Amelia Werre was born to German Russian immigrants Henry and Katherine Elizabeth Krieger in Portland, Oregon in 1902. Henry was originally from Norka, a small German Community along the Volga River in Russia, and immigrated to Sutton, Nebraska in 1890, then settled in Portland, Oregon in 1895. At 10 months old, Amelia and her family moved to Felida, Washington in 1903, an area near Vancouver, Washington. Here the Krieger family lived and worked on a farm, while Henry commuted to Portland to work for Knight Packing Co. Amelia lived in Felida until 1919, and spent the majority of the rest of her life in Oregon.
Amelia Werre became a member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, an organization that aimed to preserve the culture and history of its members, many of which were Germans from the Volga region. Amelia started to publish her memoirs that reflected her time as a German Russian living in the United States. Amelia passed away in 1991 while residing in Sherwood, Oregon.
The Amelia Werre Papers consists of documents reflecting Amelia Werre’s research on her family history. It contains Amelia Werre’s personal accounts as a German Russian living in the United States, and biographical information that traces the movements of her family. The materials include a typescript of a memoir written by Amelia, a biography of Henry Krieger, a newspaper article published by Hazel Dell News on Amelia Werre, and a map of the German Russian migration routes in the Volga region. Also included is a letter to Amelia about her acceptance into the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. The publications and documents are in English, with the map in German along with an English translation.
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[Item description]. Amelia Werre Papers, 1975-1977. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The Amelia Werre Papers was donated to Washington State University by Amelia Werre. It was received in 2 cubic feet of publications from 1985 (MS.1985.01).
This collection was processed by Brianna Webb and Steven Bingo in
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