Celia, My Grandfather's family immigrated in 1900 and was sponsored by friends who were already here. I know my great-grandfather also sponsored other family members after he had established himself in this country. I think everyone has a story about the family in the US who sends money to bring a brother/father/etc. from the old country, and that person saying, "With this money we can have America in Russia." The story usually ends with the revolution trapping them in Russia. Allan R. Lenhardt 240 East Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 344-1424 (225) 223-3121 (cell) Life is God's novel. Let him write it. Isaac Beshevis Singer in Voices for Life (1975) -----Original Message----- From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of celia condit Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:32 AM To: GER-VOLGA@rootsweb.com Subject: [GV] travel to US in general, were volga germans arriving to the United States sponsored by someone already here. or did the travellers fund their own passage? my ancestors came to NY on the USS Frisia in august, 1876. i would appreciate being directed to any resource about this. thank you! celia -- celia condit searcher 2838 garrison street, san diego, california 92106 USA phone 619-226-2403 * fax 619-226-1332 baja whalewatching * http://www.bajawhale.com * searcher@bajawhale.com long-range sportfishing * http://www.searchersportfishing.com * reservations@searchersportfishihg.com pelagic birding * http://www.bajawhale.com/birdingtrips.html great white shark cage diving * http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com ------------------------------- 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

And then there is the story of the Jacob family in Pfeifer who sent the money and ship passage back after the Titanic sank in 1912. Frank Jacobs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan R. Lenhardt" <arl@imt.net> To: "'celia condit'" <searcher@bajawhale.com>; <GER-VOLGA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [GV] travel to US > Celia, > > My Grandfather's family immigrated in 1900 and was sponsored by friends > who > were already here. I know my great-grandfather also sponsored other > family > members after he had established himself in this country. > > I think everyone has a story about the family in the US who sends money to > bring a brother/father/etc. from the old country, and that person saying, > "With this money we can have America in Russia." The story usually ends > with the revolution trapping them in Russia. > > Allan R. Lenhardt > 240 East Drive > Baton Rouge, LA 70806 > > (225) 344-1424 > (225) 223-3121 (cell) > > Life is God's novel. Let him write it. > Isaac Beshevis Singer in Voices for Life (1975) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of celia condit > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:32 AM > To: GER-VOLGA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GV] travel to US > > in general, were volga germans arriving to the United States > sponsored by someone already here. or did the travellers fund their > own passage? > my ancestors came to NY on the USS Frisia in august, 1876. > i would appreciate being directed to any resource about this. > thank you! > celia > -- > celia condit > searcher > 2838 garrison street, san diego, california 92106 USA > phone 619-226-2403 * fax 619-226-1332 > baja whalewatching * http://www.bajawhale.com * searcher@bajawhale.com > long-range sportfishing * http://www.searchersportfishing.com * > reservations@searchersportfishihg.com > pelagic birding * http://www.bajawhale.com/birdingtrips.html > great white shark cage diving * http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I don't know most of the money details, but in our family the first Zitzer to come to Portland, Oregon was one of the Zitzer sisters (Dorothea Zitzer) who came to marry her boyfriend who was already in Portland. Other siblings followed one at a time -- another sister, then a a brother (my grandfather). Then came a nephew. Lastly came a third sister accompanied by my grandfather's wife-to-be. Another brother, Alex Zitzer, was on his way to Portland too, but stayed to visit Germany first. He ended up falling in love, marrying, and staying in Germany. Sally Zitzer Katharinenstadt, Wiesenmueller On Tue, 20 Mar 2007, frank jacobs wrote: > And then there is the story of the Jacob family in Pfeifer who sent the > money and ship passage back after the Titanic sank in 1912.