Kansas Immigrant groups
By Jack Gilmore
The five W's
Who
The Germans from Russia.
Where
Russia, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
They settled in Hays Kansas.
Why
They left because Russia changed.
They came because of cheap land and religious freedom.
What
They found land similar to Russian land.
It would be very different if the Germans did not come. One reason is we would not have Polkafest and Oktoberfest.
When
They came to Kansas around 1872.