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15-17
September, 2006 |
BUKOVINAFEST 06
by Ralph Honas, President
(Ellis, KS)
We are pleased with the
distinguished list of people who have responded to the organizing
committee for the upcoming Bukovinafest on September 15th in Ellis,
Kansas Among the special guests will be Professor Ayrton Gonçalves
Celestino, co-founder and first president of our sister organization in
Brazil, the Associação Alemã-Bucovina de Cultura--ABC. His planned journey
to retrace the route taken by his forebears from their earliest-known
residence in Bavaria to their early 19th century settlement in Bukovina
was published in the March 2006 Newsletter. Professor Celestino will
complete the trip with stops in the US to include Bukovinafest 06 where he
will share his travel experiences with us. Steve Parke’s presentation is
titled “An Evolving Community: The Collyer Township Bohemians,
1879-1900.” Irmgard Ellingson will give two presentations: “From Bohemia
to Bukovina: The Hapsburg Homeland” and “The Bukovina Immigrants and Their
Homeland.” Herman Ottschofski will report on his 2006 trip to Bukovina.
Sophie Welisch will discuss Bukovina cultural traditions. In the event
she is unable to travel to Kansas, another member of the Society will give
her prepared report. Several social and cultural times will be set aside
during the Bukovinafest. On a personal note, my wife, Julia, and I are
pleased that Karl and Tina Honas from Lichtenstein, Germany will be here
for the combined Bukovinafest and Oktoberfest as our guests.
The Society
headquarters will open at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 15th to begin the
day with a welcome coffee. There is no registration fee, with group and
other meals on your own. You may register or gain further information by
emailing your name and address to:
info@bukovinasociety.org. On September 16-17 the annual Midwest Deutsche
Oktoberfest will also include a special program entitled German Heritage
Days. These presentations will be in the afternoons of the Oktoberfest
with a detailed program available at the Ellis County fairgrounds
entrance. Information on the Oktoberfest, accommodations and local
attractions is available at: www.haysusa.net. We look forward to seeing many of you in September,
especially the numerous new members who joined the Society since our
celebration three years ago.
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11-14 June 2004 |
Ast / Aust
Family Reunion - Kings Beach California |
19-22 September, 2003 |
Bukovinafest 2003 - Ellis and Hays, Kansas |
4-6 April, 2003 |
German Heritage Days, scheduled for April 4-6, 2003, is being
presented by the Ellis County Historical Society in Hays, KS, with
funding assistance by the
Hays
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Numerous other local businesses and
cultural organizations are also involved in this new event in Hays. Some 30
programs, presentations and tours will celebrate the German heritage of the
area. Customs, language, music, and food will be a part of the weekend, held
in meeting facilities and historical buildings of old town Hays. Bukovina
Society board members will make two of the presentations. A brochure and
other local historical information is available from the Bureau at 1301
Pine Street, Hays, KS 67601, or call toll free 1-800-569-4505. |
21-22 September, 2002 |
First Genuine Annual Oktoberfest
sponsored by Midwest Deutsche Oktoberfest Association
with participation by the Bukovina Society.
Ellis County Fair Grounds, Hays, Kansas at Exit
157, Interstate 70 |
19-21 July 2002 |
The Federation of East European Family History Societies
(FEEFHS) and the
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS)
will co-host a
family history conference in Regina on those dates. Within this event and in
the same setting, the Bukovina Society of the Americas, Society of
German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE) "a Poland and Volhynia Genealogy
Group", and the East European Genealogy Society (EEGS) will hold their
annual conventions. These five organizations are working together to provide
an exceptional learning experience for everyone.
FEEFHS & Bukovina
Society 2002 Convention Information Program - Topic and
Speakers |
6-8 July 2001 |
Bucovina Fest 2001 - Rio Negro & Mafra, Brazil
|
10-13 August 2000 |
Bukovinafest 2000 - Ellis and Hays, Kansas |
22 July 1999
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Annual Membership
Meeting |
13-16 August 1998 |
Bukovinafest
1998 - Ellis and Hays, Kansas
|
30 November 1997
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Christmas Customs of
the Old Country |
17-19 July 1997
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Bukovinafest 1997 - Waco, Texas |
16 Sept - 1 Oct.1996 |
Excursion in the Bukowina |
18-21 July 1996 |
Bukovinafest 1996-
Ellis and Hays, Kansas
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14-15 July 1995
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Bukovina Genealogy
Conference |
14-17
July 1994 |
Bukovinafest 1994 |
16-18
July 1993 |
Fifth Annual
Convention of the Bukovina Society |
16-19
July 1992 |
Fourth Annual
Convention of the Bukovina Society |
11-13
1991 |
Third Annual Festival
and Meeting of the Bukovina Society |
12-15
July 1990 |
Second Annual Meeting
of the Bukovina Society |
19-22
July 1989 |
Bukovina Heritage
Festival |
Visitors
since May 1, 2002
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