Includes the following communities
Berrien Springs, Berrien Co., Michigan
Eau Claire, Berrien Co., Michigan
Scottsdale, Berrien Co., Michigan
History
Early Volga German immigrants who settled in and around Berrien Springs came from the following colonies: Schilling, Bangert, and Stahl am Tarlyk. They moved to the area beginning in 1910 from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Racine, Wisconsin. These Volga German families are mixed in with many German families from Volhynia.
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
External Links
Berrien Springs, Michigan (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Berrien Springs, Michigan:
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Migrated From
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50.648611, 9.181667
53.844937, 13.393734
50.279722, 8.457222
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