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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.
Congregations
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
Sources
- Chris Comella.
External Links
Humboldt Park, Chicago (Wikipedia)
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