Josefstal Census: February 14, 1858
egerk | March 9, 2010
For tax purposes, a census was done in 1857/58 of all villages and colonies in Russia. The importance of this census for “daughter” colonies such as Josefstal, was that it listed all the residents as of that date, just shortly after its founding in 1852, and it listed where the residents originated. Researchers can thus [...]