NORKA
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Founders
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A Land of Ethnic Diversity
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History
Timeline
Origins of the Colonists
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Marriages Prior To Emigration
Catherine's Manifesto 1763
Recruitment 1766
Planning 1764-1766
Voyage to Russia 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
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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
Prayers
Baptism
Confirmation
Communion
Weddings
Funerals and Burials
Religion
Planning and History
>
Norka Reformed Church 1767-1864
1909 Norka Parish Report
Pastors
>
Johann Heinrich Fuchs
Johann Georg Herwig
Johannes Baptista 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
>
Parochial Certificates
Church Buildings
Church Organs
Bell Tower
Brethren Movement
Resources
Bibliography
Glossary
Family Research
>
Arrival Records 1766
Census Lists
Russian Archives
Descendant Charts
German EWZ Records
Soviet Gulag Records
Maps
Periodicals
>
Die Welt-Post Letters
Research Links
Resources >
Research Links
Research Links
Below are list of links to useful information about Volga German research and Norka families:
Norka Facebook page
The Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University
Guide to the Collection of Genealogical Research on Germans from Russia in Northern Colorado
Norka webpage on the
Geschichte der Wolgadeutschen
(History of the Volga Germans) website (Russian and German language)
Norka photo album by Vladimir Kakorin
Norka resources held by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR)
Norka webpage on
German Colonies
website (Russian language)
Norka forum on
Die Genealogie der Wolgadeutschen
(Genealogy of the Volga Germans) website (Russian language)
Register der deutschen Siedlungen Russlands - Kolonie Norka
Last updated January 31, 2016.
Welcome
About
Contact
People
Founders
Personal Histories
Notable Norkans
Stories
Photo Identification
Community
Village Life
Agriculture
Climate
Homesites
Geographical Description
Government
Social Structure
Health
Education
A Land of Ethnic Diversity
Cottage Industries
>
Sarpinka
Mills
Language
Population
Military Service
Crime and Punishment
History
Timeline
Origins of the Colonists
>
Marriages Prior To Emigration
Catherine's Manifesto 1763
Recruitment 1766
Planning 1764-1766
Voyage to Russia 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
Prayers
Baptism
Confirmation
Communion
Weddings
Funerals and Burials
Religion
Planning and History
>
Norka Reformed Church 1767-1864
1909 Norka Parish Report
Pastors
>
Johann Heinrich Fuchs
Johann Georg Herwig
Johannes Baptista 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
>
Parochial Certificates
Church Buildings
Church Organs
Bell Tower
Brethren Movement
Resources
Bibliography
Glossary
Family Research
>
Arrival Records 1766
Census Lists
Russian Archives
Descendant Charts
German EWZ Records
Soviet Gulag Records
Maps
Periodicals
>
Die Welt-Post Letters
Research Links