BB News No. 144 dtd 31 Oct 2005

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 144 DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (Our 10th Year- Issued monthly as email by G. J. Berghold) October 31, 2005 (c) 2005 G. J. Berghold - all rights reserved * Current Status Of The BB: Members-1248 *Surname Entries-4457 *Query Board Entries-3346 *Newsletters Archived-144 *Number of Staff Members-17 RECIPIENTS PLEASE READ: You are receiving this email newsletter because you are a BB member or have asked to be added to our distribution list. To unsubscribe, send email with message "remove". ("Cancel" will cancel membership, website listings and newsletter.) Send address and listing changes to the same place. Sign email with your full name and include BB in the subject line. Send no attachments or graphics. To join the BB, see our homepage. If you join, your email address will be available from our websites. We are not responsible for Spam or Virus that may result. You can opt for your address to be unlisted but members will not be able to contact you. We can't help with non-Burgenland family history. Email comments are appreciated, but may be published unless we are requested not to do so. Articles without a by-line are written by the editor and reflect his views. If you join, please exchange data in a courteous and cooperative manner. This first section of our 2-section newsletter concerns: 1. Protestant Settlement In Burgenland - Fritz Königshofer 2. BB Current Membership Problems 3. Burgenland Trip Report - Güssing Area - Rachel White 4. New York-New Jersey Remembrance List - Website Update 5. Recent Immigrant Obit 6. Bridge At Andau 1. PROTESTANT SETTLEMENT IN BURGENLAND (from Fritz Königshofer) (ED. Note: As mentioned in last month's issue, we are publishing a list of German language publications which speak of the Protestant movement to Burgenland in the 17th and 18th centuries caused by the Counter Reformation. The subject has considerable value since as much, if not more, migration was caused by religious differences as was caused by possible economic opportunity during this period. Within these publications are clues to the origins of today's Lutheran and Calvinist inhabitants of the Burgenland.) Fritz Königshofer writes: When last month in Austria I looked through the 1999 issue of Carinthia I, the annual publication of the Geschichtsverein für Kärnten (Historical Association of Carinthia), I noted a paper dealing with the protestant movement in Austria. More interesting might be what I found in the paper's bibliography. I did not have the time to locate and read any of these books or articles, but am passing the information to you in case an appropriate time comes where this subject can be pursued. I am of course referring to possible data on protestant settlement in southern Burgenland. These are the books and articles from this bibliography which appear to have promising subject titles: Raupach, Bernhard: "Evangelisches Österreich" (or Presbyteriologia Austriaca), in 4 volumes, Hamburg 1732, 1736, 1740 and 1741. G. E. Waldau: "Geschichte des Protestantismus in Österreich, Steiermark, Kärnten und Krain vom Jahre 1510 bis in die neueste Zeit" (History of Protestantism in Austria, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1510 till the latest time), 2 volumes, Anspach 1784. Robitsch, Mathias: "Die Geschichte des Protestantismus in der Steiermark" (The History of Protestantism in Styria), Graz 1865 (apparently a book with an anti-protestant bias). Various books about Reformation and Counterreformation in Inner-Österreich (i.e., the region including Styria) by authors Franz Martin Mayer, Jeremias Homberger, and Johann Loserth, all published around 1900. Loesche, Georg: "Die Geschichte des Protestantismus im vormaligen und im neuen Österreich" (The History of Protestantism in the previous and the current Austria), Wien-Leipzig, 1930. Schuster, Leopold: "Fürstbischof Martin Brenner; ein Charakterbild aus der steirischen Reformationsgeschichte" (Prince-bishop Martin Brenner; a character portrait from the history of the Reformation in Styria), Graz-Leipzig 1898 (probably on the persecution of Lutherans during the Counterreformation, therefore of special potential interest regarding possible emigration from Styria). Ilwolf, Franz: "Der Protestantismus in Steiermark, Kärnten und Krain vom 16. