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Welcome to our Blog!
Welcome to our Blog!
This blog is the product of a Spring 2022 course at the University of Missouri on the history of German Immigration to the state and the…
Sean Franzel
May 5, 2022
The Pelster Housebarn
The Pelster Housebarn
A Symbol of Lasting German-American Craftsmanship in Franklin County, Missouri
Anna Liner
Apr 26, 2022
Radicals of the Early Republic
Radicals of the Early Republic
German immigrants were a lot of things in the late-19th-early-20th Century of American development. However, one aspect of German…
Blaise Ebisch
May 2, 2022
Capturing the Heart of Hermann
Capturing the Heart of Hermann
My archival object is a glass negative image by Alice Bock Heckmann titled “Snowball fight.” It was taken in Hermann, Missouri, and…
Morgan Hurt
Apr 30, 2022
Small Town, Big Hero: Perry County Native & WWII Pilot Ray Littge
Small Town, Big Hero: Perry County Native & WWII Pilot Ray Littge
Captain Raymond Littge was born on October 18, 1923, in Altenburg, Missouri. Altenburg is a small city located in Perry County in the…
Elizabeth Grichnik
May 2, 2022
Postcards, Popes, and Prussians
Postcards, Popes, and Prussians
Objects are a wonderful lens to view history through. A book or lecture can inform people about the past, but objects, items, and…
Jacob Mertes
May 2, 2022
Fr. Ferdinand Helias: “The Grandfather of all Central Missouri Catholic Parishes”
Fr. Ferdinand Helias: “The Grandfather of all Central Missouri Catholic Parishes”
When telling the history of Central Missouri, it is impossible to leave out Father Ferdinand Helias. Fr. Helias established many Catholic…
Veronica Worthen
May 2, 2022
The German-Americans and Their Rise to Prominence in the Early Civil War
The German-Americans and Their Rise to Prominence in the Early Civil War
When thinking of the Civil War, who do you assume to be involved? We know the narrative of the Union and the Confederacy, the battle for…
Zoe Ziesmer
May 2, 2022
Martin Stephan: The Man Behind the Madness in Perry County, MO
Martin Stephan: The Man Behind the Madness in Perry County, MO
The ousting of Pastor Martin Stephan in 1839 was by far the most dramatic historical event that has taken place in Perry County, Missouri…
Libby Gregurich
May 2, 2022
How did WWI Affect German-Americans in Gasconade County?
How did WWI Affect German-Americans in Gasconade County?
Like many parts of the world, Missouri was greatly impacted by the effects of World War I. More specifically, the German-Americans who…
Emma Tacchia
May 2, 2022
The Postcard to the Past — “Welcome to Missouri’s Little Germany!”
The Postcard to the Past — “Welcome to Missouri’s Little Germany!”
When doing research on Osage county, the Germans, their history, their culture, and of course, their immigration, I came across the photo…
Maximilian Johnson
May 2, 2022
A Woman’s Perspective
A Woman’s Perspective
A discussion of letters written in the 1850’s by Anna Henriette (Jette) Geisberg Bruns, a German immigrant woman from Munster who moved to…
Wyatt Maze
May 2, 2022
“Grab your Lederhosen, we’re going to the Fair”
“Grab your Lederhosen, we’re going to the Fair”
Spice up your life by visiting the Washington Fair this summer. I’m not talking about Washington the state, and I’m definitely not talking…
Adam Boll
May 2, 2022
This Time We Must Win
This Time We Must Win
This article from The Word and Way newspaper was 2 years before prohibition began in Missouri. The Word and Way is a Baptist newspaper, and…
Wyatt Maze
Apr 19, 2022
German Beginnings in Washington, Missouri
German Beginnings in Washington, Missouri
A look into German heritage in Franklin County’s historic center
Anna Liner
Apr 30, 2022
Stone Hill Winery: A Cultural Staple in Hermann
Stone Hill Winery: A Cultural Staple in Hermann
In Gasconade County, MO lives a historic entity and cultural gem in the form of the Stone Hill Winery located in Hermann, MO. The Stone…
Isis Irving
May 2, 2022
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