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.