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Foreword, Hans Fünfschilling
Foreword, Hans Fünfschilling
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The Handschin Foundation is 100 years old. Thanks to this Foundation many young people from the Canton Basel-Landschaft have been receiving scholarships which have made it easier, or even possible, for them to get an education. The founder, the industrialist Heinrich Handschin from Rickenbach, regretted his own lack of formal education throughout his life. Therefore he provided in his last will that "poor, gifted young people from the Canton" were to be helped to complete an education appropriate to their abilities.
Heinrich Handschin: Retirement To Private Life
Heinrich Handschin: Retirement To Private Life
Swiss American Historical Society Review
In 1885, at the age of 55, Heinrich Handschin made the tried and tested Jakob Wirz his partner. He informed his clients that "I have accepted my present general manager Jakob Wirz as joint proprietor in my silk ribbon enterprise which I will continue under the name of Heinrich Handschin & Wirz."
Heinrich Handschin: Childhood Places
Heinrich Handschin: Childhood Places
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Heinrich Handschin was born on February 1, 1830, in Rickenbach in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft as the son of Anna Maria Obrist and Johannes Handschin. He was the youngest of four children and grew up in the 'Butcher House' named for the butcher line of the Handschin family from Rickenbach which has many wide-spread branches. Yet for a long time there had been no more butchers in the family, instead there were lacemakers, weavers of silk ribbons, small farmers, day-laborers and farmhands. In the 19th century other family members undertook the difficult journey to America in the hope to find …
The Handschin Foundation: Franz Hasenböhler
The Handschin Foundation: Franz Hasenböhler
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Born on November 1, 1936 as citizen of Therwil near Basel. He attended the elementary school in Therwil and graduated with a Matura [the nationally required exam which allows entering a Swiss (or German, Austrian) university, type A, i.e. with Greek and Latin] from the humanities branch of the Gymnasium [college preparatory school] in Basel in 1956. Subsequently he studied philosophy and law at the universities of Basel and Fribourg and received a doctor in law in 1974.
Heinrich Handschin: Wilhelm Mohler
Heinrich Handschin: Wilhelm Mohler
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Mohler, Wilhelm from Thtirnen, born on July 3, 1911, moved in 1916 to Gelterkinden. Parents: Wilhelm and Elise Mohler-Mohler. The father was a watch-maker [Uhrensteinschleifer - grinding a part for watches], after 1916 he worked on the roads in Gelterkinden; the mother was a homemaker and silk-ribbon weaver.
Heinrich Handschin: Things Are Looking Up
Heinrich Handschin: Things Are Looking Up
Swiss American Historical Society Review
A real change did not come until Handschin turned his back on the silk ribbons and in 1863 began to produce ribbons for fire hoses. This cheap ribbon made of the raw material flax finally brought him the long expected commercial upswing. Drabbet (coarse linen) unlike silk or cotton could be bought inexpensively since it was produced in Russia and thus was not subject to tariffs. Low wages and long work hours which guaranteed the best possible use of the machines also contributed to making Moscow an extremely attractive industrial place for Heinrich Handschin.
Charles De Gaulle's Influence On Contemporary French Culture And On France's Rejection Of Genetically Modified Food, Susanna Lenore Foxworthy
Charles De Gaulle's Influence On Contemporary French Culture And On France's Rejection Of Genetically Modified Food, Susanna Lenore Foxworthy
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Although the Gaullist movement declined after violent student and worker rebellions in 1968, I propose that de Gaulle's distrust of American policy coupled with his strong belief in French sovereignty continues to influence contemporary France. These two factors are the primary reasons why the French strongly disapprove ofthe production and consumption of genetically modified food not only in their country but also in the entire European Union.
Special Report: My Trip To Helvetia, West Virginia, Rosa Schupbach
Special Report: My Trip To Helvetia, West Virginia, Rosa Schupbach
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.
