BB News No. 135 dtd 31 Dec 2004

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 135 DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (Our 9th Year-20 Pages/4 Email Sections Issued monthly by Gerald Berghold) December 31, 2004 (c) 2004 G. J. Berghold-all rights reserved) * HAPPY NEW YEAR - GLÜCKLICHES NEU JAHR - HAVE A GOOD RUTSCH (SLIDE INTO THE NEW YEAR)! NEXT MONTH THE BB WILL BE 10 YEARS YOUNG! I WONDER HOW MANY MEMBERS FROM THE EARLY DAYS ARE STILL WITH US? * ** BE SURE TO READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ** *BB Members-1179*Immigrant Surnames Listed- 4225*Query Board Entries-3031*Newsletters Issued-135*Active Newsletter Subscribers-937* RECIPIENTS PLEASE READ: You are receiving this email because you are a BB member or have asked to be added to our distribution list. To discontinue these newsletters, use the Membership Forms to update your status. We can't help with non-Burgenland family history. Appropriate comments and articles are appreciated. Staff and web site addresses are listed at the end of newsletter section "C". Notes and articles without a by-line are written by the editor and reflect his views. Members please exchange data in a courteous and cooperative manner-not to do so defeats the purpose of our organization. This first section of our 4-section newsletter concerns: 1. Village Histories-Sankt Michael 2. Update On The Digitization Of Szentpeterfa Records 3. Name Day Calendars 4. The Polka Is Alive And Well In Nazareth, PA 5. Create A List Of Burgenland Village Histories? 6. Create A List Of Burgenland Church Histories? 7. Burgenland TV Series 8. Newsletter No. 134 Correction 9. San Francisco Café Vienna Website 10. Klaus Gerger To Visit Detroit 1. VILLAGE HISTORIES Once you have linked to a Burgenland village and searched our web pages and archives for data, an excellent next step is to look for a village "chronik" or history. Not an easy task unless you are visiting Burgenland and ask at your village of origin if such a history is available. You may also hear of such from a friend or relative or read about one in our articles. Please don't ask us if one is available unless you've already searched our files. All we can do is search the files ourselves and advise you to write the village civil office (Gemeindeamt) to inquire if one is available. We can furnish the address of any Burgenland Gemeindeamt but contacting them is up to you. Following is an exchange where one of our members heard of a "chronik" for his village and asked if we could help. In a message dated 12/14/04, Frank J Jandrowitz writes: In doing research on my family (Jandrisevits) who are from Sankt Michael, I have come across a book that could be helpful. It is entitled "Chronik der Martgeneide Sankt Michael." It was authored by Margarete Matisovits. I'm not sure of the publisher or date of publication. I suspect it is only available in German. Could you guide me as to where to find the book? As always I appreciate the BB. What a treasure the organization is to its members. Reply-Frank, these village "chroniks" (histories) are treasures, some better than others, depending on the scholarly attributes of the author. Nonetheless they are all excellent sources of information often listing inhabitants at points in time. They often include whatever is available concerning the founding of the village and early history. They are always in German-I know of not one that has ever been translated-nor do I know how many villages have ever issued them-I'd guess maybe 100 considering the size of the approximately 425 Burgenland villages. They are locally published in small quantities and soon sell out although I have found a few still available in my travels. I do not know of the one for Sankt Michael (History of the Market Community of St. Michael), which is in the district of Güssing. You'll never find copies from any book source so I'd look to the village civil office-Gemeindeamt. When I've found them, I often found them there. You may wish to write and inquire if they still have copies. The address for the one in Sankt Michael is: Gemeindeamt Hauptplatz 8 7535 St Michael im Burgenland Austria I'm also copying Klaus Gerger who may have some thoughts on this. I've often suggested that some source in Burgenland should make a business (some book store like the one in Güssing) of carrying these village histories but I guess the demand is just too small. They are never inexpensive-normally about $25-35 since they are hard backs for the most part printed on glossy paper with many photos. I have about five of them. Hope you are successful. Reply from Klaus Gerger: - The book is in stock- It is available at the Gemeindeamt and at a local bank - Price is 28,10 EUR (which is approx. 38 USD)- I can buy it for you (after Xmas) and I can either send it per Austrian mail (another 15 EUR/ 20USD) or bring it myself (;-) if you are willing to wait until end of January (I'm in Detroit on a business trip then), US mail is cheaper. Answer: Thank you Klaus-please buy one for me and mail it when you come to Detroit. I'll send you a check. You have my address. Please give me some detail about your Detroit trip if you know before the end of the month. (Frank then suggested that Klaus bring them and mail both copies to him. He'd send me mine.) 2. UPDATE ON THE DIGITIZATION OF SZENTPETERFA RECORDS (from Frank Teklits) Frank writes: I thought it was the time to give the membership an update on the digitization of the Szentpeterfa, Hungary church records. The following is a summary of the LDS activities since the previous update: The LDS (Genealogical Society of Utah) has formally accepted the digitized 1797 - 1895 marriage records of Szentpeterfa, Hungary. I granted them permission to duplicate the records & create derivative records. Site licenses were provided to the LDS for all of 5 CD-ROM's provided to date including the recently digitized marriage records. The granting of site licenses allows the LDS to provide the digitized birth, marriage & death records for an unlimited number of patrons at the 3 LDS Family History Library locations in Salt Lake City, the computers on the LAN's at the BYU University at Provo, UT & Laie, Hawaii, & throughout the network of the Family History Centers. A notable change from the last update to the BB membership is the decision to complete the 1796 to 1895 marriage, birth, & death gaps in the digitized church records prior to integrating the digitized records from 1681 to 1934 into individual contiguous files. Marriages from 1682 - 1934 from Szentpeterfa are currently digitized & exist on 3 separate files & CD's. The effort on the of 1797 - 1895 Szentpeterfa, Hungary birth records was initiated in July, 2004 & to date 4,856 births have been digitized from 1840 - 1895. This represents a 55 (calculated on the # of years completed) completion % level which suggests that approximately 8830 births will be digitized over the years from 1797 - 1895. A target completion of mid year 2005 appears likely assuming the same rate of progress is made for the remaining birth years to be digitized. It will be a significant milestone when the birth record effort is completed & a CD can be donated to the LDS thereby providing digitized marriage & birth records currently available on LDS microfilm # 0602026. It may well be among th e first of the FHC microfilms to be digitized over this time period. Digitization of the 1797 - 1895 death records of Szentpeterfa, Hungary is planned upon the completion of the birth records & the donation of the birth records to the LDS. Upon the completion of digitizing the death records, God willing, the effort to consolidate the birth, marriage, & death records into contiguously digitized files with identical formats from the year 1681 to the various end years in the 20 century will be undertaken. 