The Collected Works of Henry A. Fischer

Presentations & Photos by Henry A. Fischer

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Danube Swabians

A WATERSHED IN DANUBE SWABIAN HISTORY – Prelude to War (presentation at Mount Angel, Oregon)

PHOTOS

Swabian Turkey Photos

Book Summaries and Portions of English Translations by Henry A. Fischer

“Völkermord der Tito-Partisanen” 1944-1948
“Genocide Carried out by the Tito Partisans”
Österreichische Historiker-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Für Kärnten und Steiermark, 1992
(Austrian Historian Working Group for Kärnten & Steiermark)

Genocide Carried out by the Tito Partisans 1944-1948. Chapter 1
In the Batschka 1944-1948 Chapter 2
Genocide in the Yugoslavian Banat 1944-1948. Chapter 3
Tito’s Starvation Camps – The Cauldron: Chapter 4

Inter-War Years

The Inter-War Years and the Fate of the Danube Swabians in Yugoslavia

Swabian Turkey

Syrmia/Syrmien & Slavonia

Emigration From Somogy County to Slavonia & the US (1860-1914).
The Swabians in Syrmia/Syrmien & Slavonia by Dr. Valentin Oberkersch.
“Die Deutschen in Syrmien, Slavonien, Kroatien und Bosnien.”

Veszprém County

Synopsis of “The German Immigrants from Veszprém County, Hungary” By Ernest Chrisbacher

Village Histories

BATASZEK (Tolna): Bátaszék in the Tolna: A History

BIKACS (Tolna): Bikács, in Tolna County: A Short History

BOLY (Baranya): Repopulating Hungary with Germans Reviewed by Samuel Goldberger

BONYHAD (Tolna): Bonyhád: A Market Town in Tolna

BULKES (Batschka):
Bulkes & World War II The following is the story of one of the young survivors.
Bulkes & World War II (from the Bulkes Heimatbuch)
Bulkes Leidensweg Danube Swabian Batschka

CIKO (Tolna): Cikó in Tolna County, Swabian Turkey

GADACS & SZIL (Somogy): Gadács and Szil: The Two Sisters (excerpts from Gott ist Getreu)

GYONK (Tolna):
The Inhabitants of Gyönk Settle in Mekenyes 1735
The Settlement of Gyönk After the Turkish Occupation

GYORKONY (Tolna):
Conflict in Györköny
Györköny: A Short History

HOGYESZ (Tolna):

Excerpts from Hogyész (Tolna) in the 18th and 19th Century by Josef Hoben

Josef Hoben Index (links to the following articles)
The Settlement of Swabian Turkey – Slavic & German Settlements
The Early Colonization of Swabian Turkey – In the “Travel Regulations” the following stipulation was made: “the previously mentioned Swabians along with their wives and children…are not allowed to step on dry land on their entire journey or try to remain somewhere after passing by the Royal residential city of Vienna but travel on directly to Hungary.
The Settlement Policies at the Time of the Great Swabian Migration – At this point in time, the first and earliest phase of the Danube Swabian colonization effort was overwhelmingly focussed on the private estates and domains of the nobles in Hungary and had a rather random and sporadic character.
Claudius Florimundus Count Mercy & the Hӧgyész Domains By Josef Hoben (18-1900’s) – Appointed Governor of Banat and Estate Owner of the Mercy Domain
Where Did the Settlers in Hogyész Come From? by Josef Hoben – Multiple sources
A Portrait of the Settlement of the Hogyész Domain – The documents associated with the Domains and Estates identifies some special designations like “old homestead”, “old village”, “older village site”, “old meadows,” and “old gardens.”
The Farm Homestead and Agricultural Pursuits – At the time of settlement each family received a “Einschreibbüchel” (a regulation booklet) that guaranteed the possessor a house lot, garden and yard as well as a stated amount of land that would be apportioned to him.
The Structure of the Village – The social structure of a village is not only determined by the social classes represented in its inhabitants but also through familial ties and neighbourly connections.
The Development of the Hogyész Domain in the 18th and 19th Centuries
A Brief Church History in Hogyész