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Articles in Back Issues of the GHGA journal
The Gottschee Tree

No. 1 (March), No. 2 (June), No. 3 (September), No. 4 (December)
Each December issue has the volume index of articles, authors, photographs, and maps.

Article Index, Volume 24, 2010
Biography of Bishop Janewz Stariha by Alenka Snoj. No. 4 pp. 14-15
GHGA Conference and Annual Meeting in Shawnee, Kansas, in Photographs
by Elfriede Stonitsch, No. 3 pp. 8-9
Gitte, Come Here! by Brigitte Dornig, translated by Max Mische. No. 1 pp. 3-5
Gottscheer Cultural Week: A Day in the Homeland in Photographs
by John B. Gladitsch. No. 3 p.16
History of Gottscheers in Kansas City by Elizabeth Nick. No. 3 pp. 3-7
My Journey of Discovery: A Gottscheer Girl's Story by Mary Krische Rees.
No. 2 pp. 3-7; No. 4 pp. 10-12

Oral History of Erna Perz. No. 1 pp. 6-9
Oral History of John and Pauline Roethel. No. 2 pp. 8-17
Oral History of Karl Stalzer. No. 3 pp. 10-14
Oral History of Rudolf Stiene. No. 1 pp. 14-16
by Mary Krische Rees (transcriber) and Irene Tramposch Bigot (interviewer)

Photos of Churches in Rann by John B. Gladitsch. No. 3 pp. 15
Simonitsch/Stariha Family Returns to Semitsch by Mark Simonitsch, MaryAnn
Simonitsch Christianson, and Nancy Enck Simonitsch. No. 1 pp. 10-13
Six Reasons Why You Should Visit Gottschee By a Gen Xer
by Kathryn Stonitsch Marous. No. 4 pp. 13-14
The War Years and My Arrival in America by Erna (Krisch) Spitzer,
written by Barry Deutschmann. No. 4 pp. 2-9

Article Index, Volume 23, 2009
(Note: The September (No. 3) issue is out-of-print.)

Bencin and Slanovitz Families by Thomas Bencin, No. 1 p. 9
Gottscheers in Hawley, Pennsylvania by Franz Mausser, compiled. No. 2 pp. 14-15
Internet Sites for Genealogy by James Heimann, M.D. No. 3 pp. 14-15
Joe Visits His Former Homeland by Fred Muschler. No. 2 pp. 3-9
Memories of Gottscheers by Bobbi Thomason. No. 3 pp. 3-8
Mösel (Mozelj), Slovenia) Church's 500th Anniversary by John B. Gladitsch. No. 4 pp. 10-11

Oral History of Marie J. Levey by Mary Krische Rees (transcriber)
and Diane McNaughton (interviewer). No. 2 pp. 10-13
Oral History of Marie Neumann, nee Kraker. No. 1 pp. 12-15
Oral History of Mary Perz (nee Schleimer). No. 2 pp. 16-17
Oral History of Wilma (Vilma) Putre. No. 1 pp. 3-8
all by Mary Krische Rees (transcriber) and Irene Tramposch Bigot (interviewer)

Petschauer Family Photographs by Frank Petschauer. No. 1 pp. 10-11
Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Tschermoschnitz and Stockendorf Parishes
by Father Janez Sket, translated by Konrad Mausser. No. 3 pp. 9-13
Settlement History and Study of Place Names of the Parish of Tschermoschnitz
by Georg Widmer, translated by Judy Hirsch. No. 4 pp. 12-17
The People of the Former Enclave of Gottschee by Reverend Heinrich Wittine,
translated by Dr. Joseph Kovacic, edited by Edward Skender. No. 4 pp. 3-7
Tschermoschnitz (Crmosnjice) Church's 500th Anniversary by John B. Gladitsch. No. 4 pp. 8-9

Article Index, Volume 22, 2008
A Dishonest Trustee by Georg Widmer, translated by students of
Florida State University. No. 1 pp. 7-12
Biography of Karl Schuster by Richard Schuster, translated by
Robert J. Hoefferle. No. 2 pp. 3-15
From Tschermoschnitz to Pöllandl by Rev. August Schauer,
translated by Konrad Mausser. No 1 pp. 3-6
Gottscheer Eating and Cooking Customs by Erika Soehn. No. 3 pp. 5-9
Gottscheers in the Vancouver Area by Walter J. Kobetitch. No. 3 pp. 12-14
Gottscheer Neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio by Frieda Klocker. No. 4 p. 4
EWZ Records at the National Archives by Robert Kump. No. 3 pp. 3-4
Michael, The Gottscheer General by Mary Lou Kulsick. No. 4 p. 3

