Runnymede, Saskatchewan
Includes the following communities:
Runnymede, Saskatchewan
Togo, Saskatchewan
Kamsack, Saskatchewan
Veregin, Saskatchewan
History:
Lutheran immigrants from the Volga settled in Runnymede. They organized a Lutheran parish in 1917 which joined with the Togo Lutherans in 1921, and both were served by an itinerant pastor based at Rhein.
Volga German Congregations:
St. Paul Lutheran Church (in Togo)
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following families are known to have settled in and around Runnymede:
Elsasser from Galka
Leis from Hussenbach
Nabe from Kraft
Staub from Hussenbach
Weitzel from Hussenbach
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
The Encyclopedia of Sasketchewan (online)
External Links:
Runnymede, Saskatchewan (wikipedia)