Are there written histories about my Bessarabian village?
• Yes! There are a number of write-ups for these areas. • The 1848 Village Histories have been translated from German to English. • Albert Kerns book, Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, has histories on each of the mother and daughter colonies in Bessarabia. This book includes village histories up to the 1940 Resettlement. It is available at the GRHS Store. • The Heimatbuch for Kulm, Bessarabia has been translated and is available online in Allen Konrads Korner. Even if you are not from Kulm, this book will give a lot of insight about life in Bessarabia. • GRHS has published a journal called the Heritage Review since 1971. The index will help you locate articles about your village. Past issues of the Heritage Review are available for sale. A CD including all issues from 1971-1982 is also available at the GRHS Store. • The Bessarabian Newsletter, published since 1997, has included many articles on specific villages. The index will help you identify articles about your village. •
