ensure your car is adjusted for comfort and safety."
The event is sponsored by the Department of Family Services' Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, the Fairfax County Police Department, and the American Automobile Association Mid-Atlantic Region. CarFit was created by the American Society on Aging in collaboration with the American Automobile Association, AARP, and the American Occupational Therapy Association. The Virginia Department for the Aging GrandDriver program also supports the event.
The event implements the Fairfax 50 Plus Action Plan's imperative to provide transportation options that "ensure independence" of older adults." The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted the plan in October 2007.
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-5411, TTY 703-449-1186.


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WILTSHIRE'S Police and Crime Commissioner has spoken out about the South Yorkshire PCC's decision to stay in post despite being accused of failing to act on warnings of sexual abuse of children.
Shaun Wright has resigned from the Labour party but has failed to leave his post as PCC despite calls from the home secretary, Theresa May, and his own party to resign over the scandal.
Angus Macpherson, the Wiltshire PCC, said: "If Shaun Wright believes that he retains the confidence of the people of South Yorkshire, he is entitled to stay in post.
"If he has lost that confidence I find it difficult to see how he can continue to exercise the powers of Commissioner without doing damage to both his own office and to public confidence in the Police."


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Teens' Speech on Christmas Day
I think of myself as young. I'm 32. ( I can hear you chuckling ;) ) But I feel, at the core, pretty much the same person as i did when i was 22. So it gives me the illusion that younger people might be living their lives, having the same experiences i had. I assumed that being younger these days is similar to how it's always has been.
"I more or less understand what younger people's lives are like" I thought. Turns out i had absolutely no idea! I was wrong on pretty much every count.
Answer this: 1 in 3 children carry…
A. A knife or gun B. A mobile phone C. An mp3 player D. A book ?
I was challenged by Andy to have a look at the stories and evidence here. I have to say i'm pretty shocked. I won't reveal the results, as i'd urge you to go and have a read of these 10 points, about life today for Teens. You might be surprised.
If you're a teen yourself i'd be really very interested to hear from you whether you feel this reflects your experiences ? Please do comment below. And do watch the Teens' Speech ( live on Myspace ) on Christmas Day. I've seen a sneak preview and it's very enlightening watching. You can read all about it here.


