Bashaw, Alberta
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Bashaw, Alberta
History:
Bashaw began as a rural area called South Red Deer Lake, and Volga German settlers (among other German groups) began settling in the are in the mid-1890s.
In 1910, the Grand Trunk Railway Company built a line of the C.P.R. through the area that connected Edmonton and Calgary. A number of new towns sprang up along this line, and one of them was the town of Bashaw.
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have lived in and around Bashaw:
Beisel from Dreispitz
Langlitz from Yagodnaya Polyana
Luft from Yagodnaya Polyana
Scheuerman from Yagodnaya Polyana
Langlitz from Yagodnaya Polyana
Luft from Yagodnaya Polyana
Scheuerman from Yagodnaya Polyana
Volga Colonies:
Resources:
- Bashaw Cemetery (findagrave.com)