Searching for town of Munich near Odessa

[rh-eal]

Hi there,

I have ancestors that came from a village named Munich near Odessa. I have been unable to find any information on this village in Google or any other search engine or even any maps.

Would anyone be able to help me. Can you confirm that such a village exists/ or existed and perhaps a way of getting in touch with them?

Thanks very much

RH

[Hannia]

TODAY selo/village, Porichia, coordinates 47.23-31.07, (formerly Munich /Muenchen/ MUNCHEN -1) Catholic - 1809, a mother colony, > Landau district > Beresan District, Odessa > Czarist Southern Russia 2) Catholic - 1809 - other identification: Rastatt, other info: Landau District / Post Mostowoje > Beresan district, Odessa > Southern Russia) > Veselynivskij raion/district > Mykolayivska Oblast/Region > Ukraine, latest zip code 57013.

MЭnchen, Beresan, Cherson, South Russia
http://www.rollintl.com/roll/munchen.htm

Rastadt, Beresan, Cherson, South Russia
http://www.rollintl.com/roll/rastadt.htm

Use link below to locate location on current map.
Note coordinates above.
JewishGen ShtetlSeeker - Town Search
http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/LocTown.asp

There was also Neu Munchen / Effenhar SE of Munchen.

BDO. The Beresan District Odessa (BDO) mailing list is for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Beresan Colonies which were made up of Germans who immigrated to Russia, beginning in the first decade of the 19th century, at the request of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia. The Colonies were located Northeast of the city of Odessa on the Black Sea. To subscribe send email to Robert Ell at rbell@mars.ark.com (mail mode) requesting that you be added to the list and include your name and e-mail address, the BDO villages you are researching, BDO family names you are researching, which part of the world you presently reside in, and If you are a member of GRHS or AHSGR. Also, please mention how you heard of the mailing list and tell us a little about yourself - only what you feel comfortable in sharing.

The NDSU Libraries: Germans From Russia
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/grhc/b...hy_letter.html

Research Links
http://www.grhs.org/rig/bdo/research.html

[rh-eal]

Hannia thank you so very very much !!!!!!

I haven't looked at all of the links yet but my gosh this is such a big help. The names that I am looking for are actually on one of the links !

It was by pure coincidence that I found your forum last week. I have been trying to find this information for months.

Again thank you ever so much !

kindest regards

RH

[heysailer]

You can find many German ancestors from South Russia/Ukraine here at the Odessa 3 digital archives! Odessa Digital Library I've found many persons from my family tree here! I would do a "full text search" in the collections area. Search for a particular surname in the St. Pete's indexes. I believe your Beresan names would be listed as "Rohrbach"? Good luck!
John from Minneapolis.

p.s. I'm a member of GRHS from Bismarck, ND. We have an affiliate chapter here in the twin cities, MN.