Berrien Springs, Berrien Co., Michigan
Names:
Berrien Springs, Berrien Co., Michigan
History:
Early Volga German immigrants who settled in Berrien Springs came from the following colonies: Schilling, Bangert, and Stahl am Tarlyk. They moved to the area beginning in 1910 from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Racine, Wisconsin. These Volga German families are mixed in with many German families from Volhynia.
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
External Links:
Berrien Springs, Michigan (Wikipedia)