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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Searching For A Job In The United States, Paul Grossenbacher
Searching For A Job In The United States, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
It was my brother's wedding day and, since I was best man in the wedding, I took a day off from work and went to Burgdorf. Ernst Josi said, "Paul, since you go through Bern, why don't you go to the American Embassy and apply for a visa to go to America?
On Being A Wisconsin Farmhand, Paul Grossenbacher
On Being A Wisconsin Farmhand, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The winter of 1929 is long remembered for the deep snow and the cold. Highway 69 from New Glarus to Monroe was closed many times and the mountains of snow the snowplows pushed were reaching the telephone wires.
Growing Up In Burgdorf, Paul Grossenbacher
Growing Up In Burgdorf, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
When old age starts t:o creep up on you, start looking back. You will be amazed how many beautiful memories will come back to light. That is what I am trying to do, look back and try Ito find old memories. I was born into a family of two sisters and five brothers; no more children were born to my parents, so I stayed the youngest one and a mother's little boy. My home was the "innere Sommerhaus" on the edge of the small city of Burgdorf. Burgdorf is mostly called the door to the famous '"Emmenthal." The Emmenthal is …
Preparing For A Career, Paul Grossenbacher
Preparing For A Career, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
At the end of the fifth school year, we all had the opportunity to take an intelligence test and, if you passed that test, you then could go to secondary school, which is similar to high school here. Even though you were only a sixth grader, the subjects were algebra, physics, chemistry, and foreign languages. It is very important in Switzerland that one speaks several languages because in Switzerland, a country less than one-third the size of the state of Wisconsin, four official languages are spoken. About 19% speak a real good French, about 10% are Italian speaking, only 1% …
Managing A Farm In France, Paul Grossenbacher
Managing A Farm In France, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
After the one year in French-speaking Switzerland, it was then the time for you to decide on a profession, your life's work. I wanted to go to college (which was located 15 minutes walk from my home) and study to be a civil engineer, building roads and tunnels, etc.
Keeping A Promise, Paul Grossenbacher
Keeping A Promise, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Shortly after Eddy passed away, it was our silver wedding anniversary. I still remembered what I had promised Verena. We had 43 all reservations made, then we lost Eddy and we were going to cancel all of it, but our friends and our family told us we should go, it would be a good diversion for us.
Getting Married, Paul Grossenbacher
Getting Married, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Well, I was a farmer, and married farmhands were preferred over single men, so we talked about getting married. I sent that news back to Switzerland, but my oldest brother was not too happy about it.
Family Joys And Sorrows, Paul Grossenbacher
Family Joys And Sorrows, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Our two boys were only one year apart in age, and somehow we had to keep them busy. We bought nice accordions for each and had them take lessons.
Leaving The Farm, Paul Grossenbacher
Leaving The Farm, Paul Grossenbacher
Swiss American Historical Society Review
It was good to be back home again, but Verena enjoyed her first trip to Switzerland very much and she has made about five more trips since. She could learn where her ancestors came from. I was the owner of a farm then, and it was also the dairy which supplied New Glarus and later Monticello with milk. It was a good business, but we all really had to work too hard in those days. But we made a little money, and the day came when we could burn the mortgage.
Front Matter, Leo Schelbert
Front Matter, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.
Ii. The Lloyd's And Switzerland, Georgia Lloyd
Ii. The Lloyd's And Switzerland, Georgia Lloyd
Swiss American Historical Society Review
My mother had many reasons to be drawn to Switzerland. Her father-in-law, Henry D. Lloyd, had spent time there. Geneva was the international headquarters of the League of Nations, and also of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom of which, along with Jane Addams, she had been a founder. A member of the Board, she wanted to attend the 1926 Congress of the W.I.L.P.F. being held in Dublin. She believed spending time in other countries was part of a good education.
Iii. From William E. Rappard's Preface To Waging Peace
Iii. From William E. Rappard's Preface To Waging Peace
Swiss American Historical Society Review
As many other American friends of the Society of Friends, William B. Lloyd, Jr., came to Europe after the Second World War bent on a quest for peace. pursued their pacific aims But whereas most of his brethren mainly by bringing comfort to the victims of war through their generosity and the example of human fellowship, Mr. Lloyd had another, more specific and more intellectual purpose besides.
Iv. William Bross Lloyd In His Own Words
Iv. William Bross Lloyd In His Own Words
Swiss American Historical Society Review
1. Solidarity and Autonomy: Africa and the Swiss Example
The Swiss Confederation grew out of the loose alliance in 1291 of three communities of peasants who were underprivileged, for the most part poor, and generally scorned by the elite of the period.
