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2013
Read The Finale to Finding Lucinda . Transcribed surnames can create confusion, oral family stories can be misleading and official census information can conflict with the facts. (December 30, 2013)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth" Data from the Zabuzanski collection, AGAD archive Warsaw, shows two of their children, not previously documented by church book records: Adolf Altwasser's exact birth date and Alwine Altwasser's birth and death dates. (April 22, 2013)
Johann Altwasser and Pauline Labrenz Data from the Zabuzanski collection, AGAD archive Warsaw, shows the births of two daughters, Hulda and Emilie, not previously documented by church book records. The tree image has been amended to include previously omitted Emilie. (April 21, 2013)
2012
Johann Altwasser was criminally prosecuted in 1941 without due basis and is listed as a victim of Political Terrorism in the USSR. He was rehabilitated to the state of acquittal in 2006. Updates will be posted when more informatiion is available. (August 22, 2012)
Johann Altwasser and Pauline Labrenz Added their marriage record, written in cursive Russian cyrillic, from the Tutschin Church Book; Marriages 1900. (August 7, 2012)
New Page: Johann Altwasser and Pauline Labrenz Hypothesis: The family was probably deported to Siberia in 1915 by Russian authorities, subsequently became refugees after the 1917 Revolution and were possibly assisted by the "Fürsorgeverein deutscher Rückwanderer" (Welfare Association for German Repatriates) on their return to Germany. (August 1, 2012)
Memorial Stone Added a photo of the memorial stone erected in 2011 in the Wielko Pole Cemetery by the descendants of Gustav Altwasser and the residents of Wielko Pole. Courtesy of W. Köllner, (June 16, 2012)
Read Finding Lucinda. Transcribed surnames can create confusion, oral family stories can be misleading and official census information can conflict with the facts. (March 22, 2012)
2011
Friedrich (Fred) Altwasser Sr A photo of their headstone in the Yellow Grass Cemetery has been added with a link to the web site Find a Grave. (November 7, 2011)
The story of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier now contains a link to the 1906 Canada Census and to their Verwood Municipal Cemetery, established by a resolution of the Verwood Village Council in the fall of 1914. (November 4, 2011)
1916 Canada Census Additions: In 1915 Myrtle Banmann, a niece, lost her mother (Emma Altwasser) and was adopted by the Domes' and raised as one of the family. There are two additional links for the Library and Archives Canada 1901 and 1906 census data base. (November 1, 2011)
Florentine [Altwasser] Krieger Added a 1916 Canada Census image to reflect the widowed household situation of this family. (October 30, 2011)
The family of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier moved from Poland to the province of Volhynia sometime between September 1874 and May 1875.
(September 2, 2011)
An recent photo of Jack and Clara dressed in period costumes, attending the Founders' Walk Grand Opening celebration in St. Albert, Alberta. (July 25, 2011)
Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner Text editing for improved esthetics and flow of information, with additional data about the death of Pauline's son Erwin Martin on the Russian front in 1943. (June 16, 2011)
"Why Did They Leave?" was written over the past ten years or so as I found information I thought relevant to Destination: Yellow Grass. It is not intended to be all inclusive historically and is designed to help myself and others understand the circumstances of our ancestors in Volhynia and the wonderful choice they made for their descendants when they left for a new and better life. Comments are welcome. (May 16, 2011)
Florence Altwasser and Fred Greger,
Fred Altwasser and Lottie Dugger,
Julia Altwasser and Chris Felske. A group photo taken in September 1985 has been added, courtesy of Art Domes, showing members from these three Altwasser related families who lived in the Portland, Oregon area. The photo can be viewed in each of their stories. (May 10, 2011)
About Destination Yellow Grass Text revised to include more recent information about Karl Julius Altwasser. (April 21, 2011)
Esthetic editing: Tables - in various stories - used to display photos and text together more efficiently; Left and right margins adjusted from 0.75" to 0.56" to improve overall page balance. (April 12, 2011)
Lydia Altwasser and August Teske Edited text and family photos for improved esthetics and flow of information with additional marriage data for their only child, Emil William Teske. (April 3, 2011)
Amalie Altwasser and Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz Edited text and family wedding photos for improved esthetics and flow of information (March 26, 2011)
A 1939 inhabitants register for the village of Kurgany has been added to the web pages Florentine Altwasser and Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth . Note: there are errors. (March 21, 2011)
Florentina (Florence) and Ferdinand (Fred) Greger: Family photos edited and arranged to be more esthetically pleasing. (March 8, 2011)
Florentina (Florence) and Ferdinand (Fred) Greger: The SS Cambroman sailed from Liverpool, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on April 9, 1900 with these two notable passengers aboard. (March 7, 2011)
Why Did They leave Errors and ommissions under the headings Famine Dictatorship and World War II have been addressed. Added: Additional Resources and various subjective links. (February 27, 2011)
The web page for Florentine Altwasser now includes an image of her identification document issued by the Polish Government in 1938, plus the most recent information sent from Germany about the Ernst Peglau family. (February 8, 2011)
A pencil sketch image of Adolf Altwasser has been added under the heading Children of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth. Courtesy of Angelika Seifert.
