Stories
The sidebar links will take you to personal stories describing the lives and history of the Volga Germans in Portland.
Photo of Philip Leichner with the first garbage truck in Portland with a steel box, circa 1920 or 1921. Source: Marie Krieger
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Departing for the New World - A Time of Sadness
The Descendants of Adam and Catherine Maria Leichner
Heinrich and Katherine Schmunk
Konrädchen (Little Konrad) A story of a boy from the Volga German Colony of Norka, Russia
Jerry Schleining remembers the old Volga Geman neigborhood in NE Portland (139MB mp3 file)
Memories of Jake Hergert by Bob New
Wire Down: Memories of the Hop Harvest
Something of Myself by Marie Trupp Krieger
A Short Biography by Marie Trupp Krieger
Remembrances of Grandpa Pfenning
Recollections of Summer Hop Picking
Recollections of Ellen Johnson Bauer
Home Tradesmen Held Special Niche
Neighborhood Movies and Irving Park