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Memoirs Of Pioneers Of Cheyenne County, Kansas: Ole Robert Cram, Georg Isernhagen, Nancy Moore Wieck, Lee Pendergrass
Memoirs Of Pioneers Of Cheyenne County, Kansas: Ole Robert Cram, Georg Isernhagen, Nancy Moore Wieck, Lee Pendergrass
Fort Hays Studies Series
During the late nineteenth century American settlers and emigrants from Germany, Russia, Switzerland, and Sweden moved westward seeking a place to live in peace, raise their families, and better their lives. They slogged through the muddy trails of the Missouri and slowly progressed through the drier -but barely discernible trails of Nebraska until they arrived at what is now Cheyenne Cotmty, Kansas.
The Germans From Russia: A Bibliography Of Materials In The Ethnic Heritage Collection At Fort Hays State University, Helmut J. Schmeller
The Germans From Russia: A Bibliography Of Materials In The Ethnic Heritage Collection At Fort Hays State University, Helmut J. Schmeller
Fort Hays Studies Series
While the collection contains a variety of materials pertaining to the history of diverse immigrant groups, the present bibliography focuses on the largest of these groups, namely the Germans from Russia whose economic, social, and cultural impact has been a major formative element in the shaping of a distinctive regional character. Unlike many other groups,the Germans from Russia have maintained a pronounced awareness of their ethnic identity, a fact which testifies not only to an inherent vitality but also to the quality of their social, cultural, and religious values.