(February 6, 2011)
The Quest is a chronological summary of highlights about how some of the the stories on this web site evolved. Determining how to fit Karl Julius Altwasser into the family history with his three brothers presented a challenge that began in September 2008. Look under the heading 2008 to review this highlight. (January 30, 2011)
Adolf Mystery One Solved Which Adolf Altwasser is the father of Olga Altwasser? Information from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, provided through W. Köllner, helped to reveal the answer. Text and esthetic editing provided for better appearance and presentation of information. (January 27, 2011)
Adolf Mystery Two Solved Added an image of "die Sippe" (EWZ Kinship Questionnaire) for the Adolph Altwasser family to definitely establish his kinship to Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth. (January 22, 2011)
Karl Julius Altwasser, did not migrate to Volhynia with his brothers, but stayed in Central Poland. His story, as known, has been added and now an integral part of Destination: Yellow Grass. (January 20, 2011)
Why Did They Leave? is a summary of my research into Volhynian history and was written over the past ten years as I found relevant information. This section is a small part of Destination: Yellow Grass designed to help myself and others understand the circumstances of our ancestors in Volhynia and the wonderful choice they made for their descendants when they left for a new and better life. (January 7, 2011)
2010
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth . Added photos and more personal information for Olga and Ida Altwasser, the daughters of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth. (December 11, 2010)
Julianna Altwasser Layout editing of textual information and information from the United States Federal Census of 1910, chronologically places her residence in Portland, Oregon. (November 11, 2010)
Added " Personal Glimpses - August 25, 2010" at the end of the Ottilie Altwasser and Gustav Domes story. Minor esthetic editing throughout. (September 21, 2010)
Fred Altwasser Sr. Additional comments about his Yellow Grass land purchase; new comments below the 1911 Canada Census image; added a 1912 family wedding image. (September 18, 2010)
Fred Altwasser Jr. New family photo arrangement. (September 18, 2010)
Emilie Altwasser and Ludwig Obst Minor layout and textual revisions for esthetics. Emilie Altwasser was listed as a witness at her sister's wedding in July, 1902. (September 8, 2010)
Augusta Emma Altwasser and Franz Banmann: A photograph of the Fred Altwasser Sr. family has been added to visually identify Emma and Franz and is linked back to the original family story. Additional vital information for the children has been added and corrected where necessary. All the information below the heading Frank Banmann is newly added to Destination: Yellow Grass. Links to view specific Collections Canada database images (census: 1901, 1906 and 1911) now provided. Pay attention to the page numbers. (September 6, 2010)
Added a Kolonie Kurgany Ortsplan, the home of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth in 1939, and a not entirely accurate inhabitants list compiled in 1990. (August 30, 2010)
The Ottilie Altwasser and Gustav Domes story has an additional Personal Glimpses E-mail dated August 25, 2010 inserted immediately after the section describing their children. The page layout for the 1901 and 1906 census section has been revised for improved esthetics. (Augst 26, 2010)
An image has been produced and placed at the end of the Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner story to show where their son Gustav was laid to rest. Added is a brief description and a map of the WW II action encircling Demjansk during the German-Soviet War 1941-1945. (August 19, 2010)
The Karl Altwasser story now mentions his brother Gustav, who operated a nearby windmill; new links added from Karl's story to Gustav Altwasser and The Family Background with minor layout revisions. (June 29, 2010)
An image from the 1916 Western Canada Census has been added to the story of Michael Altwasser with additional comments. (June 27, 2010)
Images from the 1916 Western Canada Census have been added to the stories of Gottlieb Altwasser and children: August Altwasser, Karl Altwasser, Olga Altwasser. (June 26, 2010)
Added a digitally enhanced photo of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth and made minor revisions to the page layout. (June 17, 2010)
