Speaking to my grandfather Raymond Paul Peters yesterday gave me some more information.
He spoke of immigration from Russia to the USA. He didn't know much specifics, but the info he gave me was interesting and can help me later when I research Ellis island.
When people would immigrate to USA they had to be sponsored, and usually it would be a church who would sponsor a group of people. The group would all come over together on a ship and then everyone in the group would be shipped to the location of the sponsors.
Dreispitz:
Per my Grandparents, Region of Germany or Russian (German for Dry Place "nickname") this is where they were from before they came to Mountain lake. Language was either High or Low German. And that's how you can sometimes can tell if they were from German or Russia.
He spoke of immigration from Russia to the USA. He didn't know much specifics, but the info he gave me was interesting and can help me later when I research Ellis island.
When people would immigrate to USA they had to be sponsored, and usually it would be a church who would sponsor a group of people. The group would all come over together on a ship and then everyone in the group would be shipped to the location of the sponsors.
Dreispitz:
Per my Grandparents, Region of Germany or Russian (German for Dry Place "nickname") this is where they were from before they came to Mountain lake. Language was either High or Low German. And that's how you can sometimes can tell if they were from German or Russia.
History
Volga German immigrants from Dreispitz settled in Mountain Lake where they farmed wheat and corn. Dreispitz (high german) was founded on 16 September 1767 by the Government as a Lutheran colony.
Church
The Brethren sent missionaries into the German Protestant villages where they
gained followers. Many are described as "pietistic protestants" on early
passenger lists. This group brought their beliefs with them and established
churches for fellow German speakers when they arrived in the United States.The congregation in Dreispitz was part of the Galka parish which was founded in 1767.
Pastors
The congregation in Dreispitz was served by the following pastors:
?-1774 Pastor Bergstrom
1774-1778 Johann Kaspar Brauns
1782-1788 Jakob Alexander Topelius
1792-1794 Mag. Johann Dorn
1796-1804 Philipp Jakob Hiemer
Friedrich Dahlinger
Pastor Schneider
Source:
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/settlements/mother_colonies/colony_dreispitz.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/settlements/mother_colonies/colony_galka.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/immigration/united_states/minnesota.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/immigration/united_states/minnesota/mountain_lake.cfm
http://www.hiebertweb.net/story_library/history_mt_lake.html
1774-1778 Johann Kaspar Brauns
1782-1788 Jakob Alexander Topelius
1792-1794 Mag. Johann Dorn
1796-1804 Philipp Jakob Hiemer
Friedrich Dahlinger
Pastor Schneider
Immigration to Minnesota
History
Many Volga Germans immigrated to Minnesota with the development of the sugar beet industry. Sallet reports that by 1920, there were 750 Evangelical Volga German immigrants of the first and second generation settled in Minnesota.
Primary Settlement Areas
Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co., Minnesota
History
Volga German immigrants from Dreispitz settled in Mountain Lake where they farmed wheat and corn. By 1880, mainly Russian immigrants (Dutch-German Mennonites from South Russia
who were mostly farmers) took most of the tillable land. The best land sold for
around $13 per acre.
In 1890, a group of German Lutheran Russians came and formed a nucleus called Dreispitz (triangle). The colony from which they came was a portion of land of the same shape called Alte Kolonis. Most of these were not farmers but industrial people. Their trades were mostly carpenters, painters, interior and exterior decorators, tilers, show repair, and other day labor. Heinitz, Steinly, Schriok, and Meir were the most common names. The population of Mountain Lake in 1896 was 595 people. It rose to 607 by 1900, and then in 1920 it was 658. A. A. Penner was the first Mennonite child born in Mountain Lake.
In 1890, a group of German Lutheran Russians came and formed a nucleus called Dreispitz (triangle). The colony from which they came was a portion of land of the same shape called Alte Kolonis. Most of these were not farmers but industrial people. Their trades were mostly carpenters, painters, interior and exterior decorators, tilers, show repair, and other day labor. Heinitz, Steinly, Schriok, and Meir were the most common names. The population of Mountain Lake in 1896 was 595 people. It rose to 607 by 1900, and then in 1920 it was 658. A. A. Penner was the first Mennonite child born in Mountain Lake.
Source:
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/settlements/mother_colonies/colony_dreispitz.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/settlements/mother_colonies/colony_galka.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/immigration/united_states/minnesota.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/immigration/united_states/minnesota/mountain_lake.cfm
http://www.hiebertweb.net/story_library/history_mt_lake.html
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