3. NAME DAY CALENDARS (from Margaret Kaiser) (ED. Note: Name days are still very popular; the day observed in honor of the Saint for whom an individual was named.) International Name Day and other calendars are located at http://www.calendar.sk/nameday-swathor.php The Austrian and Hungarian name day calendars vary from each other. Have fun finding your name. Margaret Anna Kresh writes: I found this link very interesting. If you notice, Feb. 25 is St. Walpurga. When I was working with the microfilm for the baptisms for Kroatisch Tschantschendorf, I discovered that one of the priests in the 1800s was baptizing all illegitimate babies with the name Walburga or Walburgus. 4. THE POLKA IS ALIVE AND WELL IN NAZARETH, PA (from Barbara Groh) (ED. Note: Nazareth is another of the Lehigh Valley, PA Burgenland ethnic enclaves. Walt Groller is a well known area musician who has sponsored and led a number of trips to the Burgenland.) Barbara writes: Polka music is alive and truly enjoyed in Nazareth, PA. My husband, mother and I spent a fantastic afternoon enjoying Walt Groller and his band at Holy Family Hall in Nazareth, PA. Nazareth is the birthplace of my father, Edmund Nikles, and we still have family in the area. Sure wish he was still with us to enjoy the day. My parents, as well as their parents and siblings, all were excellent polka dancers. My parents also taught me the polka (unfortunately the bands and DJ's in the area where I live do not play this type of music). The dance floor was packed all afternoon, and I did dance several polkas with my cousin, Joe Nikles. This will definitely be on our calendar again next year! 5. LIST OF BURGENLAND VILLAGE HISTORIES? Article number 1 (Village Histories-Sankt Michael) describes village histories. It occurred to me that it would be worthwhile to create a list of those we know have been published. This list would assist members in looking for possible copies. At least one could inquire if any are available when visiting Burgenland. I have a few which I list below (may also include affiliated villages or Ortsteile-see Albert's List for associated villages): Güssing-"Stadterhebung Güssing 1973 - Festschrift"-no longer in publication Güssing-"Bilder Chronik Der Stadt Güssing" - 1990 "Heiligenbrunn" - 1998 Kukmirn-"Marktgemeinde Kukmirn" - 1982 Königsdorf-"Unsere Wurzeln-Königsdorf" - 2002 Zahling - 1998 The above are in addition to the seven Bezirk or District Books Published by Kirsner & Peternell and previously reviewed in other newsletters that include thumbprint histories of the villages within each district. These however rarely mention family names. If any members having copies of village histories other than the above would notify me, I'd be happy to add their books to our list and publish same. When sending me the title, provide the publishing date (or copyright date) and indicate if you would be willing to provide surname lookup for BB members. 6. LIST OF BURGENLAND CHURCH HISTORIES? In addition to village histories previously mentioned, many church parishes have their histories published (mostly paper backed pamphlets). While rarely containing lists of members of the congregation they often include church officers, organists, sextons etc. Some also include excerpts from Canonical Visitations which may also include family surnames. Most of the visitations have been excerpted and appear in our village thumbnail sketches available from the BB Home Page village lists. I have very few church histories but will list them. You may also wish to add your holdings (if any) to these, in the same manner as the above village histories: Eisenstadt-"Eisenstadt-Kalvarienberg und Haydnkirche in Eisenstadt" (souvenir publication-no family surnames-has English translation) Eltendorf-"200 Jahre Evangelische Pfarrgemeinde A. B. Eltendorf"-1983 Güssing-"Kirche Maria Heimsuchung Und Franziskanerkloster Güssing"- 7. BURGENLAND TV SERIES (from Bob Strauch) In celebration of the expansion of the EU, Burgenland TV/Radio did a series called "100 Nachbarn in 100 Tagen" (100 Neighbors in 100 Days), where they profiled citizens from the border regions in Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Also Included are Burgenländers now living across the border and people from across the border now living in Burgenland. The profiles can be found on their website. Included are: Magdalena Unger, director of the German Ladies Chorus in Rábafüzes/Raabfidisch: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/662 Miklós Kohout, the mayor of Szentpéterfa/Prostrum: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/2732 Miklós Wenczl, cancer specialist in Szombathely and head of the ethnic-German minority in Vas County: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/1207 Vince Kolnhofer, Croatian historian from Narda/Nahring in the Pinka Valley: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/1269 István Dumovits, priest and curator of private Croatian ethnic museum in Horvátzsidány/Siegersdorf: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/1103 Martón Ropos, mayor of Felsöszölnök/Oberzemming and head of Hungary's ethnic-Slovenian minority: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/905 Melinda Farkas, strudel baker in Zsira/Tening in Sopron County: http://magazin.orf.at/bgldmagazin/imland/thema/stories/2383 8. NEWSLETTER NUMBER 134 CORRECTION In a message dated 11/30/04, Felix Game writes: I have never understood that primogeniture had caused any estate splitting. The rule or tradition of "the first born" simply meant that the oldest son got the farm. His younger brothers could work for him as farm hands, but usually chose to leave and find some other way to make a living. Reply: You're correct Felix-it should have been written "estate splitting AND primogeniture. 9. SAN FRANCISCO CAFÉ VIENNA RESTAURANT WEBSITE In a message dated 12/15/04, member writes: Check out this website: Cafe Vienna Restaurant http://www.viennatonight.com/index.htm Reply: I want to thank you for the pleasure I got from this website. Granted it is commercial but the pictures and music are great and the culinary and wine information is nice. I really enjoyed the music. I will mention this in our next newsletter. Thanks and have a happy holiday season-mit Apfel Strudel und Gumpoldskirchner yet from the Café Vienna! 10. KLAUS GERGER TO VISIT DETROIT Burgenland Bunch co-editor Klaus Gerger's November visit to Detroit was canceled. It is now on again. BB members in the Detroit or New York areas may wish to contact him. Klaus writes: My travel plans are the following. On Friday 14.Jan. I arrive in New York. Which I leave for Detroit on Sunday 16. Jan.! I plan to do some sightseeing in NY on Saturday and Sunday. During the week I'm busy at the GM site in Detroit. On Friday 21. Jan I fly back to Vienna. But if something major happens in the project thing may change (as I learned in November). Liebe Grüsse von Klaus und Familie Newsletter continues as no. 135A.

