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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

Submitted by bmai on Mon, 01/16/2023 - 22:33

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.

Encke*

Christina Encke, the daughter of Claus Encke, was born 7 October 1725 in Gelting, Denmark [today located in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near the Danish border].

She first married an unknown Rübler, and they had a son Friedrich who was born about 1750.

Christina Encke then married Andreas Tiefenthaler [see Tiefenthaler Family]. He was killed in a brawl in 1762. Christina then married Theobald Wagner [see Wagner Family], and they immigrated to Russia.