When the Germans from Russia
settled in the area of Ellis County, Kansas the first thing they did was to
erect a cross in a field in order for them to hold worship services until
a proper church would be built. These churches would become an important
part of these people. It is through these church records that we are able
to determine from many of them where they came from, whom they married, how
their families grew, and where they were laid to their final rest. Next to
the census lists from the Russian Archives these are the next most important
genealogical research tool.
A number of parish history and genealogy books
are now available. Below is a listing of these book with the e-mail
contact, price and contact address. These books will be updated as they
become available.
Our Lady Help
of Christians
ANTONINO, KANSAS
A Genealogy of the Parish
This parish was a daughter parish
of St. Francis - Munjor, Ks.
When the Germans from Russia
settled in the area of Ellis County, Kansas the first thing they did was to
erect a cross in a field in order for them to hold worship services until
a proper church would be built. These churches would become an important
part of these people. It is through these church records that we are able
to determine from many of them where they came from, whom they married, how
their families grew, and where they were laid to their final rest. Next to
the census lists from the Russian Archives these are the next most important
genealogical research tool.