I have kept this Adolph Altwasser as a question mark since 2001 and I think the documentation indicates that he may be part of the Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth family. An Adolf Altwasser addendum and remarks at the end of the story. (June 17, 2010)
The chapter titled About the Author has been renamed The Quest after a complete revision of the textual information. (June 11, 2010)
Information About the Author required some chronological updating as the stories in Destination: Yellow Grass continue to evolve. (May 16, 2010)
Esthetic changes: Revised the layout for The Century Farm Story and edited the Gottlieb Altwasser Story to reflect these changes. (May 4, 2010)
Five images of a Volhynian Flour Mill, © Artist: Les Ollenberg, now graphically represent Five Generations of Our Millers in Poland and Volhynia, accompanied by a five generation tree showing their names. (April 30, 2010)
Addendum to: Why Did They Leave? and Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth. The story of Catherine the Great and her invitation applies only to what are known as Volga River Germans. The migration into Volhynia occurred about sixty five to seventy years after Catherine's death and these Germans migrated there, without extended privileges, primarily due to the availability of land for farming. (April 15, 2010)
Interpretation of 1915 events in these three stories
"1915 saw disaster strike the Russian army, which from June to September was forced to retreat up to three hundred miles back into Russia, abandoning Russian occupied Poland. Ethnic Germans living in these border areas were Russian Citizens, but for years had been subjected to political, bureaucratic and military thinking against them. In June 1915 all the German families were ordered out of the area and deported to Siberia, presumably because they were considered as enemy aliens in a war zone and perceived to be a threat to the future security of Russia. They were not allowed to return to their homes until after the Czarist government collapsed in 1917." (April 11, 2010)
A 1905 wedding: Michael Altwasser and Appolonie Grams probably joined the festivities since they were still living in Antonowka at the time. (April 4, 2010)
The Children of Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner Added images to supplement the vital data in this section and revised the layout for better continuity. (March 25, 2010)
The Children of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier Additional and corrected personal information about the children is now included for a more complete overview, plus esthetic layout changes. (March 20, 2010)
The Children of Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner Updated marriage and death vital data and added a map to supplement the German Red Cross missing in action report. (March 17, 2010)
Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner More about their wedding and subsequent life together. Translated from German and extracted by Jack Milner from Die Lebensgeschichte der Alma M a r t i n. (March 14, 2010)
Johann August Altwasser and Anna Hiller Arranged marriages between young people were not uncommon for the culture of the time. See heading: Kostopol Market, 1905. (March 14, 2010)
Why Did They Leave? Commentary changed to reflect the revisions/additions made in the three previous "Whats New?" entries. Year dates inserted under the section Some Found A Better Life Elsewhere. (February 27, 2010)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth Additional brief comments for the period between 1939 and 1945 and text changes about the 1915 move away from the border areas of Russia (February 26, 2010)
Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner Added a translation and a bite of history about the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact to clarify it's effect on Germans living in Volhynia. (February 23, 2010)
A new page, The Turkish Front during WW I, has been added and linked from the Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner story, the Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth story and Why Did They Leave?. (February 5, 2010)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth Added connecting links between the overviews naming the children that came to Canada and their individual segments within the story. (February 2, 2010)
Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner Revised the page layout with additional family information and added two photographs from W. Köllner dating to 1940/41 and 2004. (January 31, 2010)