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart" (The Protestantism in Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, from the 16th century till the latest time), Graz, 1900. Brunner, Walter: "Glaubenstreu im Untergrund; die Bewahrer des evangelischen Glaubens in der Steiermark 1600 - 1781" (Faithful to your beliefs in the underground; the people who kept to the protestant religion in Styria 1600 - 1781), Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins Steiermark 85 (1994), p. 7 ff. As you can see, nothing refers directly to Western Hungary or (after 1920) the Burgenland, but one would of course need to see the books and papers. 2. BB CURRENT MEMBERSHIP PROBLEMS As the net changes and mail problems arise, some involve our members. We've received replies to email recently which tell us that newly installed Spam filters require us to resubmit our mail (in effect a type of personal registration). We won't do that - we don't have time to conform to such sophisticated anti-Spam controls. The BB is a non-profit no-pay group. If you join us, we insist you do it our way. Again, if Spam is a problem, use the delete button. Another recent problem are the newsletters (a few dozen) being returned because members' mail boxes are full. One of the main reasons for joining the BB is to receive our newsletters, so it doesn't make much sense to have your mail boxes over flow and then be removed from the distribution list. 3. GÜSSING AREA TRIP REPORT (by Rachel White) Burgenland Trip Report, By Rachael White, Lansing, NY It was my college graduation present. Ten years after I had asked my parents and was told "when you graduate college," I was finally going to Austria! My mother, my aunt, and my grandparents, children of Burgenland immigrants were going as well. Prior to our trip, I had been in contact with BB co-editor Klaus Gerger, who emailed me in response to a post I left in the BG guest book. He offered and subsequently sent brochures and other materials to me to help us plan our trip. Since this was going to be our first trip to Austria, we decided to go on a tour rather than independently, to ensure we could see various places throughout the country without too much hassle. Eventually, we booked a tour with Trafalgar, The Sound of Music (a great tour of Austria -- I highly recommend it), and our trip was set for July 15-24, 2005. I kept in touch with Klaus, and we eventually determined we were both related to my grandmother's sister Gisela. She is his aunt and my great aunt. He offered to help us in any way he could, providing us his phone number and offering to pick us up in Vienna. We took him up on that offer, and he picked us up from our hotel in Vienna. On the drive through Burgenland, he pointed out numerous sights, explained where we were, stopped so we could take pictures, and chatted about various things. Our first stop was at the Auswanderer Museum in Güssing, one place I wanted to be sure to visit after reading about it online. We spent some time going through the museum, giving us a great picture of what life was like for our immigrant ancestors back in the early 1900s. I think it is a must for any descendant of Burgenland immigrants who visit Southern Burgenland. While in Güssing, we stopped by Klaus' church and his home, where we had the opportunity to meet his daughters Eva and Viktoria, as well as his mother. We took a drive to the castle, but unfortunately the lift was not working, so we did not go inside. We'll be sure to get there next time. Next, we made the short drive to Inzenhof, where my grandmother got to see her half-sister for the first time in 28 years, and the rest of us got to meet her, her children, and their spouses for the first time. We enjoyed some wine, cake, and snacks while we shared stories and looked through photos before dinner with many of our Austrian relatives at the Gasthaus Marth in Kleinmürbisch. At the restaurant, we were greeted by a large group of relatives who were as excited to meet us as we were to meet them. We spent at least the next half hour introducing ourselves and figuring out who everyone was. It was quite the challenge since none of us spoke any German and most of them spoke limited English, but we had a great time gesturing to each other