Since 1988, Rosemary (Ternes) Mack of Canada and Ted J. Becker of the
USA have spearheaded the Krasna Project.
Its purpose it to gather and preserve the history and genealogical data
of the Germans who lived in Krasna, Bessarabia, Russia/Romania and its
daughter colonies Emmental, Bessarabia, Russia, and Karamurat,
Dobrudscha, Romania (and the Roman Catholic Germans who lived in a
number of other villages in Dobrudscha, namely, Colelia, Gross Pallas,
Gross Mangeapunar, Malcoci, and Klein Mandshapunar).
The Krasna Project consists of the
Krasna Library
Krasna Photo Collection
Krasna Newsletter
Krasna Master Census, 1814-1940
The Krasna Library contains over 250 books, booklets, periodicals
family history books and the like, which contain data and information
pertaining to these villages. An inventory of the "Krasna Library" can be
found at The Krasna Library.
Copies of primary documents, copies of death certificates, copies of
obituaries, copies of church books associated with Krasna and settlement
areas in North Dakota, USA, and Saskatchewan, Canada, copies of EWZ
and Fragbogen (questionnaires), copies of newspaper articles and
letters to the editor, family group questionnaires, etc., constitute
the Krasna Library.
The Krasna Photo Collection consists of 4,500+ paper photographs of
these villages and people who have their genealogical roots in them.
See photos from the Collection at Photo Collection.
An alphabetical index of the Collection is available on computer floppy
disc (3 ˝ inch), in the Microsoft Excel program, for a nominal cost.
The Krasna Newsletter is sent occasionally to people who request to be
placed on the Krasna Mailing List.
It continually gives updates to research work being done by fellow
Krasna Researchers.
It is available free.
The Krasna Master Census, 1814-1940, is a database of the former
residents of these villages.
It contains basic genealogical data and information, as well as sources
from which they have been extracted, of these people within the
parameters of 1814 1940.
People in this database are grouped into family groups.
The Personal Ancestral File (PAF 4.0.18) program is used.
Printouts of family groups and relevant information and data
about them are available for a fee.
These printouts are available in both paper copy and/or on computer
floppy disc (3 ˝ inch).
See latest newsletter at "Newsletter" Spring 2008.
See previous newsletters at
"Previous Newsletters".
Krasna Census
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Click Pictures for Enlarged View
Panoramic view of Krasna main street, 1937.
Krasna residents leaving behind their homes and property on their trek to
Germany during the Resettlement in 1940-1941
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