Dear Listers, I have been doing extraction work for the Germans from Russia in Kansas. I first noticed in doing Barton County and now again in Ellis County that there seemed to be a big migration in 1876 and again in 1878. This not only occured in those individuals that are listed as Germans from Russia but also German speakers from Polish Russia. Does anyone have any idea of what occured during this time period. Thanks, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

The Manifesto of Catherine the Great was revoked in 1871 . http://members.aol.com/jktsn/manifest.htm This made the German settlers subject to military service (age 15 years for males I believe). Also, they lost the negotiated rights to have their own schools, maintain their own culture and have their own governmental/political representation. Thus, the exodus began for many....but not all. Other sites can be found at the URL below http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Manifesto+of+Catherine+the+Great%22&btnG=Google+Search&hl=en ~malinda thiessen jones [email protected] wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I have been doing extraction work for the Germans from Russia in Kansas. I > first noticed in doing Barton County and now again in Ellis County that > there seemed to be a big migration in 1876 and again in 1878. This not > only occured in those individuals that are listed as Germans from Russia > but also German speakers from Polish Russia. Does anyone have any idea of > what occured during this time period. > > Thanks, > > Gene Jenkins > Selah, WA. > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > You may BROWSE our Archives anytime by going to: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/germanrussian