Oral History of Josef and Emma Stiene. No. 1 pp. 13-17
Oral History of Martha Petschauer, nee Samide. No. 4 pp. 8-14
Oral History of Olga Lukan, nee Meditz. No. 4 pp. 5-7
Oral History of Sophie Kump Paulet. No. 3 pp. 5-9
by Mary Krische Rees (transcriber) and Irene Tramposch Bigot (interviewer)

Article Index, Volume 21, 2007
From the Source of the Rinse River to the Kulpa Shore
by Fred Muschler. No. 4 pp. 14-15
Games are Played by Fred Muschler. No. 1 pp. 14-15
Gottscheer Society of Chicago by Adolf Rom. No. 3 p.8
History of Gottscheers in Illinois by Elizabeth Nick. No. 3. pp. 3-8
My Krisch Ancestors by Erik Krisch, translated by Helen Gallagher. No. 4 pp. 11-13

Oral History of Emma Kump Schuss, transcribed by Mary Krische Rees,
interviewed by Caroline Johnson and Victoria Cleland. No. 4 pp. 3-10
Oral History of John and Edeltraud Gladisch. No. 2 pp. 3-11
Oral History of Albert Stiene. No. 3 pp. 9-15
both transcribed by Mary Krische Rees and interviewed by Irene Tramposch Bigot
Oral History of Reinhold Hoge and Elfriede Hoge Home. transcribed by Diane
McNaughton, interviewed by Irene Tramposch Bigot. No. 1 pp. 9-11, 17

The Fate of Gottschee: During and After the War by Mitja Ferenc. No. 1 pp. 3-8
Schuss, Ramor, and Roschitz Family Photo 1941
by Anita Roschitz Schumann. No. 1 pp. 12-13
The Village of Göttenitz by Ernst Michitsch, translated by John R. Augustine. No. 2 p. 15
Tschermoschnitz Parish Baptismal Records, 1741-1812 by Barry Deutschmann. No. 2 pp. 12-14

Article Index, Volume 20, 2006
A Memory of Ridgewood's Joka Park by Max Mische Jr. No. 1 pp. 12-13
Birthplace of My Ancestors by Arlene Considine. No. 2 pp. 6-8
Coal Mining and Forests in Gottschee by Fred Muschler. No. 3 pp. 15-16
Gottscheer Relocation (Umsiedlung) to Brezice (Ranner Dreiek)
by Sophie Sandor and Helmut Tramposch. No. 3 pp. 3-5
Jesuits and the Noble Famlies from the Region of Gottschee by Stanislav Juznic. No. 1 pp. 1-11
Oral History of Albert and Johanna Widmer, nee Putre by Mary Krische Rees (transcriber)
and Irene Tramposch Bigot (interviewer) No. 3 pp. 6-13
Ramor Family of Reichenau by Regina Ramor Gardinar. No. 3 p. 14
The Economic Conditions in Rieg and Kostel in the 1490s by Stanislav Juznic. No. 2 pp. 9-16
The Fate of Gottschee: During and After the War by Mitja Ferenc. No. 4 pp. 3-16
Wedding of Pauline Jonke and John Tscherne by Hilda Tscherne Olsson. No. 2 pp. 3-5

Article Index, Volume 19, 2005
A Year in the Life of our Villagers by Fred Muschler, No. 3 pp. 11-15
Albin Petschauer Life's Story by Albin Petschauer. No. 1 pp. 9-14
Coming to America by Martha Hutter. No. 3 pp. 3-5
Domestic Hog Slaughtering in Gottschee by Fred Muschler. No. 4 pp. 14-15
Eighteen Children of Franz Tschinkel by John Karuland. No. 4 p. 5
Genealogical DNA Testing Uncovers Two Gottscheer Discoveries by Joe Stanford, No. 4 pp. 6-8
Genealogy of Louise Kump Snyder by Elizabeth Nick. No. 2 p. 17
Gottschee and the Gotschewer by Theodor Elze, translated by
Dr. Anthony Maas and Andrew Witter. No. 2 pp. 3-16
Gottscheers in Sugar Creek, Iowa by Marilu Thurman. No. 4 pp. 9-13
How I Found My Gottschee Ancestors by Josephine H. Schulte. No. 4 pp. 16-17
How Not to do Genealogy:, or Who is Maria Stonitsch?
by John Krauland. No. 4 pp. 2-5
Oral History of Frank Spreitzer by Irene Tramposch Bigot. No. 3 pp. 6-10
The First Brooklyn Gottscheers Revisited by Martha Hutter. No. 1 pp. 15-16
The People of the Former Enclave of Gottschee: During the Years 1919-1945
by Reverend Heinrich Wittine, translated by Konrad Mausser. No. 1 pp. 3-8

Article Index, Volume 18, 2004
(Note: The December (No. 4) issue is out-of- print.)