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 135A DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (Our 9th Year-20 Pages/4 Email Sections Issued monthly by Gerald Berghold) December 31, 2004 (c) 2004 G. J. Berghold-all rights reserved) *** REMEMBER-THE BB NEWS IS DISTRIBUTED EACH MONTH END IN FOUR SECTIONS-WE HOPE THAT YOU READ (OR AT LEAST SCAN) ALL FOUR SECTIONS. WE DO NOT RESERVE THE FIRST SECTION OR LEAD ARTICLE FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS SO YOU CAN MISS SOMETHING IMPORTANT. SCAN THE INDEX FOR ITEMS THAT MAY INTEREST YOU. *** This second section of our 4-section newsletter concerns: 1. As The BB Enters Its 10th Year 2. The Russian Time-1945-1955 To Be Memorialized (Occupation Years) 3. I'm Getting Four BB Newsletters Every Month-Check The Subject Line! 4. One Reason Why You May Not Find Any Reference To Your Surname 5. Message That You Have Been Un-subscribed (From BB Newsletter) 6. Vienna New Year's Concert 7. Message From Father Leopold 1. AS THE BB ENTERS ITS 10TH YEAR The following (edited) was recently sent to BB staff members: Dear Friends & Associates (laboring in the field of Burgenländische ethnicity)- As we enter into our tenth year we can all take pride in what we have accomplished. We are the premier -if not the only-English language Burgenland family history group. Through our combined and ongoing efforts we have made a lot of information available to present and future descendants of Burgenland immigrants. We have helped many people find their Burgenland origins. We have helped to promote Burgenland ethnicity and honor our immigrant ancestors. As Burgenland editor Albert Schuch once told me-we have made a lot of people happy. Our growth continues and all indications are that our web pages are appreciated and are being visited often. I have shared some of the "thanks" received from members as well as the public at large. You do not see as many as I do nor do you share in the very few complaints we receive. I do not wish to burden you with unnecessary correspondence. Most complaints involve non-Burgenland queries from non-Burgenland descendants who do not understand or agree with our desire to follow a policy of micro-genealogy. If we opened our group to all Germanic-Hungarian -Croatian genealogy, we could soon become one of the larger genealogy sites. I do not wish to do this as I know it would detract from our Burgenland research. We have more than enough on our plates. Our activities have been covered in the newsletters. Each of you know what has been done and what is required to maintain our web pages, answer queries, conduct and publish research, open new web pages, write articles, provide support, etc. etc. You have my personal thanks and the thanks of the membership - without you the BB would not exist. I would like to mention a few of this year's highlights-Hannes Graf's continuing computer ledgerdemain in creating the staff virtual reality photo, Klaus Gerger's visits to the US and his quiet expansion of his village householder lists, Fritz Königshofer's answers to Burgenland Board queries and research into Burgenland musicians, Frank Teklits' monumental digitization of his village church data and his contacts with the LDS, Bob Strauch's efforts on our behalf in the Lehigh Valley as well as his numerous newsletter articles, likewise the efforts of Margaret Kaiser. Both of these editors have also provided members with some of the finest replies to family history queries that I have ever seen. Anna Kresh has contacted each new member and has updated our URL list numerous times to keep it current. Tom Steichen and Bill Rudy as well as Hannes Graf faithfully keep our most important web pages updated with very little fanfare. Two major social affairs were prominent-the mid-west picnic involving Hap Anderson and Dave Knebel and the Raab Valley Heimattreffen in Pennsylvania attended by a group of our editors. Bob Glatz has represented our interests in the Chicago area and now wears two hats, having assumed the mantle of vice-president of the Chicago BG. My special thanks to Bob Unger and Anna Kresh for their ongoing personal support whenever my feathers get ruffled or my ethnic spirit lags. Albert Schuch remains available for help and research when needed. Bob Strauch, Klaus Gerger and I have provided much BB material for the BG newsletter-increasing its use of the English language both in the newsletter and the BG website. Two recent items: Tom Glatz forwarded an Award Of Excellence, dated September 24, 2004, to the Burgenland Bunch from Maria Pappas, Treasurer of Cook County (Chicago) for our "lasting contributions to the Austrian American" community. Dr. Walter Dujmovits, President of the Burgenländische Gemeinschaft, in a letter dated Dec. 7, 2004 sent his best wishes and thanks us for our worthwhile efforts. As to the future we must wait and see- I will continue my efforts as long as I am able. I wish you all a happy holiday and the best for the New Year. You may wish to listen to some of the music from our folk song web page as you experience the abundant American Xmas festivities, available to us because of the "auswanderung" efforts of our immigrant forebears. God bless you all as we await the annual joy of the nativity and the coming of the New Year. Gerry Fritz Königshofer responds with: Thanks for another fine circular letter. As a fresh retiree, I am facing the long-postponed problem of moving some old e-mail from my office e-mail account to my desktop at home. This work has reminded me that I found the Burgenland Bunch on the web in late November or early December 1997, therefore it's now seven years of BB company for me. My first systematic forays into genealogical research date back to April 1993, i.e., I will soon pass the 12 years mark. Since December 1998, I have my very good Dell desktop which, thanks to hardware and software upgrading work my son did on over several of the Christmas holidays he spent here, is still up to the bandwidth and performance demands of today's computer work. Over these years, I have accumulated so many genealogical and historical notes that they now burden me almost more than they are of help (for me or others). You resonated with my own sentiments when you explained why the BB should continue to focus on Burgenland. Our human brains are limited, and even in combining our minds, we are easily overtaxed. There is so much good information each of us has collected, yet of much of it we become unaware of as we collect ever more data. Well, we friends and acquaintances in the BB are all doing our best to tend the huge garden we have created, and you continue to carry the bulk of the load! Warmest regards, Fritz 2. THE RUSSIAN TIME 1945-1955 TO BE MEMORIALIZED (from Klaus Gerger) Klaus writes: Hallo Gerry, in 2005 Austria is going to celebrate the anniversary of 50 years of the "Austrian treaty". Among other events Burgenland is planning an exhibition with the theme "Russenzeit. Burgenland 1945-1955" (time of Russian occupation). Mr. Hess from the Burgenland government contacted me (as did to Dr. Dujmovits) with the question if we should publish a "call for exhibits" from the time 1945-1955 with a Burgenland connection, in the BB newsletter. I'm not sure about the chance to find exhibits - with a corresponding story - among the BB members. But it is an interesting topic anyway. I have translated the request. For more information see www.burgenland.at/russenzeit . best regards, Klaus Exhibits For Exhibition The Burgenland federal state museum searches for items for the special exhibition "Russenzeit. Burgenland1945-1955" Exhibits from this decade which was so important for the development of Burgenland. We look for things from the everyday life of the Burgenland people. These could be: * Photos and films, * Postcards and letters, * Newspapers & magazines, * Personal memorabilia, * Aamusing, tragic things, * Documents of identification and other documents, * Everyday life articles, e.g. furniture, dresses or household articles, that originate from that time etc.. The collecting time is from now to 31. Jaenner 2005!, Contact: Dr. Wolfgang Guertler: +43 2682/600 - 1219 Collecting offices: Landesmuseum Burgenland Museumsgasse 1-5, 7000 Eisenstadt open: Di - Sa: 9 - 17.00; So u. feiertags 10 - 17.00 Tel: +43 2682 / 600 - 1234 Volksbildungswerk für das Burgenland Regionalstelle Nord Schloss Halbturn / ab Nov. Wienerstr. 