Abstract

؜This research project focuses on the Volga Germans. The group of people known as the Volga Germans, came from German states in the west, to the Volga River in Russia. This research aims to understand what events in the future of Russia effected these people, and the immigration that followed as a direct result. Through the analysis of literature from the past, reading of articles of Volga German history, and viewing of visual archives and photography from the past. The writing goes on to analyze the specific points in history that sparked Immigration, and highlight just how resilient the Volga Germans had to be.

My research project was about the Volga Germans. They were a group of Germans that moved from German states in the west, to the Volga river in Russia. There are many factors in their history that change how and where they lived and I tried to pin point those events in history that effect how the Volga Germans moved and immigrated. I used books, articles, and visual archives to help developed my research. And my writing goes on to highlight these events in history, and show how he Volga Germans were effected.

؜To give you some more information about the Volga Germans. in 1762 Catherine the Great of Russia wrote her first manifesto. This established colonies along the Volga river that were open for people form all over Europe.

so in her second manifesto in 1763 she edited her original, any body could come onto Europe and settle down wherever they felt fit. And anybody willing to settle in the colonize she made would be given a 30 year tax exemption, complete military service exemption, and complete religious freedom. Naturally this offer was much more appealing. Which is why people came.

My finished writing is in the form of a podcast script, almost like a a outline of talking points to revert to during a audio recording.

؜Conclusion

The Volga Germans Immigrated to America, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and eventually Germany. The main causes of these immigrations were the revoking of privileges, war, deportation, and starvation. All of which go to prove the strength and resilience of the Volga Germans.

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The Colony Of Roanoke

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The First attempted English colony in North America mysteriously disappeared. ؜Why? This essay contains an overview of the attempts at settlement, and the conflicts faced. It then highlights some theories of where the colonists might have gone; from an alleged Spanish assassination, to a Native American ambush. Research came from reading articles, journal entries, and other peoples essays on the topic. Finally, it highlights the most recent consensus of alleged integration into Native American tribes, and the evidence backing that estimate.

Abstract:

Wolfe, Contributor: Brendan. “Roanoke Colonies, The.” Encyclopedia Virginia, 26 Aug. 2024, encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/roanoke-colonies-the/.

Lawler, Andrew. “The Mystery of Roanoke Endures yet Another Cruel Twist.” Smithsonian Magazine, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mystery-roanoke-endures-yet-another-cruel-twist-180962837/. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Wolfe, Contributor: Brendan. “Roanoke Colonies, The.” Encyclopedia Virginia, 26 Aug. 2024, encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/roanoke-colonies-the/.

Georgiou, Aristos. “Historic Map Shines Light on America’s Great 400-Year-Old Mystery.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025, www.newsweek.com/lost-colony-roanoke-map-mystery-2021391.

Wolfe, Contributor: Brendan. “Roanoke Colonies, The.” Encyclopedia Virginia, 26 Aug. 2024, encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/roanoke-colonies-the/.

؜The definition of "immigration" is, the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

That is exactly what the English colonists did, they immigrated to America, at the time, Virginia from England. Roanoke has been a mystery for over 400 years. Even though the initial expeditions are well known, the disappearance has baffled theorists for many centuries.

What I learned:

؜ Archaeologists have found much evidence of English life on Hatteras (then known as Croatoan Island). A "trash heap" (Margolis) was found and studied. The results were intriguing.

Historians, and researchers, wanted concrete evidence leading to multiple investigations on the topic. An archeology professor at the Royal Agricultural University in England spoke with Fox News about his discoveries. He said, “We’re looking at the middens — that’s the rubbish heaps — of the Native Americans living on Hatteras Island, because we deduced that they would have very rapidly been assimilated into the Native American population,” (Margolis). In this trash heap they found Hammerscale; which are small flaky bits of iron. The professor stated that this is proof of metalworking, and also claims, “This is metal that has to be raised to a relatively high temperature … which, of course, [requires] technology that Native Americans at this period did not have.” This is proof that the English had to have been working in this area. Furthermore, the material has been dated back to the exact time period the colonists would have arrived on the Island.

According to the New York Post’s article, “archaeologists also found guns, nautical fittings, small cannonballs, an engraved slate and a stylus, in addition to wine glasses and beads” (Margolis). The professor mentioned that, “We have one little snippet of historical evidence from the 1700s, which describes people with blue or gray eyes who could remember people who used to be able to read from books,” he said. “Also, they said there was this ghost ship that was sent out by a man called Raleigh.” In continuation, “We think that they assimilated into the Native American community and their descendants, their sons, their granddaughters, their grandsons carried on living on Hatteras Island until the early 18th century.”

؜Essay Snippet:

؜https://islandfreepress.org/hatteras-island-features/smoking-gun-evidence-of-lost-colonys-relocation-to-hatteras-island-makes-international-news/

Dig Site on Hatteras:

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/the-case-for-hatteras-unearthing-new-clues-to-americas-historic-lost-colony/

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Seagoing cowboys

By Brendan

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This project is about how volunteers from the US attended to bringing cattle to Europe on boats. The reason is that WW2 destroyed farms via bombings and looting. My research is looking at oral history and interviews. There were plenty of stories in blogs and papers. There were stories of farmers raising cattle to ship to Europe. volunteers tending to cattle on ships. and farmers all over Europe overjoyed to receive these amazing gifts

farmers receiving cattle in Puerto Rico

post WW2 Europe

horses on the way to Europe

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