Gustav Altwasser and Pauline Langner A condensed version of how they met and their subsequent life together. This is a story of romance and tragedy, translated from German and extracted by Jack Milner from Die Lebensgeschichte der Alma M a r t i n. (January 25, 2010)
The Century Farm Photographs show the new grave covers for Gottlieb and Euphrosine Altwasser with small brass plaques attached to acknowledge and thank supporters of the project. (January 1, 2010)
2009
A photo of the Julianna Altwasser and Christ Felske family, courtesy of Art Domes and Gary Gregor. (July 12, 2009)
Karl Julius Altwasser, son of Karl Altwasser and Christine Frieske, became a teacher and cantor, first in Dabrowa, then in Gorki and later in Nowa Zawadka, all in the Dabie area. (February 18, 2009)
In September 1920, on a Sunday afternoon, Gustav Altwasser was shot to death in front of his wife and his children by four Bolshevik soldiers. (January 31, 2009)
2008
Each story now displays a full copyright notice in the header and footer, replacing the previous copyright symbol. ( September 23, 2008)
Added at the end of this story: "An Adolph Mystery" Which Adolf is the father of this Olga? (September 21, 2008)
Johann August Altwasser and Anna Hiller Added an image showing entry 5192 from the Urkunden Register, gmina Berezno, courtesy of W. Köllner, (August 26,2008)
Julianna Alwasser, daughter of Johann August Altwasser and Anna Hiller Revised the page layout and compiled additional family information. (August 25, 2008)
Florentine Altwasser and Ernst Peglau Revised the page layout and compiled additional family information found in the Rowno Archives by W. Köllner. (August 19, 2008)
Johann August Altwasser and Anna Hiller Added an image and translation of the death registry entry for Johann August Altwasser in 1914. (August 19, 2008)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth Added more family information taken from a taped interview by Elsie Lenz Posehn (1985) and an inhabitants register (1925-1939), Kurhany, district Kostopol, found by W. Köllner on his visit to the Rowno (Rivne) Archives. (July 30, 2008)
Michael Altwasser Documents found in the Rowno Archives by B. Voltermann, W. Köllner, F. Winkel and G. König, help confirm the location of Michael's home in Antonowka. (July 25, 2008)
The SS Dominion and the N.A.T.C. Bonus Revised information about the 1905 political controversy surrounding the N.A.T.C. contract. (June 22, 2008)
Why Did They Leave? Heading and text changes with some added info about changing village names. (April 20, 2008)
Michael Altwasser Links to his ship, the SS Victorian, have been added at the end of this story. (February 24, 2008)
Gottlieb Altwasser Links to his ship the SS Dominion have been added and broken links repaired. (February 24, 2008)
Friedrich (Fred) Altwasser Sr Links to his ship, the SS Parisian have been added and minor text changes to info "What is Altwasser?" (February 23, 2008)
2007
Frederick G. Altwasser Information added re: 1911 Saskatchewan Homestead Land Patent application in the Verwood area and a 1912 border crossing into U.S.A.. (September 22, 2007)
Michael Alwasser Saskatchewan Archive homestead files indicate Michael filed applications for a Homestead and a Pre-emption in 1909 in the Verwood area. Apparently he found work with the CPR and did not leave his home in Lang to farm the land. (September 22, 2007)
The Century Farm An Early Saskatchewan Trails map, a happy face image and previously unavailable ad-libs to Herb's narration have been added. (September 15, 2007)
The Century Farm story is new. (August 20, 2007)
Gottlieb Altwasser Added an image of the Century Family Farm Award and of Gottlieb's direct descendants who attended to celebrate the occasion. (July 24, 2007)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth In this story, U.S. Immigration Laws passed in the 1920's influence the future of their son Gus Altwasser and his wife Olga. (April 19, 2007)
Gottlieb Altwasser Permission was granted by the SGGEE web master to use a photograph of the farming village of Janowka / Johannisdorf appearing on their home page. (April 10, 2007)
Gustav Altwasser Added an image and information from the German Military Grave Registration Service about two sons, August and Gustav, lost on the Russian front during WW II. (February 11, 2007)
Gottlieb Altwasser and Friedrich (Fred) Altwasser Sr
An image containing family information from the 1911 Canada Census has been added to each story. (January 28, 2007)
