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Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin

Includes the following communities
Eldorado, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin
St. Cloud, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin
Waupun, Dodge / Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin
History

In 1895, Volga German immigrants from Grimm began settling in Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac is home to the headquarters of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) which moved there in 1870.

Notable Individuals
Karlin, Mary Fidelis
Volga German Clergy
Sources

- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 55.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)

External Links

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in Fond du Lac:
Abig
from
Grimm
Albrandt
from
Grimm
Asmus
from
Grimm
Bartel
from
Neu-Norka
Barthuly
from
Neu-Balzer
Bill
from
Schwab
Blattner
from
Josefstal
Brester
from
Grimm
Denner
from
Dobrinka
Hanneman
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Kerbel
from
Grimm
Kleveno
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Kunstmann
from
Reinhard
Lautenschlager
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Lichman
from
Rothammel
Lindgren
Menzer
from
Grimm
Paffenroth
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Repp
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Schaub
from
Semenovka
Schibbelhut
from
Rosenberg
Stoll
from
Grimm
Wasinger
from
Schönchen
Worster
from
Balzer
Zulauf
from
Grimm
Zwetzig
from
Schwab

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From