Blumstein (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)
Blumstein, a village in the Russian province of Taurida, volost and post office Halbstadt, belonged to the Molotschna Colony, was founded in 1804. Most of the village was destroyed by fire on 4 September 1817, but was soon rebuilt. Blumstein had 2,026 dessiatines (ca. 5,000 acres) of land and 606 inhabitants in 1911, who were all Mennonites with the exception of one Jewish family and four Lutheran families, and were almost all farmers; dyeing and small industries were also engaged in. The village supported a school with two teachers and about 60 pupils. Most of the Mennonites belonged to the Lichtenau Mennonite Church, some joined the Ohrloff congregation, and a few families belonged to the Rückenau Mennonite Brethren.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: I, 239.
Neuer Haus- und Landwirtschafts-Kalender (Odessa, 1910): 114.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 373. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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