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Shirley Bloemendaal of Rapid City, South Dakota was interviewed in October of 2015.
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Shirley tells of her grandfather's experience homesteading in Siberia.
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Shirley Bloemendaal of Rapid City, South Dakota was interviewed in October of 2015.
This collection contains photos, documents, and ephemera related to Jacob Schnaidt. In 1873, he and his family left the village of Kassel in Russia and immigrated to America. His family was one of the earliest German-Russian families to arrive in...
Learn MoreThis collection contains church records from Hutchinson County. Records include baptism registries, confirmation registries, wedding and funeral registries, and meeting minutes between the years 1879 and 1989. These records are in German and English, and were provided by the First...
Learn MoreThis collection contains funeral records and registries from 1886 to 1951 that include information about the deceased such as name, address, date and place of funeral, casket and burial information, funeral charges, and more. These records were provided by the...
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