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The names of the Pembrokeshire young people who will take part in the Queen's Baton Relay when it comes to St Davids in May ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, have been announced.
The 15 baton bearers are all past or present Sporting Ambassadors from the St Davids Family of Schools. Their ages range from 10 to 19 and includes two sisters.
The pupils have been chosen because they have worked hard as advocates of sport and physical activity within their respective schools, inspiring their peers to take part in sport on a regular basis.
The public will be able to view the baton in St Davids on the morning of Wednesday, 28th May, during its Pembrokeshire leg of the journey.
The baton will be touching down at Cardiff Airport on 24th May at the start of a seven day journey around the Principality en route to Scotland.
In St Davids, the Queen's Baton Relay will make its way from the Bishops Palace through the Cathedral grounds where it will be received and blessed by the Bishop of St Davids, The Right Reverend Wyn Evans.
After being carried through the Cathedral, the baton will then make its way to the main square in St Davids.
Here it will be received by local dignitaries before proceeding to Ysgol Dewi Sant via Oriel y Parc.
The celebrations will culminate in a multi-sports event for children and young people at St Davids Leisure Centre.
Pembrokeshire County Councillor Elwyn Morse, Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure, has said the visit of the relay is a great honour for the County.
"While the Queen's Baton Relay is in Pembrokeshire, it will mean that the media spotlight will be on the County" he added.
"I am sure it's presence will generate a great deal of excitement and galvanise support for Welsh athletes at the Commonwealth Games."
Chris Jenkins, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales, explained: "The Queen's Baton Relay is a chance for the whole nation to get behind the team of athletes set to compete for Wales at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games just two months later, and it really is an invitation to join us on our journey."
The Queen's Baton Relay Bearers in St Davids on Wednesday, 28th May, will be:
Ben Sutton, aged 19 of St Davids
A gold ambassador for Pembrokeshire for over two years, Ben has contributed hugely to school sport and PE at Ysgol Dewi Sant, both as a facilitator and a performer. He regularly visited primary schools in the area, led school assemblies and organised and delivered training for the bronze ambassadors in the school.
While dedicating his time to introducing a sports council, organising the annual inter-house athletics championships and rounders day and contributing to his school achieving the Active Mark accreditation, Ben also represented England in clay shooting, as well as competing for Pembrokeshire, Dyfed and West Wales at athletics and cross country and several other sporting events. He is a student at Bath University.
Steph Harris, 19, Portfield Gate
Steph has had a huge impact on school sport and PE at Ysgol Dewi Sant; she has left a long standing legacy. A major contributor, motivator and deliverer within the school's 5x60 programme at all levels, Steph helped to establish a school sports council, assisting with the organisation of sporting events and activities.
A keen sportswoman herself, Steph captained the Wales A team to gold in the Rugby 7s last summer at the British School Games. She has also played for Scarlets rugby and has represented West Wales at netball and athletics, having also achieved regional representation in gymnastics. She has recently been invited to train with the Senior Welsh women's rugby development squad in Cardiff and is a student at Bath University.
Rhian Perry, 18, Solva
During her time at Ysgol Dewi Sant, Rhian was integral in the organisation and delivery of all school sports events, from lunchtime netball and dodgeball competitions to whole school events such as the inter-house cross country, rounders and sports day. Giving up her time to encourage her peers to get involved in sport, Rhian juggled her voluntary work with her school work and commitments outside of school such as playing county hockey and representing the Scarlets. She is in her first year at Swansea Metropolitan.
Alys Perry, 15 Solva
Alys – Rhian's sister - is a gold ambassador at Ysgol Dewi Sant and contributes hugely to the school sport and 5x60 programmes, whether through representing the school or helping the PE department deliver activities. Alys has recently organised an assembly on the Commonwealth Games and the Queen's Baton Relay and also plays county hockey, plays for hockey for Fishguard and rugby for Haverfordwest.
Emily Beacroft, 16 Penycwm
Emily plays rugby for Haverfordwest Ladies RFC and loves the outdoors. She is a silver ambassador at her school and spends her time organising sporting opportunities for her peers. She helps deliver sessions at local primary schools and regularly aids the PE department in the delivery of lessons.
Gethin Rowlands, 17, Simpson Cross
Gethin is a self-confessed fitness fanatic and never misses the 'Killer Fitness' classes that are run every week at his school. When not in lessons, Gethin can normally be found in the fitness suite. Over the years he has represented the school as rugby, athletics, cross-country and football and is also a keen surfer.
Chloe Brown, 17, Haverfordwest
Chloe loves nothing more than scaling the Pembrokeshire cliffs with her mum and she has been a member of the Pembrokeshire Climbing Club for several years. Currently studying for her A Levels, including PE, Chloe Is a silver ambassador and dedicates a lot of her spare time to improving the school sport and PE programme at the school.
Cameron Thomas, 11, St Davids
Cameron is a talented footballer and keen all-round sportsman. He is very driven and keen to constantly improve and was chosen as a bronze ambassador to help inspire his fellow school pupils.
Holly Davies, 11 St Davids
Holly is a pupil at Ysgol Bro Dewi and is a bronze ambassador because of her enthusiasm towards all aspects of learning and her ability to promote the things she believes in. She is a keen netball player and enjoys a variety of sports.
Dafydd Cotton, 11, St Davids
Dafydd has represented his school on a number of occasions, playing a variety of different sports. His favourite is rugby and he plays for his local team, St David's, at scrum half. He regularly attends after school clubs where he encourages other pupils to develop their sports skills.
Mary Raymond, 11, Croesgoch
Mary has played rugby for St David's Saints for the last three years and dreams of playing for Wales one day. She has represented her school on a number of occasions and is eager to be chosen for this year's school cricket team. She regularly attends after school sports clubs and helps organise activities at break times.
Kieran Owen, 10, Roch
Kieran is a keen sportsman and excels at running. He began running with the Harriers when he was nine and is working hard to improve all the time. He dreams of competing at the Olympic Games. Kieran is a sports ambassador for his school and regularly volunteers, even when it means cleaning out the sports cupboard!
Luke Lewis, 11, Roch
A pupil at Roch Primary School, Luke started swimming when he was five years old in Milford Haven and dreams of winning Olympic gold in the pool. He has already entered many galas all around the country and has represented his school many times in not just swimming but football and kwik cricket too.
Chloe Price, 11, Solva
A lover of all sports, Chloe specifically enjoys walking, swimming and cycling and loves being part of a team and playing rugby, football and netball. Outside of sport Chloe is also into painting, singing and dancing and is an enthusiastic bronze ambassador working hard to get her peers excited about the Commonwealth Games and leading a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Tomas Dufton, 11 Solva
Tomas is a pupil at Ysgol Solfach and enjoys playing football, cricket and netball. Tomas is a bronze ambassador for the school and collaborates to present whole school assemblies encouraging the children to lead an active and healthy lifestyle.