3, 7131 Halbturn Opening times: after tel. Agreement Tel.: +43 2172 / 88 06 Burgenländische Volkshochschulen, Regionalstelle Süd Hauptstraße 3-5, 7400 Oberwart Opening times: after tel. Agreement Tel.: +43 3352 / 34 525 Your contributions will be integrated as far as possible into the exhibition, which will open on 14 April 2005. The contributions are insurance protected for the duration of the exhibition. The exhibits remain in the possession of the lender and will be immediately returned after the end of the exhibition. More detailed information on the collecting action and on the exhibition can be found you under www.burgenland.at/russenzeit . Additonal remarks from a more detailed version of this follow: The Burgenland federal state museum dedicates a special exhibition in the anniversary year 2005 to that colloquial "Russenzeit" designated time period - beginning with the direct post-war period up to the signing of the state contract in the year 1955. All exhibits are to come from Burgenlaenders. Therefore the Burgenland federal state museum starts the largest Burgenland exhibit collecting action so far. Take part! Bring your personal memorabilia of that time and let the memorabilia tell their personal story. It could be: "grandmother's coffee-cup", the old radio of grandpa's, postcards from the war, articles of clothing from the aunt from America, the first cinema poster from the village, suit-cases used for smuggling food, food ration cards from the post-war period, photo or films from the 1950's , illustrations of Russian soldiers, the remainder of any US Care-parcels etc.. All these exhibits tell a story - a story from "Russenzeit". (ED. Note: Members who are immigrants from this period or their descendants may wish to participate in this program. Our 1950's immigrants-the last major Burgenland "Auswanderung" are not often featured in our newsletters-many are still with us and we hope they may share in this attempt to memorialize and record the "Russian Time." The treaty which ended the allied occupation in 1995 and in effect re-created Burgenland (which had been in the Russian occupation zone) gave Austria a new period of peace and prosperity and is one of the more monumental European political actions of the 1900's.) 3. I'M GETTING FOUR BB NEWSLETTERS EVERY MONTH-CHECK THE SUBJECT LINE! Member writes: It is always so nice to get your newsletter. I do appreciate all the interesting articles. I do seem to be getting four or five newsletters every month, though. I don't know why that is happening. Could you check on that? Reply: No-you only get one newsletter in 4 sections distributed the last day of each month-the newsletter is too large to send as one email therefore it is broken into 4 sections of 15K Mbytes each like 134-134A-134B-134C. You will thus receive 4 emails and only receive them from Roots-L (our distributor Roots Web). If you are getting any others they must be from someone else stealing our addresses-delete them. 4. ONE REASON WHY YOU MAY NOT FIND ANY REFERENCE TO YOUR SURNAME We know that many names were changed upon immigration. Umlauts were replaced with "e" or dropped entirely, Slavic endings were dropped or changed, officials misspelled names, etc. etc. Here is one that no one could figure out unless their ancestors left some notes. New member writes: I would like to join your group. I am researching my ancestry and know that my great grandmother and great grandfather were both born in Burgenland, as they wrote this down on the 1930 census in Detroit, Michigan. Their names were Frederick Gludovatz and Katherine Krenn. My grandfather, their son, wanted to Americanize his last name and so combined their two last names into Grenn (my current last name). I was wondering if you might be able to direct me towards some resources that might help me learn more about my heritage? Reply: Yes we can help-both names are known in the Burgenland. Families with those names are still found in Mattersburg in the north of Burgenland. Search our files and archives and consider listing with us. An interesting amalgamation of names to come up with the present one of Grenn. Unless you archive that, no one will ever figure it out years from now! I'm fairly certain that Gludovatz was Gludovits (and various spellings like Gludovitz-Gludowith-meaning descendant of Glud) originally-a Croat name. Croatian refugees fleeing Turkish invasion came to the Burgenland area in the 16th century so you have a clue as to origin back that far. Some were brought there even earlier to serve as border guards-military farmers.) Croats were admired as fierce light cavalry. Burgenland today is still 14% Croatian. A very active ethnic group-Frank Teklits is our Croat editor. 5. MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UN-SUBSCRIBED (FROM BB NEWSLETTER) Member writes: Please do not un-subscribe me from the BB newsletters or list of BB members. I never informed anyone that I wanted to un-subscribe. Reply: This is automatic when newsletter delivery fails. This can happen when your mailbox gets full or when you change addresses without notifying us. Sometimes a server has problems and refuses the email. If you have an email filter make sure you are not having us cut off. I'll set you up again-you should get a subscribed message in a few days when I key batch the subscription list. You will also get an un-subscribed message (from your old address) whenever you change addresses 6. VIENNA NEW YEAR'S CONCERT (from Bob Unger) Bob writes: This is a reminder to include in your television viewing schedule the New Year's performance from Vienna - always a great performance. Usually this performance is shown during prime time, but this year our television station in the San Diego area has it scheduled from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2005. So, please check your local public television schedules for the time and date. P.S./ And a happy new year to all the BB staff & members. 7. MESSAGE FROM FATHER LEOPOLD (copy & translation courtesy of Bob Strauch) Güssing, December 21, 2004 Dear Bobby, I thank you, your Hianz'nchor, and all of my friends in Pennsylvania for the good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. I was very pleased. Every evening I send my blessing as far as America. I'm not doing too badly (Pater Leopold is in his nineties). I'm content. Wishing you, the singers, and all friends in Pennsylvania a gracious, joyous, and peaceful Christmas and a healthy, contented New Year blessed by God, Yours thankfully, Father Leopold Newsletter continues as number 135B.

