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Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska was one of the largest settlement areas for Volga German immigrants arriving in the United States.
An excellent article titled Life in the Russian Bottoms: Community Building and Identity Transformation among Germans from Russia in Lincoln, Nebraska, 1876 to 1926 by Kurt Kinbacher is available from the Journal of American Ethnic History (Winter 2007 issue). The article traces the social history of Volga Germans in Lincoln, Nebraska during the late 19th and early 20th centuries with special emphasis on families from Norka and Frank.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Friedens Church (540 D St.) was founded in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1907. The design of this neo-classic revival building was influenced by churches in Balzer, Frank, and Norka.
The History of the German-Russian Colony in Lincoln by Hattie Plum Williams (1909) provides several references to settlers from Norka.
Kurt E. Kinbacher, Immigration, The American West, and The Twentieth Century: German from Russia, Omaha Indian, and Vietnamese-Urban Villagers in Lincoln, Nebraska (University of Nebraska: Lincoln, 2006) is another source of valuable information on the Lincoln settlement.
List of Norka immigrants in Lincoln, NE census of 1912-1914
An excellent article titled Life in the Russian Bottoms: Community Building and Identity Transformation among Germans from Russia in Lincoln, Nebraska, 1876 to 1926 by Kurt Kinbacher is available from the Journal of American Ethnic History (Winter 2007 issue). The article traces the social history of Volga Germans in Lincoln, Nebraska during the late 19th and early 20th centuries with special emphasis on families from Norka and Frank.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Friedens Church (540 D St.) was founded in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1907. The design of this neo-classic revival building was influenced by churches in Balzer, Frank, and Norka.
The History of the German-Russian Colony in Lincoln by Hattie Plum Williams (1909) provides several references to settlers from Norka.
Kurt E. Kinbacher, Immigration, The American West, and The Twentieth Century: German from Russia, Omaha Indian, and Vietnamese-Urban Villagers in Lincoln, Nebraska (University of Nebraska: Lincoln, 2006) is another source of valuable information on the Lincoln settlement.
List of Norka immigrants in Lincoln, NE census of 1912-1914
Sources
Kinbacher, Kurt E. Immigration, the American West, and the Twentieth Century: German from Russia, Omaha Indian, and Vietnamese-urban Villagers in Lincoln, Nebraska. Diss. U of Nebraska (Lincoln), 2006. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlements in the United States. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974. Print.
Williams, Hattie Plum. History of the German-Russian Colony in Lincoln. Diss. Thesis (M.A.)--U of Nebraska (Lincoln Campus)--, 1909. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlements in the United States. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974. Print.
Williams, Hattie Plum. History of the German-Russian Colony in Lincoln. Diss. Thesis (M.A.)--U of Nebraska (Lincoln Campus)--, 1909. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
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