New Look To Website

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Jan 152012
 

You may notice that there is a “New Look” to the home page. This change was brought about by the addition of  Word Press to this site.   Word Press will allow me to let everyone know the latest happenings and changes to this website by posts to the home screen.   This change meant changing the [...]

 Posted by Sharon Randall at 8:13 am

Sharon’s Adventures

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Jan 142012
 
Sharon's Adventures

My latest search was into Benton County, Missouri for 4 cemeteries last weekend. My search started off with looking for the Fristoe Cemetery , Fristoe, Benton County, Missouri, USA.  which took us onto a dirt road and and after 7 miles on this back woods country road it ended abruptly in a dead end as [...]

 Posted by Sharon Randall at 7:07 am

Volga Germans

My German heritage

Coat of ArmsGrowing up, I knew of of my German heritage but not until I began a search for my “roots” did I discover through the amazing research of my newly found cousin, George Valko, that my Grandmother was a Volga German.

I found that she was one of many ethnic Germans living along the Volga River in Russia around Saratov and to the south whose ancestors left Germany to settle in the Volga River region who would maintain the German culture, language and traditions.

Visit George Valko to learn more about Volga Germans.

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