Village News

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Last updated: 25 Feb 2012

KNEES VILLAGE NEWS [word.doc]

Pilgrimage of Maria Radna in Banat by Martin Roos Vol 1 Vol 2

Knees & Baratzhausen Treffen 2009 Ingolstadt, Germany

The renovation of Roman Catholic Church, (Hl. Theresia von Avila), was completed in August 2008. Bishop Martin Roos, celebrated the Holy Mass, and blessed the church. A few local Germans currently living in Germany, attended the ceremony.

To maintain the cemetery, HOG-Knees, request financial assistance, from German residence in Germany.

The 2009 "Kneeser Heimatreffen" will be held in 85080 Gaimersheim, on 29.08.2009. The invitations will be mailed in advance. It would please us, if all Kneesers and juniors would attend the our Treffen.  Elections will be held this again this year. Application forms for candidates will be available before the meeting.

Family Books are still available, please contact, ajleeb@shaw.ca.
Baratzhausen, Hodon and Knees will include births, marriage and deaths (1823-1900).
Ketfel will include birth, marriages and deaths (1823-1852).

The committee wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

H.O.G. member who celebrated birthdays in 2008:

Golden Wedding Anniversaries Elisabeth and Franz Kodrotz Margarethe and Josef Lahni Elisabeth and Jakob Weiss Maria and Jakob Gross		May They All Rest In Peace 2008 Nikolaus Gergen d. 17 Dec 2007 Jakob Müller d. 27 Jan 2008 Katharina Schmal nee Maurer d. 13 Mar 2008 Franziska Petrutz nee Kresinger d. 18 May 2008 Annegret Kutschera nee Reimann d. 07 Jun 2008 Maria  Gercsenyi nee Minich d. 02 Jul 2008 Katharina Maurer nee Klein b. 01 Jun 1918, d. 09 Aug 2008 Josef Lenhardt d. 22 Nov 2008 Konrad Jochum Sr. b.29 Jul 1928, d. 29 Nov 2008

Updated 29 Dec 2008

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Knees HOG announcement (15 Jan 2007):

The OSB (Ortssippenbuch, Familienbuch or Ortsfamilienbuch) for the villages of Baratzhausen, Hodon, Ketfel and Knees will be a all-in-one volume, and will be published and on sale by September 22, 2007!

Baratzhausen, Hodon and Knees will include births, marriage and deaths (1823-1900).
Ketfel will include birth, marriages and deaths (1823-1852).

Cost is uncertain at this time but will be announced at a later date.  The HOG needs to know how many OSB books should be published, so if you wish to order this book, please make contact him asap. The HOG appreciates your cooperation. 
www.knees-im-banat.de

To order contact: Magdalena Lenhardt Telephone (011-49) 841-42001
Address: Stamitzstr, 14, 85057 Ingolstadt Germany - or eMail Alex Leeb