Mennonite Genealogy with Michael Penner

Chortitza & Rosenthal, 2007

In the Chortitza Colony, the villages of Chortitza and Rosenthal have strong Mennonite legacies. These villages are now within the Zaporozhye (formerly Alexandrovsk) city limits.

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Former Maedchenschule in Chortitza/Rosenthal. The upper floor of this beautiful building has an auditorium with stage for cultural events. Partially funded by the owners of the Lepp and Wallmann factory.

Private residence of Katharina Wallmann, one of the owners of the Lepp and Wallmann factory.

Maedchenschule auditorium. Genealogist Alan Peters is being videotaped for the cruise video.

Old oak tree in Chortitza. Only one branch is still alive. An entrepreneur is trying to keep the tree for tourism with a system of poles and cables. I looked for an acorn, but so had hundreds before me, obviously!

Former Niebuhr bank.

Central School (for boys) in Chortitza. The white tires in the foreground are a driver training course.

Dick house in Rosenthal. Between the trees the Dick mill is barely visible.

Dick mill.

Hospital built by the owners of the Lepp and Wallmann factory in 1909. Gained a reputation for expertise in treating venereal diseases following the ravages of the Russian revolution.

Classroom in the former Maedchenschule.

Interior of a large former building of the Chortitza village.