and allowing the children to practice their English. The next challenge was the menu, but eventually, with lots of help, we figured that out too. Just before dinner someone brought me out to the bar area of the restaurant where I was introduced to fellow BB member Reinhard Strobl, whom I had been in contact with on various occasions through e-mail over the past two years. It was a great surprise and coincidence to be able to meet him in person thousands of miles from home without any planning ahead of time. I remember thinking Gerry would be pleased to hear that the Burgenland Bunch had brought three strangers together for a face-to-face meeting. We had an excellent dinner followed by exceptional desserts, homemade by none other than my grandmother's cousins, Maria and Rosa. After dinner, we took a walk around town, everyone excited to show us their town and their homes. It is an extremely pretty area, very similar to the wine country of upstate New York where we call home. We returned to the restaurant where we continued to talk and share stories until late at night. My aunt, mother, and I stayed at the inn, while my grandparents returned to Gisela's house for the night. The next day we visited a cousin's wine cellar in Kleinmürbisch and were each given a bottle of homemade wine to bring back home with us. We then stopped by the cemeteries in Kleinmürbisch and Inzenhof, and saw St. Emmerich's Church, just over the border in Rönök, Hungary. After returning to Gisela's for some more photos and sad goodbyes, we were on our way to Moschendorf to see if we could find the house where my great-grandfather lived prior to his coming to America. On the way, we stopped in Heiligenbrunn to see houses with thatched roofs that I had heard of, but never seen. Once in Moschendorf, we found the house where my great-grandfather lived before he came to America, and to our surprise, relatives were still living there! They, like everyone else we met, were so gracious and kind. They brought us wine, cookies, and cake, and stopped working so that they could visit with us. We couldn't help but to think, what in the world would we do if relatives from Austria we didn't know about showed up at our front door?! We took some more photos, said more goodbyes, and then we were on our way back to Vienna to continue our trip throughout the rest of the beautiful country of Austria. Although short, our time in Burgenland was one of the most enjoyable parts of our trip. I finally got to meet relatives I had heard about (and those I hadn't) and see the homes and land where three of my great-grandparents grew up before immigrating to America in the 1920s. The people there are so welcoming and kind, we couldn't have asked for better hospitality and most likely wouldn't have found it anywhere else. Not to mention they picked up the tab for everything when we were there! I would like to extend a special thank you to Klaus Gerger for taking time out of his vacation to drive us to and from Vienna (and everywhere in between), show us the places we wanted to visit, translate for us, introduce us to relatives, and make our trip to Burgenland such a wonderful and unforgettable experience. We couldn't have done it without you! (ED. Note: Klaus visited me a few weeks ago. He told me how he had helped Rachel. What was astounding was that he was contacted by an aunt who asked him to come visit and help interpret for some visitors from America. Those visitors turned out to be Rachel and family. What a wonderful story!) 4. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY REMEMBRANCE LIST - WEBSITE UPDATE (ED. Note: This is a source of information concerning Burgenland immigrants who settled in the above areas. It includes that most difficult post emigration death data.) Frank Paukowits writes: I want to bring you up to date on what we were doing in connection with the website. We have continued to add names to our New York Remembrance List, and have made major strides in developing a New Jersey List. We will be adding another 54 people to the Jersey List shortly, which will bring the total on that List to 334. This could not have been accomplished without the help of Margaret Kaiser (BB Member) and my brother Dennis, who have made a number of visits to the cemeteries in the Clifton/Passaic area, as part of