The Michael Altwasser Family The 1911 Canada Census recorded the Michael Altwasser family living in the Village of Lang, Saskatchewan. An image and transcribed data has been added. (January 27, 2007)
2006
Gottlieb Altwasser "The Century Farm" segment reflects the Century Family Farm Award Program which honours Saskatchewan's farm families and their role in the development of the province. (November 25, 2006)
The Michael Altwasser Family. The page layout has been modified to present a better appearance and easier flow of information. (November 11, 2006)
Gottlieb Altwasser A photo has been added showing the home farm as it appears 100 years after Gottlieb applied for his homestead entry, compliments of Art and Herb Domes. (November 4, 2006)
Why Did They Leave? A "World War II" segment has been added, followed by a revised and renamed section called "A Better Life Elsewhere" (October 29, 2006)
Florentine (Florence) Altwasser and Ferdinand (Fred) Greger Following the "Volhynia to America" segment of the story is Leonard Greger's memories of his growing up years. A photo of their Portland home has been added. (September 29, 2006)
91st Infantry Division
A photo arrangement added, showing Frederick G. Altwasser wearing the W.W. I shoulder patch of the 91st Infantry Division. (September 23, 2006)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth Part of their story has been renamed "Culture and History" and demonstrates the dynamics of a family within the periphery of ever volatile national borders. (September 9, 2006)
Gustav Altwasser A digitally restored photograph of Gustav has been added. (September 1, 2006)
Gustav Altwasser A 2nd generation photograph circa 1943 was added in June. Pauline Langner Altwasser remarriage information added in July. Pauline Langner photo circa 1940 added. (August 5, 2006)
Johann August Altwasser Errors on this page have been corrected to reflect the same information contained in individual stories. (June 21, 2006)
Julianne Altwasser (The Tenth Child of August Altwasser and Anna Hiller). More information has been extracted from the EWZ files about her two husbands and her death in Wielkopole. (June 17, 2006)
Karoline Altwasser and Gottlieb Schmidtke Their three daughters were uncertain about the birth place of their parents, but all said they were born in Antonowka and that their parents had died in Antonowka. The Known Descendents chart has been corrected. (June 15, 2006)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth An added historical note in the story to clarify the context of Gustav Altwasser's experiences after the family returned to Volhynia, plus layout revisions. (May 21, 2006)
Gustav Altwasser Gustav was found to be in possession of a weapon in his home and was shot, presumably by Polish forces, as a German spy. Sons August and Eduard stated during separate EWZ interviews that their father Gustav Altwasser had been shot. (May 14, 2006)
Why Did They Leave? Addendum to Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920. The frontiers between Poland and Soviet Russia had not been clearly defined after WW I and the Poles held control of most of the disputed territories in 1919. The war had been precipitated largely by the demand of Poland that its eastern border of 1772 be restored. Border skirmishes then escalated into open hostilities between Poland and Soviet Russia following a Polish attempt to take advantage of Russia's weakness with a major incursion into Ukraine in early 1920. The Bolsheviks mounted an April counter-offensive which was very successful. By mid-August, the Polish forces had retreated westward to the Polish capital of Warsaw. The Polish forces then achieved an unexpected and decisive victory during the Battle of Warsaw and began their advance eastward. The war ended with ceasefire in October 1920 and a formal peace treaty, the Peace Treaty of Riga, was signed on March 18, 1921. (May 12, 2006)
Julianne Altwasser and Chris Felske. More information about their son, Daniel C. Felske has been added from AncestryLibrary.com. (February 28, 2006)
The Michael Altwasser Family story. An attempt to reconstruct their journey of 1907, an image of the area believed to be their home in Volhynia, and various esthetic improvements. (January 14, 2006)
2005
The Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth story contains new Oczeretianka Notes, Oczeretianka Glimpses and a Time Line Commentary along with esthetic text changes throughout. (December 7, 2005)
Other Links of Interest Page. For a closer look at Yellow Grass facts and history, see Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (November 11, 2005)
