Georg Wegenstein, a cobbler, his wife Anna, and children (Andreas, age 12; Anna, age 10¼; Johann, age 8; Johannes, age ¾) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 July 1766 aboard a barque named Der Junge Mattias (The Young Mattias) under the command of Skipper Johann Gottfried Selander.
Georg Wegenstein died and his widow remarried to Andreas Betz.
Volga German families settled in Singlis.
Since 1974, Singlis has been administratively part of the municipality of Borken.
Volga German families settled in Bad Endbach following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Volga German families settled in Ochsenhausen following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Volga German families settled in Gutenzell following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Volga German families settled in the Siberian village of Yasny.
Volga German families settled in Kumak.
Volga German families returning to Germany settled in the city of Dortmund following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Eddie Bauer, pioneer in the development of the goose down-filled outdoor clothing and accessories market, was born 19 October 1899 on Orcas Island, Washington. He was the son of Jacob Bauer & Maria Katharina Uhrich, both of whom had been born in the Volga German colony of Frank.
Volga German families settled in and around Montrose, Michigan.