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 135B DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (Our 9th Year-20 Pages/4 Email Sections Issued Monthly By Gerald Berghold) December 31, 2004 (c) 2004 G. J. Berghold-all rights reserved) This third section of our 4-section newsletter concerns: 1. Using RootsWeb: Our BB Query Board and Newsletter List 2. Where Are The Civil Records? 3. How To Find My Immigrant Ancestors' Houses? 4. Castle Lockenhaus And Its Owners 5. Burgenland Sites Across The Border In Hungary 1. USING ROOTSWEB: OUR BB QUERY BOARD AND NEWSLETTER LIST About six years ago we were contacted by Charles Wardell (one of our staff) and introduced to a group called Austrian Gen Web-an Austrian Genealogical site who were part of a larger association called World Gen Web (WGW). They were establishing a confederation of family history groups. The main thrust of the Austrian portion was to put together a series of query boards for each Austrian province, under the guidance of Charles Wardell, with a list administrator for each. We were a little uninterested at first since our experience with query boards had not been good but Charles convinced us it was in our best interests to join and time has proven him to be right. Our first queries arrived and your editor assumed the responsibility of board administrator. As time passed the size of WGW assumed massive proportions. When Roots Web offered to provide free internet space and query boards, provide mailing lists for newsletters and archive same with a search engine, WGW joined that group. For some time now Roots Web has provided the framework for the BB Burgenland Query Board available through our BB Homepage by clicking on its link. They also distribute our newsletters through Roots-L. Charles also maintains a special newsletter index list for member convenience. For the most part, those who have queries understand that our query board is a Burgenland board not a general genealogical board. By operating an exclusive geographic area board we insure that searchers will find something of Burgenland value by searching our board. The operating rules for using this board are clearly posted but people being what they are, few read the rules. On occasion we get people posting queries that are not germane to the Burgenland. One of the responsibilities of the board administrator (position I have filled from the beginning) is to insure that the posted rules are observed and we often have to notify people that their query might better be answered via some other board. Being both a list and board administrator does require some effort and in some cases a hard shell. Some people can become irate when told that their query does not belong on a Burgenland board. Another task, never ending, is to update the newsletter distribution list by deleting old addresses and entering new ones. Roots-L then notifies members that they have been subscribed or un-subscribed. There is a list index providing all of the lists available from Roots Web at http://lists.rootsweb.com/ A list of query boards can also be found either via this site or from any of the boards. What few BB members may not know is that anyone can establish a list or a board provided one is not already available. For instance if you wish to establish your own surname list for people interested in your surname, you can do so, but you must serve as list administrator. You can learn about "list admin" duties at: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/duties.html For example, list administrators are required to: (copied from Roots Web) --Maintain a current administrator e-mail contact address on their list tools page (a set of Web-based list management tools that allow the admin to subscribe or unsubscribe an address, verify whether an address is subscribed, customize list settings, personalize their list's "Welcome" and "Goodbye" letters, and perform other functions). --Subscribe to their list and monitor the posts. --Determine the guidelines for their list. --Keep an eye on bouncing subscriber addresses and remove from their list any that SmartList (the list management software) cannot process automatically. --Read and comply with RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). --Write for approval prior to selling or promoting any services or products on their list. 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Only the BB editor can add newsletter members to our subscription list for email distribution. Non-members may read, print or download our newsletters by scanning our archives via our web site. 2. WHERE ARE THE CIVIL RECORDS? In a message dated 12/5/04, Frank Kelemen writes: Thanks for all your help. Is it possible to get information as to any civil records (Grosswarasdorf) of either my grandfather or grandmother? My grandfather's dad died when he was young and his mother remarried. Her husband I have been told was Linzer. Reply-both Grosswarasdorf church records 1828-1896 (film nos. 0700841-2)and civil records from 1896-1921 (nos. 0700574-579) are available from the LDS (Mormon) church as microfilm. Search our archives on how to use them. See the LDS website located from our URL page or visit your local LDS Family History Center. Likewise the records are available in the Burgenland at Grosswarasdorf at the church and the local village office (Gemeindeamt). Prior to 1896 the churches were solely responsible for records of birth, marriage and death. 3. HOW TO FIND MY IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS' HOUSES? Member writes: We are going to be in Austria in June 2005. My grandparent's are from Grosswarasdorf and came to the US in 1907. My grandfather's name is Mathias Kelemen and my grandmother's name is Theresa Perusichs Kelemen. My grandfather was born in 1875. I don't know when my grandmother was born. They settled in Hitchcock, Texas. I would like to know if it is possible and how I could get information about whether there might be records in the village of Grosswarasdorf that would help me find where they might have lived. We would love to visit that area. Reply: Anna Kresh sent your request to me for an answer. In each village you will find a civil office called the Gemeindeamt. Here you will find the civil records from 1921 forward as well as any (1896-1921) which were turned over by the Hungarians at the time the Burgenland was formed. Many of these older records are only from 1896 when civil authorities were required to maintain civil records previously the responsibility of the churches. The church records generally can be found from the 1700's forward. In addition the Gemeindeamt often has the "Grundbuch" which is a record of the owners or head of household of the village property. Where a village has no Gemeindeamt (being under the administration of the "Gemeinde" -chief village of the community -like Gross-W is chief village for Klein-W and others)-its records will also be found there. Starting about 1880-house nos. were assigned in a numerical sequence starting at one end of the village and continuing at the discretion of the person assigning