The story of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier now contains a map image of early trails in southeast Saskatchewan. A red star marks the location of their homestead. (November 6, 2005)
The Karl Altwasser and Christine Frieske story contains additional family information about Anna Julianne Altwasser and Karl Julius Altwasser with a Cantor Historical Note. (October 29, 2005)
The Johann August Altwasser story now contains two maps showing the area in central Poland where his family lived until about 1880. (October 23, 2005)
For Netscape viewers, changes have been made throughout the web site to improve esthetic continuity. (September 10, 2005)
The Friedrich (Fred) Altwasser Sr story now contains the 1935 obituary for Mr. Altwasser from "A Journey of Discovery" (2005), Karl A. Lenz. Other information has been revised and updated. (July 20, 2005)
The Ottilie Altwasser and Gustav Domes story contains additional family information and has been updated with selected text from the book "A Journey of Discovery" (2005), courtesy of the author and publisher, Karl A. Lenz. (July 16, 2005)
The Amalie Altwasser and Friedrich Lenz story has been updated with selected text from the book "A Journey of Discovery" (2005), courtesy of the author and publisher, Karl A. Lenz. (July 12, 2005)
The story of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier now contains an additional image showing the probable location of Johannisdorf. (April 21, 2005)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth The page layout has been modified to present a better appearance and easier flow of information. More family information has been added. (revised April 14, 2005)
Gustav Altwasser A map of the area and images of documents from 1939 and 1940 have been added to this page. (revised April 9, 2005)
Johann August Altwasser This page has been completely reformatted and the EWZ family tree file contains the latest information discovered by the author. (revised April 4, 2005)
Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth Extracts from the Sippenkundlicher document for Adolf Krüger and an image of his signature have been added. Also, a text change in "Where Did They Live?" The names of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth appear on a list of inhabitants for Kolonie Kurgany. (revised March 29, 2005)
Gustav Altwasser This name appears on a 1915 expropriation list from Wielkopole (Welyke Pole), Kreis (Ujesd) Rowno, Beresenskaja Wolost. (revised March 18, 2005)
A text revision in Why Did They Leave? The land laws referred to were not an attempt to "confiscate" German property. They only tried in various ways to limit the purchase of property by Germans in the western provinces. No confiscation measures were taken until Feb. 2, 1915. (revised March 11, 2005)
Fred Altwasser Jr. "A Heritage Note" has been added at the end of this family story. (February 27, 2005)
Friedrich (Fred) Altwasser Sr There is newly discovered information about Fred's purchase of the Yellow Grass land before the family moved from Lemberg in 1901. (revised February 25, 2005)
Friedrich Oxbow? Go to the bottom of the Fred Altwasser Sr. page to find an answer to "What is Altwasser?" (revised February 21, 2005)
Why Did They Leave? Text revisions throughout to improve the chronological flow of information. (February 7, 2005), See the separate section: "The Aftermath of War and Revolution in Russia" (revised January 31, 2005)
Indirect passage from Europe
- Transmigration via the UK, 1836-1914. Why did so many of our ancestors embark from Liverpool to the New World? An examinination of those European migrants who made the decision to travel to the US and further afield indirectly via the UK. Added to the Links of Interest Page (January 27, 2005)
Frederick G. Altwasser is shown wearing his army uniform in a revised photo arrangement. (January 24, 2005)
Why Did They Leave? More Personal Glimpses have been added at the end of this page. (January 24, 2005)
What's New? now includes previously archived information for those of you interested in the evolvement of Destination: Yellow Grass site. (January 12, 2005)
2004
Style changes have been made to improve the esthetics of Destination: Yellow Grass. (December 24, 2004)
Background of the Altwasser Family A concluding statement has been added at the end of this section. (October 8, 2004)
The Fred Altwasser Jr. story now contains two recent photos of interest at the end of this family page. (September 30, 2004)
