Calau, Kr. Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg
Calau is a small town located north of Dresden.
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Klepzig, Kr. Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt
Today, Klepzig is administratively part of the municipality of Queis.
Dessau-Roßlau (Stadt), Kr. Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt
On 30 June 2007, the cities of Dessau and Roßlau were administratively merged to form the town of Dessau-Roßlau.
Bandel (Basel)*
Johann Ludwig Bandel, his wife Dorothea, and daughter Christina (age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Prinz Carl (Prince Carl) under the command of Skipper Christopher Losser.
Joh. Ludw. Bandell, his wife Dorothea, and daughter Christina (age 8) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Johann Ludwig died in route.
Übrig*
Anna Elisabeth Übrig, daughter of Johann Heinrich & Anna Katharina Übrig, was born 6 July 1737 in Hopfgarten.
The marriage of Joh. Jacob Rüppel [sic] from Schwartz in the district of Alsfeld and Anna Eliesabetha [sic] Ubrig [sic] is recorded in the parish register of Büdingen on 12 April 1766.
Johann Jacob Ruppel, son of Nikolaus Ruppel, was born 27 June 1733 in Schwarz bei Alsfeld.
Hopfgarten, Kr. Vogelsberg, Hessen
Today, Hopfgarten is administratively part of the municipality of Schwalmtal.
It is located 5.5 kilometers north of Vadenrod in Middlehessen.
Bullenheim, Kr. Kitzingen, Bayern
Bullenheim is located in the Upper Franconia region of Bayern (Bavaria). Today, Bullenheim is administratively part of the municipality of Ippesheim.
Mengeringhausen, Kr. Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen
Today, Mengeringhausen is administratively part of the municipality of Bad Arolsen.
März / Mertz (Krasnoyar)*
Johann Adam Mertz, his wife Margaretha, and children (Margaretha, age 13; Elisabeth, age 11; Georg, age 8; Johann, age 5¼; Hans, age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
Welsch, Roger Lee
Roger Lee Welsch was an American news reporter, professor, author, humorist, folklorist, and activist. He is noted as a senior correspondent with the CBS News Sunday Morning program which featured his segments called "Postcards from Nebraska." He was also a professor of German and folklore at Nebraska Wesleyan.
He was born 6 November 1936 in Lincoln, Nebraska, son of Christian Welsch & Bertha Flach. He died 30 September 2022 in Dannebrog, Nebraska.
Roger Welsch's Volga German ancestors came from the colony of Schäfer.