our efforts. Also, Veronica Debiak (Kopitar), a long-term Jersey resident, has been an invaluable resource by providing critical information that she has gained through her active involvement in the Burgenland community. We have added a new page to our New Jersey module, which is the 1932 photo of the members of the Burgenland Verein, which was taken when the Club celebrated its 10th anniversary. The picture was taken outside President Palace in Passaic, where most of the Burgenländer dances and other functions were held. I know that a number of our members have referred to the photo on the BB Query Board, usually in search of the names of people in the photo. We have attempted to identify as many people in the picture as we could. Of the 109 people in the photo, we have identified 58 and have noted their names. I would encourage BB Members, who have deceased ancestors who lived in New Jersey, to visit the site to see if their ancestors are in the picture, or maybe to identify them if they have not already been identified. Following is the URL for the website, which contains a link to the picture on the homepage. http://hometown.aol.com/nyburgenlaenders/home.htm 5. RECENT IMMIGRANT OBIT Joseph Leitgeb Sr., 85, of Northampton, died September 18 in Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown. He and his wife, Rose (Marth) Leitgeb, were married for 58 years on September 6. Born in Langzeil, Burgenland, Austria, he was the son of the late Franz Nikischer and Maria (Pelzmann) Stelzmann. 6. BRIDGE AT ANDAU (from Margaret Kaiser) Previous BB newsletters (no. 140A) referenced the Austrian town of Andau (Lake Region) and its famous bridge. In 1957, James A. Michener wrote "The Bridge at Andau," which unveils the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The book's action takes place in various locations, primarily Budapest; however, the final chapters reveal the welcome the people of Andau and the Western World gave to those who escaped across the border. At the end of Chapter 9, Michener writes about erecting a memorial bridge at Andau, "It need not be much, as bridges go: not wide enough for a car nor sturdy enough to bear a motorcycle. It need only be firm enough to recall the love with which Austrians helped so many Hungarians across the old bridge to freedom, only wide enough to permit the soul of a free nation to pass." I believe a previous BB issue provides the website where the current bridge is photographed. Newsletter continues as no. 144A

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 144A DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (Our 10th Year - 10 Pages/2 Email Sections, Issued monthly by G. J. Berghold) October 31, 2005 (c) 2005 G. J. Berghold - all rights reserved This second section of our 2-section newsletter concerns: 1. Correspondence From Gerhard Lang 2. New Meixer Burgenland Music CD 3. Village Names & Civil Administration - Tschanigraben 4. BB Midwest Picnic Report 5. Hallo NachPan! A Burgenland Generated Family Research Plan 6. More On Holling And Forced Migration 7. Lehigh Valley, PA Ethnic Bazaars - Bob Strauch *Martinmas (St. Martin's Day November 11) celebrates the life of Martin, Bishop of Tours, the patron saint of Burgenland. A day to eat goose and be merry.* 1. CORRESPONDENCE FROM GERHARD LAND (RUST) I thought I'd write a few lines from the northern part of Burgenland. It's a nice warm day in early Burgenland autumn and the vintage is under way. On walking through the town you already have the smell of the fermenting must, and the first "Sturm" (no longer sweet but not yet finished wine) has been tasted. Recently I did work on my Genealogy and took part in "Hallo NachPAN", a project initiated by Vice-Governor Franz Steindl and includes a module "Begleitete Familienforschung" (guided family research). That module was done by BB-member Herbert Rehling and Gert Polster, who I met in person and with whom I'm still in contact. Talking to Herbert and Gert brought a push to continue work and I had much success with some data they brought. I could trace our Beilschmidts back to Asch near Eger, Sudeten-Germany (Bohemia) and back to about 1615. Also I came in contact with my cousin Allen Beilschmidt, grandson of Charles Beilschmidt, living at NJ. Hope we'll stay in contact by mail. At the moment I try tracing