German Sentiments on Slavery in the 1850's

This newspaper clipping I found from The Brunswicker from November of 1855 clearly…

German and Anglo-American culture

The German cultural practices differ from Anglo-American cultural practices differed in, to many, a very important way. Through the Sunday laws, Anglo-Americans managed to protect Sundays as the day of rest and religious exercise. They equated having their Sundays be…

Newspaper Identification in Franklin County, MO — Jesse Haynie

List of newspapers pertaining to Franklin County, MO

Format: Title (Start Year — End Year), City

1. Gerald Journal (1915–1964), Gerald, MO

Sunday Laws: The culture war between German Americans and Anglo Americans

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Abolitionism in 1850s Missouri news media and politics

German Sunday Culture

German Sunday cultural practices differed from those of the Anglo-Americans in a variety of ways. The vast majority of…

Sunday Law Enforcement in the 1850's

Upon moving to Missouri, many Germans were confronted by the Anglo-Americans due to their differing cultural practices on Sundays. In Germany, many people spent Sundays as a day of pleasure and enjoyment, whereas Anglo Americans strictly honored the Sabbath. This meant that Sundays were…

The Sunday Question

For the Germans, Sundays typically included recreation of the Lord’s Day. This is why regulations in the United States were…

Newspapers In Gasconade County

1. Die Gasconade Zeitung (1873–1874) Hermann
2. Gasconade County Republican (1897–1966) Owensville
3. Hermanner Volksblatt (1875–1928) Hermann
4. Hermanner Wochenblatt (1845–1855) Hermann