Lester Prairie, McLeod Co., Minnesota
Volga German families settled in and around Lester Prairie, Minnesota.
Peshtigo, Marinette Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Peshtigo, Wisconsin.
Oconto, Oconto Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Oconto, Wisconsin.
Gooding, Gooding Co., Idaho
Volga German families settled in and around Gooding, Idaho.
Menorca, Spain
Menorca (also Minorca) is on of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain.
Volga German families have settled on the Island of Menorca.
Geneva, Fillmore Co., Nebraska
Volga German families settled in and around Geneva, Nebraska.
Waupaca, Waupaca Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Waupaca, Wisconsin.
May 28 - June 10, 2023: Tour to Germany
Dr. Brent Mai, Director of the Volga German Institute, will be leading a tour to Germany in 2023 that will the ancestral homes of the Volga Germans before they left for Russia in the 1760s. This tour will begin on 28 May 2023 in Munich and end on 10 June 2023 in Munich.
The tour is open to the public. Additional information including the tour's draft itinerary, application form, and costs is available at the website of Volga German Tours.
Norwich, Kingman Co., Kansas
Volga German families settled in and around Norwich, Kansas.
Gelting, Kr. Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Historically, Gelting was located in an area controlled by the Danish. Today, it is located in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein near the Danish border.
Today, Gelting is administratively part of the municipality of Gelting Bucht.