Well, folks, I stand corrected. I did honestly think that my ancestors were "shanghaied" to Argentina, but now I'm not so sure. Maybe they went to Argentina by mistake, maybe they went there deliberately. One thing I am sure of...our ancestors had a lot of courage to pack up their families & possessions & move, not just to another home or another town, but to another continent!! Sharon McGinness smcginness1@cox.net ---- "S. Zitzer" <sallyz@myuw.net> wrote: ============= Regarding reason B -- my grandmother was saving her money (she worked as a maid in Saratov) to go to South America because she had cousins there. I never did ask her their names, much to my regret now. She ended up coming to the US instead for an arranged marriage. Sally Zitzer (Katharinenstadt, Wiesenmuellr) On Tue, 21 Aug 2007, Gerardo Waimann wrote: > Hi to all, friends: > > There was not only one reason for the GR who arrived > to South America: > > a.- As Frank said, most them went to Argentina and > Brazil because they were catholic countries (Specially > during the early migration).- > http://www.webbitt.com/volga/so-amer.html > > b.- Afterwards, some of them chose it them because > their relatives were living in South America.- > > c.- I also know some sad histories. By example, the > Schultheis family, who arrived to Ellis Island (from > the village of Huck).- > The 3 girls were allowed to live in US, but their > parents and the boys were rejected.- > So, this part of the family went to Aldea San Antonio, > in the province of Entre Rios, Argentina, and during > 50 years they exchanged letters, until 1930, when the > contact was lost.- > I am happy I could join their descendants recently.- > > Best wishes, > Gerardo Waimann > Buenos Aires, Argentina > > > > ¡Sé un mejor asador! > Aprendé todo sobre asados en http://ar.yahoo.com/promos/mejorasador.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Have a great day :-) Sharon McGinness smcginness1@cox.net