(Utah) Intermountain Chapter AHSGR
Welcome to the Intermountain Chapter of AHSGR. We hope that this will prove to be an effective way to share information and communicate with each other. This is designed to help us in our effort to research and celebrate our common heritage.
Sunday, March 20, 2022
FEEFHS 2022 Virtual Conference
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Concordia University Collection
Happy Spring
Monday, January 10, 2022
SCAM
Monday, November 22, 2021
Christkindlmarkt
PBS, Finding Your Roots Discovers MHS
Friday, June 11, 2021
Reminder
Thursday, June 10, 2021
AHSGR Virtual Conference
Good News
Folklore for the AHSGR Convention
Friday, May 7, 2021
Family History Update
Seeking Donations
We as a group are very blessed and fortunate; we are also aware of others who have great needs. Tabitha's Way 2021 is in need of donations for the population they serve.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Historical Timeline
The following two timelines are part of a presentation by Annette Adams, given at our latest Intermountain Chapter meeting. You will find the information helpful if you are researching ancestors who came through Lincoln, Nebraska, on their journey in America.
Saratow, Russia
1762: Catherine the Great issues first manifesto inviting foreigners
to settle Russia. No response.
1763: The second Manifesto issued. Thousands of colonists come
from Germany.
1764- 1768: German colonies are founded along the Volga River.
1861: Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia abolishes serfdom.
1871: The Imperial Russian government repeals the manifestos
of Catherine the Great and Alexander I. The German colonists
were to lose their special status and privileges and become subject
to Russian military service after a ten-year grace period.
1872- 1873: Several groups emigrated from the Odessa area to
Nebraska and the Dakotas. Scouts from other Black Sea
colonies and the Volga Colonies investigate opportunities in
America.
1874: The Imperial Russian government amends the 1871
decree and institutes compulsory military conscription
of German colonists immediately. 375,000- 400,000 died.
1914: World War I begins.
1917: Political unrest in Russia leads to two revolutions
and the beginning of Soviet communist rule.
1920- 1923: Famine in Russia. Over 150,000 Volga
Germans die of starvation.
Historical Timeline
Lincoln, Nebraska
1760s: Thirteen
British Colonies contained 2.5 million people.
1776: Founding
of America.
1860s - 1870s: Federal Policy favored immigration.
1862: Lincoln, Nebraska was founded on the wild salt marshes of Lancaster County.
1870: Burlington and Missouri River Railroad’s first train arrived June 26th.
1871: Midland
Pacific
1872: Atchison and Nebraska
1872 – 1885: About 30 Germans from Russia arrived per year.
1877: Union Pacific
1886: Chicago
and Northwestern and Missouri Pacific
1886 – 1887: Severe
Winter of the Great Plains
1886 – 1892: Opportunities
arose in America.
1892: Lincoln
became a rail hub.
1893: Worldwide
Economic Depression
1893: US Depression
1898: Floodgates opened with 100-576 Germans from Russian individuals
1907: Naturalization
Records
1909 - 1913: 3000 Germans from Russia arrived.
1914: The First World War begins.
1919: The United States Government enacts strict immigration laws which
greatly slow the tide of immigrants. Canada continues to receive German
immigrants from Russia.
1920: End of German publications. Twenty-five percent of Lincoln population
are Germans from Russia.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
February Chapter Meeting
Saturday, February 20th, 10:00 a.m.
All current members will receive a zoom contact address. If you are new and would like to join us, please text (319) 631-9701 for the link. We hope to see you all!