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Riebensdorf, Ostrogozhsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia

A group of German immigrants who had only a few years earlier settled in what is today Denmark answered the call of Catherine the Great's 1763 Manifesto. Most of these settlers ended up in the main group of Volga German colonies near Saratov. One group of 60 families, however, settled in an area considerably west of Saratov, arriving in February 1766 in Ostrogoshsk. Because of the familial and religious connections to those who settled along the Volga, those in this group are often included as Volga German settlers.

Meyer, Johannes

Father Meyer was a member of the Order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order).

He served the parish of Semenovka from 13 March 1803 to 27 September 1807. He served the parish of Schönchen from 6 October 1807 to 20 May 1809. From 1809 to 1820, he served the Catholic parish in Saratov.

Murray, Marilyn Reh

Marilyn Reh Murray grew up in Kansas, and her German-Russian grandparents were from the Volga villages of Beideck and Enders. Marilyn’s career in psychotherapy led her to specialize in intensive therapy in private practice, and she has given seminars on her Murray Method Theory since 1983. Since retiring from private practice in 2004, Marilyn has founded Health Restoration International, Ltd., which provides education and resources for emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual health.

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