Take a gander at this URL Carol... I do believe it's right down your alley.... http://www.prairiepublic.org/features/GFR/gfrguide.pdf This give a bit of history of the how's and why's of the migration to the Ukraine and also how's and why's of the return to Germany and/or immigration to the Americas. The other site I was trying to find either does no longer exist or has merged with another. It was part of the University of Vermont. Regards, Rollo+~~ =============== Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Prussian ancestors > My Prussian ancestors are the greatest mystery in my genealogy. I am at > a point where I am unsure whether any of the oral history, dates and > places are correct. Rollo, I assume these families are Germans to > Russia. I know the Volhynia places but little more of the following is > proven information. > parents: August Georg Schumann, > born 17 Jan 1858 Dolfusbuch, West Prussia > died:3 Jan 1895 > Augusta E. Freimann, daughter of Carl Freimann and Caroline > (geb.Weinert, 21 April 1821, Kraftshagen, East Prussia) > Augusta was born: 16 Sept. 1864 Krafthagen, East Prussia, died: > 20 March 1902 Stieglitz, Prussia > children: > Auguste Pauline Schumann: (not in family memory) b. 13 Dec 1882 in > Boguslowka > (1895614/3 547 109) > Bertha A. Schumann ? > born: > died: before 1888 of diphtheria > Karl Schumann? > born: > died:before 1888 of diphtheria > Fredrich Wilhelm Schumann > born: 18 Dec 1885, Boguslawka (1897692/1 376 1594 ) > died:before 1888 of diphtheria > Emma W. Schumann > born: 9 March 1888, Wollhynia, Russia, also listed as Shittomir > died: 1967 Canada > married: Gottlieb Jobs 24 Oct 1904 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada > Ida Schumann > born: 12 Dec 1889 > died:2 Nov 1964, Canada > married: Blake Johnston, Alberta Canada > Gustav Schumann > born: 14 May 1891 > died: about 1907, Calgary, Canada > Minna Schumann...my grandmother > born: 30 Oct 1893, Eichfier, West Prussia > died:1965 , Mpls, Minnesota > married: Fred Paulson, Alberta, Canada > known siblings of Augusta Freimann are Friedrich and Karl Freimann who > came to Alberta Canada. One daughter of Friedrich was born 21 Aug 1883 > in Ruvine, Dobritz, Gonver/Sitomir, Russia according to her marriage > record) > > siblings of August Schumann are? Bertha, Mathilda, Avine, Emilie > > The four youngest children came to Canada in the fall of 1902 with the > mother (Caroline Freimann) of their mother. All of my information comes > from family sources except the Wollhynia, Russia birthplace,Sittomir > which comes from her marriage record, and the two other references to > Russian births which also come from Canadian marriage records. > I would appreciate any suggestions for obtaining further information > on this family. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >