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Humboldt Park (Chicago), Cook Co., Illinois

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Humboldt Park (Chicago), Cook Co., Illinois
History

The park was named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist and geographer.

Volga German immigrants first arrived in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago in 1888. They came from Balzer and Grimm.

Surnames
Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled, at least for a while, in Humboldt Park:

Schick from Galka
Seibel from Grimm

Volga Colonies
Sources

- Chris Comella.

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Volga Colonies

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