the numbers. After that the nos. were issued as each new house was built so you will find a random arrangement unlike the way nos. are assigned in the US. To further confuse the issue house nos. were later reassigned although records usually exist. Many houses have been or are being renovated into modern homes. Prior to house nos. there was something called the house name. This was a name given to a house in accordance with the first owners name or even occupation. In some instances this is still known among the inhabitants although there is no record of same. It would be called something like the "Perusic Haus". Now-how to find the house number of your ancestors? I refer you to the church records mentioned in my previous email. If you are lucky you will find a house number shown for place of birth or death or where living when married. You take this number to the Gemeindeamt and they can tell you where the house is or was. If you are sure of the name of a person and there are no other people by that name in the period in question the Gemeindeamt may also be able to help you if you don't know the house number. There are a number of facts you must uncover before you will be assured of success. You must know the spelling of the name used prior to emigration-you must be fairly sure the person (or parents) owned property in the village. It helps if you have a birth-marriage-death date. The Gross-W Gemeindeamt is located at Hauptstrasse 18. They are always busy since they administer most of the Austrian social benefits as well as normal civil affairs. It is always unknown if anyone speaks English so be prepared. Go early on a weekday-offer to pay for copies-ask if copies of birth records etc. can be obtained. Plan on spending some time-you may be asked to make an appointment and return at a later period. They are always busy. Be sure to ask if there is a "Village Chronik" or history. Buy a copy if one is available and buy one for me as well for which I'll gladly reimburse you. Often these village histories list families by house number. Perhaps you could go to the church first and ask to see a record which may show the house number but if you can, try to search those LDS microfilms previously mentioned. Another thing you can do before you leave is to check the Ellis Island records for you immigrants' entries. Village of origin and even house number may have been entered. The more information you have the easier it will be. There are least 940 houses-one of which may have been your family's! Let me know how you make out. In case you have no luck at all, you will find Perusich homes at: Hauptstrasse 15 and 81 possibly Haupstrasse 27, Johannesgasse 1 and Parkgasse 28. Take pictures of all of them-one may be your family house. This takes care of your Perusich name but we still haven't tied Kelemen to this village. Until we do that your attempt to find a house in Gross-W is nebulous. Did I tell you I found an Anton Kelemen in the town of Oberpullendorf? He lives on the Gartengasse and may be a pssible link. While our editor Klaus Gerger has been listing 1858 house owners by house number for some of our villages he has not yet been able to do a list for Gross-W. See his pages located from our homepage. (Klaus Gerger's Map Site) 4. CASTLE LOCKENHAUS AND ITS OWNERS Burg Lockenhaus, located just south if the village of the same name in middle Burgenland is one of the better preserved of Burgenland's many castles (see BB newsletter 13A for a complete list.) I was fortunate to be taken there by Albert Schuch's family and as impressed as I was by the castle itself, I still remember the ice cream extravaganzas we enjoyed in a Lockenhaus café afterward. It was one of many places shown to us by the Schuchs on what will always be a memorable day-complete with an English speaking guide in the person of Inge Schuch. Visitors to the Burgenland don't want to miss this site. It will fit any dreams you may have had concerning castles. I have visited many in Europe and this one still impressed me. In the Knight's Hall you can easily imagine the gathering of the knightly order summoned by King Bela IV of Hungary to defend the area against the Tartar hordes in 1241. It is said they died to a man against the Kumans and each year on the anniversary of the battle, you can again hear the noise of warfare and red marks appear on the floor of this hall. Like many it is a museum as well but the Burgenlanders use these museum castles for affairs of one sort or another and this one can be rented for batchelor parties, etc. By all means put this castle on your list of places to see when in Burgenland. You may be interested in the names of the owners-highly unlikely that you would be related but some of your ancestors may have been of the Hehrschaft staff if any came from this area. 1266-1274 Count Heinrich II von Lockenhaus 1274-1297 Count Nikolaus I von Lockenhaus 1297-1332 Count Nikolaus II von Lockenhaus 1332-1337 Count Johann III von Lockenhaus 1337-1437 Kastelanes of the King-Karl Robert, Ludwig & Sigismund 1390-1535 Various members of the Kanizsay family 1535-1671 Various members of the Nadasdy 1672-1676 Count Nikolaus Draskovich 1676-1968 Various members of the Esterhazy family with Prince Paul III being the last 1968-1980 Paul Anton (Styrian poet) & Margret Keller 1980-2004 Paul Anton Keller Foundation (Portions of the above suggested by "Ritterburg Lockenhaus"-by Paul Anton Keller, Roetzer Druck, Eisenstadt and "Burgenland" -Margit Pflagner & J. Marco-Frick Verlag, Wien 1970) 5. SOUTH BURGENLAND SITES ACROSS THE BORDER IN HUNGARY Now that the border crossings are easy, visitors to Burgenland should spend a day or two seeing some of these sites, well known to our immigrant ancestors. You can easily make day trips from your Gasthaus in Austria by using the border crossing at Heiligenkreuz (avoid weekends.) I list a few (Hungarian diacritical marks excluded): Schloss Batthyány in Kormend Theatre in Kormend City Museum in Kormend Various bridge sites along the Raab Batthyány Palace in Csakanydoroszlo Nature park by Felsomarc. Catholic Church in Ivanc Bell Tower in Hegyhathodasz Old Church in Doroske Small Palace in Magyarszecsod Szt. Emerichs Church and the pedestrian border crossing in Ronok Church and cloister in Szt. Gotthard Old peasant houses(not many left) in any of the small villages 12th Century Church at Jak Stop for lunch, wine and/or pastry and coffee at any of the restaurants (etterem). Even one day on the other side of the border will show you some sights of old Hungary (thus old Burgenland.) Stop at a grocery and buy some paprika and a bottle of Tokaji Aszu-a wonderful sweet dessert wine! Leave the highway on occasion and investigate a few cemeteries. If you like antiques check some of the shops on Rt 8 (the road from Heiligenkreuz) and go a little further to see the porcelain factory and museum at Herrend. On the way home have the choice of dinner at the Gibiser Gasthaus in Heiligenkreuz, the Hotel Krutzler in Heiligenbrunn or the Kirchenwirt Gasthaus in Eltendorf-all three fine eating establishments. Newsletter continues as number 135C.

