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From: "Nancy Fredenberg" <>
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Attn: Mercydorf Church Records - Donations Needed
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:30:50 -0400
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Susan & Rose Mary,

Before Dave announced instructions, I sent my $10 check with payee blank to
Jody so she could forward with hers, but I think it would be more expendient
now to send directly to Dave Dryer. Maybe as I suggested, let her know you
contributed so she has an idea of the response.

Be sure to mark in the memo: "Mercydorf records."

Nancy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rose Mary K Hughes" <>
To: "Mercydorf" <>; "dvhh-l"
<>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Attn: Mercydorf Church Records - Donations Needed


Jody and all,

I have no connection to Mercydorf but I would like to make a $10
contribution to the fund. I would prefer it come, if possible, from a DVHH
designation to show that we as a group (not only citizens from the USA but
also from other parts of the world) are interested in helping our fellow
researchers in the costs of finding their roots and to show our appreciation
to those who are making it possible. Is it viable to create a "holding
account" for DVHHers to contribute to and then have the total be directed to
those who are doing the Mercydorf work? Is this something the corporation
could do?

Rose Mary
----- Original Message -----
From: Mercydorf
To: dvhh-l
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 11:30 PM
Subject: [DVHH] Attn: Mercydorf Church Records - Donations Needed


Now is the time for all Mercydorf and Banat Researchers to respond to a
call for assistance (or any other interested parties).

The AKdFF researchers in Germany have obtained copies of the Mercydorf KBs
(church records) covering the years 1832-1897 from the Romanian Archives;
and expect to publish the Mercydorf Familienbuch Vol I. 1735-1832/43 by
Edgar Aldag sometime in 2007. The cost of obtaining these records was 1500
Euro (over $2,000 at the current exchange rate). The AVBF
"Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Veroeffentlichung - Banater Familienbuecher"
(Joint venture to publish Banat Family Books) fronted the money to obtain
the Mercydorf church records.

I was asked by Richard Jäger, President of the AKdFF, to assist with the
fund raising to reimburse the AVBF. As the Mercydorf Coordinator, I am more
than happy to promote this campaign. It's not easy to obtain records from
Romania and it is costly. The village of Mercydorf was one of the first
Banat Villages and a first home for many Banaters upon their arrival to
Hungary.

I am appealing to all Mercydorf and Banat researchers (or anyone) to make
a donation of any amount that you are comfortable with. Please contact me
(in private if you prefer) and I will provide the details. I am hoping we
North Americans can raise a sizable sum as an act of good will towards our
fellow researchers in Germany, who are doing this for all of us.

Donations will be transmitted to Germany via a special account set up by
Dave Dreyer for transferring funds to the AVBF for their family books;
avoiding the hefty bank transfer fees. The request for donations is
strictly for ***recovering the cost of the church records*** this does not
accrue toward book orders.

For future reference: The publication costs of the Mercydorf Familienbuch
Vol I. 1735-1832/43 (which is now in manuscript form) will be covered by the
AKdFF and will be recovered when the books are sold (estimated purchase
price of $25-$30). I can hardly wait!


Thank you all, I appreciate any support in this matter.

Jody McKim
Mercydorf Coordinator www.dvhh.org/mercydorf



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