Founders' Day
The first group of settlers arrived in the colony of Norka on August 15, 1767 after a very difficult year of travel over sea, rivers, and land.
The founding of the colony was commemorated each subsequent August 15th as a public holiday which was known as Herkomst Tag (Founders' Day).
The founding of the colony was commemorated each subsequent August 15th as a public holiday which was known as Herkomst Tag (Founders' Day).
Drawing of Volga German colonists celebrating the founding of their colony. Source: "Das Manifest der Zarina" by Victor Aul.
Source
Bauer, Reuben Alexander. One of Many. Edmonton, Alberta: p. 30, 1965. Print.
Last updated June 23, 2017.