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 135C DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (Our 9th Year-20 Pages/4 Email Sections Issued monthly by Gerald Berghold) December 31, 2004 (c) 2004 G. J. Berghold-all rights reserved) This fourth section of our 4-section newsletter concerns: 1. Rare Flower Traced To Güssing Castle Grounds & Some History 2. Ludwig Stossel -A Burgenland Immigrant From The Hollywood Scene 3. New Year's Day Ethnic TV 1. RARE FLOWER TRACED TO GÜSSING CASTLE GROUNDS & SOME HISTORY In 1582, Johann Manlius a printer was invited by the Batthyány court to come to Güssing where an early printing press was established. Manlius printed a number of works (mostly in Latin), the most important of which was a botanical work by Carolus Clusius. Having seen a copy in the Franciscan Cloister in Güssing and having read about it in a history of Güssing, I was familiar with the book but not about its contents. It achieved some importance during the later centuries, but I was not aware that it was still being studied. Interesting of course, that a printing press existed in Güssing this early but even more interesting that one of the published books was important to botanical studies. The following exchange of email concerns this book, the Golden Daylily and Güssing history: Query received: Could you give me geographical position of Güssing Village in Hungary ? Sincerely ARTUR JASINSKI Reply: I assume by Güssing you mean Güssing-a district capital in the south of Burgenland, Austria near the Hungarian border. Prior to 1921 it was called Nemetjuvar in Hungarian. It was then in Vas Megye (county) Hungary. It is known as being the "Auswanderung" town of Burgenland, sending many immigrants to America. It has a population today of about 4000 and is known for its castle-Burg Güssing which was the residence of the noble Batthyány family. It can be found on most maps of about 1:500,000 or less. It is about 12kms north-northeast of Szentgotthard, Hungary and about 22 kms east of Fürstenfeld, Austria and 2 hours south of Vienna. You can see pictures and find maps showing Güssing by visiting our website. Second query: Will it be possible to receive a link to the photo of castle of Balthasar de Batthyan ? If fortified Nemethwywar is old ruins of another castle than (is) castle of Balthasar de Batthyan (in another place)? I'm very surprised that Güssing is now situated in Austria (not in Hungary). My data isn't too fresh and comes from 1580. Description of Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus in Clusius Rariotum Plantarum Historia 1601 (translation from Latin language): "This one grows spontaneously and copiously in moist meadows not so far from the well fortified Nemethwywar, west of the castle of Balthasar de Batthyan. I saw it in 1579-80. That it was neglected by the inhabitians. Batthyanus adored the elegant and fragrant flowers and had many clumps of the plant dug and brought in baskets into his garden". AJ Reply: There is only one castle. The fortifications at one time extended to the town. Built first in the 12th century by the Counts of Güssing the castle was added to over the centuries and given to the Batthyány family in 1524 for aid in the war with the Turks. The fortifications of the town no longer exist except for a few walls and gateways. The castle is now a museum in a good state of preservation. Plays are held there in the summer and there is a restaurant as well with a cable car leading to the castle. The domain of Güssing included 41 villages in the south of what became the Province of Burgenland Austria in 1921. I will send you some pictures. I will also copy one of our Burgenland editors Klaus Gerger-from Wien and Güssing. I will ask him if he can help. You are obviosly reading from "Nomenclator Panonicus" by Carolo Clusio.This was printed in Güssing Anno MDLXXXIII (1583) by Johann Manlius who came to the court of the Batthyány in 1582 from Laibach (now Ljubljana, Slovenia.) He printed over 35 works including the Clusius work. Copies are in the rare book room of the Franciscan Cloister in Güssing. My source (Stadterhebung Güssing 1973-Festschrift out of print) says: Zur Flora des Güssinger Landes-Gottfried Traxler author under Terrassenschottergebeit: Abseits der Ortschaften und frequentierten Verkehrswege blüht in feuchten Talmulden beit Punitz, Urbersdorf, Kroatisch Ehrendorf, Steinfurt und Gaas (small villages nearby) Anfang Juni die Königen unserer heimischen Wildpflanzen , die Gelbe Taglilie (Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, Abb. 2). Vor 400 Jahren hat Clusius diese ebenso herrlich prangende wie duftende Pflanze westlich der Burg Güssing, alsi im Raum zwischen den fischteichen und dem Unterlauf des Zickenbaches (Zicken stream), erstmals entdeckt. I think this answers you question-yes the Gelbe Taglilie (Hemerocallis) (Golden Daylily) still grows there. Hello Klaus Gerger-can you help this man find a contact from the school at Güssing? (Klaus found a contact and also copied and sent Artur a number of pages from Stadterhebung Güssing concerning the subject.) Third query: Thank you very much for good news that yellow daylily still lives in Güssing Region. I will be very glad to receive a photo of biotope (meadow with flowering plants) and single flower photo. This is very important for me because (it) will be LOCUS TYPICUS for syntype Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus described by Linnaeus. I'm preparing publication and I can wait until Taglilien will be flowering end of May or begin of June 2005, but I need contact with botany enthusiast who has a camera and wants to help me. I can refund all costs or send plant collection for school or Museum Garden. Thank you very much for important historical note and information that yellow daylily exists. AJ Fourth query: Very nice picture! On the right is Balaton Lake? In which place on this photo is situated Zickenbaches (Zicken stream) Could you put white arrow in these place? AJ Reply: Please see a map. Lake Balaton is many kilometers to the east in Hungary. The water you see is a Fischteich or fish farm created by draining the area. Two streams come through here -the Zicken and the Strem. The Zicken comes in from the west and enters the Strem to the north west of Güssing (to the left of the castle on the picture)-the Strem then continues south east (east of Güssing behind the castle on the picture) entering the Pinka (river) at the border with Hungary (at Kemestarodfa-the Pinka soon enters the Raab near Kormend. This whole area was once very much marsh and has been drained for some time. Fifth query: Could you inform me when Castle became Austrian and if (it) was attacked by Mongols or Turks ? Do you hear or read some story of how yellow daylily (originally come from China) came to