Category Cronin/Shonka Line

This is a story of immigration on a global scale. The starting point for the tale is Helen Maul, the daughter of Henry and Anna Maul.  Her father, Henry or Heinrich, was born in Norka, Russia, a 4th generation Volga-German. … Continue Reading →

One branch of the maternal side of my wife’s family tree were Germans who fled to Russia to escape religious persecution and then to America in the late 1880’s to escape becoming Russians! The other branch were Irish who arrived… Continue Reading →