In 1995, Bob Madler started the Banat Mailing List which has discussed genealogy and other cultural topics of Donauschwaben or Danube Swabians around the world. Today the list has almost 750 subscribers and is signaling the growing awareness and importance of our culture. Banaters.com is an attempt to help preserve this heritage, assist in locating people, and tell about Donauschwaben communities around the world. In addition to the The Banat Mailing List the site provides the following resources: Donauschwaben Research Exchange, Photos, Maps and Village Locator, The Best of Banat, Stories, Communies, History, Food.