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)
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)
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Volga Colonies
Migrated From
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