1. The
location, brief history
and description of the
community and its most
outstanding
characteristics.
2. What was there
about the community that
it attracted Danube
Swabian immigrants to go
there?
3. When did they first
arrive and if possible
identify some of the
individuals and families
and where they came
from. How large a
concentration of them
settled there? What
were the early years
like?
4. What groups or
organizations did they
join or form? Did they
become members of
specific parishes and
congregations? Did
they tend to live in the
same neighborhoods or
sections of the
community?
5. What ongoing
presence of the Danube
Swabians continues to
exist there to this day?
What local Danube
Swabians and their
descendants achieved
some kind of prominence
or importance in the
life of the community or
nation if any?
In addition, "sources"
need to be provided. If
information and photos
are found online or in
books the archivist is
responsible for
providing the DVHH the
following items . . .
- Title of publication
- Author / Photographer,
if known
- Publisher and web link
- Contact person (for us
to request permission to
republish)
- All submittals for
publication need to be
in a word ".doc" - not .docx
- Preferred format for
images is jpeg & size
limitation is 600 pixels
wide "or" 400 pixels
wide; unless
pre-approved for larger
images.
NOTE: If an item is
already published
elsewhere, it does not
require re-editing.