Ancestors of Angela Schauer Janesch. No. 3 No. 2
George Gliebe Family of Gottschee and California by
Julius Joseph Gliebe. No. 1 pp. 3-11
Gliebe Ancestors of Kuckendorf, Gottschee, Krain, Austria. No. 1 p. 2
Goattscheab or Khoatscheab? by Fred Muschler. No. 4 p. 16
Gottscheerisch for English Speakers by Martha Hutter. No. 3 pp. 13-14
Pleasant Years in my Homeland by Angela Schauer Janesch,
translated by Konrad Mausser. No. 3 pp. 3-10
Resettlement and Resettling by Konrad Mausser. No. 2 pp. 3-15
Sterntal (Strnisce) Concentration Camp by Angela Schauer Janesch,
translated by Konrad Mausser. No. 4 pp. 3-15
Superstitions and Ghosts by Fred Muschler. No. 1 pp. 12-14
Surnames in Early Tschermoschnitz Parish Baptismal Records
by Barry Deutschmann. No. 3 pp. 11-12
The Sounds That Will Not Fade Away by Martha Hutter. No. 4 p. 15
Township Council of Hinterberg by Edward Skender. No. 1 p. 15

Article Index, Volume 17, 2003
A Gottscheer Woman's WW II Experience by Helene Schleimer Ruhl. No. 3 pp. 3-13
Ernst Eppich by Thomas Bencin. No. 3 p. 16
Festival of All Festivals by Fred Muschler. No. 3 pp. 13-14
Gottscheer Clubhouse in Ridgewood by Fred Muschler. No. 2 p. 15
Gottscheerisch for English Speakers by Martha Hutter. No. 4 pp. 6-9
Gregoritsch of Rodine by Edward Gregoritsch. No. 2 p. 12
Houses and Daily Life in Reintal by Rudolf Sterbenz, translated by Fred Muschler,
edited by Paul Jenner. No. 4 pp. 10-13
Matzelle of Rodine by Adolf Matzelle. No. 2 p. 12
Nicknames of Village Inhabitants by Fred Muschler. No. 3 p. 15
Reintal by Rudolf Sterbenz, translated by Fred Muschler,
edited by Paul Jenner. No. 1 pp. 5-14
Reintal House and Family Names by Rudolf Sterbenz, translated by Fred Muschler.
edited by Paul Jenner. No. 1 pp. 13-14
Schuss-Kump Genealogy by Ron Schuss. No. 2 pp. 9-11
Swetitsch Ancestors of Grafenfeld by Trudy Kohlweiss Flanagan. No. 4 pp. 14-15
The Artist Michael Ruppe by Martha Hutter No. 1 pp. 3-4
The Glassworks and the Railroad in Gottschee by Fred Muschler, No. 4 pp. 4-5
The Glassworks in Gottschee by Helfried Putz. No. 4 p. 3
The Mathias Spreitzer Family in Russbach and in America
by Tillie and John Phillip. No. 2 pp. 3-8

Article Index, Volume 16, 2002
An Adventure in the Forest by Fred Muschler. No. 2 pp. 9-10
An Outing to the Moschnitz by Fred Moschler. No. 4 pp. 4-5
Charter Members. No. 2 p. 15
Discover Gottschee 2002 by Robert Rees. No. 3 pp. 6-7
Gottscheer House Names by Fred Muschler. No. 3 pp. 4-5
History of the Gottscheer Heritage and Genealogy Association
by Edward Skender. No. 2 pp. 1-4
Högler of Kukendorf by Dorothy Davila. No. 2 p. 13
Letter from Josef Primosch by Anna Bischoff. No. 4 p. 1
Migration in Slovenia Based on German Family Names Brought to the Gottschee Region
from the Former Territory
by Erik Krisch. No. 1 pp. 1-5
No Stone Unturned by Linda Jonke. No. 2 pp. 11-12
Spittal/Drau Museum Für Folkskultur by John J. Bertalan. No. 4 pp. 10-11
Surge Family of Obermösel by Elizabeth Albrecht, No. 4 pp. 6-8
Taubenbrunn 2002 by Merle Mentzer. No. 3 p. 8
The Footpath Fred Muschler. No. 3 p. 5
The Gottscheer Arbeitsgemeinschaft by Viktor Michitsch,
translated by Edward Skender. No. 3 pp. 1-2
The School of Lichtenbach by Hermann Petschauer,
translated by Fred Muschler. No. 1 pp. 6-11; No. 2 pp. 5-8
There are Signs by Fred Muschler. No. 4 pp. 5, 12
Visit to Hohenegg and Nesseltal by Hedy Stoy. No. 3 p. 11
Visit to Rann by Robert Rees. No. 3 p. 3
Visit to Tanzbüchel and Thurn by John Bertalan. No. 3 pp. 9-10
Walter Roschitz of Grodetz and Kansas City by Anita Schumann. No. 4 p. 9

