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Neu-Hussenbach (Gaschon)
Neu-Hussenbach is a daughter colony that was founded in 1860 by colonists from the mother colonies of Hussenbach, Dietel, Huck, Norka, and Grimm. The colony was located along the Gaschon River from which its Russian name was taken. Neu-Hussenbach belonged to the Lutheran parish of Brunnental.
According to the 1897 Russian census, there were 2,297 people living in the colony. By 1910, the population was 4,179 people. The population had decreased to 2,148 by 1926, likely due to the impacts of famine and emigration.
The first church in Hussenbach was built in 1885. In 1896, the wood structure church was destroyed by fire. A new church was built between 1903 and 1905 of backstein, a type of adobe. It was a large church and had seating for 2,500 people.
In the story "Ich bin ein Hussenbacher" by Jacob Hoffman (as told to his son, Jack W. Hoffmann and printed in the Hussenbach Review, December 1995), he states "The schulmeister (teacher) in Hussenbach, from 1880 to approximately 1919 was the Reverend David Maul. Mr. Schira apparently followed him as a teacher." It appears that Rev. Maul immigrated to the United States and was serving the German Evangelical St. John Church of Lincoln, Nebraska by 1915.
Today, Neu-Hussenbach is known by the Russian name Pervomayskoye.
According to the 1897 Russian census, there were 2,297 people living in the colony. By 1910, the population was 4,179 people. The population had decreased to 2,148 by 1926, likely due to the impacts of famine and emigration.
The first church in Hussenbach was built in 1885. In 1896, the wood structure church was destroyed by fire. A new church was built between 1903 and 1905 of backstein, a type of adobe. It was a large church and had seating for 2,500 people.
In the story "Ich bin ein Hussenbacher" by Jacob Hoffman (as told to his son, Jack W. Hoffmann and printed in the Hussenbach Review, December 1995), he states "The schulmeister (teacher) in Hussenbach, from 1880 to approximately 1919 was the Reverend David Maul. Mr. Schira apparently followed him as a teacher." It appears that Rev. Maul immigrated to the United States and was serving the German Evangelical St. John Church of Lincoln, Nebraska by 1915.
Today, Neu-Hussenbach is known by the Russian name Pervomayskoye.
Sources
"Historical, Geographical and Statistical Description of the German Settlements (Russian Language)." History of the Volga German. Web. January 2015. <http://wolgadeutsche.net/list/neu_hussenbach.htm>.
"Hussenbach (Linevo Osero)." Hussenbach (Linevo Osero). Web. May 2016. <http://hussenbach.weebly.com/>.
Sawyer, Andrew J. Lincoln: The Capital City and Lancaster County, Nebraska, Volume 1: 253, 1916.
The Center for Volga German Studies website (May 2016).
"Hussenbach (Linevo Osero)." Hussenbach (Linevo Osero). Web. May 2016. <http://hussenbach.weebly.com/>.
Sawyer, Andrew J. Lincoln: The Capital City and Lancaster County, Nebraska, Volume 1: 253, 1916.
The Center for Volga German Studies website (May 2016).
Last updated August 6, 2020.