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Grosswerder, Saskatchewan

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Grosswerder, Saskatchewan
History

Volga German families settled in the community of Grosswerder, Saskatchewan. They came primarily from the colonies of Schuck and Volmer.

Today, the primary reminder of the former community of Grosswerder is St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. The parish was established for the German Catholics who homesteaded the area between 1906 and 1907. Built in 1912, St. Anthony’s Church replaced a temporary church built out of sod.

The following Volga German families settled in and around Grosswerder, Saskatchewan:
Beilman
from
Volmer
Brost
from
Volmer
Feser
from
Schuck
Gartner
from
Volmer
Herlein
from
Semenovka
Kohlman
from
Schuck
Krieger
from
Schuck
Mildenberger
from
Marienfeld
Prediger
from
Volmer
Rollheiser
from
Schuck
Rowein
from
Kamenka
Schachtel
from
Schuck
Schiebelbein
from
Schuck
Schonheiter
from
Neu-Kolonie
Sieben
from
Schuck
Stang
from
Volmer
Weinkauf
from
Volmer

Colonies

St. Anthony's Catholic Church - Grosswerder, Saskatchewan.
Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon.

52.172307, -109.7846

Volga Colonies

Migrated From