Gedenkbuch

Gedenkbuch
(Memorial Book)

Goal: to compile a list of all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany and Austria who did not survive World War II.

Each person whose name appears in the Gedenkbuch should have an entry with all possible vital detail.

The following are the details sought:

Full name (maiden name if female)
Date of birth
Place of birth
Names of both parents (maiden name of mother)
Date of LDS baptism
Place of LDS baptism
Date and place of priesthood ordinations (listed in order, AP then MP)
Date of marriage
Place of marriage
Number of children
Military branch (army, navy, air force, etc.) and rank
Date of death
Place of death
Cause of death
Source of detail

Our Gedenkbuch has more than 1,300 names as of April 2009.

Gedenkbuch editor

Judith Sartowski (from Germany) is responsible for searching the following records and databases:

LDS membership records on microfilm
Kriegsgräberfürsorge website (www.volksbund.de)
Private information sources (eye witnesses)
International Genealogical Index (www.familysearch.org) [IGI]
Ancestral File (www.familysearch.org) [AF]
Pedigree Resource File (www.familysearch.org) [PRF]
LDS census records (1925, 1930, 1935) on microfilm
Other sources as they are identified

If you have information regarding persons who should be included in this Gedenkbuch, please contact us via email at rpm@byu.edu