
SVCGR Genealogy Stories
Life of Walter Emil Flato Family Story
Walter was born 1916 in Germany. Served in both Romanian and German military during WWII. Immigrated in 1952 to Lodi, CA.
- by Lilli Henricksen

Gress Family Story
This year is the 127th anniversary of the odyssey of the Gottlieb Gress family, who boarded a ship for Canada on May 11, 1893, after leaving their German village of Felsenburg (near Landau) in South Russia.
- by Linda Boehm
Dr. Johann Andreas Eisenbarth Story
Dr. Eisenbarth was a traveling surgeon from Oberviechtach, Bavaria who specialised in cataract, fracture, and calculus operations. Numerous princes and kings bestowed on him privileges and high titles.
- by Cindi Jones
When I Was a Lad: Effect of the 1862 Homestead Act
My story on the effect of the 1862 Homestead Act through four generations of my Germans from Russia family.
- by Bruce Schweigerdt

I Owe My LIfe to a Watermelon
Story about my Grandmother growing up in Wyoming, selling watermelons and meeting my Grandfather.
- by Cindi Jones

The Schooling of a Fourth Generation GR
A wonderful story about the author's father and he pursuing their their educational opportunities during the Depression, WWII, and throughout life.
- by Bruce Schweigerdt

My German Christmas Memories
These are my fond memories of growing up in a small town in Kansas and celebrating Christmas traditions with my Volhynia, Russian grandparents.
- by Lee Macklin
Growing Up in the Good Ole Days
This is the story of my ancestors in the "old country" (Germany, Russia) and life in the US after they immigrated.
- by Freda Rentz-Frey-Macklin
I Remember Grandma Frey
Born in 1937, I had the privilege of experiencing many great memories of my Grandma Frey, who was born in Russia.
- by Norma Macklin-Remmert