Mückes and Grosz coming from Hillersdorf, Monastery Silesia to Oberschützen and going further to Deutsch Kaltenbrunn and Kingston, Roane County, TN. Today I'm see-sawing between going out to the garden to cut plants back or going to the LDS-Library in Wiener Neustadt to continue reading the films of Felsö lövö (Oberschützen). A few years ago my wife Martina and I went shopping in Wiener Neustadt - a preferred place for us to do so - and on driving through the city I saw a sign telling us that there is an LDS temple. I used the Austrian white-pages to find their phone-number and made a call. They told me they had micro-film readers and that they are able to order films for my use (met BB-members Regina and Viktor Hladky there). I go to LDS at Wiener Neustadt, as it's not even half an hour by car. Please change my membership data from: Gerhard H. & Martina Lang; Eisenstadt, Austria; BEILSCHMIDT, GAAL, KRUFT, PELZ, PFEIFFER; emigrated to the U.S., with family roots in the Burgenland free town of "Rust" and environs. to: Gerhard H. & Martina Lang; Rust, Austria; BEILSCHMIDT / BEILSCHMIED / PEILSCHMIDT, entire Burgenland (tracing back to the city of Asch, Bohemia), New Jersey (and their descendants); KICKER, PAUER, PELZ, SCHREINER, STEINER, WAPP, Rust; MÜCKE, Hillersdorf (Holcovice, Monastery Silesia), Oberschützen (Felsö Lövö), Deutsch Kaltenbrunn (Némethidegkut), Roane County (TN); GROSS / GROSZ, Oberschützen (Felsö Lövö), FIEDLER, FISCH(E)L, LANG, SCHINDLER, SOMMER, STRAM(M)ER, STROMMER, WENZ(E)L, Mörbisch (Fertörákos); STRAM(M)ER, STROMMER, Agendorf (Ágfálva, HU) Thanks in advance and best regards from Burgenland! Gerhard and Martina Lang 2. NEW MEIXER BURGENLAND MUSIC CD Al writes: Servus & Thanks for the newsletters, I just wanted to let you know that my son & I are putting the finishing touches on a new CD that contains 23 tunes - 8 of which come from or are about Burgenland. It's amazing how many Burgenländers we meet in our tours around the country. If they make their presence known to us, we make sure to include Burgenländer lieder in our repertoire. Viel spass, AL (ED: see www.almeixner.com) 3. VILLAGE NAMES & CIVIL ADMINISTRATION - TSCHANIGRABEN Prior to searching files for family data in villages of origin it is absolutely essential to make a list of German, Hungarian and/or Croat names of the village. In addition you must determine the site of the parish church and civil office. It is also necessary to determine where these were during the time frame being researched. If this is not done, you are likely to be led astray, researching records that will not provide your family data. Most of the information mentioned above can be found in BB files and Albert's List of villages is one place to look. An example of the confusion that can exist is found in the following correspondence. In a message dated 10/11/05, a correspondent writes: I have a couple of questions. My mother and family were born in Tschanigraben. I have papers that say they lived at Tschanigraben 36, Neustift bei Güssing. Aren't Tschanigraben and Neustift bei Güssing two different villages? I know they lived in Tschanigraben, my grandfather Herman Hutter went back to his home after my grandmother died and remained there. I'm confused as to why they list two different villages on addresses and papers. Also, are my Artinger's the same family line as yours? My grandmother was Theresia Artinger, B. 10/12/1901. Her parents were Joseph Artinger and Julia Gibitzer from Güssing and Tschanigraben area. Reply: The answer to your question applies to many small villages in Burgenland. Tschanigraben was never very large; today it has about 78 inhabitants. As a result, its civil and church administration often fell to larger villages as the political and economic winds blew change. The following will help you: Village appeared first about 1736 under the name Schwagraben. In 1765 it was mentioned as Chamigram. It came under the administration of Ober Radling (St. Emmerich parish, Rönök, Hungary today) in 1789-1802 under the name Sandorhegy. Civil office was in Raabfidisch (Rabafüzes, Hungary) In 1895 the children used the school in Inzenhof. In 1900 several inhabitants emigrated to the US. In 1921 it became part of the district of Güssing in the new Burgenland. At the end of WW-II, 12 houses were destroyed