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| Portrait of Thomas J. Hoffman and his
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Thomas J. Hoffman Collection:
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| How acquired:
The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection (GRHC)
became beneficiary of this historically significant
donation upon the request of Thomas Joseph Hoffman,
a native of Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota.
Significance:
Mr. Hoffman’s thirty-five year passion for German-Russian
genealogies of Catholic families (which peaked in the
years 2000-2002), focused on the Morton County locales
of Solen and St. Anthony, including the prominent Leingang
families of Mandan, the county seat. His exhaustive historical
records from Germany, Eastern Europe, and North American
archives also reveal little-known secondary migration
patterns in Kamenka (Volga) to Beresan District; Siberia
(Tashkent) and South America. Saskatchewan and Alberta
migrations are strongly documented, as well as the Central
and Northern Plains of the United States and Western Canada.
Summary of Contents:
The Thomas J. Hoffman Collection emphasizes the marriages,
births, and deaths in the genealogies and related heritage
of Catholic German families, who have origins in Alsace,
Rhineland-Pfalz, Baden, Franconia, and Wuerttemburg regions,
who have immigrated to Black Sea colonies in the Russian
Empire [Beresan, Kutschurgan, Liebental, Bessarabia, some
Crimea, Prishib-Molotschna, some Mariupol, and some Trans-Caucasus].
Also included are some (Balzer/ Kamenka) of Volga, Dobrudscha
(Romania), Bukovina (Hungary), Banat (Hungary), Silesia
(north of Lemberg), Galacia, who have “diasporas”
worldwide, with emphasis to Saskatchewan, Western Canada,
and the United States.
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| Wedding
portrait of Adam P. Leingang and Frances Tecla Bender, circa
1900. Photographer is Butler Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota. |
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Double
marriage: wedding portrait of Ralph Schaffner and Dorothy Werlinger
at St. Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, 14 September 1914.
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Double
marriage: wedding portrait of John Schaffner and Katherina Werlinger
at St. Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, 14 September 1914.
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Disclaimer:
The following information has been entered verbatim,
as received, from material of the Thomas J. Hoffman family. Given
the discrepancies that can contribute to error in interpreting genealogical
records and other, no one can guarantee their complete accuracy.
The Thomas J. Hoffman Collection is offered as a source for those
seeking genealogical and family research information. Researchers
must use judgment and do their own verification.
1. Access is limited only to Germans from Russia Heritage
Collection staff members.
2. Collection is housed in a controlled and restricted
area.
3. Browsing or researching of original collection
at the NDSU Libraries is not permitted unless arranged with the
GRHC staff.
4. Requests for information are available as entire
files only, as shown in The Thomas J. Hoffman Collection search
engine or printed complete file listing.
5. Copies of any materials from the collection, must
be requested with letter only including pre-payment.
Mailing Address:
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection (GRHC)
Thomas J. Hoffman Collection
Libraries NDSU Dept # 2080
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Captions for Website Photographs:
All photos are courtesy of the Thomas J. Hoffman Collection
Photograph captions were prepared by Germans from Russia Heritage
Collection staff. If you have additional information or corrections,
please contact:
Michael M. Miller, Director and Bibliographer
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection (GRHC)
Libraries NDSU Dept # 2080
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Michael.Miller@ndsu.edu
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