I. Waging Peace: William Bross Lloyd's Uses Of The Swiss Experience, Christian D. Nokkentved
I. Waging Peace: William Bross Lloyd's Uses Of The Swiss Experience, Christian D. Nokkentved
Swiss American Historical Society Review
For many Americans, scholar and lay alike, western Europe consists of the Big Three, England, Germany, and France. Monographs in English about the history and culture of Europe typjcally pertain only to them. On occasion another region or nation is included, but not unless "important" events took place there. Italy, for instance, only "existed" during the Renaissance, the Risorgimento, and again under Mussolini. Smaller countries like Switzerland, Portugal, or Denmark often do not get mentioned at all even when part of "world historical" phenomena. George Huppert exemplifies this approach in his newest book, After the Black Death: A Social History …
Front Matter, Leo Schelbert
Front Matter, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Of The Sahs, Arnold H. Price, Sabine Jessner, Selina Sutter
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Of The Sahs, Arnold H. Price, Sabine Jessner, Selina Sutter
Swiss American Historical Society Review
A. Minutes of the Meeting
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Swiss American Historical Society was held at the Swiss Town House in New York City on Saturday, October 22, 1988.
Niklaus R. Schweizer, His Hawaiian Excellency, New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 1987, $54.00. 267 Pp., David Beck
Niklaus R. Schweizer, His Hawaiian Excellency, New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 1987, $54.00. 267 Pp., David Beck
Swiss American Historical Society Review
As historical fiction, His Hawaiian Excellency cannot be judged wholly as history nor as fiction. The author himself faced different problems than a historian normally does in creating his work. Therefore, different questions must be asked, when judging the success of this work, than would be asked if it were a more standard historical piece. Most important among these are whether the work accurately represents the sources, and whether the author tells a good story. In addition, the author's purposes must be taken into account: are these successfully met? Schweizer sets out to "shed some light on a colorful and …
The Wisconsin Swiss: A Portrait, Ernest Menolfi, Leo Schelbert
The Wisconsin Swiss: A Portrait, Ernest Menolfi, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Few regions of the United States of North America have attracted as many Swiss as did the State of Wisconsin. It registered their steady increase among its foreign-born until 1920, and its southern region became well known for its Swiss American presence. Yet the Swiss remained throughout a rather small group among Wisconsin's people. The 1850 U. S. census, for example, counted a total of 304,756 inhabitants; of these 54,312 were born in Wisconsin, 139,166 in other parts of the Union, and 110,471 were foreign-born; among these 1,244 Swiss were counted (the nativity of 807 people remained 1 unknown).
Iv. Varia, Sabine Jessner, Leo Schelbert, Walter Angst, Richard L. Tritt, Connie J. Tritt
Iv. Varia, Sabine Jessner, Leo Schelbert, Walter Angst, Richard L. Tritt, Connie J. Tritt
Swiss American Historical Society Review
As a part of the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Cincinnati, the Swiss-American Historical Society held a special session on December 28, 1988. A good audience braved the snowy weather to meet in the Archives and Rare Books room of the Blegen Library at the University of Cincinnati to listen to three interesting presentations.
Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society
Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society
The Bridge
No abstract provided.
Johannes Knudsen As An Educator: A Conversation With Harry Jensen, Thorvald Hansen
Johannes Knudsen As An Educator: A Conversation With Harry Jensen, Thorvald Hansen
The Bridge
In the fall of 1927 Johannes Knudsen began what was to be a lifelong teaching career. For the next eight years he was to teach at Grand View College and in the theological seminary there. He taught courses in Danish as well as in Scandinavian literature. In the Seminary his specialty was Church History. It was far from his first contact with Grand View. He had lived there as a youth, from 1912 until 1915, while his father was president of that institution. Later he attended the high school department there. In 1920, when his parents returned to Denmark, he …
Johannes Knudsen: The Cultural Context Of His Youth, Aage V. Knudsen
Johannes Knudsen: The Cultural Context Of His Youth, Aage V. Knudsen
The Bridge
The editor of The Bridge asked me to describe the early life of Johannes Henrik Vilstrup Knudsen: his childhood in Tyler, Minnesota, his youth in Denmark, and his interaction with Danes and Danish Americans. My brother's life spanned from 1902 to 1982, but it was the cultural context of his youth that molded his character. Many years ago, Johannes presented me with a copy of Danish Rebel, his book about Grundtvig. He inscribed it with these words, "Lest we forget." This expressed his love and the obligation he felt for the rich heritage he received. That heritage became his lodestar.