by the Russians. At various times since 1921 Tschanigraben came under the administration of Neustift, Inzenhof, Grossmürbisch, Kleinmürbisch (all nearby villages), and in 1971 it came under the larger community (Grossgemeinde) of Neustift bei Güssing. If your papers were issued after that time they would say "Tschanigraben bei Neustift." On July 1, 1991, Tschanigraben acquired the status of independent community (Katastralgemeinden) - the smallest in Burgenland. Its civil office (Gemeindeamt) is located in the Firehouse, erected in 1933. There is a war memorial (1952), and a chapel with a bell tower. Nearby village schools and churches are used. I imagine a good amount of the civil administration is handled by Güssing, the district Hauptstadt. I feel certain our Artingers are of the same line but very distant as mine came from Inzenhof. Artinger is a pretty common name in southern Burgenland. I might suggest you check Klaus Gerger's 1858 house lists for householders in Tschanigraben. Double click on his map sites available from the BB homepage. 4. BB MIDWEST PICNIC REPORT In a message dated 9/19/05, BB Member Kathy Middendorf writes: I was asked to make a report re our Upper Midwest BB picnic. "We had a group of about 25 or 30 people attend. A few of them brought their laptop computers, plus others brought their family history books. There were attendees there from Nebraska, South Dakota, and of course Minnesota. For some, this was the first time attending, but for most, it was the re-establishment of prior friendships. The weather was a bit on the warm side and because of this some elected to leave early, that is, right after eating a delicious lunch of various entrees, salads, and deserts brought by all. A few attendees decided it would really be nice to have a 'mid-winter' get together, so some Twin City folks will be 'going out to lunch' as a group this coming winter. And it was also decided to continue the tradition with another picnic next year, around the same time and the same place." 5. HALLO NACHPAN - A BURGENLAND GENERATED FAMILY RESEARCH PLAN (Lang, Strauch, Gerger et al.) Gerhard Lang (BB member from Rust) mentions in recent correspondence (article 1) that he has been involved in a family research project initiated by Burgenland vice-governor (Landeshauptman-Stv.) Mag Franz Steindl. Steindl was among the party including Burgenland governor Hans Niesel, who visited Allentown a few years ago. At that time we brought them up to date on the status of the BB and our work in researching Burgenland family. Perhaps this gave Steindl some ideas - I like to think so, but of course with the initiation of the European Union and the demise of communist government in Hungary, there is much activity directed to improving relations among neighboring countries. The thrust of Hallo NachPan is to view both the Austrian & Hungarian Burgenland areas as a "Greater Burgenland" family research area - in effect, the area encompassed by the former Pannonia. This is the same decision as reached by the BB some time ago. The project is also supported by the European Union as it melds European economic and cultural goals. Hallo NachPan supporters have developed web sites and issued publications. They are written in German and Hungarian. A recent visit from BB Editor Klaus Gerger (who is involved with NachPan meetings) brought me a Greater Burgenland Map and some other literature. Past events: 23. September 2005 Familienforschung (Family research) - 1. Treffen (meeting) in Güssing 23. März 2004 Erfolgreicher Start des Interreg-Projekts "Hallo NachPan" Wer bin ich, woher komm ich? - (where have I (family) been - how did I come here?) (In addition to BB members Lang and Gerger, Herb Rehling is also involved.) Unterstützung, beim Lesen alter Kirchenbücher. (ground work for family research begins with an understanding of the old church records.) 14. May 2004 in Bad Tatzmannsdorf and 28. Mai in Eisenstadt (meetings laid further groundwork) 25. März 2005 (meeting in Nikitsch established the research area as Pannonia-Greater Burgenland) Future events: Oktober 29, 2005 Familienforschung II 19:00 Uhr, Güssing November 25, 2005 Familienforschung III 19:00 Uhr, Güssing ED. I am very pleased to see this initiative from the Burgenland vice governor. It can only help our research as Burgenland genealogists begin to research their family history in greater Burgenland. While our language barriers may cause some problems, I'm certain we will be hearing from more and more Burgenland researchers, particularly from those who had family emigrate. While I can't direct you to sources of Hallo NachPan, I suggest you go to the address below supplied by Bob Strauch: Bob tells me: the Hallo NachPAN Bgld.