In 1899, a group of immigrants from Yagodnaya Polyana who had originally settled in Pine Island, New York, arrived in Oshkosh and settled in what became known as "the West Side." This encompassed an area bordered by the Fox River, Eagle Street, and Witzel Avenue.
In 1900, a larger number began to arrive directly from Yagodnaya Polyana, many working for Paine Lumber Company that manufactured sashes and doors. By 1930 about 400 families from Yagodnaya Polyana had settled there.
- Lautenschlager, Peggy A. The West Siders: The Development and Disintegration of the Volga German Community in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. B.A. Thesis, Lake Forest College, 1977.
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 55.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
- 1910 Federal Census of Oshkosh (Patrice Miller)
- Oshkosh Vital Records Index (Oshkosh Public Library)
- Riverside Cemetery (findagrave.com)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Wikipedia)