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Norka 1769
Pallas Report 1773
Pugachev Raid 1774
Norka 1775
Norka 1798
Norka 1811
Napoleons Soldiers
Norka 1834
Daughter Colonies 1850s
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Oberdorf
Brunnental
Rosenfeld (am Jeruslan)
Neu Hussenbach (Gaschon)
Privileges Lost 1871-1874
Immigration 1875-1924
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Colorado
Ft Collins Colorado
Globeville Colorado
Mason City, Iowa
Culbertson, Nebraska
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Burlington, Oklahoma
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Duffield, Alberta
Ponoka, Alberta
Spruce Grove, Alberta
Stony Plain, Alberta
Vegreville, Alberta
Arcola, Saskatchewan
To Germany
To South America
Famine 1891-1892
Norka 1898
War & Turnoil 1904-1906
World War 1914-1918
Revolution & War 1917-1922
Soviet Rule 1918-1941
Famine 1921-1924
Famine 1932-1933
The Great Terror 1936-1938
Deportation 1941
Repression 1941-1956
Cultural Loss 1957-2006
A Culture in Peril
Recent Times
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Fastnacht
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Superstitions
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Church Music
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Norka Reformed Church 1767-1864
1909 Norka Parish Report
Pastors
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Johann Heinrich Fuchs
Johann Georg Herwig
Johann Baptist Cattaneo
Lukas Cattaneo
Emanuel Grunauer
Friedrich Börner
Christian Gottlieb Hegele
Christoph H Bonwetsch
Gottlieb N Bonwetsch
Wilhelm Staerkel
Woldemar Sibbul
David Weigum
Friedrich Alexander Wacker
Emil Pfeiffer
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> Notable Norkans
Notable Norkans
The following is a list of noteworthy people with connections to Norka:
Heather Arndt Anderson
Karl Wilhelm Aschenbrenner
Reuben Alexander Bauer
Bob Beall
Mark Behning
Rev. Christoph Heinrich Bonwetsch
Dr. Gerhard Bonwetsch
Rev. Gottlieb Nathaniel Bonwetsch
Rev. Samuel Theophil Bonwetsch
Rev. Friedrich Börner
Jack Burbank
Conrad Brill
Rev. Johann Baptist Cattaneo
Rev. Lukas Cattaneo
Judy Curtis
Paul Revere Dick
Helene Fischer
Cleora (Reuscher) Flegel
Karl Jakob Früauf
Dr. Reuben H. Gablehouse
Dr. Jerry D. Gerlach
Emma Schwabenland Haynes
Roy Helser
Rev. Heinrich Helser
Rev. John Hoelzer
Rev. Johann Georg Herwig
John Hessler
Dr. Nancy Bernhardt Holland
Alexander Augustovich Klaus
Richard L. Kniss
Jerry Krieger
Johannes Krieger
Elvest Lehl
Phillip Lofink, Jr.
Virginia A. Less
John Louis Loos
Tyson Nash
Adeline Nolde
Johannes Nolde
David J. Miller
John W. Miller
Edith Müthel
Marie Miller Olson
Dr. Bruce F. Pauley
Sheryl Loos Pawelko
Rev. Arthur Pfeiffer
Rev. Emil Pfeiffer
Johannes Preisendorf
Adam Johann Reichert
Anna Miller Reisbick
George Repp
Johannes Romeis
Lydia Ruyle
Rev. Conrad Sauer
George Sauer Jr.
George Sauer Sr.
Peter Sauer aka "Ray Steele"
Louis Schleuger
Dr. Alexander John Schleuning II
Johannes Schleuning
Jon Schleuning
Maria Schleuning
Dr. Wolf-Dieter Schleuning
Johann Heinrich Schnell
Dr. Russell Schnell
Alexander Schreiber
Cory Schreiber
Dr. Ruth Schultz
Rev. Woldemar Emil Arthur Sibbul
Johann Philipp Sinner
Dr. William Spady
Edith Spady
Rev. George W. Spady
Conrad "Con" Starkel
George Staerkel
Heinrich Jacob Stärkel
Rev. Wilhelm Stärkel
Harvey Sterkel
Jill Sterkel
Jim Sterkel
Rev. Adam Traudt
Rev. Friedrich Alexander Wacker
Heinrich Wacker
Hank G. Walker
Adam A. Walter
Dr. Wilbert G. Walter
John and Marcella Wark
Anna Weber
Johann Conrad Weigandt
Rev. David Weigum
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Last updated February 5, 2024
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Health
Education
A Land of Ethnic Diversity
Cottage Industries
>
Sarpinka
Mills
Language
Population
Military Service
Crime and Punishment
History
Timeline
Origins of the Colonists
Catherine's Manifesto 1763
Why go to Russia?
Recruitment 1766
Planning 1764-1766
Marriages Prior To Emigration 1766
Voyage to Russia 1766
>
Ship Transport 1766
Journey 1766-1767
Founding of Norka 1767
Early Years 1767-1769
Norka 1769
Pallas Report 1773
Pugachev Raid 1774
Norka 1775
Norka 1798
Norka 1811
Napoleons Soldiers
Norka 1834
Daughter Colonies 1850s
>
Neu-Norka
Oberdorf
Brunnental
Rosenfeld (am Jeruslan)
Neu Hussenbach (Gaschon)
Privileges Lost 1871-1874
Immigration 1875-1924
>
To the United States
>
Colorado
Ft Collins Colorado
Globeville Colorado
Mason City, Iowa
Culbertson, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Sutton, Nebraska
Burlington, Oklahoma
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Canby, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
To Canada
>
Duffield, Alberta
Ponoka, Alberta
Spruce Grove, Alberta
Stony Plain, Alberta
Vegreville, Alberta
Arcola, Saskatchewan
To Germany
To South America
Famine 1891-1892
Norka 1898
War & Turnoil 1904-1906
World War 1914-1918
Revolution & War 1917-1922
Soviet Rule 1918-1941
Famine 1921-1924
Famine 1932-1933
The Great Terror 1936-1938
Deportation 1941
Repression 1941-1956
Cultural Loss 1957-2006
A Culture in Peril
Recent Times
Traditions
Food and Drink
Clothing
Holidays
>
New Year
Fastnacht
Lent
Easter
Ascension Day
Pentecost
Founder's Day
Harvest Festival
Jahrmarkt
Christmas
Anniversaries & Birthdays
Crafts
Games
Folk Medicine
Superstitions
Nicknames
Folk Music
Church Music
Funerals and Burials
Religion
Planning and History
>
Norka Reformed Church 1767-1864
1909 Norka Parish Report
Pastors
>
Johann Heinrich Fuchs
Johann Georg Herwig
Johann Baptist Cattaneo
Lukas Cattaneo
Emanuel Grunauer
Friedrich Börner
Christian Gottlieb Hegele
Christoph H Bonwetsch
Gottlieb N Bonwetsch
Wilhelm Staerkel
Woldemar Sibbul
David Weigum
Friedrich Alexander Wacker
Emil Pfeiffer
Church Practices
>
Baptism
Confirmation
Weddings
Communion
Prayers
Parochial Certificates
Church Buildings
Church Organs
Bell Tower
Brethren Movement
Resources
Family Research
Research Resources
>
Arrival Records 1766
Descendant Charts
German EWZ Records
Soviet Gulag Records
Maps
Glossary
Bibliography
Periodicals
>
Die Welt-Post Letters
Sonntagsblatt der Omaha Tribune
Related Links