The Karl (Carl) Altwasser story now contains some trivia about the Dirty Thirties in Saskatchewan, plus another story "I remember 1937". (March 28, 2004)
Conflicting birthplace information for August Altwasser (Minjatin) and his sister Julianna Altwasser (Kamenka) has been noted in their stories and corrected. (March 27, 2004)
91st Infantry Division links have been established as additonal background to the Friederich (Fred) G. Altwasser story. (February 1, 2004)
2003
Melida (Lydia) Altwasser and August Teske. additional family information has been added to this story. (November 17, 2003)
The story of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier contains an historical note about the function of a Kantor in Volhynian villages and a revised reference to the 1825 Decembrist rebellion. (November 2, 2003)
Friederich (Fred) G. Altwasser, the eighth child of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier. A short WW I history of the 91st Infantry Division has been inserted into the main body of Fred's story and follows his Montana homestead saga. (September 25, 2003)
Why did They Leave? A list of possible reasons for leaving Russian controlled Volhynia has been added as an introduction to this section along with some dates in Russian history and a concluding end statement. Other text and layout modifications have been implemented. (September 23, 2003)
The Michael Altwasser Family Some text and layout modifications have been implemented and the story now contains a reference to the extracted St. Petersburg Archives, Volhynian Births 1870-75 file, which identifies Apollonia's father as a Tuchmachermeister (translation: master cloth maker) in Tutschin, in 1870. (2003)
The Friedrich (Fred) Altwasser Sr page has some new maps and major modifications made to the layout of information. (2003)
A map image has been added showing the birthplace of August Altwasser, the fifth child of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier. (2003)
The page layout for Karl Altwasser and Christine Frieske has been modified to present a better appearance and easier flow of information. An additional map image of the area where they lived in Central Poland and more family information has been added. (2003)
The story of Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier now has a map image showing where they lived in Johannisdorf, Kamionka and Minjatyn. (2003)
2002
Specific dates relating to the family of
Julianna (Julia) Altwasser and Chris Felske have been added. (2002)
Confused by the recycling of the same names over and over? New links from each child back to their parents have been established at the beginning of each story. Now you can go back and forth to help establish who you are reading about. (2002)
2001
The background information and page layout preceding The Incredible Story of the descendants of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth has been revised. Comments have been added at the end of the story. (2001)
An image and accompanying notes have been added showing the names of Gottlieb Altwasser and his family. See this part of the SS Dominion's passenger list in 1905. (2001)
A note about Johannisdorf/Janowka, more homestead information and a revised Land History has been added to the Gottlieb Altwasser and Euphrosine Beier story. (2001)
See Why Did They Leave? for a Volhynia and Poland History revision as well as Some additional Polish/Russian history. (2001)
An addition to Carl Altwasser's story. Edna (Altwasser) Beggs has contributed the Rose Rust Altwasser story. The baby in the photo with Rose is now identifed as her son Walter. (2001)
A Click on The Train Station Hot Spot takes you directly to The Table of Contents. (2001)
Another interesting observation emerged from the 1910 rate payers list for 6-26-W2nd. See Did Michael Try Homesteading? as well as new Personal Glimpses in the Michael Altwasser story. (2001)
End Comments have been added. (2001)
Florentina (Altwasser) Krieger Her life story, written in her own words by grand daughter Martha (Timm) Wuschke. (Copy of the original document). A family photo has also been added to these pages. (2001)
Canadian Archives Immigration Records (1925-1935) were added to the end of The Family of Karl Altwasser and Emilie Muth pages. The names are not exactly correct, but this is the way it appears on the Canada Archives site. (2001)
Background of The Altwasser Family now includes information about the family of Johann Friedrich Altwasser and Anna Wiesner. (1st revision, 2001)
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