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From: "Steven Schreiber" <>
Subject: Windmills
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:24:59 -0800


According to my files, there was a fellow named Wintmeil (windmill)
Giebelhouse who owned and operated a picturesque mill north of the village
of Norka. Here is an excerpt about this mill from "Memories of Norka"
written by Conrad Brill:



"The most picturesque mill I ever saw, was the Giebelhouse mill out on the
north of Norka in the grain lands. It ran by wind power, so they didn't
grind near the amount of grain that Sinner's mill did. The Weidenkellar
family in earlier days had a windmill northeast of Norka, but it was too
close to high ground around it, so it didn't get sufficient wind and its use
was discontinued. Old-timers used to joke about Weidenkellar building a
mill behind a hill, so they wouldn't have to work so hard."



Does anyone have any photos or knowledge about the windmills used in the
Volga colonies? Please contact me if you do.



Steve Schreiber

Portland, Oregon


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