Heimatmuseum der
Deutschen aus Bessarabien
and the
Landsmannschaft der Bessarabiendeutschen
© copyright 1996 by FEEFHS; all rights
reserved
Latest Update: 20 August 1996 (Links updated)
Museum, Office and Mailing Address
Florianstrasse 17
70188 Stuttgart, Germany
Telephone from Canada and the USA: 011-49-711-265-481
Telephone from within Germany: 0711-265-481
FEEFHS Representative: Ingo Isert, Director of the Heimatmuseum
Telephone from Canada and USA: 011-49-711-7142-63772
President of the Landsmannschaft der Bessarabiendeutschen: Edwin
Kelm
FEEFHS Representative in America: Michael M. Miller,
Germans from Russia Bibliographer
North Dakota State University Libraries
P.O. Box 5599
Fargo, North Dakota 58105-5599
Telephone: 701-231-8416
E-mail address: mmmiller@badlands.nodak.edu
Please Note:The Heimatmuseum and the Landsmannschaft
are housed in the same building. Please telephone in advance of
arrival in Germany and Stuttgart. This location is within four
walking blocks of the Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus
Russland.
Publication: Monthly Journal:
Mitteilungsblat
This publication includes obituaries for Bessarabian Germans in
Germany. Articles about travel to the former Bessarabian German villages in South Russia,
gatherings in Germany of people from villages, and announcements of local gatherings
throughout Germany are also included.
Membership: With a subscription to
Mitteilungsblatt, one becomes a
member of the Landsmannschaft and the Heimatmuseum. For subscription information to the
Landsmannschaft's journal, Mitteilungsblatt, please write the Stuttgart address
above and enclose one IPRC (International Postal Reply Coupon).
Organization: The Landsmannschaft founded soon after the
end of World War
II, is a society primarily of persons of Bessarabian German
ancestry. Today these former
German villages are in southern Ukraine near Odessa and in
Moldova. The society presents
a large gathering every two years in the Stuttgart area.
Reunions of persons from specific
Bessarabian German villages are held throughout Germany.
Announcements of these events
are listed in Mitteilungsblatt. The society's greatest
strength is library, photographic collection, and museum.
Library and Museum:
- The Library within the Heimatmusem has the
most extensive Bessarabian German book collection in the world.
There are extensive photographic collections as well as genealogical materials. The
library has a basic card catalog with no books available on interlibrary loan. Persons
should contact the Heimatmuseum by phone (see above) for hours.
- The Museum within the Heimatmusem presents an outstanding collection
of artifacts relating to the German-Russian experience.
Bessarabian German Gathering: The Landsmannschaft sponsors
a gathering for the Bessarabian German community in Germany every other year.
For schedule information, please contact the Landsmannschaft or consult
Mitteilungsblatt.
Bookstore and Book Sales: The Heimatmuseum has an extensive list of books
for sale. Please write to the Heimatmuseum, sending two IPRC's (International Postal Reply
Coupons) for this list.
Genealogical and Family research:
The Heimatmuseum provides limited
genealogical research with the help of volunteer staff. Extensive genealogy records are
available from the LDS Family History Center's Bessarabien microfilm collection and the
Christian Fiess Collection. Contact your nearest Family History Center.
Contact in North America
For further information about
the Heimatmuseum and the Landsmannschaft, please contact:
Michael M. Miller, Germans from Russia Bibliographer
North Dakota State University Libraries
P.O. Box 5599
Fargo, North Dakota 58105-5599
Telephone: 701-231-8416
eMail address:mmmiller@badlands.nodak.edu