Article Index, Volume 15. 2001
A Memory of Nesseltal by Ernst Stalzer, translated by Fred Muschler. No. 4 pp. 7-8
An Unexpected Visit to Brezice (Rann) With Mitja Ferenc by Max Mische. No. 1 pp. 12-16
Bridging Our Worlds Genealogy Conference. No. 4 p. 11.
Catholic Church Records in Ljubljana by Sheila Kapella. No. 4 p. 11
Descendnts of George Mausser (1843-1932) by Kathleen Mauser. No. 2 p. 12
Doing Genealogy Research in Slovenia: The Records About Particular Families Traced
in the Urbariums (Land Records) in Kostel (1494) and Gottschee-Rieg (1498)

by Dr. Stanislav Juznic, Ph.D. No. 3 pp. 1-8
Finding Your Gottscheer Ancestors From the Internet: Genealogy Reearch of
Gottscheer Records
by Kate Pruente. No. 4 pp. 9-10
Immigration Records by John J. Bertalan, Ed.D. No. 3 pp. 16-17
Lichtenbach, My Home Town by Hermann Petschauer, translated by Fred Muschler. No. 2 pp. 1-6
Mardi Gras in Our Former Homeland by Fred Muschler. No. 1 p. 17
Morobitz, A Cluster of Villages in An Alpine Setting by Martha Hutter. No. 1 pp. 1-5
On Entering School, or My First Adventure by Fred Muschler. No. 3 pp. 13-15
Photographs of Nesseltal by Karl J. Stalzer. No. 2 pp. 10-11
Recollection: A Life History During the 20th Century by Ted Meditz. No. 4 pp. 3-6
Stalzer Family of Büchel by Theresia Stalzer Hauge. No. 2 p. 9
The Fate of the German Linguistic Island of Gottsshcee After the Resettlement
of the Gottscheers
by Mitja Ferenc. No. 1 pp. 6-11
The Mashnarsch of Büchel Number 6 by Nesseltal by Joe Rom
and Eleanor Rom Irish. No. 3 pp. 11-12
The Resettlement of 1941, A Journey of No Return by Edeltraud Krauland Kneier. No. 4 pp. 1-2
The Stampfel Pioneers in Colorado by Marie Stampfel. No. 3 pp. 9-10
Unterdeutschau, My Father's Homeland by Joseph F. Wolf. No. 2 pp. 7-8

Author Index, Volume 14, 2000
Note: The June (No. 2) issue is out-of-print.

Birth Records of Gottschee City, 1700
compiled by Helen Petsche. No. 4 pp. 11-12
Childhood Memories of Muckendorf by Anne Eder (nee Krische). No. 1 pp. 13-15
Descendants of Johann Nick and Catherine Kobetitsch by John Krauland
and Elizabeth Nick. No. 1 pp. 9-12, 17
Fellacher Family of Tanzbüchel. No. 3 p. 16
First Gottscheer Emigrants to America by Sepp Konig. No. 4 pp. 5-6
Franz Poje of Lienfeld by Fred Falkner. No. 4 p. 2
Friedrichstein Castle and Its History by Franz Kraus, translated by
Florida State University students. No. 2 pp. 4-5
Gottscheers in the Vancouver Aea by Walter J. Kobetitch. No. 3 pp. 2-5, 17
Lichtenbach, My Home Town by Hermann Petschauer, translated by Fred Muschler. No. 4 pp. 3-4
Loden Industry in Lichtenbach by Wilhelm Tschinkel, translated by Fred Muschler. No. 3 pp. 13-14
Maierle and Kotschen Photographs by Karl Stalzer. No. 4 p. 10
Photo Postcard of Three Friends by Fred Falkner. No. 2 p. 17
Photographs of Büchel by Karl Stalzer. No. 3 pp. 10-11
Prominent Musician Among Us by Edward Skender. No. 4 p. 13
Return to Russbach and Krapflern by Martin Wuchte. No. 2 pp. 8-11
Rosalia (Rose) Bukowitz Wuchte 1895-1982 by Kathleen Mauser. No. 2 p. 12
Schools of Gottschee by Martha Hutter. No. 1 pp. 2-8
Ships Manifest of Gottscheer Names by Deena Stampfel Segot. No. 4 p. 7, 14
They are Going to America by Fred Muschler. No. 3 pp. 6-8
This is a Beautiful Land by Viktor Stalzer, translated by Marie Stampfel. No. 3 pp. 9, 12
Those Rebellious Gottscheers by Edward Skender. No. 2 pp. 2-3
Trip to the Gristmill in 1928 by Fred Muschler. No. 2 pp. 6-7
Unterwarmberg Recruits of 1935 by Edward Krocker. No. 4 p. 9
Women's Camp in Verdreng by Maridi Tscherne, translted by Anna Tusher. No. 2 p. 13


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