Stony Plain, Alberta | Volga German Institute

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Stony Plain, Alberta

History

In 1892 the area was known as Dog Rump Creek until a post office was named for the region and it became Stony Plain. Stony Plain was officially incorporated as a town in 1908.

Volga German immigrants from Norka began arriving in the Stony Plain area in 1889.

Congregations

Hope Christian Reformed Church - Stony Plain

Glory Hills Baptist Church - Stony Plain

Sources

- Bauer, Reuben A. One of Many (Edmonton, Alberta: Imprimerie La Survivance Printing Ltd., 1965): 45-54.
- Prokop, Manfred. The Settlement of Immigrants of German Origin in Northern Alberta from the 1880's to the 1910's: A Fact Book (2013): 25.
- Stony Plain (Glory Hills District), Alberta (Steve Schreiber)

Resources

- Glory Hills Alliance Cemetery (FindAGrave)
- Hope Christian Reformed Church Cemetery (FindAGrave)

External Links

- Stony Plain, Alberta (wikipedia)
- Town of Stony Plain

The following Volga German families settled in and around Stony Plain:

Albrecht

from

Norka

Bauer

Becker

Bowes

from