Voluntary Orthronics: Prices for Vaethen and more in Salzwedel!

Voluntary Orthronics: Prices for Vaethen and more in Salzwedel!

On Sunday afternoon, a special highlight was celebrated as part of the 21st Altmärkische Heimatfest on the town hall tower of Salzwedel: the award ceremony of the Dr.-Fritz-Milkowski Foundation. Since 1988, this foundation has been committed to awarding exemplary local chronics and contributions to the history of the village in the Stendal district and thus contributes to promoting voluntary work in local research. As Landkreis-stendal.de , four outstanding work were recognized on this day. The chairman of the foundation advisory board, André Benthien, handed over the prices and praised the high quality of the submitted work.

This summer, a total of eleven contributions were submitted to present diversity and depth of local research. The four best work was awarded as follows:

• First prize: Albrecht wants for "trade and business in Vaethen - Tangerhütte". This chronicle impresses with its clear structure and scientific claim.
• Second prize: Gottfried Bauch for "The Schönhauser field names", extensive research on the field names of the region.
• third price: Sieglinde Lühe for "Memories of Chausseehaus-Hassel"; A detailed chronicle about the history of the small settlement.
• Third Price: Reinhold Lau for the first volume of his "Bismarker History (s)", which deals with the urban identity.

commitment to local history

The Milkowski Foundation not only devoted itself to the award, but also actively promotes research, documentation and passing on regional history. This important work can also be seen in the new statute, which provides for some changes to improve the foundation, including an adaptation of the conditions for the competition and the promotion of projects that deal with the history of the original district of Stendal. One wants the quality of the local chronicles to continue to remain high in the future, and therefore plans to have the competition no longer every year, but every two years, to relieve financial bottlenecks, as from the planned changes to Landkreis-stendal.de/bi/vo0050.php?

The voluntary local researchers who make this important contribution to cultural history work under the roof of Landesheimatbund Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. . Your goal is to preserve the knowledge of the local and regional heritage and to win interested young researchers. It is being worked on to improve the working conditions of the local researchers and bring their individual interests together in campaigns and projects.

In a special environment that is characterized by nature and cultural studies, research deals with topics such as botany, genealogy and folklore. The results are often published in the form of local chronicles and home athletes, which gives the knowledge gained accessible to the entire community.

Such events and initative are of great value, because they keep the historical memory alive and ensure that the local history also reaches the next generations. The Dr.-Fritz-Milkowski-Foundation thus sets an important sign of valuable local research, which would not be possible without the commitment of the many volunteers.