Journal, Vol. 46, No. 3 – Fall 2023

Contents:

The Jakob Mittelstadt Family at Ellis Island, May 1905
by Allyn Brosz………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1

The Photograph
by Timothy Kloberdanz………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8

Degott
by Olga Litzenberger………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11

The Russländers: The story of German Mennonite Immigration from Russia to Canada in
the 1920s, Part I
by Wayne Garman……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19

Kevin Starr. KAUTZ: A Story of Family and Farm in California
Book Review by Anna Bartkowski………………………………………………………………………………………………………..39

Larry Lee Kruckenberg. No One Dare Call Her a Liar: The Untold Story of Alma
Kruckenberg’s 1938 Murder
Book Review by Kristine Jones……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..41

Voices from the Past – 1st Place, 2023 Storytelling Contest
by Kim Phillips……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………42

How One Book Led to Another – 2nd Place, 2023 Storytelling Contest
by Irene Rader…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….45