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Full-Text Articles in European History
Book Review, Ejnar Farstrup
Book Review, Ejnar Farstrup
The Bridge
This well-written and fully documented description of the merging of four Lutheran church bodies springing from German, Swedish, Finnish and Danish ethnic backgrounds is not "popular reading." It is however a description, much needed, of a process in which the heritage of each group is recognized and accepted for what it is in its own right, but also with a keen awareness of the subtle changes wrought by the impact of living in an environment vastly different from the conditions previously known to the original immigrants.
The Danish-Language Press In America, Marion Marzolf
The Danish-Language Press In America, Marion Marzolf
The Bridge
By the time Sophus F. Neble, a journeyman printer from Stubbekobing, Denmark, emigrated in 1883 to seek his fortune in the farmlands of the American Midwest, there was already a rudimentary Danish press tradition in the United States. But at that point in his life, Neble little cared or even knew much about it. He had thrown over his years of apprenticeship in the printing trade for a dream of becoming a successful American dairy farmer in order to win the hand of the young woman he loved.
Hans Christian Andersen's Life And Works: A Danish-American Perspective, Inga Kromann-Kelly
Hans Christian Andersen's Life And Works: A Danish-American Perspective, Inga Kromann-Kelly
The Bridge
What meaning can Hans Christian Andersen's life and works, spanning almost the entire 19th century, have for the Danish-American of the twentieth and future centuries? What follows is the perspective of only one Danish-American; others may hold quite different views based on their familiarity and experiences with this internationally known and much revered figure. My intent is not to provide a definitive answer to the above question, but rather to stimulate thought on the subject.
Danes And Danish On The Great Plains: Some Sociolinguistic Aspects, Donald K. Watkins
Danes And Danish On The Great Plains: Some Sociolinguistic Aspects, Donald K. Watkins
The Bridge
The number of Scandinavians in the upper Midwest in 1850 was insignificant compared to the tens of thousands who arrived annually after the Civil War; but the early settlements, primarily in northern Illinois and eastern Wisconsin, typically served as way stations for the Scandinavians who came later, staying near the Great Lakes for shorter or longer periods of time before moving westward where more favorable conditions beckoned. It is in this connection one finds the nominal beginnings of a Danish presence in the prairie states, the region of the country most favored by the somewhat more than three hundred thousand …
Overgaard, Arizona - How Come?, Ole Overgaard
Overgaard, Arizona - How Come?, Ole Overgaard
The Bridge
Have you ever heard about a little town in Arizona by the name of Overgaard? Probably not. I hadn't, until I suddenly saw the name on a map. I, a Danish journalist from the city of Aalborg, and family were planning a trip to the USA, and we decided to find out how our family name got to Arizona. After seeing the beautiful Grand Canyon, we went along Highway 40 to the city of Holbrook. From there it is only 50 miles to Overgaard. It is a very small town, but with a lot of vacation homes in the big …
Book Review, Egon Bodtker
Book Review, Egon Bodtker
The Bridge
This short book tells the reader what life was like for one young man in a small village in Denmark in the first two decades of this century. As the author writes in the Foreword: " it is a collection of reminiscences, a mosaic of people and places seen from a long distance, both geographically and chronologically." This sensitive sketch of a childhood and adolescence in the first two decades of the twentieth century will make all readers aware of the monumental changes in the world from then until now. While many of the individual behaviors can be related to …
The American Career Of Henry Bouquet, 1755-1765, Louis M. Waddell
The American Career Of Henry Bouquet, 1755-1765, Louis M. Waddell
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
It has not been our good fortune to experience this afternoon the bright invigorating October day I had anticipated. I wanted to introduce Henry Bouquet by a reference to his reliance on the beautiful October climate as he fearlessly marched fifteen hundred soldiers into dangerous Indian lands in Ohio, in 1764. Bouquet relied on the clear dry weather to speed his march, and on the absence of foliage to protect his men from any surprise attacks like the one that had decimated General Edward Braddock's military column, of roughly the same size, at a crossing of the Monongahela River on …
Rabbit Trails And Our Parents' Dreams: Two Poems (1940), Leonard S. Rohrer
Rabbit Trails And Our Parents' Dreams: Two Poems (1940), Leonard S. Rohrer
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
A little rabbit, centuries and centuries ago, Awoke in a great world and wondered where to go; It was a large and grassy world, green and sweet , And bunny's wiggly nose smelled good things to eat; He made a little trail while searching his daily meals, But never once suspected the dangers at his heels.
In Memoriam Michael Hoffman (+1908), Christian B. Hoffman
In Memoriam Michael Hoffman (+1908), Christian B. Hoffman
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Michael Hoffman was born at Altendorf, Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland, on December 15, 1837. He died at his home near New Basel, Dickinson County, Kansas. It is a far reach from the mountains of the little republic to the great central plains, the very heart of the great republic. The life, the struggles and hardships, the hopes and ambitions and the accomplishments of this man are typical of the development of our country.