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This past summer I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Germany for the third time. In my previous visits I stayed in a small town near Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. This time I stayed in a very different region of Germany; I was in Bavaria. Southern Germany, like the Southern US States, is completely different from the rest of the country. I was not expecting the culture in Bavaria to be so drastically different from the German culture that I had been previously exposed to. But oh, was I wrong.
I was in Bavaria on the KIIS (Kentucky Institute for International Studies) Munich Program. There were 16 other college students who also participated in this program. Each student lives with a host family and then we attended class Monday through Friday. We were not living in the actual city of Munich, but rather in a small farming village called Esting. Esting is about 30 minutes by S-Bahn from Marienplatz, the heart of downtown Munich. When we first arrived at the Grundschule, the elementary school where our classes were held, in Esting it was raining and I just wanted to sleep. Our host families were coming to pick us up at the school and I couldn't have been more excited to meet my host family…and then take a nap.
Upon meeting my host father and both of my host sisters I realized that I was not at all prepared for the culture shock that Bavaria had just placed in front of me. I'd studied German for more than five years and actually found myself speechless when I tried to speak to my host family. "Why?" you might ask? It was at that moment when I realized how intensely altered the German language in Bavaria is. Actually the language spoken by native Bavarians actually has its own name, bayerisch. I do not speak a lick of bayerisch and found myself not being able to understand the majority of what my host family was saying to me.
"Well, this will be fun." I thought to myself. The language barrier existed throughout my entire 6 week stay with the Schilling family in Esting, Bavaria. I did my best to listen and try and pick up some of the simple bayerisch words but fully comprehending them turned into be an impossible mission. This dialect of German taught me one very important lesson: patience. My host family was patient with me when I didn't understand them and I was patient with them when they tried to speak more clearly. I have more patience than I ever have had before with the KET German students because now I understand from personal experience the frustration that a language barrier can bring. I was essentially learning a new language in Esting and that's what our students are also doing.
The language barrier was something that was only an issue in the small outlying towns and villages of Munich. In the metropolitan city of Munich, the language barrier did not exist. Munich is by far the greatest large city of Germany that I've visited. The people are so friendly, the city and all of its old charm is enchanting and there is never a dull moment in a city like Munich. Munich has so much to offer to everyone that is there, whether that be foreigners or natives. There are museums, restaurants and shops galore.
The cultural difference that most distinguishes Munich (and Bavaria) from other parts of Germany is the Biergarten. There are so many Biergartens in Munich and the atmosphere at the Biergartens is so relaxing. People are enjoying beer after work, singing and spending time with friends and family. My favorite Biergarten was Augustiner Keller, a more traditional, non-touristy spot. We were the only Americans there but were treated just like everyone else. Before I came to Munich I had never been to a Biergarten anywhere else in Germany. Some of my favorite memories of my summer in Munich were at Biergartens. The Biergarten is what most defines Bavaria.
Besides bayerisch and the Biergarten, there is one final aspect of Bavarian culture that is
unique. And that would be the traditional Bavarian dress: Lederhosen for the men and Dirndl for the women. No where else is Germany is it common to wear such attire. Bavarians don their traditional dress anywhere they can – Biergartens, street festivals, town festivals, or any other major celebration. Authentic Dirndls and Lederhosen can be quite costly but this is a cost that families push aside because the traditional dress is so important to their culture. My favorite purchase of my trip is definitely my Dirndl. It symbolizes the time I spend in Bavarian, the memories I made there and the amazing people I met.
I wouldn't trade my trip to Munich for anything. I learned so much about myself and advanced my German skills. I absolutely fell in love with the city and the people. After all, the city's motto is
"München mag Dich!"
Jessica Ankenman


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