Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4 – Winter 2015

On the Cover: Dorothea Schleicher Fischer, born 1901 in Krasnoyar, Russia, is seated in her wedding gown with her husband, J. Frederick Fischer, next to her. Contents: “Riebensdorf, a Village on the Upper Don River” By Dr. Wilhelm G. Doos; “Migration and Settlement of Volga Germans in the Yellowstone Valley, Montana, 1900-1920, Part I” By Michael R. Walter; “Confessions of a Virgin Noodle-maker” (1st Place, 2015 Storytelling Contest) By Michael Newkirk; “Leaving Am Trakt” (2nd Place, 2015 Storytelling Contest) By Kristin Jantzen; “Escape from the Trudarmee” (3rd Place, 2015 Storytelling Contest) By Anne Stang; “The Christmas Dress” (Honorable Mention, 2015 Storytelling Contest) By Helen Fischer Gienapp; submitted by Karen Soeken; “Expanding the Circle” (Honorable Mention, 2015 Storytelling Contest) By Ben Jacques; “Amalia and the Crow” (Honorable Mention, 2015 Storytelling Contest) By Shannon Bickford