Intern At The Harriman-Nielsen Farm: Where To Begin?, Nana Mikkelsen
Intern At The Harriman-Nielsen Farm: Where To Begin?, Nana Mikkelsen
The Bridge
During the months of October and November 2008, I interned on the Harriman-Nielsen Farm in Hampton, Iowa. The Danish American Heritage Society was looking for a Danish intern to assist the Harriman-Nielsen Farm board in the process of creating an interpretive exhibition, which would tell the stories of the estate. I immediately thought it would be a good place for me to apply my professional training in a combination of dramaturgy and museology. I find it interesting to introduce theatre elements into a museum context.
The Way It Was, Thorvald Hansen
The Way It Was, Thorvald Hansen
The Bridge
When New York is mentioned, it seems that thoughts inevitably tum to a very large city, tall buildings, and with sidewalks and streets crowded with unfriendly people. The latter is only partially true, but it fits the common understanding, or perhaps one should say, misunderstanding, of the city and, more importantly, the state.
An American Presidential Election In The Eyes Of A European Observer, Louis Christensen
An American Presidential Election In The Eyes Of A European Observer, Louis Christensen
The Bridge
After "election fever" ran rampant in the United States throughout the year 2008 and Europe was also "running a temperature," it might raise a few eyebrows to read what a European observer wrote home after having attended the presidential election in 1848.
Far From Denmark: Sketches And Scenes From The United States Of North America, Alex Felix, Louis Christensen
Far From Denmark: Sketches And Scenes From The United States Of North America, Alex Felix, Louis Christensen
The Bridge
On an earlier occasion, I have written that there is only one political party in America, the only one possible in a republic: the Democratic [in the original sense of the term, i.e. rule by the people]. It is a party that has many branches with the same political viewpoints. Nevertheless, they differ from each other on several points, which they defend in their various newspapers. They try to promote their opinions, views, and political creeds with the public through candidates whom they nominate for office in elections--first and foremost, the presidential election.
Three Short Stories By Carl Hansen, J. R. Christianson
Three Short Stories By Carl Hansen, J. R. Christianson
The Bridge
Translator's Note. The Danish-American author, Carl Hansen, was born in Jonstrup near Holbcek in 1860, emigrated to America in 1885, taught for a number of years at Danebod Folk School in Tyler, Minnesota, and died in Seattle in 1916. Enok Mortensen once described him as follows:
"[He] had attended university classes in Denmark and studied at the state agricultural school. He knew something about pharmacology, a lot about veterinary medicine, and much about literature and philosophy ... He was a popular teacher. Each Saturday he gave a lecture-often on classics of Danish literature, and the students sat spellbound as he …
Burials In The Tomb Of The Swiss-American Society New Orleans, John Geiser Iii
Burials In The Tomb Of The Swiss-American Society New Orleans, John Geiser Iii
Swiss American Historical Society Review
On July 3, 1871, an improved constitution was adopted and a burial ground in Greenwood Cemetery was purchased. The yellow fever epidemic of 1878 caused the entire plot of ground to be filled and compelled action on the building of a suitable vault, which was completed and consecrated with appropriate ceremonies on October 5, 1879.
"Denmark Our Heritage - America Our Home": Danishness And Roots In A Multicultural World, Trine Tybjerg Holm, Borge M. Christensen
"Denmark Our Heritage - America Our Home": Danishness And Roots In A Multicultural World, Trine Tybjerg Holm, Borge M. Christensen
The Bridge
Danishness is flourishing in the U.S.A. at the dawn of the twenty-first century, and it is not difficult to find this Danishness, or rather, to find what Americans consider to be Danishness. When the Danish media focus on Danishness in the U.S., they tend to highlight two areas: Solvang, California, the so-called "Danish Capital of America," and the two "Danish Villages," Elk Horn and Kimballton, Iowa. Today, Solvang has a population of around 5,000 and Elk Horn/ Kimballton around 1,000. However, estimates have 1.5 million tourists visiting Solvang and 80,000 visiting Elk Horn/Kimballton annually. Dannebrog waves on high in both …
Book Review, Christian D. Nokkentved Ph.D.
Book Review, Christian D. Nokkentved Ph.D.
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.