-Hungarian interregional project has a website: http://www.europaforum-burgenland.at/ 6. MORE ON HOLLING & FORCED MIGRATION (from Bob Strauch) Bob writes to Evi Burr: I noticed the item "POST WW-II FORCED MIGRATION FROM HUNGARY - VILLAGE OF HOLLING" in BB newsletter 143. The list of names including Zezilia Toppell appeared in a yearbook in my possession called the "Deutsch-Ungarischer Familienkalender 1951", which was published by the "Heimatbote" weekly newspaper in Chicago, whose readership consisted mostly of ethnic-Germans from "Old Hungary". The yearbook includes a geographical listing of subscribers. There seems to have been a small colony of Hollinger in South Bend, names such as Mittermayer, Paar, Grabner, Reisenhofer, and Mattasits. I found this entry in the Ellis Island Database (EID) at www.ellisislandrecords.org: Cecilia Theiner - age 24, single, nationality Hungarian/German, last residence Holling, arrived Jan 13, 1904 on the S.S. Deutschland from Hamburg/Germany, going to uncle Peter Grabner in South Bend/Indiana. Several others Theiners from Hungary arrived in 1892, but the manifest page with details was unavailable. As for Cecilia's married name of Toppell, there are several Toppels still living in South Bend, according to a people search I did on www.yahoo.com. Several Toppels from South Bend are also listed in the Social Security Death Index at www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi. I had a feeling that "Toppel" might have originally been "Doppel", and when I checked the EID I found several Doppels from Frauenkirchen (misread and entered in to the database as "Frankizstein") going to South Bend. I was in Holling in the summer of 1989, staying with friends near Oberpullendorf and we went to Ödenburg/Sopron for the day and happened to hit surrounding villages as well: Harkau, Kroisbach, Wandorf. I remember driving through Holling and Wolfs on the way back from the Esterházy palace in Fertöd (my roots are actually in southern Burgenland - the Güssing area - and in German villages across the border in Hungary). 7. LEHIGH VALLEY, PA ETHNIC BAZAARS (from Bob Strauch) Church Bazaars: Oct. - Nov. 2005 *Sat., Oct. 29: Fall Food Festival, Holy Ghost R.C. Church, 410 Carlton Ave. in Bethlehem, (610) 867-9382. Hours: 9 AM - 12 PM. Home-made strudel, jams, jellies, candy. *Sat., Oct. 29: Food Bazaar, St. Michael's Polish R.C. Church, 829 Main St. in Northampton, (610) 261-2133. Hours: 9 AM - 3 PM. Kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, potato pancakes, homemade soups, assorted pastries. *Sat.-Sun., Oct. 29-30: Bazaar, St. John the Baptist Slovak R.C. Church, 924 N. Front St. in Allentown, (610) 432-0034. Hours: (Sat.) 10 AM - 7 PM; (Sun.) 8 AM - 6 PM. *Sat., Nov. 5: Bazaar, Our Lady of Hungary R.C. Church, 1324 Newport Ave. in Northampton, (610) 262-2227. Hours: 10 AM - 3 PM. Gerschtlsupp'n (egg-barley soup), potato pancakes, assorted pastries. *Sat., Nov. 5: Bazaar, Our Lord's Ascension Polish National Catholic Church, 2105 Jennings St. in Bethlehem, (610) 694-0164. Hours: 10 AM - 2 PM. Kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, strudel, breads, assorted pastries. *Sun., Nov. 13: Bazaar, St. Stephen of Hungary R.C. Church, 5th & Union Sts. in Allentown, (610) 439-0111. Hours: 9:30 AM - 2 PM. Goulash, stuffed cabbage, kifli, kalács. END OF NEWSLETTER BURGENLAND BUNCH Coordinator & Editor Newsletter: Gerald Berghold A Staff Photo may be found at BB-Staff.html BB ARCHIVES & STAFF can be reached via Home Page hyperlinks BURGENLAND HOME PAGE (WEB SITE) http://www.the-burgenland-bunch.org http://go.to/burgenland-bunch (also provides access to Burgenländische Gemeinschaft web site.) The BB is in contact with the Burgenländische Gemeinschaft, Hauptplatz 7, A-7540 Güssing, Burgenland, Austria. Burgenland Bunch Newsletter distributed by RootsWeb.com, Inc. P.O. 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