Swiss American Notes
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Auguste Lambelet (1838-1919): A Soldier Of Fortune, Jane H. Dein
Auguste Lambelet (1838-1919): A Soldier Of Fortune, Jane H. Dein
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Readers of Mari Sandoz' Old Jules will remember that this enthusiastic pioneer not only helped newcomers to the frontier file claims but also sent off to family, friends and journals a blizzard of letters extolling the rich soil of Nebraska and the free land available to anyone willing to work it. Among the Swiss attracted to Nebraska by this fervent praise was Auguste Lambelet, who gained American citizenship and title to his homestead in Knox County in 1889. While even after forty years of residence in Nebraska, he never learned English, his descendants, many of whom still live in the …
The Seventeenth Annual Meeting Of The Swiss American Historical Society
The Seventeenth Annual Meeting Of The Swiss American Historical Society
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Letter From The President, Marianne Burkhard
Letter From The President, Marianne Burkhard
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Klaus Anderegg, "Oberwalliser Emigration Nach Uebersee Im Dritten Viertel Des 19. Jahrhunderts: Ursachen Und Stellungnahmen," Schweizerisches Archiv Fur Volkskunde, 76 (Base 1, 1980) , 176 -96., Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
This well-researched article is part of a larger study on the overseas migration from the Oberwallis between 1850 and 1914. The author strives to reveal the experiences, views and motivations of the so-called common people. He interprets - in my view mistakenly - emigration as primarily a demographic-economic crisis phenomenon. He describes those postulated crises and offers contemporary comments, especially those made by pastors and journalists, to substantiate his claim. These comments are taken too much at face value, I believe, and the author fails to grasp the broader meaning of nineteenth century migrations overseas, their being part and parcel …
Hans O. Staub, "The Tyranny Of Minorities," Daedalus, 108 (Summer, 1980), 159-68., Leo Schelbert
Hans O. Staub, "The Tyranny Of Minorities," Daedalus, 108 (Summer, 1980), 159-68., Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The central thesis of Hans O. Staub, editor-in-chief of Zurich's Weltwoche, is sharply formulated: "It is not the majority that governs. Minorities of all kinds have become decision-makers; they dominate, they tyrannize, or terrorize the majority which appears principally as a conglomerate of constantly changing minorities" (p. 159). To prove his thesis, the author surveys recent events in Spain (Basques and Catalonians), France (Corsicans and Bretons), Great Britain (Welsh and Scots) , Switzerland (Jurassiens) and Germany ("Grunen") . (He could have added today's Iran with the rising dominance of the "Fundamentalists".) Staub then observes: The "flight into the minority …
List Of First Settlers Of New Basel
List Of First Settlers Of New Basel
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Letter From The Editors, Leo Schelbert, Heinz K. Meier
Letter From The Editors, Leo Schelbert, Heinz K. Meier
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Swiss American News Notes
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
No abstract provided.
John Casparis And Edmund W. Vaz, Swiss Family, Society And Youth Culture. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1979., Bruno Gujer
John Casparis And Edmund W. Vaz, Swiss Family, Society And Youth Culture. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1979., Bruno Gujer
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
This little monograph of around one hundred pages attempts to "show, for a comparative sociology of youth, that youth cultures are a systemic property of urban industrial society, and that no 'special' circumstances need to be invoked in order to explain their emergence and persistence." In the first two chapters, the authors briefly survey the salient features of modern Swiss society and the social world of Swiss youth. The study then focuses almost exclusively upon teenagers who upon leaving school enter an apprenticeship (51.3 percent of that age group in 1970). These young people, although more integrated into the working …
Don Yoder, "Palatine, Hessian, Dutchman: Three Images Of The German In America," Ebbes Fer Alle - Ebber Ebbes Fer Dich. Something For Everyone - Something For You. The Pennsylvania German Society, 14 (1980), 107-29, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
In this densely documented, lucidly structured, and learned article Don Yoder, Professor of Folklore and Religion at the University of Pennsylvania, explores eighteenth century roots of stereotypes for German- speaking immigrants and their descendants, regardless of their national origin . He traces the evolving meaning of the three terms ' Palatine', 'Hessian ', and ' Dutchman' in their historical context . As always, Professor Yoder transcends any myopic, America centered view and sees the emergence of the stereotypes in their broader Atlantic context . The at times in tense relationships between English and Palatine princely families and denominational groups, for …
Cliff Petersen's Collection Of U.S. Patent Models, Bret Farnum
Cliff Petersen's Collection Of U.S. Patent Models, Bret Farnum
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
In your genealogical studies, have you ever come across a journal, diary, or other written material that discusses a relative's attempt to receive a patent for some new and novel invention? Do you know for a fact that one of the people you are researching was involved in the "Spirit of Invention" that surged through the world, specifically the United States, during the 19th century? Or, just on a lark, maybe a subject of yours patented something and you don't even know it. If any of these possibilities are even remotely feasible, I can help provide you with some more …
Review: Don Yoder, Pennsylvania German Immigrants & Palatine Church Visitations, Leo Schelbert
Review: Don Yoder, Pennsylvania German Immigrants & Palatine Church Visitations, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
"This book has not one hero, but a multitude of heroes," comments Don Yoder in his foreword to Pennsylvania Immigrants. "The sources portray them with all their human shortcomings and all their faith and hope" 37 (p. x). This compact edition of previously published but dispersed lists combines the labors of European scholars with Don Yoder's expertise who not only translated and rearranged the material, but augmented it with. a wealth of American data. His edition contains five contributions with information on some 3,100 immigrants mainly to colonial Pennsylvania. It includes Elizabeth P. Bentley's index of names (pp. 341-391) …