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This document discusses the linguistic and cultural heritage of ethnic Germans who settled in parts of Kansas in the late 19th century, particularly Low German-speaking Mennonites from Russia. It describes how beginning in the 1870s, Mennonites were recruited from colonies near the Black Sea to settle on farmland in central Kansas. For decades this area remained a largely non-English speaking region, with the Mennonite German dialects reflecting the diversity of backgrounds of the original settlers. While s

Author

Anna Gon

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EN