Quincy, Illinois, Immigrants from Munsterland, Westphalia, Germany: Volume I (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780788450464)

This series consists of two complementary volumes. The first volume deals with the life of the emigrants in Germany, their voyage to America, and their life in Quincy, Illinois. Volume I examines reasons for migration, details of the ocean voyage, the journey to Quincy, life in Quincy, German dialects, German-language newspapers, German occupations, farming, German customs, clustering, the impact of World War I on Quincy's Germans, and much more. These pages offer a detailed account of the history of Quincy from the unique perspective of a M nsterland immigrant. A "History Timeline of M nsterland," three maps, and an index to names, places and subjects add to the value of this work. The second volume of this work presents a list of 1,456 immigrants who came to Quincy from M nsterland. Numbers following names in Volume I refer to their enumeration in the biographical section of the work in Volume II.

Author: Michael K. Brinkman
ISBN-10: 0788450468
ISBN-13: 9780788450464
Publisher: Heritage Books
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2012
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d