Hello Listers, My name is Kimberlee Malins and I am just starting my research into my great-grandparents and their ancestry, both of whom originated from the Volga region of Russia. My great-grandfather was Jacob Green born December 19, 1887 in Norka, Volga Russia. I have no information on his parents. My great-grandmother was Mary Kathryn Armbruster born December 19, 1886 in Rosenberg, Volga, Russia. Her parents are Jacob Armbruster and Mary Green. They married in Russia on October 10, 1910 and their first child (Henry) was also born in Russia on December 24, 1911. In 1912 my great grandfather came to Canada and was followed by his wife and infant child the following year. They first settled in/around the Winnipeg Manitoba area and later moving to the area/region of Duval and Strasbourg, Saskatchewan. One child was born in Winnipeg and 7 more in Saskatchewan, for a total of 9 children, although the youngest died in infancy. Most of the family remains in Saskatchewan today, with the exception of a few who moved to British Columbia. I have been told that my great grandparents raised several nieces and nephews as well as their own children. This would imply they had siblings, although no information has been found regarding them. In fact, very little is known about my great grandparents as my aunts + uncles talked very little about their heritage or their ancestors. I honestly think they knew nothing beyond their parents, and the time past has made remembering the names of cousins near impossible. Time also allowed for family members to loose touch with one another. Hopefully someone on this list may have come across some piece of information that might help me further research my family. Or even better be related and/or knows more than I do. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated Thanks Kimberlee Malins -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.24/741 - Release Date: 3/31/07 8:54 PM