this place ? AJ Reply: Mongols came this way about 1241-1242, no information about an attack on the castle. All of western Hungary including what became the Burgenland was taken over by the Hapsburgs in 1525 (following the battle of Mohacs) and remained under Austrian rule until 1918. The Turks also came through this area in 1532 and 1683 during the two sieges of Vienna. I do not know the day lily story. ARTUR JASINSKI then sent us a picture of the golden daylily and told us he is preparing a book concerning this rare flower and its obvious migration from China-a "floral auswanderung!".He promises to send us a short article when his research is complete. I wish I could include a picture of this flower in the newsletter. It is beautiful and is similar to some of the smaller day lilies which grow in the US but it is a true golden color and looks like hammered gold coated with gold dust. I wonder if any of our immigrants remember it or ever spoke of it? 2. LUDWIG STOSSEL -A BURGENLAND IMMIGRANT FROM THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE You may remember seeing a number of movies in which some of the actors spoke with a foreign accent, often German or Austrian. Of course the most famous Burgenlander actor was Fred Astaire and he spoke without an accent. Now we have Arnold Schwarzenegger from Austria as well and he is now known both in acting and political circles. One whom you may also remember is that TV "lil olde wine-maker-me" who was Ludwig Stossel from Lockenhaus. He also appeared in the movies. Mark Silverman from London writes: "I would like to join the Burgenland Bunch. My grandmother, Johanna Stossel, comes from Lockenhaus in Burgenland and we recently discovered that a cousin of hers, Ludwig Stossel, also came from Lockenhaus. Ludwig Stossel emigrated to Hollywood in the 1930s where he became a famous actor appearing in numerous films including Casablanca, Pride of the Yankees and GI Blues, as well as becoming well known as "The little old winemaker" in a series of wine commercials in the 1960s." I am trying to establish whether he has any descendants anywhere. Any information would be appreciated. I have been looking for a number of years now. Many Thanks, Mark Silverman, London, UK Reply: We'll be happy to list you. Our Dec. 31 newsletter will have a short article concerning Lockenhaus Castle. You will also find some Lockenhaus material in our village list available from our website and also in our newsletter archives. I like to publish articles concerning Burgenland immigrants who have achieved some prominence. I'd appreciate it if you could expand on Ludwig Stossel. I'll await your reply-if I hear from you before Dec. 29, I could include a Stossel article in the Dec. issue. Either way send us your grandmother's data in the form explained and we'll see that you get the Dec. newsletter regardless. Mark responds: I've pulled together a little info. on Ludwig Stossel from some of the many websites which have information: Austrian-born Ludwig Stossel's (Stössel, 1883-1973.) The actor who played Mr. Leuchtag in Casablanca was born Ludwig Stössel in Lockenhaus in the province of Burgenland, Austria on Feb. 10, 1883. He began performing on the stage in Austria and Germany when he was only 17. Stossel was forced to leave Vienna and his thriving stage and film career after Hitler's Third Reich took over Austria in 1938. Stossel went to London with his wife Lore Birn and worked in several British film productions there before heading to Hollywood in1939. Stossel found plenty of film work in Hollywood of the '40s. The actor has become ingrained in the consciousness of film buffs and Humphrey Bogart cultists for his brief role in Casablanca (1942), wherein he plays a German-Jewish refugee looking forward to going to America. During the Hollywood phase of his career Stossel played character roles and bit parts in some 70 movies and television productions. Not all viewers will have recognized him from Casablanca when he began his role as the jolly, lederhosen clad "Little Old Winemaker" in a long series of commercials for the Gallo Winery in the 1960s and enjoyed another wave of public adoration for his appearances in Italian Swiss Colony Wine commercials; he was the little old tyrolean-outfitted fellow who turned to the audience and identified himself (with Jim Backus' dubbed-in voice) as "That li'l old winemaker....me." even if few knew him by name. The commercials were popular for a full decade. Stossel's last feature film was G.I. Blues (set in West Germany with Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse) in 1960. Stossel was still active when he died in Beverly Hills after a fall at the age of 90. Casablanca on TV (1955): Stossel also appeared in the TV version of Casablanca in the 1950s. For more see Vincent's CASABLANCA Page - TV Series. Other Films with Ludwig Stossel include: Four Sons (1940), All Through the Night (1942), The Pride of the Yankees (1942, as Lou Gehrig's father),Pittsburgh (1942), Action in the North Atlantic (1943), Dillinger (1945), The Beginning or the End (1947, as Albert Einstein), A Song Is Born (1948),Me and the Colonel (1958), G.I. Blues (1960). NOTE; HANNES GRAF ADVISES THAT THIS NAME WAS ORIGINALLY SPELLED WITH AN UMLAUT OVER THE "O" AS Ö. 3. NEW YEAR'S DAY ETHNIC TV (from Bob Strauch) In addition to the New Year's Concert from Vienna shown on New Year's Day, many PBS stations will broadcast Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" from Washington National Opera on New Year's Eve and/or New Year's Day. Check your local listings. For those of you in the Lehigh Valley: Lehigh Valley PBS / WLVT - 39 Friday, Dec. 31 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM: "Die Fledermaus" from Washington National Opera. Saturday, Jan 1 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM: "Die Fledermaus" from Washington National Opera. 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM: New Year's Concert from Vienna. 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM: New Year's Concert from Vienna. END OF NEWSLETTER BURGENLAND BUNCH STAFF (USA residents unless designated otherwise) Coordinator & Editor Newsletter (Gerald Berghold) Burgenland Editor (Albert Schuch; Austria) Home Page Editor (Hap Anderson) Internet/URL Editor (Anna Tanczos Kresh) Contributing Editors: Austro/Hungarian Research (Fritz Königshofer) Burgenland Co-Editor (Klaus Gerger, Austria) Burgenland Lake Corner Research (Dale Knebel) Chicago Burgenland Enclave (Tom Glatz) Croatian Burgenland (Frank Teklits) Home Page village lists (Bill Rudy) Home Page surname lists (Tom Steichen) Home Page membership list (Hannes Graf, Austria) Judaic Burgenland (Maureen Tighe-Brown) Lehigh Valley Burgenland Enclave (Robert Strauch) Szt. 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