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In Memorium: Sabine Jessner Schlinger (1924-2019), Peter Sehlinger
In Memorium: Sabine Jessner Schlinger (1924-2019), Peter Sehlinger
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Sabine Luise Marianne Jessner Sehlinger died in Indianapolis on November 3, 2019. She was a professor of French history; the first woman president of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences; president of the Swiss-American Historical Society; several times president of the Indianapolis Wellesley Club; and the author of articles in historical journals and a biography of Edouard Herriot, French prime minister in the 1920s.
Annual Swiss Days At The Woodrow Wilson Center, Naseer Ahmad
Annual Swiss Days At The Woodrow Wilson Center, Naseer Ahmad
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Since 1864, Geneva has played an important role in international affairs in modern history. The city is also famous for the set of rules known as the “Geneva Conventions.” It is also the birthplace of Henri Dunant, the co-founder of Red Cross, who received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. Dunant played a significant role in the First Geneva Convention, as he was in charge of accommodating the attendees.
Book Review, Gerald Rasmussen
Recollections Of A Danish Auctioneer, Erling Christensen
Recollections Of A Danish Auctioneer, Erling Christensen
The Bridge
I was born in Brush, Colorado, the 12th of August in
1906. I was the first child of Otto and Mariane Christensen
and ten more were to follow. I was called an "instrument
baby" according to my older cousin Bertha Pedersen, whose
mother was my Dad's sister. She said it was "sure touch and
go" as the ordeal left me black and blue in the face.
A Grundtvig In America, Thorvald Hansen
A Grundtvig In America, Thorvald Hansen
The Bridge
Frederik Lange Grundtvig was the third son of Nikolai
Frederik Severin Grundtvig. He came to America in 1881 at
the age of 27, spent less that 19 of his 49 years here, served in
only one pastorate and yet became one of the most controversial
figures among the Danish immigrants. Grundtvig
came to America a budding young scientist; he left as an
accomplished clergyman. He wrote numerous articles,
pamphlets and books, all which are buried in the Danish
language, but none of which have real significance for this
day. Beyond the Danish community his name is little known
today, yet …
My Life Has Been Worth Living, Agnes J. Jensen
My Life Has Been Worth Living, Agnes J. Jensen
The Bridge
North Americans, and especially those who are not Canadians, have only in recent years become aware of the Danish Canadian writer, Agnes Jelhof-Jensen. This in spite of the fact that she published her first book, Hallo Canada, in 1976.
The Bridge, Volume 30 Number 2
Remembering Our Unsung Pioneer Ancestors, Jim Lewis
Remembering Our Unsung Pioneer Ancestors, Jim Lewis
The Bridge
My great-grandparents, Niels Jensen Norgaard (1848-1920) and Karen Sorensen Norgaard (1852-1949) immigrated to America in 1869 and 1871, respectively. They had both been raised in the Aalborg area of northern Jutland. Niels left his family and a comfortable home at the age of twenty to travel alone to a new, yet unknown, destination. His immediate objective was Harlan, Iowa, where relatives had a farm. It was twelve hundred miles across unfamiliar land between New York City and Harlan, Iowa. Niels was alone in a strange land, didn't know the language, and had little money to sustain himself. He traveled on …
Niklaus Leuenberger: Predating Gandhi In 1653?, Hans Leuenberger
Niklaus Leuenberger: Predating Gandhi In 1653?, Hans Leuenberger
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The 1653 Peasant War can be subdivided in the following phases:
The beginning of the rebellion in the Entlebuch Valley, Canton
Lucerne. The massive popular revolt under the leadership of Niklaus
Leuenberger, chairman of the “League of Huttwil,” as of the
signing of the Oath of Huttwil [Bundesbrief] with the aim
of a renewal of the Oath of Rütli of 1291 [author’s remark],
through to the conclusion of the Murifeld Peace Treaty.
A History Of The Swiss In California, Richard Hacken
A History Of The Swiss In California, Richard Hacken
Swiss American Historical Society Review
In 1848, the same year that Switzerland’s political structure
took on its present constitutional form as a modern nation-state, a Swiss
settler-entrepreneur named John Sutter became aware of gold deposits
at his mill in Alta California. This led directly to the California Gold
Rush. Two years later, in 1850, the United States accepted the freshly
acquired and promising region now known as “California” into the
Union as a state. Swiss immigrants enhanced the development of California
from its very inception.
Militant Switzerland Vs. Switzerland, Island Of Peace, Alex Winiger
Militant Switzerland Vs. Switzerland, Island Of Peace, Alex Winiger
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Two monumental murals depict Switzerland during the
First World War: the votive painting in the Lower Ranft Chapel in
Flüeli-Ranft by Robert Durrer (1867-1934), Albert Hinter (1876-
1957) and Hans von Matt (1899-1985) from 1920-21, and the cycle
of Charles L’Eplattenier (1874-1946) in the Knights’ Hall of the Colombier
Castle from 1915-19, depicting the mobilization of Swiss
soldiers in 1914. They report in rich details how differently artists in
that country saw the war of 1914-18. Both were put into architectural
monuments built around 1500.